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Here’s a very quick follow-up to Netbook Linux Adventures from last week. I gave Crunchbang (#!) Eee version a quick try. Pretty cool distro that ran very nicely on my old Eee. But, ultimately, not what I was after. I’ll be keeping my USB key boot version around though. True Confession Time: I went back to Last week I wrote a bit about my Windows 7 Release Candidate experience with a fresh install. After I wrote that, and giddy with excitement, I decided to try a real upgrade on an existing XP laptop. A functioning laptop that I frequently use, no less. My take-away from that experiment? Do clean installs and resist Continue reading Windows 7 Release Candidate: Tried the Wrong Upgrade… I was wrestling with an interesting challenge this week. I guess this is my month to wrestle with overheating laptops, eh? (see “The Case of the Overheating Laptop”. I should probably update that one…). Last time it was a hardware issue. This time? Ultimately, I chased it down to being a driver issue. A clean install I’ll cheerfully admit that while I like Windows XP I’ve never liked the “tonka” or “crayola” themes. Honestly? I’d rather change to the Classic UI instead. And that’s just what I’d do until I discovered the XP Zune theme. That quickly became the first thing I’d install on a fresh XP load – and the included Here’s an odd little tidbit from earlier this evening. My neighbor stopped by with a computer problem. He had the restore CD for his Dell, but couldn’t seem to get the Dell to want to actually boot from that CD. No matter what he tried or changed in the BIOS, shortly after selecting the CD |
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