Comments on: Big boys and their little toys! http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/ My thoughts written down Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bill Wallace http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/#comment-1279 Bill Wallace Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:11:07 +0000 http://philwylie.com/?p=70#comment-1279 I don't know if it will it be covered by that Alliance licence, but apparently Asus is working with Microsoft to produce an EEE optimised XP. I don’t know if it will it be covered by that Alliance licence, but apparently Asus is working with Microsoft to produce an EEE optimised XP.

]]> By: Phil http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/#comment-1278 Phil Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:40:24 +0000 http://philwylie.com/?p=70#comment-1278 <strong>Bill Wallace:</strong> My university gives me access to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSDN_Academic_Alliance" rel="nofollow">MSDN Academic Alliance</a>, so my XP licence came free. So from my point of view cost never came into my OS decision. When I get some free time, I’ll play with the various EEE optimised distros. Bill Wallace: My university gives me access to the MSDN Academic Alliance, so my XP licence came free.

So from my point of view cost never came into my OS decision.

When I get some free time, I’ll play with the various EEE optimised distros.

]]> By: Bill Wallace http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/#comment-1277 Bill Wallace Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:12:37 +0000 http://philwylie.com/?p=70#comment-1277 Hi again Well, since I use Thunderbird as my email client and Firefox as my browser of choice on my Windows and Linux machines then familiarity is not a problem. This is being typed on the EEE and the tweaks give me plenty of space o read your words of wisdom. If you do install XP then you only violate your EULA if you install XP bought for another OEM machine or if you bought an install disk that you already use elsewhere. If you bought the XP disk for the EEE then you are OK. You did do that didn't you? Anywy, sad Linux user hat back on again, not problem I have. The Xandros xfc is optimised for the EEE, though as I said you can do some more. I'm sure someone will have a similar guide for XP on the machine. There is bound to be more on it when the XP version is officially released. Hi again

Well, since I use Thunderbird as my email client and Firefox as my browser of choice on my Windows and Linux machines then familiarity is not a problem.

This is being typed on the EEE and the tweaks give me plenty of space o read your words of wisdom.

If you do install XP then you only violate your EULA if you install XP bought for another OEM machine or if you bought an install disk that you already use elsewhere.

If you bought the XP disk for the EEE then you are OK.

You did do that didn’t you?

Anywy, sad Linux user hat back on again, not problem I have.

The Xandros xfc is optimised for the EEE, though as I said you can do some more. I’m sure someone will have a similar guide for XP on the machine.

There is bound to be more on it when the XP version is officially released.

]]> By: Phil http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/#comment-1276 Phil Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:24:19 +0000 http://philwylie.com/?p=70#comment-1276 <strong>Bill Wallace:</strong> I decided to stick XP back on it. I’m only using the EEE to surf the net while on the move, and XP just feels familiar. <strong>jsoulejr:</strong> The EEE comes with detailed instructions on how to install XP so I assume its all legit. Bill Wallace: I decided to stick XP back on it. I’m only using the EEE to surf the net while on the move, and XP just feels familiar.

jsoulejr: The EEE comes with detailed instructions on how to install XP so I assume its all legit.

]]> By: jsoulejr http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/#comment-1275 jsoulejr Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:28:44 +0000 http://philwylie.com/?p=70#comment-1275 Did you violate you EULA when you installed it? Did you violate you EULA when you installed it?

]]> By: Bill Wallace http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/#comment-1274 Bill Wallace Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:59:28 +0000 http://philwylie.com/?p=70#comment-1274 I have an EEE. it's great. Left the default build on it then used some scripts and instructions on the wiki.eeeuser.com to change the easy mode to a MAC OSX look and to have a full KDE as an option. I then tweaked the system fonts to suit the best better, and used the guide on the Wiki to give more real estate to Firefox and Thunderbird. I have plugged it into a 19" monitor, USB keyboard and USB mouse and the thing worked great. I'd resist XP. Restore the default build, use the pimp my eee script from the wiki, see the link here http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde and see the tweaking Thunderbird and Firefox. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ Don't go to XP, or at least get more storage if you feel you have to. I have an EEE. it’s great. Left the default build on it then used some scripts and instructions on the wiki.eeeuser.com to change the easy mode to a MAC OSX look and to have a full KDE as an option.

I then tweaked the system fonts to suit the best better, and used the guide on the Wiki to give more real estate to Firefox and Thunderbird.

I have plugged it into a 19″ monitor, USB keyboard and USB mouse and the thing worked great. I’d resist XP. Restore the default build, use the pimp my eee script from the wiki, see the link here http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde and see the tweaking Thunderbird and Firefox.

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/

Don’t go to XP, or at least get more storage if you feel you have to.

]]> By: Becca http://blog.philwylie.co.uk/2008/01/26/big-boys-and-their-little-toys/#comment-1265 Becca Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:11:07 +0000 http://philwylie.com/?p=70#comment-1265 Nice, I've seen those Eee's on the internet, looks really cool :) xxx <3 Nice, I’ve seen those Eee’s on the internet, looks really cool :)

xxx <3

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