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“netbook”

Oct
30
2009

Character Map and Disappearing Gmail

Just in case anybody ever wanted to use my asus, I think I have now rendered it completely unfriendly to others. Not on purpose. But it has worked out that way.
I have both an English and French dictionary installed. And have added about a dozen different html and writing add-ons for Firefox. [...]

Jul
23
2009

Asus Eee Day 2

Approximately 36 hours with the Eee in my possession and I have added a 2G ram chip and lost a screw.  The screw on the back of the case, not in my head.  Though I’m sure one could argue…  In my usual irreverent way, I put on flip-flops then casually popped open the case in [...]

Jul
18
2009

Asus Eee 1000HE Netbook and Contenders

So, I ordered an Asus Eee 1000HE.  It was actually one of my original choices, later dinged because there did not appear to be a memory upgrade available.  But I found one later in the search and compare journey.  Other contenders included the HP 2140 Mini and the MSI Wind. 

[Asus Eeee]
I finally chose the [...]

Jul
16
2009

The Wire and My Wire

This quote is my new favorite.  I think it’s hilarious.  I think I misquoted it recently (in exactness, not  intent).  But anyway, funny.
“The Wire” All Prologue (2003) – Memorable quotes
Sergei ‘Serge’ Malatov: Family cannot be helped.
Proposition Joe Stewart: Who you tellin’? I got motherfuckin’ nephews and in-laws fucking all my shit up all the time [...]