How to Install Kubuntu on Acer Aspire One

July 26th, 2008 dawhoo

Installing Kubuntu on the Acer Aspire is really rather easy, but it will take a while. I had installed an additional 1GB of RAM on my Aspire One, but this should work with the 512MB RAM defaults. Kubuntu is nothing more than another version of Ubuntu. I like it because it’s a little easier to manipulate some of the settings than Gnome desktop and it has a more familiar looking desktop. This guide is for the Acer Aspire One mini notebook, but should work on just about anything computer that would run Kubuntu. Read the rest of this entry »

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Acer Aspire One : the Power of the Portable

July 21st, 2008 dawhoo

Ultra Portable Notebooks

In the last few years, the ultra portable notebook market has really taken off. The ultra portable notebooks rest firmly somewhere between a PDA and a full size (full power) notebook we all know and love. Until very recently, the Ultra portable notebooks have been little more than glorified PDAs with a computing power on par with high end cellphones. Combined with small screens, low power and micro storage , the ultra portable ’sub notebook’ wasn’t ready for the mainstream and was the realm of the micro Linux tech communities and people who built their own computers. Thanks to some recent additions to the sub notebook market, the new ultra portables are ready for the masses.

One of the greatest features of these ultra portable notebooks (sub notebooks) is the SSD (Solid State Drive). Not only are SSDs much lighter than their spinning cousins, SSD drives aren’t prone to failure from shock like standard platter hard drives. There are no moving parts in a SSD, so those little bumps aren’t going to scratch and damage the solid state drive like the standard hard drive. Solid state drives also use about 5% of the power of the standard HDD and this means a big boost in battery life. The problem with the SSD is the cost, these things are expensive and because of the limitations, most ultraportables have store capacities as low as 2GB.

The real attraction to the ultra portable notebook market is the ultra portability. You’ve seen pictures on the net, but until you have one in your hands, you won’t believe how small they really are. I mean small! These are smaller than most books and will fit easily into a purse. How’s that for portability!

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eCommerce Online Selling Point : High Gas Prices

July 17th, 2008 dawhoo

Save the Planet : Shop Online

High gas prices got you down? Take advantage of high gas prices and shop online. With gas hitting record highs, the economy slowing down and everyone pinching pennies, it’s time to position your online store to take advantage of high gas prices. Read the rest of this entry »