tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post7709594937168317770..comments2023-09-19T12:43:28.638+01:00Comments on Far Beyond the Edge of Reason: Breaching the digital divideMattBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15070988462909190312noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-46625980370181292362008-06-29T06:23:00.000+01:002008-06-29T06:23:00.000+01:00Ah okay...If ever you plan on getting any of the n...Ah okay...If ever you plan on getting any of the new netbooks, please fill me up on what are the better operating systems that may work on them though it seems that you're still glued to your Asus EEE it's nice to know that your still quite loyal. If ever i get one and it'll probably be more later than earlier i'll try to tinker with it as well. I've got a bunch of linux distros here that i can't just wait to try on the new hardware. ÜJerome Riñahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180718521764165423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-47696587443681183272008-06-28T17:17:00.000+01:002008-06-28T17:17:00.000+01:00I haven't actually made any changes to it. I do ag...I haven't actually made any changes to it. I do agree with you that using Google Reader can be hard on the small screen, but I've used the mobile version on a PDA so using it on the Eee is luxury by comparison! I have been searching for an alternative distro to use, and TinyMe was the best so far, were it not for the fact that it doesn't support the wireless card! I can boot Linux Mint Daryna (based on Ubuntu Gutsy) on it from a USB pendrive, with Compiz working and everything, but again the wi-fi doesn't work, although I do know of a fix for that in Ubuntu-based distros. The new Mandriva Spring 2008 apparently supports the Asus Eee out of the box, but I doubt that would fit on as I went for the 2GB option. Breeezy (based on Puppy) is supposed to be good too.MattBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070988462909190312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-8030361532009929462008-06-28T16:30:00.000+01:002008-06-28T16:30:00.000+01:00it's great to know that you actually enjoy yours. ...it's great to know that you actually enjoy yours. i liked mine as well the first time i used it, in fact i was quite in love with it. but after a while it's flaws were starting to become too much for me especially when i needed to open google reader. maybe you're running a different operating system or you did some modifications so it probably doesn't bother you that much but right now i'm saving up for an msi wind. how were you able to get over the limitations of the asus eee?Jerome Riñahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180718521764165423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-18383610675348151952008-06-28T15:37:00.000+01:002008-06-28T15:37:00.000+01:00You might not need to clear much space to try it i...You might not need to clear much space to try it in VirtualBox - as OpenGEU is based on Ubuntu, you can run it in live mode off the ISO image without the need to install it to the virtual machine, and you don't even need to set up a virtual hard drive. I do recommend switching OpenGEU to the Moonlight theme, which I prefer. The whole thing does look great when you see it running, and that's hard to get across in the screenshots.<BR/>Yes, I have tried the new netbooks - I have an Asus Eee PC 2G Surf and I love it to bits! I'm really finding it a boon for surfing the net in cafes at present.MattBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070988462909190312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-22113512882034575722008-06-28T13:30:00.000+01:002008-06-28T13:30:00.000+01:00i saw some screenshots of OpenGEU then it doesn't ...i saw some screenshots of OpenGEU then it doesn't seem as attractive as it looks. Then again, maybe if i see it in action then i'd probably have a different view of it. I might need to free up some space first on my hard drive in order to get virtual box running. By the way, have you tried any of the new netbooks?Jerome Riñahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180718521764165423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-23292239800726732052008-06-28T09:03:00.000+01:002008-06-28T09:03:00.000+01:00If you wanted a user interface that will be attrac...If you wanted a user interface that will be attractive to new users, I'd highly recommend using the <A HREF="http://www.enlightenment.org/" REL="nofollow">Enlightenment 17 window manager</A>. E17 is currently under heavy development, but it's still stable enough for everyday use, but at the same time I believe it will be more than fast enough for the kind of hardware you're planning to use. There's a few distros around that use it - <A HREF="http://opengeu.intilinux.com/Home.html" REL="nofollow">OpenGEU</A> is a particularly striking one.MattBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070988462909190312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-4328312541989916832008-06-28T03:10:00.000+01:002008-06-28T03:10:00.000+01:00No not really. I've tried Puppy Linux and to be ho...No not really. I've tried Puppy Linux and to be honest, it's not quite the prettiest distro to run on a computer. Ya, I know it's sort of too much to ask if I wanted a nice looking interface to run on a cheap computer but I sort of wanted something that looks interesting at least so that first time users would be interested at interacting with a computer. I'll decide to play the waiting game and hope that the computers are gonna get cheaper. But i'm definitely going to stick with my budget of $25 for a computer. I don't have a site though but i'm thinking of making one in the future.Jerome Riñahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180718521764165423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-4079250478424107762008-06-27T18:47:00.000+01:002008-06-27T18:47:00.000+01:00Jerome, I think a Pentium 3 will be more than suff...Jerome, I think a Pentium 3 will be more than sufficient as long as you choose a fairly lightweight distro. <A HREF="http://www.xubuntu.org/" REL="nofollow">Xubuntu</A> might be a good choice for an easy to use distro. I'd also recommend <A HREF="http://www.zenwalk.org/" REL="nofollow">Zenwalk</A>. If either of these are too heavy, you could try <A HREF="http://www.puppylinux.org/" REL="nofollow">Puppy Linux</A>, <A HREF="http://antix.mepis.org/index.php/Main_Page" REL="nofollow">AntiX</A>, or one I've been very enamoured of recently, <A HREF="http://tinyme.mypclinuxos.com/wiki/doku.php" REL="nofollow">TinyMe</A>. These are incredibly streamlined distros that will run fast on anything with more memory than a goldfish. All of these are worth a try, and if none of them work out I'd recommend a visit to <A HREF="http://distrowatch.com/" REL="nofollow">Distrowatch</A> for other possibilities.<BR/>I'd love to know how you get on with this project. Do you have a website about it?MattBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070988462909190312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-13852749478508457132008-06-27T06:58:00.000+01:002008-06-27T06:58:00.000+01:00Actually, it's a great way to bridge the digital d...Actually, it's a great way to bridge the digital divide. I sort of share the same vision of the future with you and it's sort of something i'm working on right now. My sort of mini project for this is to be able to get a full functioning computer at around $25 that could surf the internet, play youtube videos or any kind of videos for that matter and also basic word processing. With that kind of money though, the best thing i could get is a pentium 3, which is usually around 1.0ghz...Do you think its enough and do you know what kind of linux distro i should use? Thanks! :-DJerome Riñahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180718521764165423noreply@blogger.com