Monthly Archives: February 2008

Linux on Little Laptops

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Peter Loshin

Got an old laptop? I do: it’s about ten years old and almost ludicrously out of date. A Sony Vaio with 192Mb of RAM and a 5Gb hard drive. I’ve also got a brand new laptop, the Asus Eee PC. … Continue reading →

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This is what computing is all about

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Peter Loshin

One key–but unstated–objective of commercial operating systems (that is, Windows and Mac) is to make using a computer like using a car. The idea is to hide all the messy technology bits. The problem with that approach is that the … Continue reading →

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