Tag Archives: computing

Getting an Android tablet

Posted on 08 June 2011 by johannes

Ever since the idea of an Android tablet started floating about on the internet, I decided that I was going to get one. First there were the cheap and nasty Android tablets coming out of some previously unheard of Chinese … Continue reading →

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Linux Mint 9 Isadora on HP Mini Note 2133

Posted on 31 May 2010 by johannes

I have jumped the bandwagon with the updates this time and downloaded and installed Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) on my old HP Mini Note 2133 which has been a testing bed for all sorts of OS and software. Upon completion, … Continue reading →

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Working with my head in the clouds

Posted on 03 March 2010 by johannes

I have been working with a lot of documents since late last year and I must say that over the last few months I’ve grown accustomed to working on my documents online using Google Documents. It is the one application … Continue reading →

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Photoshop on Atom 330 Dual Core machine

Posted on 01 October 2009 by johannes

this machine is not as bad as it’s been cracked up to be. Photoshop launch seems to be quite snappy and AfterEffects seems to run just fine (takes just as long to launch on my MacBook) Continue reading →

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Aptana under Ubuntu 9.04

Posted on 24 June 2009 by johannes

Everybody has a favourite HTML editor on a platform, but does anyone have a favourite on ALL platforms? Well at least on the personal computing platform, that is. Well, I must tell you that my favourite HTML editor has been … Continue reading →

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Jaunty Jackalope on the HP Mini-note 2133 part 2

Posted on 23 June 2009 by johannes

I have found that using Jackalope on the HP 2133 Mini-note to be quite a good experience so far. Compared to installing Intrepid (8.10), the installation process was a complete breeze. There was no need to install using weird methods … Continue reading →

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Linux is an excellent OS, but it still leaves my hands dirty (part 2)

Posted on 22 March 2008 by johannes

Read part 1 of this article Right after I had had enough of Knoppix in a PMI (poor man’s install) configuration, I decided to look for something better. While Knoppix was a great beginning and an eye-opener to what could … Continue reading →

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