Netbook Upgrade Center
If you want to upgrade your beloved netbook, then you should check out Crucial.com’s netbook upgrade center. You can get upgrades for RAM, SSDs, and more.
NTT Beefs Up Data Center Security
International data service centers continue to play an integral role in today’s businesses. With globalization being as real as it can be – it is not a mere concept anymore – business from all parts of the world can be customers of data service centers located wherever. Indeed, technology has made the world even smaller.
With huge companies like NTT Communications, this small world has shrunk even more. The international and long distance service arm of NTT, this company plays a major role in the data center services sector. It has data centers in more than 31 cities in 20 countries and has long ago proved that its services are among the most reliable in the industry.
NTT Communications’ operations do not stop there, though. In fact, they continue to expand – just this month, they made known to the public that they have acquired Secode AB, a northern European company that provides managed security services in its region. The details of the acquisition have not been released, but the implications are quite interesting.
Perhaps the main thing that will concern businesses patronizing data center services is the fact that NTT’s resources will now be backing up Secode AB’s operations. The smaller company has established a name for itself as the biggest in its industry in the northern European region. With NTT’s backing, it can provide even better and more reliable services. More so, Secode AB’s operations will expand as its security operation centers will be absorbed other NTT centers located in different parts of the world: Japan, Germany, Singapore, and the United States.
The global scale of these operations is sure to meet the ever increasing data center security needs of countless entities.
10 ways to tweak your netbooks
GigaOM has posted a great article detailing 10 ways to trick out your netbooks for the best performance possible.
I’ve been using most of the tips on Linux and Windows way before this article came out, and any help given to budding Eee enthusiasts would be great.
Eee PC Clip-on Battery Chargers
Now if you have a spare Eee PC battery lying around and you want to get it charged without plugging it into your Eee, then this Eee PC clip-on battery charger may be right for you. Made by Expansys, this clip-on charger lets you charge two batteries at a time.
In keeping with the Eee PC’s diminutive size, Expansys are offering a range of clip-on battery chargers for the ASUS netbooks that can keep a spare power-pack juiced up without needing it to be fitted to the netbook itself.
Versions are available now for the Eee PC 700/701 and the Eee PC 900, with a new model for the Eee PC 901/1000 “coming soon”. All use your existing AC adapter and take the form of a small, lightweight box that clips onto your Eee PC battery and hides at the bottom of your laptop bag when not needed.
Depending on the model, the charger can cost between $40.99 to $70.99.
[via Slashgear]
Loving the Eee Because of the Community
Since the dawn of the Eee, there have been a ton of netbooks launched by other brands, like the HP Mini Note, Asus Aspire one, MSI Wind. And from reviews I’ve read, a lot are praising the WIND for its value, the Aspire one for its low price, and the Mini Note for its sexy looks. Of course, the Eee 901 gets its praise for its long battery life, too (at the default configuration), at about 6-8 hours.
But what I really like about having an Eee is the community. Won’t you think so, too?
Judging from how active the EeeUser forum is, the community love that the Eee has can’t be beat. I guess that’s one advantage of the Eee’s being the first of its kind. It did break barriers. And the community support just grew and grew.
Want to install OS X on your Eee?
Boing Boing has a chart listing down what works and what doesn’t when you install Hackintosh on your netbook. Apparently the MSI Wind and Dell Mini 9 winds.
Black Leather Mod Eee
This awesome Eee PC 901 mod has been showcased at EeePCnews.de. This mod was done by Eee PC.ru forum member Nikussan, who calls his project “Oперация Антиглянец” (Operation Anti-Gloss).
Any brave soul willing to try this?
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Installing Ubuntu on the Eee PC 901
Installing Ubuntu on the Asus Eee is no problem at all. Getting the audio, WiFi, Bluetooth, and webcam to work isn’t. Fortunately for us, Tombuntu has provided us with a guide to install Ubuntu on the Eee PC 901.
Be sure to read through the comments for more tips.
ASUS Eee PC S101: Impossible to Upgrade
Customizability has always been one of the Eee’s greatest strengths. From software customizations such as switching from Linux to Windows (XP, Vista, 2000, even 3.11), or even OS X, or hardware upgrades such as replacing the RAM or the SSD, or even full DIY, such as turning the Eee into a touchscreen, or inserting built-in bluetooth, the Eee has been the modder’s best friend.
So why is the S101 so darn hard to upgrade, asks Laptopmag.
While there is a small latch for getting to the RAM, that is about all you can access. We had no problem unscrewing that latch and replacing the default 1GB SODIMM with a 2GB stick of DDR2 RAM; in fact that is the easy part. However, when we popped in the RAM the Windows XP operating system didn’t recognize the extra 1GB, still showing only 0.99GB. Is it possible the BIOS itself won’t recognize more than 1GB? We haven’t gotten an official answer from ASUS about this, but it looks like that’s the case.
Ok so we didn’t really think the Eee PC S101 needed more RAM any way. But a new SSD would be pretty sweet, considering we weren’t all that impressed with the one that came standard on the system. We have a new Eee PC SSD upgrade chip from SuperTalent. However, there is no easy way to access the SSD from the back of the system. Even after we pulled off all the screws we couldn’t get to the internals. We assume you have to pry the keyboard off.
Again, this makes the S101 a no in my next netbook choice.
