Yesterday I got a chance to check out my new electronic/computing device: Asus’s newest Eee PC model the 901 ‘netbook.’ Upon unwrapping I was absolutely amazed at the size of it.. IT’S Small! (my own pictures coming soon)

(Stock Photo) (take two regular cd’s and put them side by side to get an idea of the size of this keyboard.. )

The default OS was this Linux distribution of “Xandros” or something, but suffice to say whatever it was– it sucked and degraded the overall value of the PC. That’s harsh words, but it was true. The OS was built with tabs– tabs that had applications but they were generic and tacky. My first inclination was that this was exactly what die hard windows lovers would want first time linux buyers to experience= A cruddy distro that looks like a toy’s OS.

I got that– except I’m no first time user and I happen to be an avid fan of Ubuntu. Having used linux regularly now for over 2 or 3 years I went ahead and hooked up my external cd player (something I was gifted years ago) and I installed Ubuntu’s newest distro “Netbook Remix” with the Eee Custom Kernel.

The install took about 2 hours all said and told with everything working fine– connecting to the internet via wifi and everything. So on that front– I’m happy. However it’s no fancy side toy– I intend on using it often.

Usabilty and practical usage

This PC is going to be my satellite from home. The heavy computing and web serving and work horse I’ll leave at home.. This pc I intend on using for front end work– work such as ‘blogging on the fly,’ Iming, RSS reading, and whatever else I fancy. It’s a computer on the go that I’m planning on configuring for what it’s intended for… “Slimline Moble computing.”

In English, I’ve ran into several moments when I needed a computer/laptop, but pulling it out– booting it and using it was a drag. This, I know, I’ll use because it’s light, quiet, and the batt lasts a long time…

Ok enough of this banter– I’m psyched (as you can tell).. Good times ;^P

~J out

Edit 12:00 (Lunch Time @ WholeFoodsMarket in Tanasbourne)***

Ok so to like kin da show/prove my point– I’m sitting outside the local whole foods market at lunch time checking the email and blogging.. here’s a pic via the Eee’s webcam of me @ wholefoods.

peace!

~J out