During weekend, I got the update of linux-image-2.6.28-15. Then my HP Mini 1001 Speakers got sound now! Previously, I can't get my speakers working on Ubuntu Remix 9.04. This is the power of Opensource Communities. They can fix bugs quickly. One last… more »

My HP Mini 1001 came with Win XP Home. I don't really like that(I am not a fan of MS) and I want a chinese interface. So, I re-imaged my HP Mini with Ubuntu Remix 9.04. I followed the instructions at Ubuntu Wiki. Not hard at all. I downloaded the image… more »

Yesterday, Myer got 10%off for all MyerOne members. So, I went to there checking any good deal. I found HP Mini 1001 are discounted to $549. After 10% off, that is under $500. And it got 80GB Hard Disk, 1GB Ram and Intel Atom 1.6Ghz. That got lower… more »

Dell Latitude 2100 seems to be more like a low-cost business laptop than a netbook. Moreover, for linux option, that is a standard Ubuntu 8.1 rather than a Ubuntu Remix.It doesn't sounds very "Notebook". But it got notebook features. Light-weight! It is… more »

I am looking into MSI X340. MSI claimed that is the world’s lightest and slimmest 13” notebook. That seems to targeted to MacBook Air. But X340 is a netbook, it uses Core 2 Solo rather than Core 2 Duo(2 cores cpu) which is using in MacBook Air. So, I… more »