Monthly Archives: September 2008

A Quiet, Efficient Computer

Posted on September 24, 2008 by phh

For many people the easiest way to get an efficient computer is to purchase a laptop/notebook. Most use between 20 and 30 Watts of power when operating and up to about 60 Watts while charging the battery. They feature a … Continue reading →

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PXE Boot With Tomato

Posted on September 7, 2008 by phh

In an effort to consolidate some of the machines at home I have switched from using a 386 based pc with IPCop as the main router to using Tomato Firmware on the Linksys WRT54G(L) wireless router. The Tomato firmware is … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Linpus Lite on the AA1

Posted on September 6, 2008 by phh

After spending some time with Ubuntu installed on the SSD (flash memory drive) on the Acer Aspire One I have restored the default Linpus Lite operating system that shipped with it. I am continuing to run Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) on … Continue reading →

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