Asus Eee Pc Review 2008

That's right, you read correctly. Skype recently released version 2.0 Beta, which adds some support for the Asus Eee PC's webcam, and it actually works. It takes a few tricks, though, so here's how to do it.

1. Download Skye Beta 2.0: Here

2. Open terminal: Tap Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal command prompt.
3. Give yourself root access: Type "sudo -i" and then hit Enter for root access.

4. Navigate to My Documents folder: Type cd /home/user/"My Documents"/. Be sure to keep quotes around "My Documents." This will navigate your command prompt to the My Documents folder.

5. Install Skype: Type "sudo dpkg -I skype-debian_2.0.0.27-1_i386.deb" at the terminal command prompt. If the file name has changed, be sure to adjust the file name in the terminal.


6. Turn on the webcam: Type "sudo echo 1 > /proc/acpi/asus/camera."
7. Test the webcam: Open up Skype options and click Video Devices. The webcam should turn on.

8. Turn off the webcam: After you're done, turn off the webcam. Do this by typing "sudo echo 0 > /proc/acpi/asus/camera."

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We're not huge fans of the tabs in Easy mode that say such boring things as Internet or Play. So we decided to switch them up to say Interwebs and Gaming. Feel free to go a little wilder than we did. Here's how.

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The Best Tip Yet
We have to admit, this is by far the best tip we've found. It completely switches up the Asus Eee PC into a machine that's much more familiar, with a full desktop that you can change the wallpaper in, a start menu, and all the customization options of Linux. Best of all, you can switch back to Easy Mode any time you like by selecting it from the Start menu and rebooting the computer. We absolutely love this tip and think that this is where the true potential of the Asus Eee PC comes into play. Enough of the man-on-computer loving, let's get to work.




















1. Open terminal: Tap Ctrl+Alt+T to open the terminal command prompt.


2. Give yourself root access: Type "sudo -i" in terminal, and then hit Enter.

3. Update Aptitude: Type "apt-get update" to update your software.


4. Install KSMServer and Kicker: Type "apt-get install ksmserver kicker." This will download both of the needed applications.


5. Restart Eee.
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Just gave the Eee PC a few testing runs with backtrack booting from a usb pen drive. Just download the full usb version and follow the installation instructions to create a bootable distro.

The backtrack distro scales pretty fine to the Eee PC resolution but requires a manual interface reset so the monitoring works correctly.

Simply associate the wireless devices by using the following commands:

airmon-ng stop ath0
airmon-ng start wifi0

Note that i will not post any instructions on how to crack encrypted wireless networks or such. If network administration is your profession then take the time to learn and explore with bt3 on your own equiptment and use your knowledge to block off script kiddie pranksters or use up-to-date encryption.

My next goal is to boot bt3 from a 1GB sd card and store it with my Eee PC in case i need it. The current bootable version should fit but regarding prices for flash memory, a 2 GB SD card surely wont hurt your wallet.

Btw. the Eee PC boot menu can be accessed by pressing Escape during the POST screen.

UPDATE:

Backtrack 3 will boot from an SD card as well, installation procedure is the same .

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Last week i took some time to add mobile 3G internet connectivity to my Epc using my Nokia e61 as a 3G modem.

My phone supports modem support using the USB data cable, bluetooth or the integrated WI-FI.

I plan to go for the cable first since i always carry one around and being mobile often means draining as less power as possible from both my Epc and my mobile phone.

First of all you need to make sure you have the Debian repositories in your /etc/apt/sources.lst and theninstall wvdial by using the install command apt-get install wvdial

After the installation you will need to modify your /etc/wvdial.conf in order to build up the internet connection.

This is just a basic example but it should work with the current Nokia phones:

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = USB Modem
Baud = 460800·
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
ISDN = 0
Phone = *99#
Password = blank
Username =blank

Select the Suite connection type on your phone when you connect it via the USB cable and then fire up wvdial.

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