(Continued from Highway to Dell, part one.) Yesterday I swapped hard disk drive in the Dell Inspiron 1525 (without even booting Windows Vista), inserted the DVD with ubuntu-dell-1525n-intelvideo-reinstall.iso downloaded from //linux.dell.com/files/ubuntu/iso-images/ and installed Ubuntu. Everything I’ve tried worked out of the box except the wireless network. The Dell 1395 wireless network started working when I… Continue reading Highway to Dell, part two
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Highway to Dell, part one
(Kind of continued from About to buy a new laptop.) I ordered a Dell Inspiron 1525 on Februrary 12 and the delivery was estimated to Match 17. A few minutes to 7 AM this morning the delivery company called and said they were to deliver before lunch today! Unfortunately I had to call back and… Continue reading Highway to Dell, part one
About to buy a new laptop
I’m about to buy a new laptop. I’m still happy with my Thinkpad T60p1 even though it needs a service to get rid of some heat problems and this annoying display issue, which has become worse lately: Anyway, the new laptop is not for me but for my wife, so that there is less competition… Continue reading About to buy a new laptop
Thinkpad X300
The not yet released Lenovo Thinkpad X300 seems to be a worthy competitor to the Apple Macbook Air, but with more features than the Air and with Solid State Drive (SSD) as the only storage option makes it smell even more expensive. It has been a bit too little about software development in this blog… Continue reading Thinkpad X300
On the bus, and not
I’m writing this on the bus on my way back home from work. The handwriting recognition on my Nokia 770 takes some getting used to but works quite alright. I’m thinking of buying a Nokia N810 but I’m not so sure. Starting from this sentence I’m writing from the comfort of my study. The travel… Continue reading On the bus, and not
A new keyboard for my Nokia 770 web tablet?
The Logitech diNovo Mini keyboard looks much better than the Nokia Wireless Keyboard SU-8W I got for my Nokia 770 but never use! If it works I could actually do some blogging to or from work, now when they have wireless Internet on the bus. I will also need a travel sickness chewing gum but… Continue reading A new keyboard for my Nokia 770 web tablet?
Most ThinkPad T60p original battery for the money
The old battery for my IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T60p went from bad to useless this autumn but it wasn’t until yesterday that I ordered a new 9-cell battery (7.8 Ah) directly from IBM Sweden where the 9-cell battery actually was cheaper than a 6-cell battery (5.2Ah) . I first looked at well-stocked reseller Dustin but after… Continue reading Most ThinkPad T60p original battery for the money