laptop New laptop - episode 3 My xorg.conf Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "v4l" EndSection ... Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse[3]" Driver "synaptics" Option "AccelFactor" "
laptop New laptop - episode 2 .. or in other words, "why, oh, why I did this to myself"... First, the generics. I'm parametrising the distros I've tried so far and then I'll explain what's my setup now. Several parameters of outside interest are monitored: * Sound: If
laptop New laptop - episode 1 Well, finally I've got myself a new laptop: a Sony SZ1XP. Great machine overall, but with several bad points. One should ponder if these points are really bad... First, the good points: * Great screen. And I mean this. I've looked upon a large number of screens
laptop Laptop Well, I've got finally fixated on a laptop. To make my life miserable, I've picked up a top of the range sony vaio (the SZ1XP/C to be precise). It's supposed to have a life of 5-7 hours which is good for me when
laptop Testing laptops Friday I went to Milan and I got into Fnac there. I got the chance to feel some of the laptops and here are my impressions about things: 1. Sony, the 15.4in wide screen Core duos: lovely screen but low resolution; I've been told they last only
laptop Hail to the age of the Laptop Interesting reading these days the press on computers... C|Net says laptops are the thing now, core duo is the thing now blah-di-blah. In fairness, this is the age of the laptop. Also, several factors come into place with this one. Here's my take: 1. portability. I'
laptop A laptop survey Several weeks since the anouncement of dual cores, and more and more vendors pop up with interesting machines... The latest with reviews would be Sony. The FE series would be (from sonystyle): * Intel Core Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz,2MB L2 Cache) * DVD+R Double Layer/DVD+-RW Drive * 1GB RAM
laptop New laptop Im hunting for a new laptop these days. Laura's screen went dead just a couple of weeks after the warranty expired and Dell guys were quite unhelpful, asking for a 700Eur to replace the screen on a 900Eur laptop. HA! So there's my perfect excuse: I