katana has just been upgraded successfully to provide a better platform for running virtual machines and maybe even host an SAP system or two…
First off, two additional sticks of 1GB RAM to bring the total up to 4GB:
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Next, two 400GB SATA drives to make the total available storage space almost 1.4TB
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I had the unhealthy pleasure of having to duplicate ten DVD‘s recently. Nothing illegal, by the way 
Being pressed for time, I let nx8220 trundle on with the two-fold copy of each DVD while I worked on a different system nearby. At least 25 minutes spent by Nero reading the source, then almost as long to create one copy. So, about one hour per DVD. That’s plain ridiculous! Next time, try the following if you have access to a Linux system: insert source disk and make sure you know what the mount point is. Usually, it’ll be something like /dev/sr0. Create a directory to dump the images to, then simply issue the following command for each disk, remembering to remove each disk to replace with the next one, natch:
dd if=/dev/sr0 of=my_iso.iso
You’ll find that this copy of the entire disk image will complete in a few minutes. Three minutes or less to be exact on katana, my Fedora system. With a suitable disk burner, like GnomeBaker or similar, the ISO image is written back to a target disk in about five minutes. That cuts an hour down to less than ten minutes!
Remember that this won’t work for movies on DVD. Those shouldn’t be copied, simply backed up…
Cebit was the venue for the announcement that a larger-screen Asus Eee PC would soon see the light of day.
The most exciting aspect of the new model is the 2″ diagonal increase in screen size, as well as the promise of 12GB of storage instead of the current maximum of 8GB available on the high-end model. 1GB of RAM will be standard, and most other specifications won’t change too much from the existing range, with the exception of a slightly faster processor. There’s no indication that Bluetooth will be available in the new model, something I hope Asus remedy soon. It would be convenient to be able to use a Bluetooth headset for Skype, for example. The operating system of choice is still Linux, but those who feel they require some punishment may easily install Windows XP utilizing the included driver disk.
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Brighthand
You may want to read more about the current crop of Asus Eee in the free-for-download edition of Ubuntu‘s full circle magazine.
Download it here, and find out how to replace the standard Xandros OS with Xubuntu.