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[Sheflug] Eee pc 4g linking with desktop
Hi Everyone,
I received an Eee pc 4g as a birthday present in April. I haven't done
much with it. I have been looking at it again recently, mainly because
it must use a lot less energy than my desktop.
I have purchased a flash drive (16 gb) and have been trying out some
different distros on it. I have also seen on Youtube that it appears to
be quite simple to upgrade the memory from 512mb to either 1 gb or 2 gb.
At present my emails come into Thunderbird on my desktop. I use Firefox
with a plugin to moderate a group. I would like to use the Eee pc with
Firefox, watch Youtube videos and maybe even use Skype with the webcam.
I check my emails using webmail when I am using the Eee pc. If I need
to reply to an email, I use the desktop, so I have a record of the email.
So basically what I want to do is use the Eee pc, but my desktop to know
what I have been doing and to have that information. I don't even know
the name for what I am trying to do.
An aside. When I go to my library, they have a box, screen, keyboard
and mouse. It means you can plug in at the USB ports or use the CD drive.
I have been to libraries in other areas of the country and they only
have a screen, keyboard and mouse. So it appears that all the screens
are linked to a big computer. I really don't understand it?
My questions are:
To anyone on list who has an old Eee pc, to run Firefox and maybe
Thunderbird, do I need 1gb or 2 gb or memory?
Which distro are you using with your Eee pc which is fully functional?
Can someone explain in simple terms the different ways I can do what I
want? Or if it is possible to do what I want?
I have only run live distros at present. The only one that has managed
to play SOME Youtube videos is Bodhi. It is an ongoing issue I have
with my desktop as well, since the last time I upgraded I haven't been
able to watch Youtube videos, well only through mtube.
For your information, I am running Open Suse 12.1 KDE on my desktop.
Thank you.
Regards
Janet
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