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Auto start wireless

For sometime I had to manually configure the wireless connection on my Sony VAIO laptop everytime I started the computer. Apparently, this is a bug and it can be quite annoying so I decided to fix it for good. I followed the second post on the link below and now it automatically connects me to my home wireless network everytime I start the computer.

Source: HOWTO: Wireless Security – WPA1, WPA2, LEAP, etc.

Shutting down Ubuntu properly on laptops

Source: Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on the Asus Eee PC

I was experiencing problems when shutting down Ubuntu on two laptops. The display shuts down completely however the machine still seems to be running with the green power light on. This can only be resolved with manual shutdown by holding the power button for 5 seconds.

The symptom first appeared on my Asus Eee PC after installing Ubuntu but later on my Sony VAIO laptop did exactly the same thing.

I came across the following link which had a section about how to properly shutdown the operating system on the Asus Eee PC. This worked for the Asus Eee PC as well as the Sony VAIO laptop.

Another wallpaper released!

Daddy released a wallpaper pack for me. This one was taken at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Click here to download the wallpaper pack in zip format (7.1 MB).

Available resolutions: 1360×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024

Ubuntu 7.10 on Asus Eee PC 701 4GB

For the last couple of days, I’ve successfully installed Ubuntu 7.10 on an Asus Eee PC via USB flash drive. The default Xandros OS was a little beyond unusable. It turns out Ubuntu runs surprisingly good with compiz desktop effects. I’ve also managed to get the wireless working. For all the installation instructions I’ve followed a couple of main sources which are listed below.

1. Ubuntu on the Asus Eee PC: Part 1 (or How to run a functional Ubuntu install off a USB drive)
2. Ubuntu on the Asus Eee PC: Part 2 (or How to install Ubuntu on the Eee’s internal drive)
3. Installing Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on an Eee PC 701 4G

The third link is particularly useful to get the wireless card working.

Beijing 2008 part 4

More photos from Beijing.

Beijing 2008 part 3

More photos from Beijing.

Beijing 2008 part 2

More photos from Beijing.

Beijing 2008 part 1

Photo highlights during our visit to Beijing for the Paralympic Games.