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| ====== Making your eeePC work for you ====== | ====== Making your eeePC work for you ====== | ||
| - | <adm abstract Old blog post> | + | {{template>util:oldblog|date=June 9, 2008}} |
| - | This article was originally published on June 9, 2008. | + | |
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| I just finished up a review of the Asus eeePC 4g (701) for Julie over at The Gadgeteer (check it out [[https://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/06/09/asus_eee_pc_4g_701_/|here]])(([[https://archive.ph/VNeJV]])). Before i finally got around to writing that review, I hadn’t done a whole lot with my eeePC. Since last night, however, I’ve installed Windows and started looking for ways to make my eeePC as functional as possible. | I just finished up a review of the Asus eeePC 4g (701) for Julie over at The Gadgeteer (check it out [[https://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/06/09/asus_eee_pc_4g_701_/|here]])(([[https://archive.ph/VNeJV]])). Before i finally got around to writing that review, I hadn’t done a whole lot with my eeePC. Since last night, however, I’ve installed Windows and started looking for ways to make my eeePC as functional as possible. | ||
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| - | {{:wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:explorer.png?nolink}} | + | {{ :wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:explorer.png }} |
| You can also use the Start Menu options and Microsoft’s TweakUI Powertoy to customize the start menu so that it takes up less vertical space. | You can also use the Start Menu options and Microsoft’s TweakUI Powertoy to customize the start menu so that it takes up less vertical space. | ||
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| First off, you’ll want a compact theme like **MiniFox**. This theme is no longer available since it only works with very old versions of Firefox. A mirror is linked below. | First off, you’ll want a compact theme like **MiniFox**. This theme is no longer available since it only works with very old versions of Firefox. A mirror is linked below. | ||
| - | <adm download Download MiniFox for Firefox> | + | <adm download Download MiniFox theme for Firefox> |
| * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20130524111505/http://membres.multimania.fr/sethnakht/index.php|Archive of official website]] | * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20130524111505/http://membres.multimania.fr/sethnakht/index.php|Archive of official website]] | ||
| - | * {{:wiki:software:win32:firefox:themes:minifox-0.8.2-fx.zip|A Better Geek mirror (version 0.8.2)}} | + | * {{:wiki:software:win32:firefox:themes:minifox-0.8.2-fx.zip|A Better Geek mirror (0.8.2)}} |
| - | * {{:wiki:software:win32:firefox:themes:minifoxflat-0.4.3-fx.zip|A Better Geek mirror (flat version 0.4.3)}} | + | * {{:wiki:software:win32:firefox:themes:minifoxflat-0.4.3-fx.zip|A Better Geek mirror (flat 0.4.3)}} |
| </adm> | </adm> | ||
| - | Then, you can use the Tiny Menu extension to condense the menu bar across the top into a single dropdown, while Menu Editor will let you remove unnecessary items from all of Firefox’s menus, including the page and tab context menus. What you’re left with is a much smaller, more compact version of Firefox. | + | Then, you can use the **Tiny Menu** extension to condense the menu bar across the top into a single dropdown, while **Menu Editor** will let you remove unnecessary items from all of Firefox’s menus, including the page and tab context menus. What you’re left with is a much smaller, more compact version of Firefox. |
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| + | <adm download Download Extensions for Firefox> | ||
| + | **Tiny Menu** | ||
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| + | * [[https://firefox-extensions.arantius.com/tiny-menu|Official website]] | ||
| + | * {{:wiki:software:win32:firefox:extensions:tinymenu-1.4.1.xpi.zip|A Better Geek mirror (1.4.1)}} | ||
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| + | **Menu Editor** | ||
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| + | * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120902083701/http://menueditor.mozdev.org:80/|Official website]] | ||
| + | * {{:wiki:software:win32:firefox:extensions:menuedit1_2_7.zip|A Better Geek mirror (1.2.7)}} | ||
| + | </adm> | ||
| Here’s what Firefox looks like normally for me: | Here’s what Firefox looks like normally for me: | ||
| - | {{:wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:firefox2.png?nolink}} | + | {{ :wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:firefox2.png }} |
| With a few simple tweaks, Firefox looks much better in such a cramped space: | With a few simple tweaks, Firefox looks much better in such a cramped space: | ||
| - | {{:wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:firefox.png?nolink}} | + | {{ :wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:firefox.png }} |
| ===== Make use of the Intel graphics accelerator software ====== | ===== Make use of the Intel graphics accelerator software ====== | ||
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| Intel’s drivers for the integrated graphics adapter will put a little icon in your system tray. Right-click on that icon, and select ''Graphics Options'' from the context menu. | Intel’s drivers for the integrated graphics adapter will put a little icon in your system tray. Right-click on that icon, and select ''Graphics Options'' from the context menu. | ||
| - | {{:wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:intelgraphics.png?nolink}} | + | {{ :wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:intelgraphics.png }} |
| The ''Rotation'' submenu will allow you to rotate the screen to portrait mode. If you have a wireless mouse connected (which I’d highly recommend, and the trackpad can be a little annoying at times), you can hold your eeePC like a book and use portrait mode to deal with oversized dialog boxes. You can even assign global hotkeys to quickly rotate the screen back and forth whenever necessary. | The ''Rotation'' submenu will allow you to rotate the screen to portrait mode. If you have a wireless mouse connected (which I’d highly recommend, and the trackpad can be a little annoying at times), you can hold your eeePC like a book and use portrait mode to deal with oversized dialog boxes. You can even assign global hotkeys to quickly rotate the screen back and forth whenever necessary. | ||
| - | {{:wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:portrait.png?nolink}} | + | {{ :wiki:hardware:pc:eeepc:portrait.png }} |
| Isn’t that a lot easier to see? The bottom buttons on the Performance Options dialog are below the screen in landscape mode. For what it’s worth, the default hotkeys are ''Ctrl+Alt+Left'' to rotate the screen so the taskbar is along the righthand short edge, and ''Ctrl+Alt+Up'' to rotate the screen back to normal. | Isn’t that a lot easier to see? The bottom buttons on the Performance Options dialog are below the screen in landscape mode. For what it’s worth, the default hotkeys are ''Ctrl+Alt+Left'' to rotate the screen so the taskbar is along the righthand short edge, and ''Ctrl+Alt+Up'' to rotate the screen back to normal. | ||
