EEEpc 701 gone

My friend updated the OS to Ubuntu version8 for me.

Much nicer than the original (Xandros?), but I simply couldn't get the wireless networking going.

I think there was a root password which he didn't tell me about, and I didn't want to pry...

Anyway, it's been returned to it's owner now.

Dust

I hate dust.

I did a big clean up today.

I can't believe there was so much fluffy dust behind my computer monitor, so much fine dust stuck to the cables, and so much crap lying around.

I'm tired after hauling and rearranging the room, but I think it is worth it. Lets hope the days of the overheating computers are over (My old crappy laptop overheated at the slightest temperature increase).

Cleaning PC #2

So - the untrusty desktop pc is playing silly buggers again...

Had to open her up again and clean out the video card. I realised that I had put absolutely heaps too much arctic silver on it last time around. So this time, I have redone the thermal paste with a more moderate amount, and tightened the screws a bit harder. I also cleared out a large chunk of dust that had gathered in the heatsink/fan of the graphics card.

I wonder how much longer this graphics card has got to go? I want a new beepy diary phone, but I think I _need_ a new desktop pc replacement sooner than that. Alternatively, I could buy a chunky laptop, but you dont get many upgrade options...