3 posts tagged “firefox”

The last post seems to have worked out right, I guess I know which browser to post from whilst on the go in the future!  Firefox also seems to do a little better on a bunch of sites and most embedded video seems to work even when it doesn't on Opera.  To be honest, I can't think of a good reason to use Opera on the Eee.  Maybe if the Linux version I have had Opera Link, things would be different...

My last post was typed up and posted via my Eee PC and the formatting is a little messed up to say the least!  This post is also done on my Eee but via the default Firefox browser.  Hopefully this will come out right.  To be honest, I normally like Opera - it was the first thing I installed on this dinky laptop.  But, there are times Opera is a PITA, like on the Nintendo DS and... on the Eee! 

I like my Eee. It's got its quirks (both good and bad) but on the whole I'm happy with it.  Still, whether you like this laptop or not is wholly based on what you want it for and where you're going to use it.  Just because I like it doesn't mean you will!

Out-of-the-box it's a little too basic for me (that's when it's in 'Easy Mode') so it's a good job there's the 'Full Desktop (Advanced) Mode'.  The trouble is the 'full' mode isn't an easy thing to switch to, at least not for the first time.  In fact, out-of-the-box there's not a great deal you can change but I guess that's the idea.

Fortunately there's an excellent resource out there that does what the manufacturer ASUS ought to, and more: Eee User

If it wasn't for Eee User I wouldn't be able to use Opera, watch a whole bunch of videos, hook up my phone as a modem nor get Adobe Reader and Firefox working again!

I haven't really gone in to the details of what I've used the Eee for and why I like it, I'll try to go other these things soon.  The thing is, there's plenty of stuff out there already about this dinky laptop and I don't want to go over much covered ground.  A couple of things I will say now though are that video playback is great on the device.  It doesn't struggle with DivX and once you figure out how-to, it does a good job of "ipod" video (H.264 MP4).  I've even managed to playback some HD stuff from Apple and although it struggles it does make a fairly good attempt at playback (not really watchable though!)