Posted by Ben Smith on Sun, Dec 14, 2008 @ 09:01 AM
I've been looking at all of the cool analytic data found in my HubSpot and realized that there are a lot of people out there looking for a good bag for their Acer Aspire One. Look no more because here is a solutions that works great: the REI X Small E-Wrap Computer Sleeve. 
The sleeve is a perfect fit for the AAO and it's massive power brick. (OK, so it's not really a massive power brick, but it is bigger than you'd expect.) At around $20 from rei.com it won't break the bank either!
The sleeve has two velcro openings that make for really easy access and it's padded enough to keep me from worrying as I throw my bag around. Since I carry a lot of stuff, I do need a bigger bag to contain the whole office, but this is a great sleeve to keep the precious Aspire One from getting scratched, smashed, or otherwise defaced by the other goodies in the bag. It's also nice to be able to grab the AAO and throw it in my smaller bag for running around town on the weekends when I need the netbook, but not the whole office.
Posted by Ben Smith on Sat, Dec 13, 2008 @ 06:04 PM
It is a thing of beauty when you can spend an hour or two completely revamping a machine and not worry about backups. The Acer Aspire One is perfect for experimenting with new operating systems! The trick is to leave the 4GB SD card alone and use it for storing things you'd rather not lose. The 8GB internal SSD is just for the OS and any other cool plugins I can find to play with.
First impression: It was very easy to get everything to work! I'll let you know more about it later this week as I get to play with it more, but it seems to boot quick, utilize all of the hardware well, and hasn't crashed yet.
Posted by Ben Smith on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 @ 08:18 PM
I've recently read an post on getting Fedora 10 up and running on the Acer Aspire One (find a link on the Mobile Technology News page.) If what is said is true, then I may get back to full hardware functionality with a full Linux distro yet.
Since I'm pretty busy here at HubSpot in Cambridge during the week I'm going to have to wait until the weekend to try it out. Check back next week to see how it went.