Setting Up The New EEE PC 1000

I just recently got an EEE PC1000. It's cool, it's tiny and it came with linux.

I really like Linux and use it at home on my file server, but it didn't take me long to realize that my career as a Software Engineer using Microsoft products just won't allow me to have a linux only laptop. So today I wiped off Xandros and installed a super slimmed down version of XP.

1. I started with a heavily stripped down version of XP. I was especally merciless when it came to drivers and services I knew I wouldn't need. It's easy to do with NLite.
2. Disabled Prefetching, System Restore, Page File, and The Indexing Service.
3. Installed Evernote, Firefox and Open Office
4. Installed a few Firefox plugins to make the most of my screen real estate.
   

Future Plans:

• Update to 2Gb of Ram (Already Ordered)
• Enhace File Caching using CacheSet
• Install 16GB SDHC (Already Ordered) and use it for Swap/Temp Files
  
• Try out Windows XP Embedded or Perhaps Just Install XPe's Enhanced Write Filter in XP Directly
• Explore Interface Software
• Explore Website, Video and Podcast Caching Software