Currently, I am using an Asus X200M netbook with ubuntu 14.04 lts. The keyboard of the netbook is slighly small compared to regular laptop. This is a slight drawback of all netbooks. For me it took only a couple of hours to get adjusted to the new keyboard. However, while typing, my thumb inadertently touches… Continue reading Disabling touch pad while typing:- Ubuntu 14.04
Month: April 2016
Installing latest arduino on Ubuntu 14.04
I have been tinkering with NodeMCU devkit boards recently. The easiest way to program these little beasts is to use arduino platform and install the compilers and other tools from . Unfortunately the stock arduino shipped with ubuntu 14.04 is quite old. You need a recent version of arduino software. to get the esp8266… Continue reading Installing latest arduino on Ubuntu 14.04
Wireless on Asus X200M netbooks: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
We resently bought several Asus X200 series netbooks for our faculty members. The main attraction of this cute netbook is its light weight and a built in HDMI port. We plan to use them extensively for content delivery in class rooms. These machines are really cheap, costing around Rs17000 ( around $260). The base model… Continue reading Wireless on Asus X200M netbooks: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS