Mac OS X

I know very little about Linux but I found a distribution called Puppy Linux which can load the entire operating system into RAM which sounds perfect for the Acer Aspire One!

Getting it looking half decent on the other hand and getting the hardware working is not as simple as you might think.

Here are some patches, drivers & fixes I have found which should get Puppy Linux working correctly on the little Aspire. Read more »

If you haven't used Synergy it is a great utility for using one keyboard and mouse with two computers and two displays by just moving the mouse from one screen to the other. Even better its supported on Mac Os X, Windows and Linux. I use it daily between a Mac and Windows machine.

It hadn't been updated for a few years but it has now been forked and is gradually getting updated. Below you can find the latest available builds.

Synergy Plus

http://code.google.com/p/synergy-plus/

SynergyKM

http://sourceforge.net/projects/synergykm/

How to update your Synergy binaries Read more »