There is a file manager (aka finder/explorer/etc) that is pretty solid on the EEEpc…but like any OS, things aren’t always exactly where/how you expect them to be.

It’s definitely more a full fledged PC rather than a PDA when it comes to the file system and overall functionality. Think of it as a full size PC operating system running on a device slightly bigger than some PDAs. Some things are very much full sized (to a fault) that haven’t been scaled fully to the device….more scrolling for example rather than using the screen real estate more effectively.

THere is an ‘Add/Remove Apps’ button in the settings tab that keeps track of what is installed and lets you know there are updates. Not nearly as nice as OSX’s Software Update or even Windows Update (you have to go to it, it won’t let you know something is new unless you run it) and there are more advanced ways of getting things onto it like using the Synaptic manager to get other programs. You can also just ‘apt-get’ via the command line.

Don’t get me wrong, this machine isn’t for everyone and probably isn’t a replacement device but it’s a nice bridge device between my iPhone and my iMac.

See, basically in terms of mobile computing, I surf the web a bit, type documents, and blog. I really wanted to ditch the MacBook for an ultraportable, and am thinking of buying on of these. Just had a few questions, if you wouldn’t mind answering.

- Do you miss anything about your Powerbook? The OS, the apps?

- What do you do on your eeePC?

- Is there a file system (i.e. Finder, Windows Explorer) in the Linux OS, cause it seems like a… large Newton almost. Is it more PC or more PDA in nature?

- How do you update the apps? Can you install other ones?

Thanks