I’ve been researching concepts of minimalism as it applies to computing and personal productivity, and I’m convinced that in many cases, a minimal setup can really help you get more done. Trimming the unnecessary applications and eye-candy from your computing setup can help your focus and find the most efficient workflow. I offer four truly [...]

After a long stint with GNOME on both my desktop and my EeePC, I’ve once again returned to IceWM as my primary window manager. I just had that urge to get back to minimal WM…maybe because I was tired of waiting for GNOME logins, maybe because of that little bit of extra customizability that you [...]

If you’re using a minimal window manager (Fluxbox, IceWM) you may have noticed that OpenOffice looks like crap. You’re getting plain, unthemed widgets that look archaic compared to todays slick QT/GTK themes. Luckily, the solution is quite simple. For a local solution (just your user account) open up your ~/.bash_profile file and enter the following:
export [...]

My current favorite: IceWM. Click for full-sized image.

Why do some us continue to use minimal window managers like OpenBox, IceWM, and Fluxbox as our primary desktop environment in this modern age of 3D accelerated desktop cubes and wobbly windows? The way I see it, there are four main reasons:
1) We don’t like bloat. We [...]

Introduction
It’s true that the easiest to way to get the full desktop feel on your EEE is to install the full KDE desktop, but if you’re not afraid to get a little down and dirty with some simple config files, give this a try. You’ll end up with a sleek, elegant desktop without the overhead [...]