for christmas '06, i decided to build a couple of digital picture frames - one for my brother and his wife and one for my parents. my requirements were :
- at least 10 inch screen
- wireless networking
- able to store thousands of pictures
i wasn't too worried about the software, but all of the hardware solutions that i had seen on the web described how people would take apart old laptops and mount the screens to a frame and put the keyboard/motherboard on the back. it seemed to involve alot of work and looked like it would be easy to screw up and toast the laptop. so, i decided to go a slightly different route and i used a tablet pc. by doing this, i eliminated the need to take anything apart. the frame would be on 24/7, so for the software i decided to use Damn Small Linux (DSL). in the next few sections, i will describe the hardware and software setup in detail.
