EEeeeeeeeee

So I got a new toy, er, uh, new essential work tool that I need to work. Behold!



Ain't it adorable? I got myself a new EEE PC laptop - one of those super cheap sub-compact notebook computers. The thing is tiny - it's smaller than a hardcover book and only weighs two pounds. And when you have weak wobbly arms like I do, that's a big factor. Plus it's super cheap.

Of course, as the initial wave of giddy "I got a new toy"-ness fades, I'm faced with some issues with the new laptop. First off, the keyboard is tiny and takes some getting used to. I'm typing on it now and I'm making fewer typos on it the more I get used to it.

Then there's the OS. It comes with Linux, which I've read so much about. I've used it, but never really tried to USE IT use it, and I've figured out that there's a learning curve. A steep learning curve. Imagine me trying to run up the side of a sheer cliff wall. Yeah, like that.

I still can't figure out how to safely install a debian distribution from a xandros depository without pinning and whether I should be using the synaptic tool or the sudo command line options. I also have no idea what I just typed in the sentence above.

Maybe I should just plunk down the money and install Windows XP on this thing. It'll be slow and buggy and virus-laden, but at least I know how to use it.

Alas, this is what I have to put up with since it's not a Mac. There's a rumor now that Apple is releasing its own version of the teeny-weeny laptop. Oh well. With my luck it'll come out the very day I figure out how to install Snood on this thing...