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And Asus had a wallpaper changer in their crapware. Nice...

Definitely going to up the ram - 2 gigs is max, I think. I really like it thus far. I have not hooked a mouse to it, yet, and I am trying to get used to the touchpad, which is WAY more functional than on any previous laptop I have had. It is multi-touch - one, two, and three finger "gestures" add increased functionality, which I REALLY like.

I mainly just surf, a little hulu, mp3 and video files, and textfiles (you knew I was going to say that, didn't you?), so a netbook is AWESOME for what I do.

The battery is very cool... lasts a long time, although there are performance hits for using the battery, unless you specifically tell it to boost up.

This one has the Intel Atom N450 processor, which is supposed to be fast (1.6 ghz) and energy sipping. It does video fine, and hulu isn't any choppier than any other computer I currently have in the house. I can also rotate the screen with the pad gestures.

Keyboard is smaller than normal, but still usable. The keys are chicklet like - kinda like on an Apple. Comfortable, anyway.

Windows 7 Starter is - well - the barest of Windows OS's. I can't change the wallpaper without upgrading. It came with a 60 day trial of Office, which I am trying to uninstall, but they didn't install it as Office. In the remove programs applet there are MANY different listings for Office Language Packs and helper apps, but no "Uninstall Office" deal.

Still, things are plenty fast enough, and I am enjoying the laptop.

I like, so far. Asus Eee PC with a 250 gig HD, 1 gig ram, Windows 7 Starter, 11 hour battery... I hate the Office dealio - can't uninstall the trial thing easily and PC Decrapifyer wasn't much help.

Keyboard is Mac-like "chicklets" that have a good feel and are usable.

I stupidly offed the laptop - I loved that thing. The YaBB backup - I might have a copy burried somewhere in an old cdrom somewhere, but that is an iffy proposition. I might look around someday soon and see if I can find anything.

I tweaked... seems a bit faster. Thanks!

My read is that it is a way of getting music from a computer via Perl programming. I was nothing but a hack at programming, with tenacity more my friend than brilliance.

Posting this from the wife's Vista Box that I took over. I was playing with video and the old XP box was having problems. Have this hooked up to a 19 inch LCD tv and Hulu is AWESOME this way.

Experimenting with Rhapsody - never thought I'd rent music, but so far it is interesting. I had a 2 GB Sansa Clip that was compatible, so I can now download and store rented music and listen on the go. The can share playlists and have "channels" based upon artists of a similar ilk. Not thinking of dropping it yet, so I guess it's ok... especially if you are musically adventurous. They are supposed to update the service tonight, so they will be out for the count till morning.

The laptop with temperature problems isn't dead yet. I have it put up and am thinking of hooking up a linux distro on it.

Been listening to podcasts and audio books - here is one of Asimov's Foundation series that the BBC put together: Isaac Asimov - The Foundation Trilogy

The BBC do so much more with their media. I think they all pay so much every year and it pays for cool stuff like that. If your GoogleFu is up to it, I hear there is a version of The Lord of the Rings, too.

Hope everyone is well!