EEEpc 701 gone

My friend updated the OS to Ubuntu version8 for me.

Much nicer than the original (Xandros?), but I simply couldn't get the wireless networking going.

I think there was a root password which he didn't tell me about, and I didn't want to pry...

Anyway, it's been returned to it's owner now.

Netbook and cheap mobile internet?

So when I do eventually go on holidays, I think I want to stay connected to the internet. Therefore, which service provider will I go with to get this mobile internet? Having been looking for a new beepy phone diary, I think there are some pretty good combo deals out there where you can combine a standard phone deal, and get 1gb of data per month. Given that I have broadband at home, I don't anticipate wanting to download too much stuff when mobile :) Now to do some more research on this...

Cheap Laptop

I have been looking at getting myself a new, but cheap laptop.

Not sure if the eeeeeeeee pc is really the right way to go, or some "budget" style equivalent from Acer, Dell, etc. Alternatively, I can look at something a bit more exxy.

For now, I've been offered a loaner - a friend of mine is going to loan me his 7" eeeeeeeee pc to try out. Now lets see if I get hooked on this concept or not :)