I think in an earlier post I mentioned that I bought a mini laptop with some birthday money...well it finally arrived from Dell this past Friday and I have enjoyed it immensely thus far. Its the base model of Dell's mini 12, with the 12 inch screen, and instead of running windows, it is running a Linux operating system called Ubuntu. I have been looking forward to getting something like this for a while now, mainly to have something to go back and forth with from the office. I like to have the ability to do some of my writing work at home, as well as research, but with Jackie also needing the computer we have at home for her work projects, and the fact that our laptop is close to six years old, and such, it gets so hot that irritates the heck out of my skin when typing on it a lot, it just wasn't an appealing option. I had been using my computer at work for all my writing, including all my blog writings, emails, and such, and basically never got on the computer when at home.
While its nice to have some separation from a computer I guess, I like being connected to the information...and I really like being to have more frequent access to email and blogging. Anyway, I think what I like most about it is just how light it is when it sits on your lap - its the first time I have had a laptop where I could actually see myself working on for a long period of time while its on my lap, its very comfortable. The keyboard, while smaller than normal, is surprisingly easy to get used to. Some other things I notice that I really like about: the operating system, Ubuntu, is very intuitive, very easy to pick up on; tomboy, which is a note taking application, is incredible - I wish I had it when I was in law school; it has open office (which I have used before - to those who don't know - open office is free office software, just like Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. - and it can save the documents in word format if you need to open it on a computer that only has word (like I do for work purposes); it really is a great thing); it has a webcam built in, although I am still figuring out how to use it;
I am sure I will think of more things I like about it, but I for now its suffice to say that I am looking forward to be able to use it at home and at the office to make some things go more smoothly, hopefully do some more blogging, and continue to learn the Ubuntu OS.
While its nice to have some separation from a computer I guess, I like being connected to the information...and I really like being to have more frequent access to email and blogging. Anyway, I think what I like most about it is just how light it is when it sits on your lap - its the first time I have had a laptop where I could actually see myself working on for a long period of time while its on my lap, its very comfortable. The keyboard, while smaller than normal, is surprisingly easy to get used to. Some other things I notice that I really like about: the operating system, Ubuntu, is very intuitive, very easy to pick up on; tomboy, which is a note taking application, is incredible - I wish I had it when I was in law school; it has open office (which I have used before - to those who don't know - open office is free office software, just like Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. - and it can save the documents in word format if you need to open it on a computer that only has word (like I do for work purposes); it really is a great thing); it has a webcam built in, although I am still figuring out how to use it;
I am sure I will think of more things I like about it, but I for now its suffice to say that I am looking forward to be able to use it at home and at the office to make some things go more smoothly, hopefully do some more blogging, and continue to learn the Ubuntu OS.
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