Ubuntu is GREAT, and Surcouf is pretty good, too,

but I can't get the stupid wifi card to work. I bet it's because it was Géant Casino's own brand (buy one, get one free and 500 bonus points, comes in a paper bag).

I may have to cave in and buy a proper D-link card that apparently "works out of the box with Linux" ( you get a box ? ).

Meanwhile I had a splendid afternoon yesterday helping a good friend buy a new mini pc. They bought a eeepc 904hd. Surcouf have incredible bargains on "netbooks" at the moment and it isn't easy to choose because they all have 160gb disk, 1gb memory, the same processor etc. etc., so you have to choose because this one is marginally bigger, or because the trackpad is rougher, or whatever.

"C'est pas un ordinateur", said the chap in the shop, resplendent in his green Surcouf waistcoat.

"C'est quoi, donc ?" quoth I.

"C'est un netbook", came the swift riposte.

"Mais ça a la même puissance que mon ordinateur d'il y a quatre années qui a couté cinq fois plus cher."

"Eh oué, ça c'est vrai."

"Hein ?" said my companion. "It's a small computer", I said.

"Thanks for your help", said my friend.

"Oh no", said I, "thank YOU. Nothing quite so much fun as spending other people's money !"

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James said…
I got an eee PC yesterday... very impressed so far.

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