Approximately 36 hours with the Eee in my possession and I have added a 2G ram chip and lost a screw. The screw on the back of the case, not in my head. Though I’m sure one could argue… In my usual irreverent way, I put on flip-flops then casually popped open the case in my living room. A screw went flying. It’ll turn up eventually.
I made a rookie move and forgot to check the bios right away. So Windows plowed on as if it had only 1G. I went back into the bios and voila, 2G. Bah.
I’ve been calling the little guy Netbook all day. So obviously, I name things like a pre-schooler. And I forgot to take his picture. Right, guess I’m not all that sentimental.
The mouse has a hair trigger, and doesn’t calibrate. But I am getting used to it. This morning tabs were closing and links were launching all over the place while I cursed the mouse as possessed. But not so much after working all day.
It has been my practice to keep my fingernails very short when working on a small keyboard or laptop. But I didn’t shorten them. And typos have been minimal. So apparently, that won’t be necessary.
The scrolling on the mouse was initially weird. But then I actually looked at the instructions. (Did I just lose my nerd card?) And two finger are supposed to be used. That really helps.
The position of the function, home, end and question mark keys is an adjustment. Twice I fired off messages and realized they should have had question marks in them. But somehow, I manage to proofread articles acceptably. Go figure.
StumbleUpon scolded me and suggested that my screen needs an upgrade. Ha. You try carrying around a big screen in your purse and a four year old.
No wi-fi signal at the park. Boo. Great wi-fi on my porch. Wee.
How do you like the frog? I found him on the porch last night. I took four pictures of him, mediocre at best, when the camera battery ran out. Too bad. I was hoping to keep trying until I got the shutter speed right.
I am completely nonthreatening to wild animals. Then just observe me. I must be in my natural habitat.
Oh yeah, the battery did last ten hours. Usually, they just say that, but right out of the box it’s two. But this one did the whole ten.
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