Meet the little guy.
After the hard drive sputtered and crashed on my laptop last week, another computing solution was required. Enter the little guy. Bought at a Darty store in a neighbouring city on Friday, this tiny EeePC is now my principal computer. (See it nestled “inside” my now-dormant old laptop, to illustrate the size difference.) The keyboard is impossibly small and difficult to use, but it is lightweight and adorable, and gets the job done. I’ve spent most of the weekend installing programs and getting acquainted with its French-language operating system.
I was in a virtual no man’s land for several days; with no TV or stereo, my computer was my lifeline to the outside world, as well as a form of entertainment. When it died, not only did I lose access to email and other forms of communication – I also couldn’t watch the news, play a DVD, or even listen to music.
It’s nice to be part of the wired world again!
it’s neat how so much power is now available in such a small package. but i can’t help worry a bit about my eyesight getting worse while everything is getting smaller…
Ah don’t worry: at your age, you’ll soon be needing glasses anyway.