light and portable

KA got a new laptop today. Michael bought it for her - though I think she was hoping for a new puppy. I'm mighty envious as I've been dreaming about upgrading my own for a while now. The good thing is that we won't have to share mine anymore.

She is now the proud owner of a Dell XPS. It's the perfect size (12.1") and has a Windows Vista operating system. KA asked me to make her laptop "work" - which basically means set it up so that all she has to do is click on the icons and they will work. During this process I found that the Vista operating system is not all it's cut out to be. The menu system is strange to me and it took me a while to figure out how to connect the wireless network. Then I discovered that I had to change my own router settings in order to ge the laptop to work. Normally I don't broadcast my wireless network. So basically you would only know that one exists in my house if you had the network name and encryption key. Prevents people from seeing the network on their computers across the street or others who try to hack in. :-) A bit too much security? Sure - can't help it. I work in IT so I know the good old "tips and tricks" of hacking into other networks.

In summary I would like my next laptop to be a 12 - 13" screen. Having 100GB of hard drive space is good and so is more memory. Looking forward to using this laptop in lieu of my own!