Garbage.net – My Blog, My Life

Three weeks ago we purchased the Samsung NC10 netbook.  With our economy going to hell, it was the least I could do.  The netbook is awesome.  I installed a wireless access point (with WPA encryption) at the house so we can use it everywhere.  It was originally meant to be a tiny travel netbook so we could do blog posts, unload the camera and use Skype without having to carry around some 6 lbs monster.  We literally use it everyday now.  Chris uses it all the time when she’s cooking.  I use it sometimes in the bedroom while writing these amazingly interesting blog posts.  And no, I don’t usually wear any pants.

Some of the netbook features include:

• 10.2″ screen (1024 x 600 resolution)
• 160 GB hard drive
• 1 GB RAM (upgradable to 2 GB)
• cooks a full chicken in under 8 minutes
• 93% full-size keyboard
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• 10/100 Ethernet & 802.11b/g wireless
• Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• 6 cell battery (7 hours battery life… for reals, Wilbur)
• intense vibrating “bedroom mode”
• Windows XP

It’s important to remember that a netbook is not meant to be a desktop, laptop or even a microwave replacement.  It’s meant for computing on the go when all you want to do is simple stuff like checking email, browsing the web for pony photos or making a grilled cheese sandwich.

I leave you today with a video from my good friend Christopher.  Here he makes a wonderful meal using chicken and pears.  He’s one awesome chef.  Make sure you have at least a pound of salt before attempting.  Enjoy.