Yup! I think this would be a better fit for me than a netbook. It still wedges into the small backpack I call a purse, even if it's not comfy. And 16 hours of battery with the keyboard dock? Obviously less when you're hammering away on the internet, but there wasn't peep one during a standard ER stay, while my Galaxy is usually reaching the point where I want to plug it in soon.

My current host (Fatcow) for my most important to site wants to renew for $105. Dreamhost is like 2 bucks a year more than (I'll bet less if paid a year in advance). I don't need dreamhost quality service. Are there still decent hosts out there that offer decent hosting packages in the $30 per year range?

Fluid hosting provides $30 dollars a year hosting, but I think it is a legacy package - they will continue to renew my existing (old) site for that but new sites are in the same range.

TB, try Jaguar hosting: [link] . I have my email domain through them--no heavy web requirements, but they're always there when I grab for a file to repost somewhere (which is fairly often), and my email has been uninterrupted for yonks now (9 years).

This is sorta technology....I got a new Fitbit Zip! It's super cute, and unlike my old one, will sync to my phone via bluetooth, so I don't have to be near my home computer (with doohickey plugged in) for it to sync, which will be good when travelling.

Jilli, I know you were considering one--if you want to have my old one, you're welcome to it.

I was just introduced to the fitbit. It looks cool & interesting, but I wonder if it will work with my non-standard walking style. If Jilli doesn't want it, I'd be interested.

So. I upgaded my mini mac's memory for 2 to 8GB this morning and have succeeded in borking the sound. A forum query suggests that this is a common outcome. Wish I'd known that from the outset.

Sigh.

I've made an appointment with the Genius Bar and am not looking forward to the disdain.

Unfortunately the way Jaguar works is a not all that cheap list price and then you get a better price with discount codes. Unfortunately they are between discount codes right now. So anyone decent for low end hosting besides jaguar and fatcow. It seems like the low end of hosting has become more expensive.

Anyone tried hostgator or ipage or others of that sort? hostgator, ipage, justhost, web hosting hub.

A friend of mine uses them to host her blog, hasn't had any complaints about them she's shared with me.

I'm in the process of moving all my domains from an iStrata dedicated server to a HostGator vps. I can let you know how it goes in a few weeks.