Are either of these computers a good deal? I pretty muich use the computer to go online, and maybe work on Word or Excel for work occasionally. I want something cheap and light.

I would strongly suggest that you try out an EEE PC or Aspire One before purchasing -- the online pictures don't emphasize how small the screen and keyboards are.

Thank you Gud!

Good thought Tom-- although as I am currently using my cell phone-- it is sure to be bigger than that!

You can see the EEE PC at Best Buy if you want to get an idea of the size of the machine. I have one that's great for when I don't want to carry a full PC into a meeting and also for some of the diagnostic work I do on job sites, but I don't rely on it to be my primary PC.

The Acer Aspire One comes with either XP or Linux (with a simplified GUI). I like mine a lot, especially given the price.

The Linux one comes with Open Office, which can save stuff in Word and Excel format.

Thanks, meara. Do you have a 5GB data cap on your corporate account? What kind of speeds do you actually see? Are there roaming charges?

....I have no idea if there is a data cap. I am usually just on the internet, not downloading things, so I don't know what sort of speeds I see, but it's definitely slower than regular wifi at home on my cable modem, but not by a ton. Mostly that's noticeable the few times I am downloading something from email like a PDF or something--it takes a few extra seconds. With a powerpoint presentation I had to download the other day, it definitely took a bit longer. On a site like buffistas, I don't generally notice at all.

When I'm using it, I do use it all day long, but only, again, for Outlook and the internet, and that's usually maybe 8-10 days a month.

I haven't hit any roaming charges, but like I said, I've only been in big cities (LA, Portland, Vegas), so only places where they have service. I was under the impression it just didn't work in some places, I didn't know if it roamed.

Is there a way at maps.google.com to add more than one marker to a map without going so far as directions?

Click on "My Maps" instead of "Get Directions," then create and save a map, then save locations to it.

Thanks!

On my new MacBook Pro, I can't get audio on the headphone jack. I go to System Preferences -> Sound -> Output, and it only lists the internal speakers, and not the headphones.

I feel stupid. What obvious thing am I missing?

[EDIT: I just wasn't pushing the headphone jack in far enough. I feel even more stupid now]