Two notebook reviews:
- my WilsonJones View-tab(tm) notebook (3 subject 55091) – awesome. It’s way cool, because you can put pictures and stuff in the front slot to customize the cover. The covers are hard plastic so you can use it on your lap. And the paper is really thin so after you write on a page it makes that awesome crinkly sound I adore. Thumbs up. Three thumbs up.
- My HP dv4030us – Love it. Love it more now that I went to the Netgear website and downloaded the firmware upgrade for my router so that it will actually talk to the built-in wireless card. Heads up to people who buy computers with Centrino processors who are having trouble with an existing Netgear wireless network – this firmware upgrade specifically fixes problems between the two. (Remember kids, the dv4030 is the retail store flavor/configuration of the HP dv4000 line. If you got here from Google because I’m one of only two hits for hp dv4030, go back and search for “hp dv4000” and you’ll have more luck.)
Oh, and my goal of trying to not load any Microsoft software on this system unless I actually need it and like it is going well. OpenOffice seems to be doing the trick (although I’m still getting used to it) and I’m getting more comfortable with Firefox. (So no IE or Office for me so far. And yes, I know I need to get the new security patch for OpenOffice.)
