New Laptop

This is the first post from my new laptop that arrived today. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 600m with a Pentium M Centrino at 1.8 GHz with 1 GB memory and 80 GB hard drive, running XP Professional. It has a DVD R/W drive.

I shortened the warranty from the standard 4 years to 3, since I never keep a computer that long anyway, and used the savings to get the accidental damage replacement plan. I decided that this is particularly important for oceanographers after seeing May's laptop get instantly fried by an unexpected splash of salt water. It's also important for people like me who sometimes get pissed off by computers and throw them up against the wall.

I rented a Penske 12' truck and packed it up today. Tomorrow I'll drive it from my parents' house in Asheville to my new place in Chapel Hill.