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Submission + - Dell begins selling Inspiron Mini 9 (dell.com)

Submitted by mocoloco
mocoloco writes: A week after the rumored date, dell has begun selling their entry into the netbook/subnotebook/UMPC market, the Inspiron Mini 9. The base system for $349 includes Ubuntu 8.04 "with custom Dell interface", 512MB RAM, and a 4GB SSD. There are options with XP, one that includes an 8GB drive and a $40 instant savings, another with a 16GB drive and 1GB RAM that has a $55 instant savings. Curiously the Ubuntu systems are a pre-order at this point, to be shipped within 15 days. Also no red option yet.
Communications

What To Do When Broadband is Not An Option? 577

Posted by Zonk from the last-twenty-miles-problem dept.
professorguy writes "I've been on the internet since 1984 (back before email addresses had @'s). But it looks like we're coming to the end of an era. From my home, I have 26.4 kbps dial-up access to the internet (you read that right). Since I am a hospital network administrator, it would be nice to do some stuff remotely when I am on 24/7 call. However, no cable or DSL comes anywhere near my house and because of the particular topography of my property (I'm on a heavily-forested, north-facing hillside), satellite is also not available. Heck, cell phones didn't even work here until January. So far, the technical people I've asked all have the same advice for reasonable connectivity: move. Move out of the house my wife and I built and lived in for 20 years. Has it really come to this? Am I doomed to be an internet refugee? Is this really my only option? Do you have an alternative solution for me?"

Comment Re:Could it be used for passengers? (Score 1) 484

by bionicbike (#14397527) Attached to: New Aircraft is Part Blimp and Part Airplane
I'm 6'5" and I've repeatedly had my knees smashed when the person in front of me reclined their seat. Not to mention the times that the person in front of me can't recline their seat because it's already up against my knees & therefore unable to recline further. No irreversible damage yet, thank goodness, but it certainly has been painful at times.

Either you have unusually short legs for your height or you're flying first class, business class, or some other upscale class where there's more leg room.

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