Well, as most of you saw on today's show, my Dell finally arrived – and not a moment too soon. I thought I had ordered the unit that went all the way up to 1600×1200, but I'm just as happy with this screen at 1400×1050. If these objects got any smaller, I wouldn't be able to see what I was working on – and I like small fonts! I'm going to blog the forthcoming customization process tonight. Starting with replacing the default RAM (128 MB) with two 256MB DIMMs I purchased on special from Crucial.com. You can get free shipping if you  use this link
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Another initial observation: this thing sucks batteries like none other. I have barely used it and it's already dropped from 67% to 35% – ouch. I'm glad I got that second battery. If I'm anywhere but in my home, it looks like I'll be keeping the adapter on hand. During XP's pending reinstallation, it'll be on AC, anyway. Okay, so here I go… wish me luck. If you haven't heard from me in a half hour, call for help. Ha! See, that's the name of my TV show. And… I… nevermind.