I ran across the AlphaSmart Neo in The Writer magazine. It's a $219 "laptop" that is for writing only, basically a word processor, and supposed to give 700 hours on 3 AA batteries. The lack of features and battery life are the selling points - no distractions! Seems expensive for what you get, and while I know well how easy it is to get distracted by email and other stuff, I'm not sure I'd want to have a laptop and this too? Or is it the price, would I like it at $29?
Book Review: Big Red - Voyage of a Trident Submarine
I've grown up reading Tom Clancy and probably most of you have at least seen Red October, so this book caught my eye when browsing used books for a recent trip. It's a fairly human look at what's involved in sailing on a Trident missile submarine...
2009-03-10
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