So the Asus EeePC plays nice with the wireless access points at school. While that may not sound impressive, getting wireless to work on Linux can be about as fun as smashing your thumb with a hammer. Now for the frustrating part, it won't mount any of the network share points. We have afp, nfs, and windows sharing protocols. I can get these share points to mount on Macs, Windows, and Ubuntu Linux, but so far, no joy on the Asus variant of Xandros. I thought about installing Ubuntu on the laptop, but then I'll probably run into wireless headaches and issues with the OS writing to a solid-state hard drive. Who said tech wasn't fun.

Parents at school raised about $13,000 for technology this year during our annual auction. I spent last year upgrading the network, and I would love getting more laptops in the classroom this year. I'm wondering if the new Asus eee would fit our needs as a cheap web browser / document editor. Although it sounds like OpenOffice is a little too much for little lappy. I'm also debating if the OLPC might work too (My first instinct is that it is too underpowered). Our students are used to the Mac platform and all the tools (GarageBand, iPhoto, iMovie, etc) that come along with it. I was planning on getting MacBooks, before the Asus eee came along. Maybe its time, for a two tier structure:

• Linux / Ubuntu / Asus eee: For everyday web browsing and basic document creation
• Macs: For more advanced media creation...

Maybe its time to order a Asus eee and find out.