Somehow I have become tech support

[rhyll]

Two questions:
* Can anyone recommend a half-decent laptop (brand/model) for under AU$1500? Dr. C has agreed to me helping her to purchase a laptop and set it up with Ubuntu (hurrah!) All it really needs to do is word processing, etc, play music, and must be able to burn CDs.
* Does anyone else use Doteasy for their website hosting? I am using their free, training-wheels-on service to lower 'barriers to participation' for the Think Tank. BUT! how do you create a page without it showing up on the sidebar? I would be surprised and delighted if anyone here has come upon the same issue. Seriously, this is driving me crazy. I have had actual dreams about it, which is in a way pleasant because it's displacing the thesis-related-night-terrors.

Comments

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't mind doing support too much, as long as people are willing to try at least a little to work things out themselves. Mind you, not working in IT means I'm not usually already sick of saying 'have you tried turning it off and then on again?'. It also means I'm not necessarily that good at support.

I suspect she wants a full-sized laptop rather than a netbook. Your gut-feelings are a good place to start!