Win An Acer Netbook While Spreading The Word About Kidney Cancer

It's easy!  Click here and Juby and Carrie will show you how it's done.  Help us expand our survivor community and raise awareness about kidney cancer by posting videos on YouTube and sharing your story.  Here are just a few examples of topics for your video: 
     ♦ Pay tribute to a loved one who lost his or         
        her battle with this disease 
     ♦ Honor someone who is in the fight 
     ♦ Share your story of survival 
     ♦ Tell us how you are helping to raise awareness 
     ♦ Share your experience on a clinical trial or 
        approved therapy
Instructions: Submit your video to YouTube and email us the link to your video.  Instructions for uploading a video can be found on the YouTube website.  You can even do it from your cell phone.  There is no limit on length of videos or number of videos submitted. 
Eligibility criteria: All videos must include the key words "Kidney Cancer Association" and our web address, www.KidneyCancer.org, somewhere in the message.  Videos must be submitted by Friday, March 20th.
Winner selection criteria: Video with greatest number of views wins. For those who submit multiple videos, number of views will be determined by the cumulative total of views from all videos.  Hint: increase number of views by sending a link to your video(s) to friends and family, posting video(s) on social networking sites, etc.
Prize: Acer Aspire One Netbook with built-in webcam and winning video featured in Kidney Cancer Association’s April e-newsletter.

I'm testing my new tiny computer

I just got an Asus eee 900 computer, partly because my son got one and it was so cute...and small! I'm always looking for smaller laptops especially for traveling. I debated with myself for a long time. Linux or XP. The XP version had less hard drive space but I plan to bring all my Cushing's and other files on jump drives anyway.

When I got a coupon for $100 off the already very reasonable price...I was sold! $450 for a 2 pound computer. And no Vista. A definite plus.

This thing could fit in my purse and I could take it everywhere. Maybe I will! My son says he takes his all over the place.

One of the programs pre-installed on this is Windows Live Writer. I'm composing this entry using this program to see how/if it works. I deleted a lot of the other stuff I know I'll never use.

Addition:

I was playing around with it and it also has a little camera should I ever want to take a picture of myself using the computer AND it has a webcam! You can use it to take videos or you can use it in comjunction with something like Skype so...I now have a Skype account. Maybe my son and I can do video chats. LOL

Who knows what else I will find today...

There are a ton of reviews at Amazon.com and I think I've read them all.

There is already a 901 which has a bit more stuff than I got, same HD size, though. That does have a larger battery but I'd already ordered one on eBay. Since my new eBay battery is $51 (and more powerful than the one that comes with the 901) and with the rebate my computer is $150 cheaper, I still come out ahead!

Also, they now have a 1000 which has an 80 GB hard drive BUT it weighs a bit over a pound more than mine. And that's approaching my last "light" computer. So, it's a trade-off again - weight VS hard drive size. I think when I'm taking this travelling I'll very much appreciate not having the extra pound.