School babble

[averygoodun42]

So, I got my mid-term grade back in business. 100%. I'm stoked. It brought my average up to 98% for the class (it had been a shockingly low 96%).

I also managed to actually sign up to CLEP out of College Composition. I'm debating whether to spend the $10 to buy the official exam study guide or not. Probably will. And I'll probably get the microeconomics study guide while I'm at it, as that will be the next one I'll try to CLEP. Anyway, that happens May 31st. Yay!

I'm also debating whether I'm going to sign up for Computers 101 as an online course for the the summer. Assuming it's offered, of course. Can't find any information on whether any summer courses will be offered yet. I'm assuming it will be an easy course, but the software requirements might require that I get a laptop or netbook (aw shucks, right?) for my trip. Should I do that, do any of you have any recommendations on what you like or what to avoid? 2Gb RAM and 600 Mb HD Sorry, got that mixed up. 600Mb RAM, 2Gb HD would be the base requirements. (Also, do netbooks generally have sound cards? And I'm assuming all computers have ethernet...)

(Note to self: Look up how to get student discounts...)

Anyway. That's about that. Still completely unmotivated to be diligent about my studies in Business (though having a test on Friday has prodded me to do a bit of studying in accounting), especially as we're now covering accounting. woo. hoo. Ach well, at least that means I only have to skim the text.

But yeah. If you have any recs about laptops/netbooks, either pro or con, please do share! Thanks!

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[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

So you like your Asus Eee? One of Geoff's coworkers swears by his... I really am looking more for portability at this point, seeing as my desktop will remain my primary computer (for both power and ease of use) for the time being. Given that a computer's lifespan is shorter than my projected school career, I just want something that I can take the software I need with me when I need it.

Though giving Page the computer on the plane to play Plants vs Zombies isn't a bad deal, either...

11 hours...? Which model is it?

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

I adore my Asus Eee. His name is Eric. He's an Asus Eee PC with an Intel Atom N450 processor and a "super hybrid engine" for long battery life and "express gate" for fast boot up. He's also about 4 years old, so anything you get nowadays will probably have a faster processor and more memory.