Laptop

Today I will continue to share my adventures with the latest Linspire release - Linspire Five-0. The new OS debuted March 16 and I've been checking it out every day since the release so that I could share my experience with you. I was so excited about the Five-0 release that I forgot to add Linspire's Web address at www.linspire.com in my last column. First off, I tested Five-0 on three different machines - two desktops and one laptop. On all three I did a full install and I also ran the live portion of the CD on the laptop.

Dear Editor: The warning has gone out to the land - beware of strangers bearing almanacs! They might glean some information about us that they can use against us. What, bomb our 'tater crop? I would be more concerned about the volume of information available to them on the laptop computers they carry. What blithering idiot of a government official came up with this one? Joberta Wells Liberty

There is virtually nothing Angela Allen misses about working behind cubicle walls. As a virtual assistant for dozens of clients across the United States and internationally, she has discovered her ideal office environment: her home, deep in the woods of Dunnville. "Things are slower, calmer down there. There's no pressure from anybody but yourself," Allen said. "You live away from the cubicle and it's a good way to live. " As a single mother of three, Allen needs the flexible hours.