[geeks] Gizmodo has a classic email from Bill G. you might like...

[James Fogg]

> That is one of my biggest problems with PCs (and Macs) - they require
the
> user to learn arcane, intricate steps to perform seemingly simple
actions.
> Personally I'm amazed we don't see more Internet Appliances on the
market
> - a basic machine with a recent browser and support for local
> USB/Firewire/eSATA storage, Postscript and PCL printer support, and a
> 10/100/1000 Ethernet port would suffice for many, many sites. Base it
on a
> commodity platform, and browser plug-ins become trivial.

This is why my next geek purchase will be an iPod Touch. A simple tiny
web machine that can also support other network clients, like email and
SSH/Telnet. Pocket Internet and no cell phone plan is very attractive to
me.