Business has expanded enough for me to justify a wireless notebook (IBM T42) so I can be fully mobile.

On the move I use web based email (go daddy), blog writer (Typepad) and RSS reader (bloglines).

So what software do I use?  It only comes with Norton AntiVirus demo.

I added Adobe Reader 7 and Zone Alarm firewall (both free).

I decide to go open source for the rest:

• Open Office (text with  a save to PDF function, presentations and spreadsheet);
• Mozilla Firefox (browser), Thunderbird(email, see this MSNBC News Review) and Sunbird (calendar, it’s only release 0.2 so if it doesn’t work I’ll probably get a commercial PIM like Time & Chaos as Chandler is still in development);
• KeyNote (outliner as a test pending a decision on FreeMind for mindmapping).

Hardware? I need backup storage: I’ve got some small flash drives but will get some larger storage for back ups.

I indulged in a MS wireless notebook optical mouse.

I have to get some earphones for listening to DVD’s while travelling

Then I have to convert my home office network to wireless!

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