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Andrew J McKiernan ([personal profile] andrewmck) wrote2008-04-12 10:50 am

Portable writing alternatives

Lately, I've been finding myself away from home and with the time to write. I don't have a laptop, so that sort of portability is out for me and I'm looking at other alternatives.

Probably the most obvious choice is GoogleDocs (http://docs.google.com), or a similar web-based word processor. My question is - is anyone else out there using GoogleDocs, or another web-based processor? And, how successful (or unsuccessful) has that been for you?

[identity profile] chrisbarnes.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
I can't help re web-based word processors, but if you're after a cheap very portable laptop, quite a few people are singing praises to the Asus Eee mini-notebook PC lately. $500. Keyboard's very small so mightn't suit if you're a touch typist, but is apparently OK for two-finger typing.

[identity profile] ashr501.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks, Chris. Not sure if the small size would suit me. I can't seem to get used to a standard laptop keyboard, let alone one of those little Asus ones!