Portable blogging

We all know it's possible to blog on the move using mobile phones, smart phones, PDAs etc. but laptops are still generally better, due to better connectivity possibilities, bigger screens, keyboards, and the ability to bring up websites for referencing links etc.

But laptops are getting bigger all the time. Yes, we all want 17", 20" and bigger LCDs, but it kind of kills the notion of using it on the move in an easy manner. They are too big, run out of battery too quickly and get too hot balanced on your lap!

But then I saw an advert that had a Sony C1 generation laptop in the background, and decided to dig my C1XD out of a dusty box. And I'd forgotten how good it is.

OK, it's only a PII-400Mhz, with 128Mb or so, and a paltry 12Gb HDD, and it also runs Windows 98 (and not too easy to upgrade any option at a reasonable cost..) but it just feels nice. The screen still holds up well, running at 1024x480, for a widescreen type display, which is just on the right side of usable for writing and browsing.

This blog post is actually coming from the diminutive beastie, running on the extended battery pack (4hr 51min left!), using an old no brand wireless PCMCIA card.

The laptop feels fairly quick running Windows 98, and assuming that nothing too major is installed (can't see PhotoShop working), I think it'll be great as a dedicated blogging machine...

All I need now is too see if I can find an offline blogging app for times when an Internet connection isn't available...