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[toastykitten]

I need a new cell phone. My current one has a battery that goes down to nothing every time I try to call someone. This is annoying. Luckily, my contract is almost over, so I am going to cancel it next month and switch over to Mark's plan which is with AT&T. In the meantime, does anyone have any suggestions? My only requirements are: voicemail, text messaging, address book, decent phone service, and a battery that works. I do not want a smart phone or iPhone or any of that extra stuff that I'm never going to use anyway.

I also need a new laptop. My Dell, which Mark sweetly got my friends to chip in for a couple of Christmases ago after my Sony Vaio was stolen from my parents' house, is starting to get super-slow. I'm not even running Windows on it! Mark installed Ubuntu on it after I got fed up with XP for taking forever to start up. My requirements for a laptop: under $1,200 (I may make an exception for a MacBook or an IBM Thinkpad), should have decent graphics, lightweight and can use a Wacom tablet. I use my computer mostly for writing and the Internet, but I like using programs like GIMP and Illustrator, too. And durable. I don't want to have to keep buying something every 3 years. (Is this wishful thinking?) Anyway, any PC I'm going to get will be immediately installed with Ubuntu. I am so not ever using Windows again. I might stick with the Mac OS since I do like that it's very intuitive and easy-to-use.

By the way, Mark has a new job!

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[toastykitten.livejournal.com]

thanks for the suggestions. it's more than the battery for my cell phone. i already switched it out once for another battery and now every time i call someone the phone dies. it's really pissing me off.