In a continuing effort to get my WIFI problems solved, I have resorted to using my Windows laptop from time to time. Until I can get a reliable network setup on the Ubuntu laptop, I need to keep up with e-mails that my classmates are sending to me. I am going to give the Orinoco 802.11b card one last chance before I have to go finding another one. I have had no success attempting to plug and play a Netgrear G 108 or a Belkin G 54. I will consider doing a system re-install just incase the problem happens to be within the system. Since the Orinoco Card was not installed with the original system installation, I believe somehow it may not be registering properly within the system. My difficulty using the system is having 24 hour dependence on the internet. I’m not too old, but I can remember the dial-up days when checking your e-mail twice a day was enough to keep you up to date. It seems that we need a constant stream of live information rather than choosing to participate in the internet when we feel like it. So for now the project has a “flat tire” until professor Verma and I can piece this puzzle together. In the meantime I will explore other non-internet related options in Ubuntu. My digital camera seems to work fine using a standard USB connection. I’ll play around with Gimp and post a few things.