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.