Clove UK finally seems to have shipped my order. My eee is currently in the hands of DHL in Southampton, which still, I must admit, seems quite far away.

In preparation for arrival, I have downloaded two interesting Linux Distributions: Backtrack 3 (beta) and a customized version of xubuntu. It is my plan to install xubuntu to the SSD, and then to run BT3 whenever the urge takes me from a USB pendrive.

My other purchases include a 4GB USB Pendrive (for the BT3 Live USB Disk, but first for the SSD Installation of xubuntu), 2GB RAM (Because you can never have enough RAM when you plan to run a distro live. Incidentally, it might interest my imaginary readers to know that when purchasing RAM for your eee, you are looking for these specifications: SODIMM, DDR2, 667mhz.), 8GB SDHC and a USB Joystick Controller. The latter sticks out like a sore thumb and demands explanation, but I’d prefer to wait until I’ve tested it out.

My eee being British, oi mate, it won’t have the keyboard I’m used to. So I picked up some cheap Danish Keyboard Character Stickers on eBay in two different colours, and I am really dreading the application of these sticky bastards to my shiny white keyboard. However, it should definitely be worth it in the end. Below you’ll find images of the stickers applied to two random keyboards: