A couple of "adult use case" questions

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

1. My typical use of laptops is nearly always with the AC adapter
plugged in. I don't travel a lot, and when I do, I generally don't
operate the laptop in an aircraft. I've been told that this is harder on
batteries than allowing them to discharge and recharge.

With the XO, though, I'm planning to use it more like a laptop -- only
connect to AC when required. Is that easier on the battery, harder on
the battery, or about the same as what I've done with my older laptops?

2. My experience with wireless in hotels and Linux is that:

   a. You usually need Windows and IE to authenticate the first time.
This isn't a problem because my other laptops have been dual-booted, but
the XO isn't and won't be.

   b. I've had a number of instances where something in the way the
Linux wireless configuration (it's a DHCP thing) can actually crash the
hotel's wireless infrastructure and require a reboot of it! This has
happened to me (and possibly other hotel guests at the same time) at
least three times. I don't know enough about the details to know exactly
what the mechanism is, but again, since I wouldn't have Windows, I
wouldn't be able to follow the support tech's instructions if I crashed it.

Of course, this use case is 180 degrees away from the reason the machine
was designed. But still, if I do go on the road, say, to a G1G1
conference somewhere, are things like this going to be a problem?
Conversely, if there *are* going to be G1G1 conferences, might I suggest
that they be held on a university campus rather than in a hotel? :)