Here at Zath, we’ve been covering the development of netbooks pretty much since they sprung onto the market in the surprisingly small shape of Asus’ Eee PC, and we’ve kept you up to date with the new releases, done a few reviews and even seen how people have confusing netbooks with notebooks. But what we haven’t done yet is given a good account of what it’s actually like to live with one — until now.

We’ve already covered being a “digital nomad” in using Windows with your media, so I thought, what better way to follow up on that and give the whole netbook lifestyle of living off “the cloud” a good workout than take it on holiday to France for 2½ weeks and see how it pans out. This article will document the advantages and disadvantages of having a netbook (including a more detailed insight into the one I’m actually using), how practical it is to use in France and of course a diary on the technology related thoughts I have on my travels.
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