As mentioned, I’ve got an Asus EeePC 901 Go.
It’s very nice to have internet-everywhere via the internal UMTS G3.5 modem, and this is very easy to accomplish with (Debian) Linux.
I’ve written a small HowTo that describes the necessary steps.
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I’m currently in India and tried to get GPRS internet access using a mobile phone and a laptop. In fact, I’ve written this blog article in the middle of nowhere between Bikaner and Jaisalmer (Rajasthan). 
So, I bought an Indian prepaid SIM card (I’ve choosen Airtel). That was the easy part. With this SIM card I can make calls to Germany for a few rupies (around 10 Rupies=0.15€ per minute).
But getting the GPRS internet access working was a bit more complicated. Airtel SIM cards do not have GPRS activated out-of-the-box.
If you like my work, buy me a beer. (Suggested: 3€ for a beer, or more for more beer ;-) )As we all know, getting some monetary appreciation for your (open source) work is not easy.
Everybody likes to use open source software / projects /content, but most people are not willing to contribute to these project.
Let’s take a look at flattermann.net. My main open source projects at the moment are Hattrick Organizer (aYcon and I are the only developers for HO1), OpenTableTrick (it’s just me) and research for Hattrick.org (I did create the new rating prediction and the new training speed prediction formulas).
This blog has a donate button for some time, but until now, nobody has donated a single cent.
I’ve also tried to get some revenue by adding Google ads to the page, but (of course) nobody clicks on these ads. Google does not pay anything for just showing the ads, only for clicks on them.
To be honest, I do not click on ads on other sites either and I also have AdBlock plus installed.
Nevertheless, I spend a nice amount of time for these open source projects, so it’s a little bit disappointing… I don’t want to get rich with open source projects, but it would be nice if I could pay the server rent or my Hattrick.org supportership with donations.
Therefore, I’ve added a new way to support me:
At the end of every post, there is now a “Buy me a beer” button. If you like to easy my pain, then use it and buy me one. 
Alternatively, I do also accept donations for coffee or cigarettes, the programmer’s favourite “food”.
