The sense that I was trying to find a problem that the palmtop would solve has been rather pervasive this week. The big need I have is recording stuff I see that I'll want to comment on later, honestly, and while an endless supply of writing space would help, it would probably be easier to just get a few blank notebooks ...

Wireless hotspots are no problem to find; the whole campus is one, and most of the bigger malls are too. In another year it might be a challenge to find a spot in the country that hasn't got free wireless.