Talking of Linux Format, this month’s issue has a big “Distro Heaven” feature. Its nice roundup of 14 of the most popular Linux Distributions, and the cover DVD has 10 of them on it.

Its a cracking issue, and it was good fun flicking through the DVD the other day trying out the different LiveCDs. Its well worth picking up, and if you’ve never tried Linux before, then the different live CDs you can boot from the DVD will let you try out some of the different types without changing your hard disc. Brilliant!

Currently I’m an Ubuntu/SuSE man. Although I’m keen to install Fedora to get back into one of the more popular distros again, and PCLinuxOS has been getting a lot of good press in Linux Format.

I’m a self-confessed gadget-lover, and every day at the moment I find my list of “stuff to buy when I have money” is growing.

Aside from the ever-present desire to get a nice TFT monitor to replace my aging (but going strong) 17″ CRT Samsung, I’ve got my resolute vow that this year I’m getting an iPod Touch.

The iPhone is something I’m just not interested in, but for me the iPod Touch is way more enticing. Since my Creative Zen died last year, I’ve been very impressed with my 4Gb Nano. However, being used to more space, I’m finding the 4Gb a bit constricting at times (especially now that I can use podcasts), so the 16Gb iPod Touch is very tempting. And with the builtin wifi for web surfing, I’m thinking it could be quite a natty gadget for wasting away a lunch hour in a coffee shop.

However, increasingly the Asus EeePC is on my radar. It got an excellent write-up in Linux Format, and people seem to be going crazy for them. Its a great idea to use the solid state drive, and it seems to be incredibly flexible for its size. The price point is proving a winner as well. And, of course, the fact it runs Linux really appeals to me.

All I need now is some cash burning a hole in my pocket