Upgrade of Dell Mini 9 to Ubuntu 13.04

I ordered Ubuntu 13.04 on a 16 G thumbdrive from osdisc.com. The install was straightforward and it boots up fine. But the wireless card is not working. Next: Connect directly to router with ethernet cable and try these options. Another night.

Dell Inspiron 910

Comments:

• Nothing irritates the wife like technology laying around doing nothing
• Today's mini [pun] project was firing up the Dell mini 9 (aka Dell Inspiron 910)
• Fears: Did I remember the logon name? Did I remember the password? What about the root password? I looked through notes ... no record of any of the above
• But I did remember the logon and password ... and I foolishly (one should never do this) made the root password something very  simple that I have used elsewhere. 
• All fired up. System updated. 
• Only problem is the battery is dead dead dead
• I checked the Dell site and they want $ 120 for a replacement
• But I found one on Amazon for $ 24
• I created a guest account (actually was there but it did not have a password set). So I set a new easily remembered (think street address) password for guest.
• Wife will be happy
• The Dell mini is the non-touch screen tablet. But it has a very nice keyboard.
• It would help to have the hands of a 10 year old!