Barts,

I think you're going to have fun. I bought my N800 solely so I could travel abroad with something really small that gave me good web access, an eBook reader, and Skype. I'd never used Linux (though I'm the go-to guy among friends and family for the kinds of problems typical personal computer users have). And I've had a ball for two years learning this and that on the forum and making the N800 do all kinds of things. You have the right attitude to really enjoy it.