don't know anything about linux but want to try the n800

i am retired on a fixed income and would like to find a way to save the $50 monthly bill for internet ..

i mainly use the net for podcasts (in additon to a little email, money stuff, newsreading etc)

i _hope_ that i can use the n800 to go to the library a couple times a week and download email, rss news, and especially podcasts

i.e mostly i will be downloading and then taking it home for reading

i would certainly add some memory cards etc

my question is this, does the n800 do a fast and efficient job of downloading podcasts and are they easy to access, organize and playback

i am assuming that gmail, rss news and so on _are_ easy to get done or people wouldn't be so happy with this device

any thoughts appreciated
p.s. i did do the required search on "podcasts" but couldn't find much that was helpful to my "non-linux" brain (i use a mac)