According to the RESTful style, you should make use of the four HTTP methods GET, POST, PUT and DELETE. However, in many cases only GET and POST is used, and POST is used when you really should use PUT or DELETE. I consider this as a quite minor issue.

However, using GET instead of POST (or PUT or DELETE) is much worse.

The current HTTP 1.1 specfication (RFC-2616) clearly states that a GET request must be safe, i.e. not have any significant side-effect on the server. So in order to change anything on the server, you must use POST (or PUT or DELETE). The older HTTP 1.0 specification (RFC-1945) from 1996 said the same.

I recently brought an Acer Veriton X270.

Ubuntu Linux 8.04 works well except for sound. Basic stereo sound output works, but sound input (microphone) and some advanced 3D and surround sound does not work. The front headphone jack does not work correctly either. (All this works in Windows, so it’s not a hardware problem.)

Apart from the poor sound support in Linux, I am quite happy with this computer. It’s small (though not super small like Mac Mini or Fujitsu ESPRIMO Q), quiet, has all features you need and works out of the box. And it has a compelling price.