Monthly Archive for November, 2007

Movies I want to see in 2008

Published on November 27, 2007 in Movies. Closed

I’m sure there are many more, but here is the list I have so far… Starting with the most desired…

The rest, in no particular order…

Back from the Coast

Published on November 25, 2007 in Personal. Closed

So, today, Heather, Ben, and I rolled back in from the coast. Sorry to have not posted while there, but I didn’t have net access except for a brief stint while sitting in a Port City Java at Carolina Beach. I did find I could pick up a for pay wireless access from darn close to 1/2 mile away. I was rather surprised, but I do think the wireless in this new MacBook beats the pants off of what I had before.

The trip was a blast, but I am sad to be back in town. I really needed to get away and even though we have been gone since Tuesday late afternoon, it simply wasn’t enough time away. I really want 2 weeks of straight time off at some point with NO access to e-mail. Unfortunately, my Blackjack did tempt me to read from my corporate account a bit. I convinced myself that I needed to be responsive, but I shouldn’t have as I need to get away from it all sometimes. When I buy the iPhone, I think I will need to prohibit all work e-mail from that device…Ben is such a toddler. It really kills me how into everything he is. He’s also MUCH pickier on what he eats now than even what he was a couple of months ago. Heather says it is all normal and I do believe her, but it doesn’t make it any less of a struggle.

I’ve been listening to three new things while away on top of my podcasts:

Tonight after getting home, I also went to see Beowulf in Digital 3D. I’ll try to post a write-up soon (tomorrow?)

Finally stepped up to a new Mac

Published on November 8, 2007 in Hardware. Closed Tags: .

I’ve looked at all the Macintosh models and I do still want/plan on buying a Mac Pro at some point, but I settled on the MacBook. The MacBook Pro seems to have dubious advantages right now for a non-gamer (or at least someone who plans on using a console to play). I grabbed the black MacBook and so far I love it. It works great and is extremely fast (well, coming from a PPC-only world). Within 2 days, I had gone from 1GB to 4GB RAM and that has made a huge difference.

Thoughts:

  • Black is better than white (at this moment in time :) )
  • Edge of casing is a tad sharp and I catch my wrist on it occasionally. Looks wonderful, but wish it had a smoother edge.
  • FAST. The slower integrated GPU hasn’t really hurt me at all.
  • The screen is nice, but definitely consumer grade. It doesn’t bother me at all, but you have to know what you’re getting.
  • Very well built. Feels solid.
  • Love the new keyboard, much better than the MacBook Pro (although, I do miss the illuminated keys).
  • 1GB RAM is way too little.