After leaving Amazon and deciding that I was going to spend a lot of time on the road, I bought myself a new Apple PowerBook 12" G4 Notebook computer.
This is the first Mac I've purchased since I worked at Apple 9 years ago and I'm happy to say they've gotten oh-so-much nicer. The industrial design on this little puppy is totally amazing. I love the little details like the gently throbbing light on the front, the LED power-level indicator on the battery, and the smooth satiny finish that just begs you to stroke it.
And Mac OS X is probably the best piece of software I've ever used. The O.S. seems to be rock solid, and the applications that come bundled with the machine are perfect in what they do. The programs like iCal, Mail, iPhoto and iDVD won't win prizes for having every feature know to man, but they should win awards for doing a nicely defined set of functions very well. And again, they seem to be very bug-free.
I've taken this little puppy on 3 trips now and I just love having it on the road with me. The next step is to get a new cell phone that I can connect to via Bluetooth and use as a modem.
Posted by Bruce on January 31, 2004 10:13 PM