Photo taken with my new MacBook

I purchased a new MacBook this week and I’m lovin’ it! I had an iBook before, but it had to be plugged in to work and it’s time had come. I spend so much time on the computer for work and personal reasons,  so it was really an essential tool and upgrade for me.

As an homage to the blog/book 1000awesomethings.com I declare the MacBook “Awesome!” Not only are all the programs awesome, as I expected. But the TrackPad is incredible. I love how I can just use my fingers for everything on it, and can even avoid pushing down to click on links (etc.) – I set it up so I just have to touch the TrackPad with one finger when I want to click on something – similar to a touch screen. It saves my wrists the extra effort.

I know some of you will have already figured the TrackPad out, but it’s new for me, because it’s really only when you have something new that you take some time to get familiar with it…which is what I’ve been up to the past few days since getting my new laptop. If you don’t know a thing about the TrackPad, you can watch a video tutorial of the TrackPad here.

On the weekend it was my nieces 7th birthday and at one point in the afternoon my brother-in-law’s brother was raving about his new iPhone and gave me a demo of all the apps, etc. I’m typically a late adopter for technology (I don’t have an iPhone) and tend to not want to get caught up in it all. But here I am too raving about technology! Before I got this laptop I tested out the new iPad and it was really cool too, but it didn’t have all the functionality I need with programs etc. so I didn’t get it. But regardless, I’m still happy with my new laptop!

See you next time!