Laptop Decision: For now, I've decided to try to get ahold of a cheap used Powerbook to play with for a few months. That was the model I originally wanted, and if I get a used one, I can play with all the applications, put it through its paces, carry it around town, and just get a good feel as to whether or not I'm really going to like a Mac before I go and drop $1500 on a new one. A lot of Powerbook users are going to be upgrading to MacBooks, so there are quite a few old ones on eBay now; it just remains to be seen if there will be one in my price range (preferably no more than $500). So if anyone gets wind of a used 12" Powerbook, let me know, okay?
English Channel Update: Five relay team members down, one to go. Along with myself, it's Shady (my Californian friend who studied with me at University College - her aunt swam the Channel years ago), Linda (a Scottish woman looking to do a relay before she attempts a solo), and Tommy and Cathy (fellow UNC students and pool swimmers looking for a new challenge). And a woman named Kim just e-mailed me, possibly interested in being the sixth. I'm stoked that this is all coming together so easily - hopefully the event itself will go just as smoothly!
English Channel Update: Five relay team members down, one to go. Along with myself, it's Shady (my Californian friend who studied with me at University College - her aunt swam the Channel years ago), Linda (a Scottish woman looking to do a relay before she attempts a solo), and Tommy and Cathy (fellow UNC students and pool swimmers looking for a new challenge). And a woman named Kim just e-mailed me, possibly interested in being the sixth. I'm stoked that this is all coming together so easily - hopefully the event itself will go just as smoothly!
stormed at 16:01
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I appreciate your caution when it comes to investing in a new computing experience, but sometime you've just gotta belly up to the bar and drink up (and take it from me, I've done it more than once in my life). I had a 12" PowerBook (at least until two wards of the democratic party stole it one afternoon) - and it was a sweet machine, but the new MacBooks are really worth the upgrade. No, they're not feather lite like some of the Windoid ultra-lights, but that's because it has things in it like a DVD drive and an iSite camera and such. Weight really isn't that much of an issue. If you can swim for miles and lift weights, a few ounces here or there won't make that much difference. Believe me -- if I hadn't just finished building a house, and if I didn't have to buy a backup generator for it this weekend, I'd already have one (or at least be on the waiting list). This is seriously cool technology (if you haven't seen this review, look at (http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/macbookfirst/index.php).
Plus, you can use Jockstrap (ahem ... I mean Boot Camp) to fire it up in Windoze if you get nostalgic.
This -- plus all the included software and cool stuff -- how could you resist? :-)
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