Maccy Goodness
My lovely new MacBook arrived today. I’m still getting used to the keyboard — I keep putting my right hand one key too far over to the left, so if I make any more typos than is usual, that’s why. (Yeah, that’s it.)
Still trying to get used to the new OS and the funky layout, as well as the usual new-computer “What crap did they put on this thing that I’ll never, ever use?” adventures. Also can’t get online without a cord — my building has Mysterious WiFi, but it’s not very reliable (not surprising, because no one knows why we get it, or from where). I’ll have to go to Starbucks tomorrow over lunch and try connecting from there.
I did find the whole process of taking the user picture for my account to be endlessly entertaining, though. I mugged my way through several shots of varying badness, until I finally settled (for the moment, at least) on one of me rolling my eyes. Might as well look the way I usually do, after all. . . . I think I’m really going to enjoy the built-in camera, especially if I ever find someone with whom I can iChat.
By the way, why do all my computers — well, both of them — have remotes? I suppose it kind of makes sense on the PC, because it’s also set up as a video recorder, but I hardly think a 13-inch* notebook computer is going to be all that usable much beyond arm’s length. What am I overlooking here?
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*Um, where’s the calculator on this thing? never mind, found the mobile phone, and can use that . . . okay, so 13 inches is roughly 330 mm. Good to know.
