the last 2 weeks i’ve been home – some people say on the bench, as in baseball; some people say on the beach, as in vacation.
rolled off of one project, but the next one hasn’t started yet. been researching and writing some papers for work, but not hustling like usual.
it’s Halloween and kids are outside playing, which is kind of a pleasant sound at 7 or 8. i may not feel the same way at midnight when the “kids” will be drunken 20 somethings. hopefully it will be fairly chill. but it was a really warm day (in the 70s!!!) – so people can more easily stay outside.
i’ve been looking for a computer. decided to split my work and personal stuff. i may regret that choice, sometimes that can be a hassle. you are in the middle of work and realize you want to download those mp3s that just got released.
one of the nice things about my company is that my laptop is treated like it is actually mine – i can install whatever i want as long as it is licensed legally and doesn’t conflict with my day job. and the laptop is mine -when our upgrade cycle comes around we have the option to keep the machine. this makes this decision a little more difficult.
one motivation is that i want to try out windows 7. it has been getting good reviews. so i’m looking for a small notebook preferably with a SSD drive. when I look around, an ideal candidate is the mac book air. but that doesn’t run win 7 (at least not without me spending a bunch of time and $s to make it so, and even then, i’m not sure). i’ve been lusting after one of those since they 1st came out. but the tightwad in me won’t go for it. they are $1708 on amazon.
guess i’ll whet my appetite by upgrading to ubuntu 9.1 on the old 17″ laptop. that monster is the reason i want a light weight laptop. it is ok for around the house. but i want something i can bring with me – to the coffee shop or away on weekends without needing another piece of luggage…
so if anyone knows of something analogous to the mb air running win 7 with an ssd drive and camera, please comment. apple fans, this is your invitation to ridicule.