PowerBook + 17 inches = Awesome

OK, so I had made up my mind that the 15.2" 1.67 Ghz PBook was what I needed wanted.

I didn't factor in the shock value of walking into the Apple store and seeing the 17" PBook looking at me with those puppy dog eyes.

So, budgbet be damned, break out the plastic.

Elizabeth and I picked up the SuperSized PBook with a little more RAM than stock specs. We also got a 60G photo iPod. Bluetooth mouse. iPod doc, case and socks. Printer/Scanner/Copier with card reader and LED screen.

Man, I could have bought a whole lot more. The iSight was very cool as was the Mac Mini and a multitude of software.

So far the Apple hardware has lived up to the hype. The set up and installation has been extremely easy. So easy it became frustrating. When I'm used to installing all sorts of drivers from disk and rebooting every five minutes, the Apple is like a special ed teacher - doing every thing for me and then patting me on the head.

I can't wait until I really get started with iPhoto and iMovie HD. Those are the main reasons Liz and I bought the computer.

5.15

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Forza Motorsport

Elizabeth and I made several purchases this weekend. Forza Motorsport was mostly for me. I haven't had a chance to play it yet. However, Elizabeth knows that I have a not-so-secret fantasy of being either a Formula 1 driver or Moto GP rider, so convincing her that I needed this game although I already had a packed itinerary for the weekend was not too difficult.

Also of note, we bought all new bedding including a wicked soft comforter and a pillow top, the Griffin iTrip (which is awesome, although I wish I had the "CD quality music that is on my iPod) and some cheap shelving that we spend all day putting together only to decide we didn't like it and spent all night rearranging the room the way it was.