March 2, 2010
Posted from the new lappy…!
Hello there! I am typing on my brand new Lap-Top Com Pew Tor. It’s got a number pad, which I am less excited about, and all kinds of bloatware, which I am also less excited about. But it’s running along pretty well. The screen looks fantastic, though it is reflective, and this keyboard is feeling good. It has a button that turns off the touch pad, too, so that it doesn’t fuck me up while I’m typing, which is excellent if I really get into my typing, or hook up a mouse. Most important, though, Windows 7 is pretty awesome. At least thus far.
I already love some of the little things about Windows 7. The start menu is kind of the best of both worlds, being a combination of the Launcher on Mac OSX, which is kind of cool, but not for me, and the normal task bar. This works like the normal bar, but you can stick common programs to it, Launcher-style, and I am liking that so far. You can also mouse over to see the little image of the windows and pick the one you want, which is pretty cool.
I’m also really in love with the stupid little details. I love the automagically changing wallpaper. That is just such a neat little thing, and it makes me happy. It’s certainly, at the very least, going to make me search for good computer wallpaper more often. That, combined with the fact that I believe, if this was on my desktop, that I could set individual wallpapers for both my monitors on my main box, is something I can really get behind. Apparently it doesn’t take much to please me.
Anyway, I’m still in that new gadget glow. I’m enjoying it. We’ll see how I feel as I work with it over the next week or two. But yeah, I’m pretty happy with my purchase at the moment. It’s neat. Yay for lappies!