Me & My MacBook

To be perfectly honest, I love my Dell desktop. It's this big, honking massive computer, but it can do anything I throw its way. I also like the stability of always being able to complete my work in one place. It makes me more productive. And part of me still looks at laptops like toys; I can't do serious work on a laptop. I can play a mean game of Text Twist, but I just can't do real work on a laptop.

When I studied abroad in France two years ago, I was forced to buy a laptop to take with me. Luckily, the French university system didn't require I do that much work, so I was able to get things done. At the same time, I kept my laptop in exactly the same place everyday, so I could have that stability I love so.

I'm heading abroad again after graduation, so the laptop was again necessary. This time, however, my mom had commandeered my former Dell laptop to use for her more and more extensive travels. This gave me the opportunity to join the cool crowd and buy a MacBook. I also got the Adobe Creative Suite, since I wanted to expand my web design and Photoshop skills.

Never having used a MacBook before, it is a transition that takes getting used to. I keep trying to right click and nothing happens! It is no where close to becoming my primary computer, since my desktop is still around and still awesome. I think over spring break I'm just going to have to force myself to use nothing but my MacBook for a week, so I can get totally comfortable with it.

Come June 1, when I'm in Salzburg, Austria, it's going to be my only computer.