Coffee break- using the Mac outside
It is a stunning day here in Houston, about 73 degrees, brilliant blue sky, few clouds and a very light breeze. For that reason I am sitting outside a Starbucks, not my normal one rather one with a big outdoor patio area. I am happily working away on the MacBook Pro that I received back from Apple yesterday. So far I am happy that I haven’t had a single issue like the one that has sent the MBP in for repair twice. The MBP is working snappily and happily and I am getting caught up on the work that has been sadly lagging behind while the MBP was not working well enough for me to get after it. I brought the MBP to the Starbucks, something I don’t usually do since it’s so big (17 inches) so that I could bang away on it and make sure it’s working the way it should. What has surprised me is that even though it is so large since it’s so thin it is very comfortable to work outside on the little table. It’s nice having it back and I am right now as happy as a geek could be, outdoors and typing away on this awesome keyboard. Life is good. :)
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Yup, nothing quite like working on a large, clear, screen! I used to own a 17″ G4, now my primary machine is a 15″ Macbook Pro.
I love it! I have also been surprised by how well the battery lasts on these big machines!
Although, I do appreciate the portability of my Sony UX 180 for shorter trips.
Hope you’re recovering well.
Regards from a sunny South Africa,
Dion
http://www.dionforster.com
>>>It is a stunning day here in Houston, about 73 degrees, brilliant blue sky, few clouds and a very light breeze.
From someone who is sick of winter already and wants to strangle the groundhog that just forecasted six more weeks of it, I have just three words: I. Hate. You!
Same scenario (Starbucks, outdoors, etc), but here in Miami today (74 degrees, sunny and dry, very nice). The only thing I miss in the Macs is the ability to right click…
Fernando,
Yes, that is a frustration, although with the new Macbook and Macbook pro range you can do one handed right clicks (in the past you had to hold CTRL and Click to get right click). Now all that you do is place two fingers on the mouse pad and click and viola, right click!
They’re getting better – oh and of course the newer mighty mice have a right click button as well as a scroll wheel.
Regards,
Dion
http://www.dionforster.com