Comments on: A Cornucopia of Performance http://blog.urbanmainframe.com/2008/12/a-cornucopia-of-performance/ an oasis for idle minds Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:57:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: DarkBluehttp://blog.urbanmainframe.com/2008/12/a-cornucopia-of-performance/#comment-138 DarkBlue Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:07:09 +0000 http://blog.urbanmainframe.com/?p=935#comment-138 Yes the lack of screen real estate is what would bother me too. I must admit that the attractions of having a Mac I can take anywhere are very appealing.I guess I could always supplement my desktop with a laptop for the best of both worlds. I'm not sure I could completely do away with my desktop though. Yes the lack of screen real estate is what would bother me too. I must admit that the attractions of having a Mac I can take anywhere are very appealing.

I guess I could always supplement my desktop with a laptop for the best of both worlds. I’m not sure I could completely do away with my desktop though.

]]> By: Kevin Spencerhttp://blog.urbanmainframe.com/2008/12/a-cornucopia-of-performance/#comment-137 Kevin Spencer Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:42:15 +0000 http://blog.urbanmainframe.com/?p=935#comment-137 Because I spend my time between my house and my girlfriend's house, having something portable is a godsend. Lack of screen real estate though is sometimes annoying. When money allows, I think I'll buy an external monitor for those times when I'm working in my office.But for the most part, I've adjusted extremely well to having a laptop as my primary system. Having everything in one place instead of spread out over 3 or 4 systems is extremely handy actually. Because I spend my time between my house and my girlfriend’s house, having something portable is a godsend. Lack of screen real estate though is sometimes annoying. When money allows, I think I’ll buy an external monitor for those times when I’m working in my office.

But for the most part, I’ve adjusted extremely well to having a laptop as my primary system. Having everything in one place instead of spread out over 3 or 4 systems is extremely handy actually.

]]> By: DarkBluehttp://blog.urbanmainframe.com/2008/12/a-cornucopia-of-performance/#comment-136 DarkBlue Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:48:31 +0000 http://blog.urbanmainframe.com/?p=935#comment-136 How do you manage with using a laptop as your primary computer? I ask only because I'm unsure what I'll buy next - a laptop or a desktop. How do you manage with using a laptop as your primary computer? I ask only because I’m unsure what I’ll buy next - a laptop or a desktop.

]]> By: Kevin Spencerhttp://blog.urbanmainframe.com/2008/12/a-cornucopia-of-performance/#comment-134 Kevin Spencer Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:31:03 +0000 http://blog.urbanmainframe.com/?p=935#comment-134 In November I retired my aging Windows desktop that I'd been using solely as my "stereo" i.e it only ran iTunes and a last.fm scrobbler. I also semi-retired my Ubuntu laptop as well. In their place I bought one of the late 2008 model 15" MacBook Pro's. Nice? Understatement of the year. (think Gollum voice) my precious.... In November I retired my aging Windows desktop that I’d been using solely as my “stereo” i.e it only ran iTunes and a last.fm scrobbler. I also semi-retired my Ubuntu laptop as well. In their place I bought one of the late 2008 model 15″ MacBook Pro’s. Nice? Understatement of the year. (think Gollum voice) my precious.…

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