I’m so in Love….

My shiny new Macbook Air is the best machine I’ve ever had.

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6 – 7 hours of use on battery. 

It’s fast, light, and I’ll admit it… Cool.

I’ve been working on writing a book and this machine is awesome for those times when I want to kick it at a Starbuck or a bar in Palm Springs and just type away.

If you were thinking of dropping the hammer on a new machine. Take my advice go for a top of the line Macbook Air. 

Unless of course you’re a PC Person… then I think if I were you, I’d check out that slick new Samsung ultra book 

Yeah I standardized on Mac for my personal use a long time ago… But I’m NOT a fanboi.

I keep an eye on the PC machines and that Samsung is pretty dang hot… I was playing with one earlier today…

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Whichever you choose go for the full boat upgrades.

If you can afford it go solid-state on the drive. No moving parts means NO waiting for the hard drive to spin up or down before you’re good to go.

I went full boat on my Air and am glad I did. 8GB 512GB drive and the fastest processor they offer. 

What brings all this up is that I’m sitting in a Starbucks as I write this and while it will be posted to the blog tomorrow, I wanted to catch the enthusiasm for the new class of ultra book machines. (Yep I consider the Air in that category)

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Paraprosdokian Of the Week

A Friend sent me a list of these. I thought it would be fun to share them.

Paraprosdokians are phrases or sentences that lead us down the garden path to an unexpected ending.

Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.

I’ve done it, you’ve done it, I’ve done it in this blog

No… Not Sex… Although come to think of it,

Balls

I HAVE done that in the blog too. Strictly for scientific purposes mind you.

What I’m talking about is the fractured English that is becoming all too common everywhere we look these days.

I suppose I’m seeing more of it than usual lately.

I’ve also become aware just how vitally important proof-reading something is. I’m using a computer operating system that “Guesses” at what I meant to type and often changes the word whose spelling I butchered  to a completely different word.

Honestly, I’m not sure which is worse… an obvious mis-spelling or a completely incorrect word. The mis-spelling is embarrassing, with a completely incorrect word you look like an idiot.

Here’s an example from a well known job placement agency.

“I have a client who is actively looking to fill a software engineer full time perm position. I look forward to hearing back from you regarding this position. I have implicated the job requirements for this position and requirements.”

I’ll take the misspelling, at least in that case the person reading your prose knows that you knew the correct word to use… you just have all the spelling ability of a hyena in heat.