Love to call myself a "mobiotz". Not sure how I come up with that term. I guess it is from the word "mobile robot"? Well anyway, I love all things mobile technology, I am gadget freak, love taking pictures and love to eat. So this blog is about all those things ... things that I love :)
Last week, I finally pulled my trigger to sell my final Windows laptop. I posted my beloved Sony VAIO TZ for sale on eBay and able to recoup almost half of my buying price from two years ago. Not a bad deal considering the laptop is two years old and in technology calendar that feels like century :) On the bright side, I did made somebody happy as the person who bought my TZ is replacing his broken one and I am pretty sure he will be very happy with my unit.
So why all the sudden selling my TZ? It has been my companion for travel for these couple years and there hasn't been a good replacement for it. Until recently, with the arrival of 11 inches Apple MacBook Air. It is a perfect substitution for my Sony. It has the portability that I need, the long lasting battery that I love and the super fast SSD that I've been drooling for (too bad the hard disk size is only limited to 128GB). Moreover, I've been relying more and more in Mac OS to do all my tasks. Mac OS gives me the flexibility to run all my favorite Mac OS applications and yet still enjoying all my Windows applications as is. And the fact that I got a good deal from Amazon (I bought a pre-loved unit), pulling the trigger was much easier to me.
This my first weekend with my Mac Air and I am loving it more and more everyday. The only thing that bothering me so far is the touch pad. It is a bit erratic on its function. It might be a faulty unit but I will keep monitoring it for the next several days before doing anything drastic. Worst case scenario, I will get it repair at Apple store when it is needed.
So finally I am all Mac now. I have Mac Mini for my entertainment unit that hook up to my TV at home. I have my 2 years old MacBook Pro that has all the horse power I need for my day to day development task. Now I complete my collection with my super-travel-friendly Macbook Air that is going to accompany me wherever I go.
As I use this Mac Air more and more, I will share my tips and tricks on it. Now the hunting for accessories begins!!
This is not new but it is so cool!
Enjoy!
It's been a while since I use my Windows 7 laptop. I have been working on my Mac in the last couple months. This holiday, I decided to go light for my travel. I only bring my old Sony TZ and loads up with all the softwares that I need. Since I am not going to do any programming, I won't miss my Mac Book Pro.
However, been using Mac for so long, there are some habits that I can't let go with Mac. One of functions that I use a lot is organizing my application in "spaces". Spaces allows me to create virtual desktop and organize my open applications to these desktops. So if I want to tweet, I switch to desktop #2 and when I want to browse the Internet, I switch to desktop #3 and so on. This reduces the clutter of the open apps on the desktop a lot.
So a quick Google and I found this application called Dexpot - http://www.dexpot.de/index.php?id=home (there are lot other apps out there by the way). I gave it a try and so far it has worked really well. The best part is it is FREE :) So there is no harm to try it out.
If you have any experience to share with this app, don't hesitate to leave your comment. Thanks all.
Clever use of "tablet" semantic :)
