Geek Love redux
Sep. 10th, 2006 06:42 pmShe's here. Finally.
After several days of OMGWTFiMAC!!??!! I finally went out and got her.
( Meet Priscilla, Queen of the Desktops )
Although many of you recommended the 24" model, once I got to the store, I realized that the 20" was more than enough. It's a perfect size, actually - lots of viewable space, fits perfectly on the desktop and when I sit in the rocker/recliner to watch movies/vids via Front Row, it's gorgeous!! Because my place is so tiny, the big chair is right next to the desk. All I need to do is angle Priscilla toward the chair, use my handy-dandy remote and voila, excellent video quality. The built-in speakers are quite dandy, too - a big surprise there. Of course, if I were building a home multi-media system, I might upgrade to a bigger sound, but these are *plenty*.
I also splurged a little for the wireless keyboard and mighty mouse, so I can sit on the rocker and surf the Web, too. Although, the mighty mouse is more meh than mighty. I prefer to use my existing Logitech trackball. It's wired, though, so I'm going to be on the lookout for a Bluetooth version.
I do think that for major writing, I'll still use my new ergonomic/wired keyboard, b/c the native iMac keyboard is a bit too small for long-term writing.
I'm a happy happy geek!
A funny note on SGA's McKay and Mrs. Miller:
( Behind the cut )
After several days of OMGWTFiMAC!!??!! I finally went out and got her.
( Meet Priscilla, Queen of the Desktops )
Although many of you recommended the 24" model, once I got to the store, I realized that the 20" was more than enough. It's a perfect size, actually - lots of viewable space, fits perfectly on the desktop and when I sit in the rocker/recliner to watch movies/vids via Front Row, it's gorgeous!! Because my place is so tiny, the big chair is right next to the desk. All I need to do is angle Priscilla toward the chair, use my handy-dandy remote and voila, excellent video quality. The built-in speakers are quite dandy, too - a big surprise there. Of course, if I were building a home multi-media system, I might upgrade to a bigger sound, but these are *plenty*.
I also splurged a little for the wireless keyboard and mighty mouse, so I can sit on the rocker and surf the Web, too. Although, the mighty mouse is more meh than mighty. I prefer to use my existing Logitech trackball. It's wired, though, so I'm going to be on the lookout for a Bluetooth version.
I do think that for major writing, I'll still use my new ergonomic/wired keyboard, b/c the native iMac keyboard is a bit too small for long-term writing.
I'm a happy happy geek!
A funny note on SGA's McKay and Mrs. Miller:
( Behind the cut )
