the Eclectic Soul

First Post from the iPhone

Trying a post from the iPhone to see how it works. Man I love this!

Peace,
E

Taking iMovie for its First Spin

Been back in the Mac world for a little while now so I thought I'd take iMovie for its maiden voyage...enjoy!

The Unveiling...

The long wait is finally over...I'm home. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time the FedEx guy brought the new addition to our technological family: My 13 inch white Macbook. Let me just say that it was a glorious moment.

Sure it's not a Macbook Pro, but this little guy does the job. It never ceases to amaze me how intuitive the Apple OS is. I had my files transfered and my iPod restored in 1/4 the time it took to switch out my last two pc's. Thanks to the iPod and its versatility to be used as an external hard drive, everything went flawlessly. At the church the Mac even found our network in one swift move and I was online and networked.

I'm sure questions will come as I get used to the Mac universe again, but so far so good. I can't believe how easy it was to hook up and get going!

Thanks Steve Jobs and Co.

Well, I thought I would share some of the joy from last nights unveiling...P.S....Yes, I realize that I am a nerd!

The Macworld Expo is Coming

In just a few hours now the 2008 Macworld Expo will open. For most people it comes and goes with little attention. But for us uber geeks, we have spent weeks reading, researching, listening and guessing at to what great new invention will be unveiled.

For me it's even more important as I am about to come home to the Apple universe. Being a Apple user in college and the first part of seminary, I miss the world that I used to inhabit. And, it just so happens that my current laptop pc by a unnamed manufacturer [it rhymes with hell] is currently eeking out its last breaths. I'm tired of replacing a pc every two - three years. I want something with more...more...stability.

Thus, I was told by certain friends to wait until after Thursday to see what Mr. Jobs and the good people at Apple are about to unleash upon us. For those of you who are interested Wired magazine is carrying some coverage. You can read about it here.

Peace and Macs for Everyone,

E

Making the Switch...

After the first of the year I plan on making the switch back to a Mac.  I used a mac up until my second year of seminary and then for some reason was lured to the dark side of the pc world.  We've already done it at the house with the purchase of a iMac last year.....LOVE IT...and now I plan to get a macbook for the office.

One of the questions I have has to do with bible study softeware.  On my PC I use Bibleworks and as I've researched mac software two have stood out: Quickverse and Accordance.  Which one is better?  Are there any other options?

I would love any advice from a mac user who uses bible software as well, before I plunk down the $$$.

Peace,

E

Oh, the Perils of Temptation...

Get thee behind me Satan!

AT&T just announced that its making it's way to the Great White North.  What does that mean?  The iPhone is coming.  Just when I thought it was safe to renew my contract.  Arrrrrgggghhh.  Pray for me that I will not succomb to tempation.

Pray For Me

I am a broke poor recovering gear-head who will probably not own one of these anytime soon for reasons too numerous to get into now [money, lack of particparting service provider, did I say money].  But this morning as I checked out this website I tried real hard not to covet.