Oddballing it

A quick note from an unusual place.

I'm out on the road right now, working out of a field office.  Brought my 13" Macbook with me, along with my T410s.  For the longest time I was using the Thinkpad with Manjaro, but ran into problems with the printer setup in the office.  (The driver package downloadable from the printer manufacturer isn't quite right...)  So, I've been using the Macbook instead.

My problem is, I've gotten addicted to a slightly larger screen.  I wouldn't really mind if I could get home, as I'd simply load up my Macbook Pro with Mountain Lion and go to town.  Alas, I've got another week before I'm going home.  Soooo...  My tired eyes are not liking me.  (And I'm dreading having to load MS Office for Mac on that system...)

Bigger news, though.  Or, maybe sellout news...  ;-)  For whatever warped reason, I got a truly wild hair, and I bought a new toy.  As prices have come down on the older models, I am now the proud owner of a (gasp!) Surface Pro...

Yes, I picked up a Surface Pro.  Not a 2, but the original.  Managed to grab a 128 GB model, and picked up a 64 GB MicroSD to supplement the storage.  My one mistake was being a true cheapskate, and getting the touch cover rather than the "type" model.  However, I paid far too much for this damn system, and I'll make do.  (It's not terrible, but it sure as hell takes getting used to.)

I have to honestly say, while Windows 8 is a true pain in the ass, I had far less trouble adapting than I thought I would.  I have't had it for long, but so far I'm getting along OK.  Added Chrome to it for browsing (probably not the best choice, but...), and made sure to get AV software up and running.  Used ninite.com for the first time with that, and it worked fine.  (Picked that up from the guys over at Tek Syndicate, and was glad for that.)

Anyway, I need to get back to work.  The Surface is in the office with me, and I think it will be doing some media streaming for me while I work.  We'll see how this goes, and if I really come to regret how much I just shelled out to experiment with Win8...  (ie, we'll see how big an idiot I truly turn out to be...)

I really should've gotten the other keyboard............