And after months of trying to decide which new Mac I should get, I decided to replace my iBook G4, for another laptop.

I never got sold on the idea of having a Mini, and it was not going to be practical since I already own a Windows PC… And one of the (now few) reasons why I still have it is because I do a lot of Web Development on it (ie. .Net). This would have forced me to have 3 computers and then the nightmare of not knowing where I left X or Y file.

Apple made the move and released the MacBook, which replaced the iBook. With this, all the family of Apple Laptops complete the transition to Intel CPUs… I thought it just made more sense to replace my iBook for a more robust solution… I was thinking on getting the MacBook, but since I am becoming more serious on being a Mac user, I decided to get the MacBook Pro.

It has a lot of cool features that outsell the MacBook:

• Backlit Keyboard
• A Whopping 1440 by 900 Resolution
• 15-inch screen, and with the resolution, you have a great workspace area!
• The graphics card is superior, and it does not steal memory from the Main RAM (the GMA 950 does “share” it)
• Gotta luv the Metallic enclosure
• comes with 512Mb of RAM, but it is using only one slot… I will not throw away the RAM if I decide to upgrade to 1Gb.

It’s been a day… and I am liking it very much. =)

Thanks for all the happiness you brought to our lives.
We will miss you dearly.

Back in May of 2001, some months after I moved to the States, Mr. Garbow asked me with great excitement “What are we doing for Cinco de Mayo?????!!!”

In a very nonchalant way, I replied: “Nothing, why?”

I didn’t know how big this Mexican Holiday is… at least, here in the States…

Then I learned that most people thought that Cinco de Mayo was a huge day in Mexico… umm… no, not really. Granted, it is a holiday, and yes, it is an important piece of Mexico’s History, but by no means is anything like Independence Day (4th of July in the U.S. and September 16th in Mexico).

After this week’s events, I wonder if this 2006’s Cinco de Mayo will be very popular…

I have been at work all day, and all I know is that the Cafeteria downstairs had all sorts of Mexican platters: Carne Asada, Mole, Mexican Rice… I just hope that this Cinco de Mayo is as fun as it has been in the last five years, and that relations between Mexico and the U.S. are kept healthy.

Being an unfaithful Windows PC user, I find these new Apple ads quite funny. =)