Stuff happens

[ewx]

My new computer arrived, slightly earlier than expected. It's very fast. It initially looked like they'd managed to leave out the DVD drive but no, empty and used slots look identical. Rather than put buttons on the front of the case you use the open/close button on the keyboard. I don't know how it chooses which drive to open if you have two.

Mouse and keyboard didn't come with batteries, which seems a little cheap for a fairly expensive product. (Though even if I'd not been able to find some I have suitable USB devices around anyway).

The primary purpose of the new computer is dealing with photographs; in comparison to my iBook it is effortlessly fast. All my photos are already transferred to it, meaning its disk is 30% full before it's even a day old. (I bought the smallest disk Apple would sell me, their prices for larger ones being outrageous.)

Conveniently it had its MAC addresses on the back so I was able to edit my dhcpd.conf in advance, allowing it to go online without human assistance. Once I'd remembered to plug the ethernet cable in.

I'm not sure what role is left for my iBook. It still has some use as a specifically mobile computer - my Torchwood posts are put together sat in front of the TV - but it's possible that in 6 months it'll seem surplus to requirements. We'll see.

On the same day my breadmaker arrived. A quick trip to the shop and I had the ingredients for the simplest and quickest recipe in the book (and it was pretty simple) and a couple of hours later the smell of fresh bread broke into the computer setup. I'm pleased with the first result. I now need a cooling rack so I don't have to steal from the grill, and a bread bin.