We here, Life Explained, have stepped into the future. We
needed a new computer, as our youngest son is getting ready to go back to
school, and our old computer was ancient, it is probably seven or eight years
old. In computer age that is too old to believe, too old to use, even too
old to donate. It was so clogged with files, music, strata, upon layer,
tier, years of our family life, piled onto an spinning disk.
In a way it would be fun to look back at the things we have filled
the storage with, a scrapbook of family times, and memories. But, it
takes forever to start, and loading a file is like a dental visit painful,
lengthy, and remarkably unsatisfying.
We bought the New Microsoft Surface Pro 3, it is a remarkable
machine, lightning quick, with 256 GB of storage, an Intel Core i5 Processor,
which means almost nothing to me, but man this thing is pretty cool, I will
post pictures soon. I will post pictures of everybody in the family
holding the new computer. But, I will wait until everybody has been awake
for a while.
People might be thinking, "you are an Apple user, Tim, why
Microsoft?" Great question, people. I am an Apple user, but
there was a time I thought an Apple product would never darken the sunny day of
my narrow minded life. I even had two Zunes, and really liked them, but
when they gave up the line and my son bought his first iPod it was clear Apple
had taken the lead in the "small, hand held, gaming, music listening,
picture taking and manipulation devices."
And from my first iPod, to my iPad, and on to my iPhone I have
been happy with each. They have been computational troopers beyond
compare, and I still have, use and love them all, well not so much the iPod, I
still have and love it, but it doesn't get that much use. I am trying to
convince my wife to use it as a camera, a facebook device, and to assist in her
shopping wars, it is a slow process.
When it was time to replace the computer, we needed something that
ran Microsoft Office, and something that was still at least a little cool, and
this baby is it. It is a robust, full fledged computer, that acts like a
robust, full fledged tablet. With a great deal of flexibility in both.
Also, it is a good looking little machine, sleek lines, and a brushed
aluminum shell, that looks great with the keyboard, sold separately, of course.
Another ingenious device, the detachable key board is powered by the
computer. One less thing to charge
The Microsoft Store is filled with intriguing apps, and it seems
that app shoppers are much fussy through Microsoft, than Apple, I downloaded
"Imagecut" it had an average of three stars, and it is the easiest
photo cutting app I have ever used. I see big things for my friends,
trips to Europe, and possibly Europa, keep your eyes open.
Having had this wonderful device less than 24 hours I can tell you
it is going to be a valuable member of the family for quite a while. If
you are thinking about getting a new PC, and want something that is fun, fast,
flexible, and just cool, think about the Surface Pro, I am happy, admittedly
not a power user, but an apprentice geek, and that should count for something.
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