Spending Quality Time with My Left Side of My Brain

I have been spending a lot of time with the left side of my brain. I've gone Mac. As in Apple Mac. When I'm not sewing, I'm on my Mac...learning neat things about the OS and playing around with the included applications. Spending my quality time with my left and right brain.


So, here's my baby. My Mac Mini. It's tiny. The system is only 6.5"x6.5"x2". It's fast and simple for what I need to accomplish. I'm using it mostly for graphics work (photos, artwork, web, etc). I'm thankful my old Wacom drawing tablet works with my Mac. I am also running a beta version of Libronix for Mac (Bible software) for DH to use. So far, I've been using it 100%, but I will have to share it with DH once he gets up to speed on how to use this system.


I will still have to keep my Windows system for my various embroidery software and a few web applications.

So, I have it done it. I have made a move over to Mac. I tried it and I really love it!

I'm Just a Gadget Type of Gal...

I love my gadgets. I am always carrying around some type of gadget with me. It could be my green iPod Nano (3rd gen), my Blackberry, or my PDA (Dell Axim).

When I am sewing, I usually will dock my iPod in my speaker system and listen to my tunes. I mostly listen to Amy Grant. Other days, it's John Tesh, Sheryl Crow or the Beatles.

I also have a portable DVD player. I love watching movies while I am sewing. Okay, how can I be watching and sewing at the same time? I really don't. I just listen and will stop to watch if something catches my attention.

I also carry tunes on my Blackberry. I'm still trying to figure out how to import a movie onto this gadget. I know, the screen is too small to watch anything. I sure could have used it when I was at the hospital last week for 5 hours.

Oh, DH bought me a new camera as a very, very early B-Day (coming up soon) present. For those of you who know me...I did the research for him. lol! I ended up with the Nikon D40. I love this camera. It's a joy to use. I have been using this camera since the middle of June and you can see my samples from my previous posts from mid-June to now. I'm still learning how to use this camera and the features. I also purchased a wireless remote, so I can take great pictures for my PR reviews. No need to run from my tripod anymore to get a good picture. And now you know why I smile so much in those pictures.

This new camera replaces my old Nikon 5700 that I've had for almost 6 years (and rolled over 9999 pictures). You want to hear something funny? The 5700 was the 2nd digital camera that I've rolled over 9999 pictures. So, yes...I've taken over 20k pictures! And you can be sure that it won't take me long to roll over the new D40!

So, I've shared with you my world of gadgets. Now, it's time to share yours. What are your favorite gadgets?