The story of the space grey MacBook

I decided long before the new MacBook pros were out I couldn’t wait any longer and just got the very best spec MacBook. Sure it isn’t a workhorse vs the MacBook Pro, but I really won’t be using it that much.  I have another dedicated machine I use for everyday work. I’ve had it for a couple of months now and I really have enjoyed it. I didn’t think I would like the keyboard, but it’s ok for browsing and doing light stuff… If I need to use the laptop to do work then I usually carry a bluetooth mouse and keyboard with me. I do mostly only coding work on it so the laptop actual fairs quite well for that.

I also like the portability of the computer as it’s super thin and light. I really don’t like the idea of all the dongles, but so far I haven’t had to use any. Though I would love to set it up with a monitor at some point to use it as a second machine for simple tasks at the office.

I Love Learning!

I love to learn new things and just started using SitePoint Premium a couple of months ago. They have a lot of great courses, and screencasts. What is really great they allow you access to all of their ebooks along with Online Books from A Book Apart and UX Mastery. Great collection of books, courses, and screencasts so you can learn a new skill or brush up on a coding language you quite haven’t mastered yet. I’ve personally taken a couple of courses there along with watching a few screen casts and the instructors were very knowledgable in what they were teaching.  I really enjoyed their newest course which is Getting Started with Backbone JS.  I wish I had more time in my day to watch and learn new things. I know I have already made a list of the many  courses and books that I want to read/watch.

 

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Versioning

I’ve been getting the Versioning newsletter for over a year now and it has really great content for Web/ Technology and sometimes a little Geekery too.  Today SitePoint has launched an online version of this great newsletter. I recommend for you to GO check out this great resource if you are looking for great programing, web development/design content.