powerbook g4

So I am typing this (or rather dictating this) using my NEW POWERBOOK G4, which I inherited from Jeff after he upgraded to a newer machine. He spent most of yesterday moving stuff over from my old laptop and making sure everything was working. For a brief and somewhat discouraging spell, I thought I was going to have to retrain ViaVoice from scratch, including reprogramming all my macros.

Happily, this isn't going to be necessary. In fact, ViaVoice seems to work much better on my newer machine; it's much quicker and more accurate. Perhaps I'll be able to start work on my novel sooner than I thought. :-)

Jeff has also upgraded many of my applications, including Corel Painter, which has a much nicer interface and lots of extra features. I'm pretty excited about experimenting with it, especially since the Wacom artpad is easier on my arms than a regular mouse. I'll be posting some of my experiments in my Blatherings as I try out various features. Right now my goal is becoming familiar enough with the new interface to be able to resume Waiting For Frodo, which only has another few weeks left in its lifetime!

Last night, Parki and I went to his sister's art show (Kate Parkinson, who posts as "cartoonkate" in Blatherchat sometimes). Excellent show, Kate is way talented. You can see some of her work at http://www.cartoonkate.com/.

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