Yesterday, I received my new Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop, and it’s a big step up from my old Inspiron 1100. My favorite feature is the built-in wireless card. My old laptop had wireless via a PCMCIA card which was prone to getting bent. The new laptop also has a bit wider screen, which is nice for certain applications, like Photoshop. I was able to migrate all my important files from my old hard drive to my new computer, so it looks like we’re back in business.

Of course, I was up until the wee hours last night uninstalling the software I didn’t want (AOL, Google Desktop, etc.) and installing the software I do want (Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Access), getting my e-mail back up and running, configuring the wireless card to communicate with my router, copying files, and just exploring the new Windows Vista operating system. I’ll tell ya, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Macintosh should be deluged in flattery. Windows looks more and more like a Mac with each successive operating system.