Well it has been two months since my purchase and the start of my conversion from Windows XP. As noted in a previous entry I finally went cold turkey on a 6/9 business trip leaving my Thinkpad behind. Everything went well and I have not had to switch back since then. Although I do occasionally wake up my Thinkpad to utilize as a second development box my MacBook has officially taken over as my primary office and development box.

VMware is still running fast and smooth - a better Windows than Windows. One thing I did notice right away is that ActiveSync is much more stable under VMware. On my Thinkpad I would often have to reboot to restore ActiveSync connectivity - yes, I know about stopping it in task manager and restarting it but that would rarely fix the problem 5% of the time. During my own analysis of ActiveSync failures it appears that it really was not ActiveSync itself that was failing but rather the USB port. By constantly switching between different PDAs and cradles I think the USB port got a slight voltage spike and according to the USB spec when this occurs the driver can disable the port until the computer is rebooted. Because VMware is virtualizing the USB port this no longer appears to be an issue. I will continue tracking this one more closely.

Smart Folders and Spotlight simply rock. I am slowly getting to the point that I no longer care what folders are holding my documents because It is quicker to find them with Spotlight.

Using the keyboard between native Mac OS X and XP running under VMware fusion has definitely been keeping my brain working overtime - no need for Nintendo Brain Age here!

Overall I am really liking my MacBook, almost to the point that I am wondering if the keyboard itself is laced with some sort of chemical at the factory to produce this unexpected enjoyment. I actually now prefer typing on my modern chick-let style keyboard over my old Thinkpad.

I near future entries I plan to detail the Windows Software I left behind in favor of a Mac OS replacement.