I picked up my new laptop on Sunday and now I've had a couple days to use it for work. First off, I have to say wow. WUXGA means I get 1920x1200 resolution on this widescreen 15.4" LCD screen. Everyone I show this to says the resolution is too high but I am absolutely loving it. Everything is so crystal-clear! I look at my old CRT and it's like my eyes are watery. I have tons of room for development in Flash, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, or anything. I've seen the new Mac LCD flatscreens (even the 30") and I have to say that this is more clear and sharp. In regards to the Flash IDE in particular, the widescreen is a godsend. I no longer feel at all cramped by the sidebars. Anywho, I just wanted to gush a little.

For TIG readers, this post is directly referring to my personal blog at toddfraser designs.

After spending a year with the old design (which was kind enough to get me a top 3 nomination at last year's FlashintheCan awards), I decided to change things around a little. I admit this design is nothing spectacular or original, but it is simple and focuses more on my blog. That happens to be exactly what I wanted.

For a Flash developer's site, there seems to be a significant lack of Flash around here. Actually, this site is pretty much lacking everything except the blog. New pages will be added as I learn the art of working with WordPress. I may decide to add some Flash elements to the site but it will remain primarly HTML/PHP for the sake of ease of updating.

In other news, I'll be picking up my new computer on Sunday. I am really excited about this since this will be my first full-time laptop computer (I used to have a G3 iBook that I used just for surfing around). Here are the highlights of my new Dell Inspirion 6000:

Pentium M 2.0Ghz
1GB DDR2 RAM
15.4" WUXGA LCD
128MB ATI Radeon Mobility X300
80GB Hard Drive
8x DVD+/-RW
802.11b/g Wireless
Bluetooth Support
9-cell (80WHR) Battery
and a free 64MB Memory Key

This computer will replace my aging 1.6Ghz Vaio at home and my blazing 3.2Ghz powerhouse at work. Plus, since I didn't go for the massive 17" laptop, I will find it mildly easier to use it on the long subway trip to work and back. I am most looking forward to being about to "work" on the couch and watch Seinfeld at the same time. Sweet.