I’m still here

Sorry for the lack of updates lately.  I’m beginning to look at Ruby + Rails.  At some point I’ll write a comparison between Python/Django and RoR.

My current laptop’s battery fails within a minute of removing the plug, and the 120 GB hard drive is really constricting.  I figure I’ll stick with this computer for a while more because I want to wait until Core  i7 chips are in laptops.  Also, I’m considering moving to a Macbook because that way I could do iPhone development.  However, there are a few things I’m worried about:

• OS X cannot write to a NTFS formatted drive, which would make it impossible for me to use my external hard drive with my macbook without some third-party software.
• It is probably easier to pirate software for windows such as Photoshop and Flash.
• The screen resolution on the current Macbooks is too low.  I’ve been spoiled by my 1680 x 1050 15.4″ screen.  The Macbook pro 15.4″ is only 1440 x 900.  The 17″ is a nice 1920 x 1200, but the Macbook Pro is so expensive, it’s simply out of the equation.
• The Macbook’s video card is a crappy Geforce 9400m.  The Pros at least have a GeForce 9600m m, but again, waaaay to expensive.
• I need 4 GB of RAM, and Apple charges too much to upgrade from the default 2 GB.  I’d need to buy a couple SO-DIMMs from NewEgg.  Not a huge deal, actually.
• Finally Mac’s have a price premium that would be really hard for me to swallow.

Wow, I’m really stingy!  The current plan is to wait until Steve unveils the new macbooks (whenever that is), and make my decision then.