AntiRSI

I have had lots of time with sore fingers, wrists and shoulders in the past few months due to my excessive use of a Macbook Pro. The laptop keyboard isn't so great when you are using it 8 hours a day. I get worn out by the end of the week and would like to take a break to save my body.

I came across the freeware applicaton AntiRSI which is a little program that reminds you to take breaks while you are at the computer. It is set up with a short - 15 second break -- every few minutes and then a longer break (3 minutes) every 50 minutes or so. Those might not be the exact numbers because I changed the settings and don't remember the defaults, but it seems like a good idea and it does seem to help. I don't know if there is any science behind the timing or duration of the breaks, but I like stopping every so often and I think it has helped. I've still got some soreness, but it's not as intense.

PayPal plugin for RapidWeaver in beta

Something that is a real challenge is selling stuff on your website without giving away a huge cut of your profits. At least, that's what I've seen with most of the solutions out there. There's a new plugin for RapidWeaver which might make this much easier. Payloom is a PayPal shopping cart creator which works with RapidWeaver. You can check out the beta version right now.

With PayPal's 30 cents per transaction plus 2.9% fees, and the Payloom plugin, you could have a functioning online store set up very quickly. I just need some stuff to sell.

MacWorld Expo

I went to MacWorld Expo for 13 years in a row and then decided to stop going a couple of years ago when it had gotten pretty small. Things are going better now for Apple, but I'll be staying home again this year. One time I flew to Oakland, took BART to San Francisco, spent the day at MacWorld and then flew back home, but that is pretty exhausting -- about 7-8 hours of travel plus all the walking around. If the keynote is online, I'll probably watch that and look for some discounts from the vendors. Maybe I'll be able to go back next year.

Speed of MacBook Pro

The MacBook Pro I have is way faster than my iMac. Both have Intel chips, although not the same ones, but I have a feeling that the 2GB of RAM in the MacBook Pro is making a big difference. My iMac has slowed to a crawl at times and it can be pretty frustrating to work with when that happens. Time for more memory!