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Speaking of computers, I got the new 13″ Macbook Air about a week ago, and I’m really liking it. It’s very lightweight and comfy in my briefcase, the screen is large and sharp, battery life is excellent, and I really like it tht they’ve brought back the backlit keyboard. The new OS X Lion, on the other hand, isn’t as exciting as some people say, but it’s unobtrusive, and it works, which is all I really want from an OS. Absence of an optical drive isn’t that big a deal for me, since I’ve got other computers with ’em and I hardly use them any more. You can also get a plug-in optical drive if you want.

One tip: For some reason, the two-finger scroll motion has been reversed from older Macbooks. If that bugs you — it did me — you can go into System Preferences –> Trackpad and uncheck “natural” scroll motion.