When considering which technologies have affected my life in the most drastic ways a multitude of technological luxuries I currently enjoy come to mind. Starting with the obvious, my iPod Touch (1st Gen.) has been by my side for almost 7 years now, and my desktop computer has accompanied me on many a sleepless night. Then there's my GPS, which has become more of a crutch than anything else. The fact of the matter is, most of these technologies are more burdensome than helpful. The iPod is glitchy, the computer is slow, and the GPS gets me lost more often than before I had one. And my smartphone? Well, to be honest it's cool, but I could do without it. I've only had a smartphone for a few months, and the novelty wears off pretty quick. Sure I can access Facebook wherever I want, but it freezes up far too often and needs to be charged with infuriating frequency.

To be honest, I could do without a lot of these luxuries. However, there is one thing I recently acquired that has really changed my outlook on the potential of certain technologies; it's what I'm typing this blog on right now: my Macbook Pro. It's portable, light, twice as powerful as my desktop with twice as much memory. But most of all, it's quite simply the best combination of user-friendliness and capability that I've ever seen. I've never had a Mac, but I've used them before and have always concluded that the PC was far superior. But with the new OSX operating system, dual-boot capabilities, and integration with other apple products, this laptop makes being efficient fun. It's as useful as a desktop and as cool as an iPad, and about as expensive as the two combined. But hey, I couldn't resist shelling out a few extra bucks to partake in the Apple craze.