Yes, we bought a PowerBook G4 15″ laptop while visiting Apple’s Indianapolis store this past weekend. I have had a bit of buyer’s remorse but what pushed me over the edge to decide to go ahead with the purchase was something Michele said as we were outside the store, debating what we should do. She basically said something to the effect that if we bought it, at least we would guarantee that we’d use it. That has so far turned out to be quite true. The new laptop is already in high demand! Along with the laptop, we bought an Airport Extreme Base Station (802.11b/g) and it is SO COOL to be able to move freely around the house and yet still have high speed Internet access.

A few other factors or reasons for buying this now:
- greater demand on Internet/computer access at home (Keegan wants to be online more, so does Michele)
- laptop provides needed flexibility for Michele while she’s coping with the children during the day (e.g. the iMac is located at the other end of the house from the living room)
- if I have to do work at home, which is quite often, the laptop enables me to be nearer to the rest of the family yet go upstairs to our bedroom and shut the door when absolutely necessary
- I plan to begin my PhD next fall and felt that this would be a good tool to have for that

I am really impressed with this machine’s capabilities. They are simply incredible. When I took it to work for the first time yesterday, it took me about 10 seconds, max, to get it set up to use our wireless network there, and about 10 minutes, max, to set it up to quickly and easily browse the Windows network in use at Taylor.