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Craaaaaap! I had a nice long post written up, but it got deleted!!!

 I haven't been around much (not that I am around much usually, anyway), mainly because my DSL is down. I switched from AT+T DSL to Verizon DSL back in the beginning of August, but it hasn't been activated due to line problems on Verizons end. They need to replace a part on their lines in Brooklyn that keeps new customers from getting their DSL delivered to their homes. They don't know when it'll be fixed. We'll wait awhile, but if it isn't fixed soon, we'll probably switch to another DSL provider or to Cable internet. For now, I'm using Verizon dial-up. Ughhh, dial-up....

I plan on getting a new computer soon, however I think I'm going to ditch Microsoft and move to the biggest of the underdog OS's, Macintosh (I still remember when Apple computers were regularly called Macintosh, not just Mac...) Yep, I plan on getting a Mac Mini... check it out here: The Mac Mini! It's so sexy... Of course, I'm not looking for something that just looks good. It's also pretty powerful. That said, there are definitely more powerful Mac's and PC's out there. The Mini uses a G4 processor, however the newest Mac Desktops use a G5 processor. It's still powerful, though, especially when compared to my current PC. I plan on getting the version with an 80GB hard drive (8 times the memory I have on my PC!). I'm also going to upgrade it's RAM to 1GB... apparently that makes a huge difference. It costs a little more with the extra RAM, but it's worth it.

Hopefully I'll be getting it soon. I think I'm going to try it out at the Apple store in the city before I buy it though.

Classes are great... I enjoy them a lot. I have great professors this semester, thank god!

Anyway, I'd better stop tying up my telephone line. I'll post again once I get my DSL (and hopefully I'll be on my Mac Mini, too!)