I’ve been spending this evening getting to know my new toy, an HP laptop with Windows 7.

It’s been a while since I got a new computer (well, a Windows computer that I intend to actually make useful, as opposed to an iMac!) and I forgot how much there is to set up.  Of course right out of the box I was able to browse the web and do basic tasks, but it’ll be a while before I’ve got my e-mail transferred over and all of my development tools installed.

Early returns are quite positive, however.  With a new quad-core processor and a very decent video system (for a laptop), it’s real shiny.

HP laptop