MacBook Pro, not that you care

I'm an Apple Mac guy. I won't go into the all pros and cons, suffice to say if you just want a machine that runs a unix environment and you don't have the time to hack the latest linux downloads, then the mac is the platform to get. The mac gives you a headache free platform that is well worth the extra money. You can run microsoft word if you need to for work stuff and it comes with the best set of standard applications you could ask for. I currently run microsoft free using neosoft's version of Open Office. I program in 2 languages java and J. For java I use netbeans for a development ide. For J I just putz around in their command line environment and code a few J programs in a simple editor. javascript:void(0)

Yet Another Programming Blog

I feel left out. Everybody seems to have a programming blog to record bits and pieces of programs they are working on so why not me. This blog will have a different focus however, I am no longer gainfully employed as a software engineer or engineering manager. I jettisoned out of the industry about 6 years ago and (having graduated medical school) will be starting as a 1st year resident in internal medicine in the next few days. So the focus will be how do I continue to use my computer in my new career? How will my programming change now that I infrequently engage in the activity? The biggest thing for me is how do I integrate the use of an iPhone and my Macbook in my residency? Will my Macbook devolve into just a word processor and is my iPhone just a fancy way to make phone calls and send text messages? Or will these become useful tools that I may have some control over.