Finally going Pro Just ordered and paid my new MacBook Pro with Intel Core i7, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 128GB Solid State Drive and 15-inch Hi-Res Glossy Widescreen. After working with Windows for several years and Ubuntu last year I can’t wait for this new much promising user experience. I must say developing in Eclipse with command line Maven builds on Ubuntu has worked out for me very well over the last year on my current Dell Latitude E6500, but you must be an experienced user to keep it running well. Windows I am not even going to discuss… Anyways I figured, a new start with my new company Jajava should be celebrated with some new gear!

I went through some trouble paying for my newest toy though. Recently I opened a new ING bank account. The account turned up on my online banking site after only a couple of days. After a trial transfer to the account I transferred the amount for my new Mac Book to the new account. When I tried to transfer the amount to Bibit it wouldn’t let me leaving me with the following error: Transaction refused, account blocked (Transactie geweigerd, rekening geblokkeerd). After some research it turns out that the account is created, but it won’t be opened until you send a signed contract back. That meant I had to wait another week or so before receiving my Mac. Well not in this life! Luckily I found another way to come up with the amount.

So now the sleepless nights begin till my new baby arrives…