I got a response from Google Spreadsheet and have spent about 10 minutes poking around in it. First off, I’m impressed by what can be done in a browser these days (Firefox) in that I can hardly tell it’s not a desktop application.

I added Google AdSense to this blog and my most active site Bottle Cap-O-Rama and thought I would write a bit about the experience. First, my primary purpose of either site is not to make scads of money, and I certainly haven’t made enough worthy of mention. But I have been seeing a few clicks a day and thought I could offer some tips for someone just starting out and trying to get it set up.

The MacBook comes with Front Row, a media center option with remote. It allows you to access iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie content. Since the MacBook can be connected to a television, there is potential to use it as a “media center” PC. Streaming music is easy enough, but I was curious about videos, and this MacWorld article provides some useful information.

Now that I’ve had about a week to play with my MacBook, the bloom is off the rose so to speak and I’m able to be a bit more objective. I’m still overwhelmingly happy about the machine, but I’ve run into a few issues that demonstrate the laptop isn’t perfect.

Came home Friday to be greeted by a package containing some 100 or so bottle caps donated. It’s a childhood bottle cap collection with many older caps from the seventies. Many are in pretty good condition while others were definitely showing their age.