Even though I hate the weight, I think I will keep it is really fast and the screen is so gorgeous (4k graphics) and I like the feel of the keyboard and both the touchscreen and the non-touch options.
I haven't uploaded any programs yet (like Word, Wordperfect or Adobe Acrobat or Photoshop) because I'm not positive I'm keeping it (I have 2 more weeks to decide.) In case I decide to return it, I don't want to waste a license activation, or go through the tedious process of deactivating and reactivating. Then again, unless $1k falls out of the sky pretty quick, I'll be doing that soon.
I really like Windows 10, and the Edge browser, although Firefox and Chrome are also essential, for different things.
On a TV note, I have been watching a lot of Food Network shows recently. Recently, the experience has been marred by so many Bernie Sanders' ads. His voice really grates on me. I'm not sure why. It's not his accent -- I'm used to Brooklyn accents (my parents, aunts and uncles and grandparents were all from Brooklyn)-- it's either his tone or I just really resent him taking credit for liberal positions that I (along with my parents, grandparents and every one of my relatives) have held for decades.
Back to the Food Network shows, I like Guy Fieri's new series about traveling through Europe with his son Hunter, who just graduated high school. In every country, Hunter has to learn to prep and cook the local cuisine, taught by owners and employees of the country's great restaurants and food shops. As we watch him milk goats, make espresso and gelato, catch a lobster and more, with Papa Guy doing little more than proudly watching on and eating, we actually learn quite a bit about making food. The show is on Friday nights, and so far, they've been to Greece and Italy. (There will be 7 countries in all.)
Also entertaining on the Food Network is the Kids Baking Championship. The finale is Monday, and all of the kids are adorable as well as incredibly accomplished in the kitchen.
I've also been watching some late night talk shows, which I rarely if ever do. I like Stephen Colbert, but that's not surprising. Everyone knew he'd be great. What is a little surprising to me is that I like the guy who comes on after him -- the Late Late Show's James Corden. He's pretty funny, and I really like his carpool karaoke and his cheerfulness.
Instead of having guests on by themselves, he puts them in a group where they all interact. The guests seem less formal than they do on the big three late night tv shows. Katie Holmes was on last night, and every two seconds she was pulling at her eyelash (something was obviously in her eye) or doing some other fidgety thing you would not expect her to do on TV. (I don't think I've ever watched her before, I kept thinking I was watching Sex and the City's Kristin Davis.) At one point she led the three men in a hand-holding dance where she did the highest leg raise I've ever seen. (On the Tonight show with Jimmy Fallon this week, she did a formidable Beyonce imitation. Guess she's really moved on from Tom Cruise.)
He's also a good sport. In a contest with Chelsea Handler the other night in which he lost every round, he had to eat or drink some of the most disgusting things -- fish eyes, pickled pigs feet, raw egg yolks, etc.
The thing I don't understand about him is why he is always shouting, as if the sound crew or equipment are so bad it's the only way we'd hear him. This is particularly obvious during his monologues, but he also does it when interviewing his guests. He doesn't seem to have a "conversation" tone -- I'm surprised his vocal cords haven't rebelled yet. His shouting doesn't detract from his entertainment quality, it just makes me feel exhausted for him.
Lastly, I just figured out that Xfinity's X1 service only lets you pause live TV and rewind if you are watching the main box. In other rooms, they give you a mini box with none of those features. The only way around it is to hit the record button for every show you watch, and then watch from the recording rather than live so you can pause and rewind and fast forward. This is so lame it's ridiculous (I also can't believe I just noticed this two nights ago when I've had X1 for 5 months.)
This is an open thread, all topics welcome.