One More Reason I Love My Mac

I have posted before about my fantastic MacBook. My trusted machine is approaching its fifth birthday, and still does just about everything I ask it to. I rarely turn it off. When I am done working, I just close the lid and it quietly goes to sleep. Open the lid, and with no fanfare, I am ready to get back to work with virtually no delay. I have left my MacBook in sleep mode for several days, unplugged, running only on battery. Even after several days, very little battery is consumed.

This morning it occurred to me that I had not rebooted my machine in a long time. I wondered how long. A quick Google search told me how to find out. Open "Terminal" and type "uptime" at the prompt. Your computer will dutifully tell you how long it has been running since the last full startup. My MacBook has been running continuously for 85 days! That's right, almost 3 months. In my "PC Running Windows XP" days, I would have considered 85 hours something to be pleased with.

Imagine, a five year old computer running for 3 months without a hiccough! Thank you Apple.