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I was just about to head out the door this afternoon when a courier pulled up at the driveway. He was here bearing a gift. One of my recent purchases from eBay, a brand new Wacom Bamboo tablet.
I have been meaning to get a tablet for ages having heard many photographers rave about them and the assistance they provide with detailed editing in Photoshop and other software. With a bulging PayPal account (and no bank account linked to it), I thought I would use some funds and invest in one. 
This thing is cool. The level of interaction is fantastic and it won’t take me too long to get really fluent with it.
An additional bonus occurred when I fired up my music software on a hunch. Yep, I can use the tablet to “write” music using the notation software I have on my MacBook. This is a real bonus as not having a number pad on the MacBook is a hassle when using the music software. But now it’s just as fast if not faster to do my arrangements.
Thank you Wacom, my RSI is ensured now.
Oh yeah, I better go as I was slighty late leaving BEFORE the tablet arrived.
August 21st, 2007 at 9:24 pm
I bought a Bamboo just last week and it’s already almost totally replaced my mouse. I’m distracting myself at every opportunity by doodling away in Illustrator.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:10 am
I’m still getting used to it but I can also see it becoming a mouse replacement. It was really freaky using in the music software as it was literally just like writing.