I just learned how to change my language on my keyboard. Now when I click alt-shift it cycles through English, Spanish (Spain-international sort), and Russian.
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º1234567890'¡qwertyuiop`+çasdfghjklñ´zxcvbnm,.-!"·$%&/()=
ё1234567890-=йцукенгшщзхъ\фывапролджэячсмитьбю.!"№;%:?*()
Obviously that will take a little getting used to, but it will be really helpful, especially for Russian, once I know the alphabet and start needing to write assignments in class. It'll also cut down the length of time needed for Spanish essays. Good thing, too, since I've got another class on essay writing in the fall.
It makes writing all sorts of things a lot simpler. And it means if I go abroad to Denmark, I'll be able to add Danish to one of the languages and type things for my Danish language class. Awesome!
I love my laptop. It really is so helpful. I can carry it with me to class. I can take my notes on it and then I'm not tempted to doodle (and if I turn off the internet connection, I can't be distracted either) and then you can search your notes and...
ramble ramble ramble. Point is, I'm excited for the fall.