I’ve been using a Mac regularly for the past 4 years, starting with 10.3 Panther running on my old Powerbook G4. And even 4 years later, I still find the little things that just make using the Mac a little better. The little things that some developer thought about and took the time to implement.

For instance, yesterday I received a new DVI-HDMI cable that I ordered from MonoPrice so I could hook up my MacBook Pro to the TV in the bedroom. I plugged it in to the computer, and in order to see Front Row on the TV, I had to adjust the external monitor settings. So I did and watched some videos and it worked perfectly.

Then, today I come into the office, set up my computer and plug in my external monitor. The computer recognized that it was my second monitor and not the TV and used the settings I normally use for that monitor. Not only that, but the windows I normally have on that second display popped up over there instead of the computer’s display.

So I think it’s pretty cool that the computer not only recognizes an external monitor, but which monitor and how I was last using that monitor.