Category: Technology
The Honeymoon’s Over
I remember when a new announcement from Apple would have me visibly excited and reaching for my wallet. I even waited around today for Pacific Time to catch up so I could see what all the hoopla was about. And the experience was like when you have to go see that distant cousin who’s a…
Get it off me! Get it off me!
I finally got my computer dual-booting into Windows, and everything I need for work installed on the Windows partition. That only took two days. It’s not Apple’s fault; BootCamp couldn’t be simpler or easier to use. And I guess it’s not Windows’ fault either, since once I had an official install, it worked without hassle.…
Intel Aside
As it turns out, I’m weak. The lure of a faster Mac and a laptop that runs Windows was too much for me to resist. I ended up getting a MacBook Pro. What finally sent me over the edge was realizing that I wasn’t just making some rationalization — it really is a legitimate business…
Anybody want a used PowerBook?
I was thinking I was showing considerable self-control. Apple’s been releasing all kinds of new iPods and new, slightly different alternate-universe Macs that were just like the ones I have but slightly better and shinier. Still, no desire to buy one. “I’ll wait until they come up with something that’s significantly better,” I thought. “No…
180 on the 360
Another inconsequential post on SFist, this time about the rumored video iPod with a bigger screen that, like me, is touch sensitive. And still I can’t work up much of a reaction other than “meh.” Either I’m getting more mature (plastic guitars notwithstanding) or I’ve just reached consumer electronics saturation what with all the handheld…
At What Price Progress?
Today (or I guess, yesterday) was the first day in a long while I’ve made real tangible progress with my work, instead of just doing research or clerical and maintenance work. So instead of downloading and installing and re-installing and reading documentation and uninstalling and re-re-installing, I actually wrote a good bit of code. About…
Writing Too Much About iWeb
There’s a new post on SFist wherein I talk about how iWeb isn’t as cool as HyperCard. And talk, and talk, and talk — I blame ecto. I liked it enough to pay for it, and now it means I don’t have to use web browser editors for my crucial blogging endeavors. Which means I’ve…
Face for Radio, Voice for Print
My copy of iLife ’06 was waiting for me when I got back from the southland, so I spent last night and most of today playing with it. Early impressions: GarageBand seems like it’d be cool if it’d work, but I get no sound and no preferences pane, so until that bug is fixed, I…
So Much For My Pulitzer
Yesterday’s post on SFist was about the MacWorld Expo. I only got to see it one day, because I’m in LA for business the rest of the week, but I think one day was plenty. I actually got up early enough yesterday to make the morning keynote address, but I’d assumed that my exhibits-only pass…
10,000 Pixels In Your Pocket
I wrote another article for SFist, this one about Apple’s announcement and the new video iPod. The comments section is pretty funny. As angry and bitter about computers that I am, I’ve got to laugh at being called an Apple-hater, as I’m sitting here using Safari on my Mac mini hooked up to the second…
I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Input Device
I’ve grown to realize that my Microsoft Intellimouse Optical is the Hilary Rodham-Clinton of input devices. I will admit that I’ve strayed. I’ve tried the newer, flashier versions. The sleek green one that came with my PC — oh, it looks nice, and at first grasp it seems a perfect fit for my hand. Form-fitting.…
Not so Mighty
In other news, my Apple Mighty Mouse came in the mail today, while I was comatose. I’m starting to think the love affair is over between me and Apple, because I just don’t like it. Apple’s strengths have always been industrial design and integration — stuff just works, and it all works together. This just…