Tag archive for ‘apple’
The Great Switch – Part 1 – The MacBook Anniversary [Apple]
I just had my first anniversary.
Last November, I switched from PC to Mac.
Violent MSFT dissent. XP no more. So long, spyware. Etcetera.
Best. Day. Ever.
After a few months of consistent and dedicated whinging, I’d managed to persuade my tech lead that I needed a MacBook Pro to edit video on (and you can see the eventual [...]
Why can’t I trade-in my MacBook Pro?
As I write this, my sysadmin and his line manager at work have both made a pilgrimage to the Apple Store. So it’s been about three days, and I’m man enough to admit that I really, really want one of the new MacBook Pro’s.
Glossy screen or not.
My current machine is 11 months old now. It’s [...]
Blog Action Day – It’s like every day, just more organised
It’s Blog Action Day.
A groovy social media online post-gasm where thousands of bloggers sound off on a collective subject, which this year is poverty. A fitting topic for downturns and stuff, even though many of us aren’t feeling the pinch yet.
Ironically it’s also the day that most of us Mac fans are eyeing up the [...]
iPhone iNnoyances – pt. 1 – Where’s my video app at?
The iPod Touch 1G was a shortlived little beast.
I’m sure many folks bought one, like I did, to tide over until the inevitable release of the iPhone 3G. I think we had a rocky nine months together. Residual value dropped pretty quickly. The cost-per-use ratio was not particularly great. The back scratched up quicker than [...]