I think this is the first time I’ve actually typed an entry from the comfort of my bed; I’m not doing so because it’s late (although it is), but because it’s bloody freezing here. The builders arrived here on Monday to begin some rather major work on the place, and as a result there’s currently [...]
I managed to get away from London last weekend to do a bit of long-overdue catching up with friends. I took my iBook with me so I could get a couple of hours work done on the train, in between enjoying the complimentary drinks and muffins in first class (not because I’m too stuck up [...]
Hanni’s treated herself to an iBook, and has posted some observations after a few weeks of using it. I can’t believe I’ve been using mine for so long without knowing the key combo for #. Terribly embarrassing. Right, I’m off to type lots of CSS IDs, HTML entities and PHP comments with new-found efficiency…
Sorry I’ve not posted anything for a while, but we’ve got a ton of work on at the moment, and any free time has been consumed by some rather heroic piss-ups. To make matters worse, the hard drive in my main box went into death throws the other night, and I’ve been busy making sure [...]
Well I’ve finally taken the plunge and updated my iBook to run Tiger. Don’t want to tempt fate, but it seems to have gone smoothly. It’s definitely more memory-hungry than Panther, but does feel slightly faster overall. Spotlight’s a welcome addition, although I think it needs a little more work. I feel fairly ambivalent about [...]
The good news: Apple a giving out free batteries to some iBook and PowerBook owners. The bad news: it’s because the old ones might catch fire.
Models affected are 12″ iBook G4 and 12″ & 15″ PowerBook G4s sold between October ‘04 and May ‘05. More details on identifying the dodgy batteries from Apple. Thankfully mine’s [...]
This is my idea of relaxed blogging — sitting in the garden on a Sunday afternoon, cool drink in hand, watching the cats chasing flies (OK, I could do without the flies, but they keep Patty and Selma amused — see exhibit A and B below).
The one down-side of the iBook’s white finish is that [...]
With all the work we’ve got on at the moment, I’ve not really had the time to post lately. Of course my new iBook’s consumed quite a bit of my free time as well: learning how best to do things in OS X, getting the necessary applications set up how I like them, and generally [...]
After touring the Far East and western Europe for an aeon, my 12″ iBook finally arrived this morning (possibly some sort of telepathy on Apple’s part, as I was going to cancel the order if it hadn’t turned up by Monday). Anyway, I’ll save my grumbles about Apple’s poor choice of shipping companies and crap [...]
I finally made it up to the Apple store on Regent Street on Saturday, dragging a few friends in tow. Unfortunately I hadn’t considered the mass of students and backpackers using the shop as a free internet cafe, and consequently couldn’t get anywhere near the iBooks. After spending a while trying (and failing) to justify [...]
As a result of my iDilemma, I’ve been scouring the web for good comparisons of the various Mac and PC options, and found these articles over at Anandtech very helpful in convincing me to go with a Mac: A Month with a Mac: A Die-Hard PC User’s Perspective and A Month with a Mac – [...]
I’m thinking about getting a new Mac, and I also need a laptop. The obvious answer would be to get an Apple laptop I suppose, but I’m distinctly underwhelmed by their offerings.
The iBook is over-priced and under-specced: the cheapest model is 700 notes and comes with a 12″ screen and a 30 gig hard drive. [...]
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