Nov 09
I thought this was a joke at first, but apparently OpenOffice are going to make an 18 button mouse. WTF?!
OpenOffice Mouse
What does this say about of the complexity of your software if you think it necessary that your users may require an 18 button mouse?
Jun 10
Apple have posted a nice guided tour of the new iPhone 3G S. It takes you through some of the new features of the version 3 software for the iPhone and will come in very useful as a tutorial for any new iPhone users when they get hold of one over the next few weeks.
Sep 05
Looks like my old trusty first generation 5GB iPod is going to have to be replaced.
The new iPod Touch. Just what I was after, an iPhone without the phone.
Jan 09
The new Apple iPhone looks absolutely tremendous and apparently Wall Street believes so too. At the close of Steve Jobs keynote, Apple stock was up over 8%.
Jan 08
Apple, Hardware, Mac OS X, Software No Comments
Well, with under 24 hours to go until Steve Jobs walks out onto the stage at the Moscone Center to deliver his Macworld 2007 keynote speech, I thought I should post what I believe we will see tomorrow.
With Apple laptops and iPods literaly flying off the shelves I think it will be safe to say that we'll hear all about it and I wouldn't be surprised if Jobs doesn't take the opportunity to have a little fun at the Zune's expense.
I believe that this is a definite addition to the keynote, but will see just a feature bump to the existing applications rather that anything earth shattering. Ideally I'd like Apple to open up the iLife applications so that they could seamlessly interact with on-line services such as Flickr, YouTube, Google Maps and Odeo but I wouldn't be surprised if there was further integration with .mac, which would be a shame as I'm no longer a member.
I think this will see feature updates for both Pages and Keynote and will also see the release of a simple spreadsheet application along the lines of what is available in AppleWorks. I'm definitely not expecting an Excel killer.
Progress report on how things are coming and a release date announced for late Springtime. Hopefully we'll see some of the super secret features that Jobs eluded to back at WWDC 2006 now that Windows Vista has been released. Expect Jobs to have another dig at Microsoft here.
I think that both the MacBook Pro and Mac Mini will receive slight upgrades—the Mac Mini moving to Core 2 Duo across the line hopefully—but the rest of the hardware line will remain unchanged.
The iTV will be released and we will all learn it's real name. Hopefully it's got something more up it's sleeve than this, but I have my doubts. I really can't see any advantage to the iTV over buying a Mac Mini and sticking it under my TV. Obviously it's cheaper, but with the Mini I get a proper computer and therefore have the ability to play and record DVDs as well as allow my kids to play their favourite games and surf the Internet. I'm hoping to be proved wrong on this one.
The iPod Phone. I think this will be a slider mobile phone that looks like an iPod nano but about twice as thick. When closed it will appear—and act—as if it is an iPod nano with about 4GB of storage, but when the slider is opened it will change into phone mode and the keypad will be revealed. I also expect it to pack a 2 megapixel camera with a flash.That's it. Check back later to see whether I'm gloating over my prediction performance or hiding my face in shame.UPDATE: It appears that Intel have just launched their first Core 2 Quad branded processors so don't be too surprised if the MacPro line get bumped up to these chips.
Aug 26
It turns out that the battery in my 12" PowerBook G4 is one of the ones Apple wishes to recall. I've filled in the form and Apple are sending me a new one out in the mail but it's going to take 4-6 weeks to arrive. I'm going to be travelling down to London twice in that timeframe so hope that BA don't decide to follow Quantas' lead and consider banning Apple batteries from the cabin.I know Apple recommend that you remove the offending battery immedisately and run the PowerBook on mains power only, but that isn't really an option for me right now so I will be dicing with death and continuing to use my battery until the replacement arrives. Wish me luck!
Twitter
Facebook
Flickr
RSS