Comments on: Bye bye white iPod?

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:19:45 +0000

Having now seen various pictures (non-publicity ones) I think they are nicer than I first thought. Still not enough of a difference to make me want one though. Mine’ll do.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:17:50 +0000

I went to the Apple Store in Brent Cross a little while ago to see the new iMacs. It took a major act of will to walk out without one. They are really, really amazing. And the new keyboard is very cool.

I also played with Numbers, the new spreadsheet part of iWork. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant. For anyone who’s spent ages trying to make Excel spreadsheets look half-decent, or has been snookered by adding rows or columns that mess up other parts of your sheet, it’s a revelation.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:16:40 +0000

I've written about iWork/Office at Tech.co.uk, btw.

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:36:08 +0000

My desk isn’t as big as that – but the bit for the monitor is only a bit bigger than a keyboard.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mupwangle/268380998/

By: Squander Two

Squander Two — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:37:47 +0000

> The original CRT ones?

Yes, though the dome with a screen on a stick was pretty good too.

> They wouldn’t fit on my desk.

You should see my desk. Just finished building it a few weeks ago. Eight feet long. Cower, mortals!

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:42:59 +0000

>>I prefer the first ones.

The original CRT ones? They wouldn’t fit on my desk. I’ve even got used to the chin on the current one. You have to be careful upgrading memory on it as it tends to fall out when you undo the screws.

On that note – anyone looking for a 512Mb SODIMM PC2-5300 (The sort in current macbooks and imacs) as I have a surplus one. Only dropped once. (See above)

By: Squander Two

Squander Two — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:38:18 +0000

> I prefer the old one.

I prefer the first ones.

> Not being one of those netpicking tossers

I think I’d have to call my union rep if you were.

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:09:50 +0000

>>but that I can’t make head nor tails of.

They’ve made the screen all nice and shiny with a black border round it. When it if off it looks OK. When you switch it on it has a horrid black border around the screen.

I prefer the old one.

By: Tony Kiernan

Tony Kiernan — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:03:01 +0000

As a bit of an aside; I’ve just bought my first Windows machine. Not only that, but it’s a semi-tablet too. I feel kinda dirty.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:51:12 +0000

> And that is your only monitor? Answer honestly here.

No, it’s hooked into a 21-inch. But that’s because I use twin screens for working. When I’m arsing around on the internet I’m quite happy with the 15″ powerbook.

By: Tony Kiernan

Tony Kiernan — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:39:44 +0000

>>I thought that the redesign wasn’t up to much in general.
OK, I understand that bit. (I like it. And, I’ve never really given the foot any thought. Suppose it might be ugly, but it’s inobtrusive enough.)

>>They look better off than on now.
Not being one of those netpicking tossers, but that I can’t make head nor tails of. Howver, I’m intrigued as to what you could possible mean. (Although, I suspect it might be similar to a Sue Lawley play telescope.)

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:28:49 +0000

>.Yep, there’s one in the laptop.

And that is your only monitor? Answer honestly here. ;-)

>>Dual booting and virtualisation are pretty pointless when there’s a PC sitting there.

Yeah, but you are entirely responsible for Glasgow’s carbon footprint. (That PC+Xbox360)