Archive for the 'Computers' Category

The Second Precious
Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

Wonder of wonders, I ordered my second Mac yesterday, less than a month after I got my first one! When it rains it pours I think they say. After two years of wanting them quite badly I finally get not one but two of them! This one is being paid for by work, and then […]

iPod’s only weakness
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2003

I love my iPod as much as the other million plus people that own them, but one thing has been bugging me lately…

Operating the iPod without looking at it is nearly impossible. I listen to my iPod the most in my car, hooked up with a cord to the audio input on my car CD […]

TI 99 / 4A - My First Computer
Saturday, November 22nd, 2003

I ran across a picture of this system on a forum somewhere this morning, and recognized it as my first ever computer! I could never remember what it was that I used to play with when I was a kid, other than it was a Texas Instruments machine of some kind. So it was really […]

Paradise Found
Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

My “Precious” (the name for my new eMac) arrived on Monday, after days of waiting and hundreds of visits to fedex.com to see exactly where it was every step of the way. So that’s why I haven’t posted for a few days, been too busy exploring the new system and getting everything setup! Not that […]

Today is the Day!
Tuesday, November 11th, 2003

Today is the day I’ve been waiting for for over a year, at the least. The day I order my first Apple computer!

I’ve tried to get a loan to get one before, but my credit is bad at the moment, so today I tried with my wife’s info, and was approved, hooray! So I ordered […]

Predicament
Thursday, October 30th, 2003

So, the time to decide exactly what Powerbook to buy is getting closer. My boss’ house is refinanced, so I’m guessing we will actually order something in the next few weeks, end of November at the latest (I’m hoping!). He has been known to take a while to do things sometimes though, so hopefully this […]

G4 iBooks
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

WOW! Apple is really on a roll all of the sudden! I don’t think anyone saw this coming, I don’t even know if any of the rumor sites caught it…

Apple just announced all new G4 iBooks, now completely abandoning their older G3 processor.

You can now get an 800mhz G4 iBook with a 12” screen for […]

iTunes Music Store
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

Just about everyone on the internet has already covered the new iTunes Music Store for Windows topic, but I’ve been busy and haven’t been able to write about it, so I’m going to now even if it is a week and a half late.
To sum up all of my feelings in a word, I’ll […]

AppRocket
Wednesday, October 8th, 2003

AppRocket is basically a Windows copy of MacOSX’s LaunchBar. It is an application launcher, that you control with the keyboard.

You just hit Alt+Spacebar, which makes the AppRocket interface slide down from the top of the screen. Then you enter the abbreviation for the program, bookmark, song, or file you want to open, and press enter. […]

Apple iPod
Sunday, October 5th, 2003

8 days ago, while shopping for a few things at Target, I bought an iPod, hooray! I have of course wanted one since the day they were announced, but finally just went out and bought one last week. I took it to my work, ‘cause I thought that computer had a Firewire port, but it […]