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iPhone Impressions

Christopher — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:33:38 +0000

I caved and picked up an iPhone Friday evening. After playing with the phone a full day here are my first impressions.

The keyboard is not near as bad as I originally thought it would be, but it still takes some getting used to. I would love to be able to turn the phone to landscape view for a larger/wider virtual keyboard.
Setup was a breeze
People love playing with the touchscreen.
Despite recent updates EDGE is painfully slow.
Even with the larger capacity model there is still not a whole lot of room for music and videos.
Battery life/drain has been better than expected, and I’ve been watching videos and listening to lots of music.

Is Boot Camp Good or Bad?

Christopher — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:04:08 +0000

By now most everyone has read the news about Apple releasing an application called Boot Camp, which will be included in OS X 10.5, Leopard. For those who haven’t yet read about Boot Camp. The application lets you create a boot disc with all the proper Windows drivers so you can safely install Windows XP on your Intel Mac. This in essence can be a huge move for Apple’s hardware sales, but I have my concerns.

Let’s say John Q. Windozeuser decides he wants to buy a Mac because he like his iPod, and has decided that Apple computers are just all around nifty. (Which they are. Go buy three or four!) So Mr. Windozeuser gets Windows XP up and running, on his brand spankin’ new Mac and begins to mess around with his normal programs and games for performance evaluation. He is happy and content with his new purchase.

Eventually though it begins to happen. It may not happen the first day, or the first week, or even the first month, but eventually XP will start running sluggishly, because of spyware, viruses, etc. Even though Apple clearly explains that Windows running on a Mac is like Windows running on a PC, and it’ll be subject to the same attacks that plague the Windows world… Mr. Windozeuser starts to become annoyed. Why is my Mac running so slowly? Why does my Mac have a virus? I thought these fancy Macs didn’t have trouble with viruses. What is the deal?

This is the point where Apple with either be hugely successful or suffer. If Mr. Windozeuser and millions others like him can understand that his problem lies in the OS and not the actual computer, he will be more likely to experiment with OS X, become comfortable in the Mac world, and spend the majority of his time working in OS X. Therefore accomplishing what I believe Apple has set out to do in the first place. If he doesn’t understand his problem he very well might become dissappointed with his purchase and be turned off of Apple products in the future.

First Podcaster From Space

Christopher — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 14:18:02 +0000

Two days before landing, STS-114 Mission Specialist Steve Robinson transmitted the first podcast from space.

Listen to it now

Apple Introduces Mighty Mouse

Christopher — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:17:11 +0000

Apple has finally introduced a multi-button mouse specifically designed to work with OS X Tiger.

Dubbed Mighty Mouse, the new input device has an optical sensor, touch-sensitive pads instead of moving click parts on the top, a 360 degree Scroll Ball, and force-sensitive side buttons that can be programmed by the user.

The mouse has a price point of $49 and is available immediately from the online Apple Store.