What happens when TWToday and MacTake get fused in a transporter accident:
You know what's weird? I got my exams results this morning and I'm way more interested in writing about all the new Mac gear that's just been announced.
Or maybe I just don't want to write at all, since I'm apparently rubbish at English, judging from my C in that particular subject. Not that I'm hugely concerned since I got all the other grades I expected (all As, I'm very arrogant) and, as long-term readers will know, I have nothing but contempt for that section of the syllabus. And I'll bump it up with an appeal, anyway.
What I would like to know is where exactly I screwed up. English has never been my best subject but I didn't think I did that badly in the exam. I was kind of in a rush to go and buy Pokemon Diamond afterwards but that couldn't possibly have been the reason...
Despite literally minutes of trying, neither Sam nor I can figure out what on Earth the "points" (or maybe "credits" or even "credit points") on our certificates mean. There are a lot of sixes, which is either good, bad or Satanic. No one's really sure.
Still, on to more interesting topics.
I don't think of myself as a Mac fanboy (I base this on the fact that I don't threaten to kill people who find security flaws in OS X) but I have to admit to reading reports of the recent Apple press conference with great excitement.
While I have no intention of buying one, the new iMacs look very impressive, with nothing below a 20-inch screen and a whole lot of complicated acronyms and numbers mentioned in the same sentence as them, including "ATI" and "DX10". Though I expect that we'll have an even newer version by the time I'm next looking to upgrade.
I might consider buying one of the new keyboards, however. They look very impressive and the current one is certainly nothing brilliant. It may look fit slightly better with the look of the current iMac but that transparent bit really can be a pain. For example, I got my iMac last Christmas, at which time I also got a large bar of chocolate. As is prone to happen when one is eating chocolate, some small crumbs came off and fell on the desk. Ordinarily, this would be know problem. But I'm looking through the "Magic Mac Keyboard Window" right now and I can still see pieces of that chocolate.
Depending on the price, it might be worth upgrading iLife, primarily for the new versions of iPhoto and iMovie. I guess I'll find out the price in a little while as the Apple UK store is currently down, indicating that we're getting all the new stuff at the same time as the US. I hope.
[Added later: it's back up now and you can see all the prices and such on the store. I'll have to check that out]
A few other notes. Skippy posted a big long rant about something-or-other down below. Or down under, since I can't stop mocking his nationality.
Spore is apparently going to be playable at the Game Convention in Leipzig. There's no particular reason for this to interest me except that I'm very interested by the game as a whole. One of these days, I'm going to go to one of these conventions. And then they'll pay, they'll all pay!!!! Muhahahaha!!!
Since I'm being all evil and such, now seems like a good time to abuse my power for personal gain by linking to the Axim X3 I'm selling on eBay. One of my readers must be looking for a used PDA with a spare battery and a folding keyboard? Come on, you know you want it. One of you must... neither of you? Seriously?
Or maybe I just don't want to write at all, since I'm apparently rubbish at English, judging from my C in that particular subject. Not that I'm hugely concerned since I got all the other grades I expected (all As, I'm very arrogant) and, as long-term readers will know, I have nothing but contempt for that section of the syllabus. And I'll bump it up with an appeal, anyway.
What I would like to know is where exactly I screwed up. English has never been my best subject but I didn't think I did that badly in the exam. I was kind of in a rush to go and buy Pokemon Diamond afterwards but that couldn't possibly have been the reason...
Despite literally minutes of trying, neither Sam nor I can figure out what on Earth the "points" (or maybe "credits" or even "credit points") on our certificates mean. There are a lot of sixes, which is either good, bad or Satanic. No one's really sure.
Still, on to more interesting topics.
I don't think of myself as a Mac fanboy (I base this on the fact that I don't threaten to kill people who find security flaws in OS X) but I have to admit to reading reports of the recent Apple press conference with great excitement.
While I have no intention of buying one, the new iMacs look very impressive, with nothing below a 20-inch screen and a whole lot of complicated acronyms and numbers mentioned in the same sentence as them, including "ATI" and "DX10". Though I expect that we'll have an even newer version by the time I'm next looking to upgrade.
I might consider buying one of the new keyboards, however. They look very impressive and the current one is certainly nothing brilliant. It may look fit slightly better with the look of the current iMac but that transparent bit really can be a pain. For example, I got my iMac last Christmas, at which time I also got a large bar of chocolate. As is prone to happen when one is eating chocolate, some small crumbs came off and fell on the desk. Ordinarily, this would be know problem. But I'm looking through the "Magic Mac Keyboard Window" right now and I can still see pieces of that chocolate.
Depending on the price, it might be worth upgrading iLife, primarily for the new versions of iPhoto and iMovie. I guess I'll find out the price in a little while as the Apple UK store is currently down, indicating that we're getting all the new stuff at the same time as the US. I hope.
[Added later: it's back up now and you can see all the prices and such on the store. I'll have to check that out]
A few other notes. Skippy posted a big long rant about something-or-other down below. Or down under, since I can't stop mocking his nationality.
Spore is apparently going to be playable at the Game Convention in Leipzig. There's no particular reason for this to interest me except that I'm very interested by the game as a whole. One of these days, I'm going to go to one of these conventions. And then they'll pay, they'll all pay!!!! Muhahahaha!!!
Since I'm being all evil and such, now seems like a good time to abuse my power for personal gain by linking to the Axim X3 I'm selling on eBay. One of my readers must be looking for a used PDA with a spare battery and a folding keyboard? Come on, you know you want it. One of you must... neither of you? Seriously?
posted by Alasdair Corbett at
10:51 PM
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