With the iPhone 4 officially released in Ireland last week I couldn't help myself and picked one up. I'm glad to say that I'm unable to recreate the "death grip" on my phone, before or after updating to iOS 4.0.1 but thats not to say that there is reception issues with the phone. Since changing to the iPhone I have noticed that the bars on my phone are a lot lower than that of my last phone (which was a HD2) I've only experienced one dropped call and that was on a train in the middle of the countryside which would have happened on any phone.
I have to say I'm really in love with the design of the phone, it's even nicer to look at in person than it is in pictures. The retina display is also a treat, best screen I've ever seen. Everything really comes out crisp and clear. Battery life is quite good too, heavy use gets you about a day. Charging is fairly quick. Looking at about 1-2 hours for a full charge.
Can't really say much about the apps since there are so many. My last phone was WinMo6 which sucked donkey balls for choice (and price) changing to a platform with so many options in the app department is great. I've spent a few hours every so often browsing the free sections of the iTunes store which has some useful stuff.
So for anyone who might have been on the fence about getting this phone, I can tell you that I haven't been disappointed and I suggest to pick it up.
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Saturday, 7 August 2010
Friday, 2 July 2010
iOS4 to get an update to fix reception issues?
So Apple have finally come forward to officially address the reception issues that iPhone 4 users have been complaining about and it turns out, at least according to them, that there is no issue.
Apples open letter describes that the problem is actually with the software and how it calculates how many bars to show depending on the reception in the area, they go on to explain that this was also present in older models of the iPhone because they all used the same formula. The software update will use a more precise calculation that they have obtained from AT&T.
You can read the entire letter here on Gizmodo but the gist of it really is that Apple won't admit that after extensive testing from many different reputable blogs and websites that there is a design flaw with its antenna and while this software update is going to more realistically display the reception of the phone, people who have been experiencing issues are going to continue to do so.
Apples open letter describes that the problem is actually with the software and how it calculates how many bars to show depending on the reception in the area, they go on to explain that this was also present in older models of the iPhone because they all used the same formula. The software update will use a more precise calculation that they have obtained from AT&T.
You can read the entire letter here on Gizmodo but the gist of it really is that Apple won't admit that after extensive testing from many different reputable blogs and websites that there is a design flaw with its antenna and while this software update is going to more realistically display the reception of the phone, people who have been experiencing issues are going to continue to do so.
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
iPhone 4 issues
So the iPhone 4 has sold 1.7 million in 3 days probably making it the fastest selling phone ever created but this time around Apple have been getting a lot of complaints, the majority being that the phone loses reception if held in a certain way. Personally I can't imagine how a flaw as huge as that got through Apples QA processes. It's not as if you have to hold the phone in a very awkward position to replicate it, most people are going to notice the problem.
Apparently the issue is because the silver band which covers all sides of the phone is actually the antenna when it comes in contact with skin it dampens the signal, this isn't a problem in most phones because the antenna are usually on the inside of the phone.
Steve Jobs has given mixed responses to some people who've emailed him, he has supposedly said that it isn't an issue and not to hold the phone that way, most recently he said that it isn't an issue and to "stay tuned". Another "fix" is to buy a bumper case which Apple sell which covers the sides of the phone in rubber.
People speculated that this means that Apple are going to release a software update which will resolve the issue but I wonder if this is even possible? I was considering picking up the iPhone because its specs are impressive and the phones design is beautiful but until this issue is fixed or even officially addressed by Apple, there's not a chance a lot more people are going to pick it up.
For potential buyers, best case scenario; It can be fixed via software update. Worst case? Next years model will fix it. People who already own it, I would return it and demand my money back.
Another problem I've heard about is the phone shatters very easily when dropped due to the new glass that in the design. Apple have gone on record saying that it's less likely to scratch but the materials used to accomplish this actually weaken the overall integrity of the glass as a whole which means it's less likely to survive a fall than older models.
So at the end of the day, buying the bumper case which Apple are extorting $30 for seems to be required if you want the phone to work and survive which is a pity because the new design is too nice to hide.
Apparently the issue is because the silver band which covers all sides of the phone is actually the antenna when it comes in contact with skin it dampens the signal, this isn't a problem in most phones because the antenna are usually on the inside of the phone.
Steve Jobs has given mixed responses to some people who've emailed him, he has supposedly said that it isn't an issue and not to hold the phone that way, most recently he said that it isn't an issue and to "stay tuned". Another "fix" is to buy a bumper case which Apple sell which covers the sides of the phone in rubber.
People speculated that this means that Apple are going to release a software update which will resolve the issue but I wonder if this is even possible? I was considering picking up the iPhone because its specs are impressive and the phones design is beautiful but until this issue is fixed or even officially addressed by Apple, there's not a chance a lot more people are going to pick it up.
For potential buyers, best case scenario; It can be fixed via software update. Worst case? Next years model will fix it. People who already own it, I would return it and demand my money back.
Another problem I've heard about is the phone shatters very easily when dropped due to the new glass that in the design. Apple have gone on record saying that it's less likely to scratch but the materials used to accomplish this actually weaken the overall integrity of the glass as a whole which means it's less likely to survive a fall than older models.
So at the end of the day, buying the bumper case which Apple are extorting $30 for seems to be required if you want the phone to work and survive which is a pity because the new design is too nice to hide.
Friday, 2 April 2010
Is the iPad worth it?
It seems like every tech site on the internet is covering the imminent launch of the iPad which for those of you in America is only a few hours away. I've been keeping an eye on the news in the last few days and I've read some of the reviews so I've decided to weigh in and give my opinion on the matter.
I'd be lying if I hadn't thought about ordering an iPad for myself, I've been quietly waiting for Microsofts Courier to be officially announced and released since it was leaked last year and as of right now the iPad is probably the closest thing to that, but I've been burned by Apple before which is why I've decided to wait. I got caught up in the hype of the iPhone when it originally launched back in 2008 and picked one up.
The phone was epic for it's multi-touch gestures and accelerometer but that was it really, no app store, poor iTunes connectivity and very buggy software. A year later they released the 3G and then the 3GS slowly adding new things. If they'd have released the 3G/S first, I probably wouldn't be writing this now. That is why I'm going to wait because I'm sure the same thing is going to happen with the iPad too.
Apple made a huge mistake not allowing flash support on this device. I think they got away with it on the iPhone (barely I might add) because it was a mobile phone but the iPad is supposed to be a Tablet PC. Apple have effectively blocked a good chunk of the internet thanks to this move, something which has downright stopped me from ordering one. I've seen some of the tech demos out there for HTML5 and it really is looking impressive but until it takes off and becomes widespread, the iPad is missing something too big to ignore. It's my opinion that the only reason Apple choose to block Flash is because of it's development capabilities. Why would you bother going through the process of getting your application approved by Apple when you could just post it online with Flash and let people use it that way?
I know a lot of people will tell you that Apple products are ridiculously overpriced and that you're paying for the brand name, not the actual product and they're right, $500 is a lot of money for what is, in reality a glorified iPhone/Touch XL. My main reason behind considering one is the application development, something I will definitely be playing around with in the near future and the possibilities open up even more with an iPhone XL, more space to do cool things.
In the end though I will be waiting until the iPad G or whatever the next iteration is going to be called comes out some time next year with the improvements and lower price tag before I think about getting it again, maybe by that time the Courier will be released.
So is the iPad worth it? No.
I'd be lying if I hadn't thought about ordering an iPad for myself, I've been quietly waiting for Microsofts Courier to be officially announced and released since it was leaked last year and as of right now the iPad is probably the closest thing to that, but I've been burned by Apple before which is why I've decided to wait. I got caught up in the hype of the iPhone when it originally launched back in 2008 and picked one up.
The phone was epic for it's multi-touch gestures and accelerometer but that was it really, no app store, poor iTunes connectivity and very buggy software. A year later they released the 3G and then the 3GS slowly adding new things. If they'd have released the 3G/S first, I probably wouldn't be writing this now. That is why I'm going to wait because I'm sure the same thing is going to happen with the iPad too.
Apple made a huge mistake not allowing flash support on this device. I think they got away with it on the iPhone (barely I might add) because it was a mobile phone but the iPad is supposed to be a Tablet PC. Apple have effectively blocked a good chunk of the internet thanks to this move, something which has downright stopped me from ordering one. I've seen some of the tech demos out there for HTML5 and it really is looking impressive but until it takes off and becomes widespread, the iPad is missing something too big to ignore. It's my opinion that the only reason Apple choose to block Flash is because of it's development capabilities. Why would you bother going through the process of getting your application approved by Apple when you could just post it online with Flash and let people use it that way?
I know a lot of people will tell you that Apple products are ridiculously overpriced and that you're paying for the brand name, not the actual product and they're right, $500 is a lot of money for what is, in reality a glorified iPhone/Touch XL. My main reason behind considering one is the application development, something I will definitely be playing around with in the near future and the possibilities open up even more with an iPhone XL, more space to do cool things.
In the end though I will be waiting until the iPad G or whatever the next iteration is going to be called comes out some time next year with the improvements and lower price tag before I think about getting it again, maybe by that time the Courier will be released.
So is the iPad worth it? No.
Friday, 29 January 2010
What I've been up to
As some of you might know, I'm currently stuck at home with tonsillitis. I've taken the time to overhaul a few things and make some plans to upgrade my home network.
As I mentioned in my last post I've finally figured out that damn problem with the mixed up " and @ keys which has made working on the Mac so much easier. I know it sounds like such a stupid thing but when you've spent 10 years with them that way, it's hard to break the habit!
I used to think Mac's were crap but I've come around to them now and I actually really like the OS but unfortunately there are some Windows only programs that I need to do my work. I was using Bootcamp for a while but it was such a nightmare having to reboot and switch between the both. I'm currently testing out VMware Fusion 3 which so far has been working wonders, I've used Virtual PC before so I knew the drill. The most important thing though is VMware supports 3D acceleration which I need for some of the applications I use for college work.
I installed Windows XP and got each of the programs working without any issues.
I'm currently planning out a home server for the house. I'd like to be able to stream content all over the house without having to leave my computer on, I'm currently leaning towards using Windows Home Server for the OS and using spare parts from old computers I've picked up over the years. From what I've read it will run well (as long as I don't plan on streaming HD content straight away) on the parts I've got. The major thing I need to invest in is storage space for backups and hosting my media.
Last but not least I've discovered two amazing things (one thanks to my cousin, the other thanks to Google) Groove Shark and Mozilla Prism.
Groove Shark is basically the YouTube equivalent for the internet radio industry. It runs much like Last.fm but instead of charging you to listen to the music, they let you listen for free but offer VIP services that gets rid of some annoying ads and offers you a bigger library. So far I haven't had any problems finding a song I like.
One thing I really hate is having to keep Firefox open for web applications so Prism is like a godsend to me. It lets you make a stand alone program out of web applications that can collapse to the taskbar. It means that if your browser crashes (as they do) the radio or game you are using isn't going to crash with it. I highly recommend checking it out.
So that's what I've been up to the last few days. Mass Effect 2 tomorrow and then STO next week. Those plus college is going to keep me very busy!
As I mentioned in my last post I've finally figured out that damn problem with the mixed up " and @ keys which has made working on the Mac so much easier. I know it sounds like such a stupid thing but when you've spent 10 years with them that way, it's hard to break the habit!
I used to think Mac's were crap but I've come around to them now and I actually really like the OS but unfortunately there are some Windows only programs that I need to do my work. I was using Bootcamp for a while but it was such a nightmare having to reboot and switch between the both. I'm currently testing out VMware Fusion 3 which so far has been working wonders, I've used Virtual PC before so I knew the drill. The most important thing though is VMware supports 3D acceleration which I need for some of the applications I use for college work.
I installed Windows XP and got each of the programs working without any issues.
I'm currently planning out a home server for the house. I'd like to be able to stream content all over the house without having to leave my computer on, I'm currently leaning towards using Windows Home Server for the OS and using spare parts from old computers I've picked up over the years. From what I've read it will run well (as long as I don't plan on streaming HD content straight away) on the parts I've got. The major thing I need to invest in is storage space for backups and hosting my media.
Last but not least I've discovered two amazing things (one thanks to my cousin, the other thanks to Google) Groove Shark and Mozilla Prism.
Groove Shark is basically the YouTube equivalent for the internet radio industry. It runs much like Last.fm but instead of charging you to listen to the music, they let you listen for free but offer VIP services that gets rid of some annoying ads and offers you a bigger library. So far I haven't had any problems finding a song I like.
One thing I really hate is having to keep Firefox open for web applications so Prism is like a godsend to me. It lets you make a stand alone program out of web applications that can collapse to the taskbar. It means that if your browser crashes (as they do) the radio or game you are using isn't going to crash with it. I highly recommend checking it out.
So that's what I've been up to the last few days. Mass Effect 2 tomorrow and then STO next week. Those plus college is going to keep me very busy!
Thursday, 28 January 2010
I love solving old problems!
Something that has always annoyed me about using the macbook is that the " and @ signs were always mixed up. Apparently Apple doesn't know what an Irish keyboard layout is. I spent hours looking for a solution to it, apparently one guy made some kind of hotfix for it but I couldn't get it working. I've also seen guides on setting up custom keystrokes to fix it but nothing really worked.
Today my friends I've finally found the solution. For some reason I decided to start looking around for a fix again today and funnily enough it was one of the first pages I checked.
I had to download an additional keyboard layout (from Microsoft) which switched them around properly.
I've also installed VMware so I can get back to work with my Java and HTML work.
Today my friends I've finally found the solution. For some reason I decided to start looking around for a fix again today and funnily enough it was one of the first pages I checked.
I had to download an additional keyboard layout (from Microsoft) which switched them around properly.
I've also installed VMware so I can get back to work with my Java and HTML work.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Apple iPad Impressions
So it's finally been announced. We've known about it for month's but now the iPad is official and I've to be honest. It's a bit of a disappointment. First the Nexus 1, then the HP Tablet and now the iPad.Software wise it met all my expectations. We knew it would run on some kind of hybrid iPhone OS and we weren't wrong. All those iPhone apps are still going to work without any issues, they're just going to look very small (apparently it will have a zoom function that will make the apps look bigger but will lose visual quality)
My biggest gripe is the physical design of it. That big black border around the screen makes it look horrible! I think 99% of the concepts different websites came up with had the screen extending to the absolute edge, similar to the iPhone and iPod touch. I guess the reason for that could be that they simply couldn't fit the hardware in to such a small place but that begs the question, why didn't they make the screen bigger then? It's supposed to be a 9.7" capacitive touch screen, an extra .3 inches could have made a huge difference aesthetically (to me at least)
I'm sure by the time the next iteration of it is released sometime next year they'll have redesigned it to be more streamlined as Apple do with all their products.
The most exciting thing that comes to mind now for the iPad is the development of iPad applications which I'm guessing will have an extremely, if not identical process to that of the iPhone via the App Store. Being a bit of a programmer myself this is where I think the iPad could potentially shine just like it's little brother.
I think I'll definitely be waiting till next year to pick up the revised version after all the initial bugs and problems have been kicked.
Saturday, 1 August 2009
Mac: Battery Life
One thing that was very important when it came to my choice in buying a laptop was battery life. My last laptop promised 4 hour battery life when in-fact it was closer to 1 hour. I knew that Apple had been spreading the word that the battery life in their Macbook Pro's had been upgraded to 7 hours (8 with the 17" model) but I was a bit skeptical due to my previous encounters with laptops.I'm happy to say that Apple weren't lying. I had looked this up before I ordered and a lot of people were saying they were getting closer to 5 hours, I've been using mine to surf the web, listen to music and watch videos and I'm getting the advertised 7 hours and I couldn't be happier.
If things go according to plan I'll be making a long train journey everyday to and from college so being able to use my Macbook on the train there, then during college hours and on the way home without worrying if my battery is going to last isn't going to be a problem.
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
The Macbook Pro Trackpad
So far I've really been enjoying my Macbook Pro. As with all laptops I've found that I'm a bit slower moving around since I'm not using a mouse. One thing that has made things a whole lot easier is the multi-touch trackpad.
For those who might not know what I'm talking about, the following video will explain.
I've found that the most useful ones is the two finger movement to scroll through pages and the three finger swipe to left and right to go back and forward.
Eventually I will end up using a usb mouse for more complicated things like Photoshop and 3dsMax but for now I'm very happy.
For those who might not know what I'm talking about, the following video will explain.
I've found that the most useful ones is the two finger movement to scroll through pages and the three finger swipe to left and right to go back and forward.
Eventually I will end up using a usb mouse for more complicated things like Photoshop and 3dsMax but for now I'm very happy.
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Mac: Gaming with Shaun White Snowboarding
As I mentioned in my first Mac Gaming article, I'd be testing out a few different games on my mac to see how well they work when ran on Windows 7 via bootcamp.First up is Shaun White Snowboarding. The reason I picked this is because the requirements were fairly high and the game was pretty cheap so here are the specs needed to play
- 2.2GHz Dual Core Processor
- 1GB ram
- Geforce series 7 or above
Pretty well, the game ran on high without any problems on 1440x900, the controls were a mess but that wasn't anyones fault except Ubisofts.
So there we have it. If you decide you want to pick up Shaun White Snowboarding for your mac or a similarly spec'd game then you will be fine to play it on high settings.
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Mac: Movie Editing and Rendering with iMovie
I've been planning on testing out a good few features on the mac that I will eventually be using on a regular basis starting from September onwards.
Mac OSX is shipped with a collection of programs called iLife which includes software to edit photos, create websites and make movies. I decided I'd check out iMovie first because I like to upload videos of different games to YouTube.
I didn't have any games that needed recording so I decided I'd just take some random footage of the view out of the various windows of my house with my Lumix TZ5 in HD mode.
This is what I came up with
I apologise for how cheesy the opening and ending are but I couldn't help myself :P
iMovie seems pretty good, I need to look up a few tutorials to get my head around adding effects and transitions but overall I think it has everything I need for my videos. I encoded the video at 1280x720 for HD viewing and it took less than 4 minutes to encode which is fantastic, my PC took about 30 minutes on the same length video with same settings using Sony Vegas.
Extremely happy!
Mac OSX is shipped with a collection of programs called iLife which includes software to edit photos, create websites and make movies. I decided I'd check out iMovie first because I like to upload videos of different games to YouTube.
I didn't have any games that needed recording so I decided I'd just take some random footage of the view out of the various windows of my house with my Lumix TZ5 in HD mode.
This is what I came up with
I apologise for how cheesy the opening and ending are but I couldn't help myself :P
iMovie seems pretty good, I need to look up a few tutorials to get my head around adding effects and transitions but overall I think it has everything I need for my videos. I encoded the video at 1280x720 for HD viewing and it took less than 4 minutes to encode which is fantastic, my PC took about 30 minutes on the same length video with same settings using Sony Vegas.
Extremely happy!
Mac: Gaming
So this morning I decided I'd take the time out and install Windows 7 via Bootcamp on my Macbook so I could try out a few games. I traveled up to Northern Ireland yesterday looking to pick up a few cheap things.
Stupidly I used a €50 note and got back the change in pounds so I decided I had to spend those pounds before I left and so my great plan came. I picked up a few games over the spectrum in regards to the specs needed to run them with the idea of testing them on my Macbook Pro.
Here's what I picked up from lowest to highest spec
On that subject the spec Macbook that I picked up is the following
Stupidly I used a €50 note and got back the change in pounds so I decided I had to spend those pounds before I left and so my great plan came. I picked up a few games over the spectrum in regards to the specs needed to run them with the idea of testing them on my Macbook Pro.
Here's what I picked up from lowest to highest spec
- Starcraft
- Thief: Deadly Shadows
- AudioSurf
- Universe at War
- Shaun White Snowboarding
On that subject the spec Macbook that I picked up is the following
- 2.8GHz Intel Core Duo
- 4GB Memory
- 500 GB Hard Drive
- Nvidia Geforce 9400m + 9600m GT 512mb memory
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
What's on my Dock
I've decided to show what I've got running on my dock at the moment for anyone who might be thinking about changing over to Macs in the near future. So far I've found these programs to be the most useful and they are as close as you're going to get to their PC equivalents
I can't take the credit for this idea since it's all over YouTube. Until I get some screen capture software sorted out a blog post will have to do.
Firefox: I think everyone knows what this is, at least I hope you do.. It works nearly identically to the PC version and is just as secure.
TweetDeck: People who speak to me through AoA or #STO know that I sure do like to use twitter, again this program is pretty much identical to the PC version so it's just as useful.
Colloquy: Thanks to the guys in AoA who put me on to this one. I used to use Chatzilla which is an IRC plugin for Firefox, I found it a bit harder to use with the layout of Leopard so I changed to Colloquy which so far has been great, nice use of styles and there's options to use scripts too, highly recommended.
iMail: Forgive me if that's not the correct name - I used to use google talk to keep track of new emails coming in but since there isn't a version for OSX I've been using this. I'm still importing my emails at the moment which is taking a long time (4000+ emails and counting)
iChat: As I said, Google Talk isn't compatible with OSX so iChat is the next best thing, I haven't had any problems with it.
iAntiVirus: A lot of people think that Mac's can't get virus' well they're wrong! iAntiVirus is free and very lightweight. Definitely worth picking up.
There are other things on my dock but they are applications that where there already and I haven't even touched yet, so check back soon for when I eventually get to them
I can't take the credit for this idea since it's all over YouTube. Until I get some screen capture software sorted out a blog post will have to do.
Firefox: I think everyone knows what this is, at least I hope you do.. It works nearly identically to the PC version and is just as secure.
TweetDeck: People who speak to me through AoA or #STO know that I sure do like to use twitter, again this program is pretty much identical to the PC version so it's just as useful.
Colloquy: Thanks to the guys in AoA who put me on to this one. I used to use Chatzilla which is an IRC plugin for Firefox, I found it a bit harder to use with the layout of Leopard so I changed to Colloquy which so far has been great, nice use of styles and there's options to use scripts too, highly recommended.
iMail: Forgive me if that's not the correct name - I used to use google talk to keep track of new emails coming in but since there isn't a version for OSX I've been using this. I'm still importing my emails at the moment which is taking a long time (4000+ emails and counting)
iChat: As I said, Google Talk isn't compatible with OSX so iChat is the next best thing, I haven't had any problems with it.
iAntiVirus: A lot of people think that Mac's can't get virus' well they're wrong! iAntiVirus is free and very lightweight. Definitely worth picking up.
There are other things on my dock but they are applications that where there already and I haven't even touched yet, so check back soon for when I eventually get to them
The Macbook Pro story so far
Now that I've managed to install a few things on the laptop and play around with it for a bit I can finally chill out and write a few things that I've noticed with it so far.
Overall I'm very happy with it, it's a sleak looking laptop that is equal, if not better than my PC desktop right now. There are a few problems I've noticed but it's nothing I won't get over.
The first problem stems from the fact that I've been using PC's for the past 10 or so years so I'm used to hitting "Ctrl+C" to copy, not "Cmd+C" which is located in a different place on the keyboard, I know it sounds very stupid but my fingers aren't impressed.
Another problem I did notice too which falls under the same category is that there is no pound (#) key which can be a bit troublesome for the likes of IRC, a quick Google search sorted that one out though. (It's "Alt+3")
And finally, the one thing that is really annoying me, the @ and " signs aren't in the right places, I've looked all over the Internet and managed to find a blog full of Irish and British people complaining about it, someone made a their own keyboard layout for it but I couldn't get it to work :(
It's definitely safe to say that the majority of my problems are coming from the fact that I've barely ever used a Mac before so it's going to take me a while till I'm comfortable to do some complex things. Takes me back to not knowing how to get to the games on Win 95...
Check back soon for some more adventures into Mac OSX
Overall I'm very happy with it, it's a sleak looking laptop that is equal, if not better than my PC desktop right now. There are a few problems I've noticed but it's nothing I won't get over.
The first problem stems from the fact that I've been using PC's for the past 10 or so years so I'm used to hitting "Ctrl+C" to copy, not "Cmd+C" which is located in a different place on the keyboard, I know it sounds very stupid but my fingers aren't impressed.
Another problem I did notice too which falls under the same category is that there is no pound (#) key which can be a bit troublesome for the likes of IRC, a quick Google search sorted that one out though. (It's "Alt+3")
And finally, the one thing that is really annoying me, the @ and " signs aren't in the right places, I've looked all over the Internet and managed to find a blog full of Irish and British people complaining about it, someone made a their own keyboard layout for it but I couldn't get it to work :(
It's definitely safe to say that the majority of my problems are coming from the fact that I've barely ever used a Mac before so it's going to take me a while till I'm comfortable to do some complex things. Takes me back to not knowing how to get to the games on Win 95...
Check back soon for some more adventures into Mac OSX
Monday, 13 July 2009
Yum...Apples
I remember back in the mid to late 90's it was pretty embarrassing to have a Mac, they were the artsy computer that couldn't do anything or more specifically it couldn't play any games. I remember a friend who's dad promised him a PC if he did well in school, he studied up and got those good grades, only to have a Mac waiting for him. He wasn't very happy.Today is a completely different story, Apple as a whole is a very popular company and is slowly gaining a foothold in the PC market again. Simply put it's popular to use Apple products, I've been watching from a far and contemplated getting one every so often but ended up putting it down because they could play games or they were very limited with 3rd party applications.
Bootcamp seems to have cleared a lot of the fuss up now since Mac's are based on Intel technology, Windows can be installed and run in a dual boot setup, which settles the application side of things and the 2009 models of the Macbook Pro come with dedicated Geforce 9600m GT graphics cards for gaming.
Since I'll be going back to college to study Games Design in September a new laptop would be useful for work, since Mac's are supposed to be good with media editing...and stuff.... so I decided to buy one...
Apple were doing a deal where if you bought a computer you could get an iPod Touch practically free so I got one of those too
So to commemorate me buying a Macbook Pro and an iPod Touch I've decided to add a new section to the blog for all things Apple, once I get back onto my PC I'll update with the new banner.
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