My infrequent updates on the web

The iMac has landed

After trotting the globe with stops in Shanghai, Anchorage, Memphis, Mississauga and Vancouver, the iMac has found it’s way home. FedEx even called me to say it was on it’s way and delivered it just minutes before the noon cutoff.
Sadly, I cannot play with it until I finish teaching my class tonight, so alone it [...]

Apple Delivery

Update: My order details
Update #2: Track the iMac
After submitting my iMac order, I got confirmation almost immediately that it was being processed - as expected. This is 2006 after all, and online transactions are pretty common these days.
About 10 minutes later, I got a shipping confirmation that my order was being put together and [...]

Switch update

Since I posted about selecting a 20″ iMac for my next computer purchase after years of PC servitude, I have done a considerable amount of research into the complete iMac lineup. I discovered that for graphic intensive work (like editing videos, working with Photoshop, Illustrator… things I do frequently), the nVidia GeForce 7600 GT that [...]

I’m switching

I started as an Apple users years ago when I got my first Apple ][ clone (an APCO), and later to various Macs that belonged to roommates before switching to a PC for work. 10 years later, I’m switching back.

Finnegan the Swimmer

For those of you lucky enough to have met Finnegan, you’ll know that he’s a precocious little pup who is friendly but sometimes wary of new surroundings and people. He’s a great companion and I have always looked forward to the day that he would be a swimmer (as his breed is meant to [...]