My infrequent updates on the web

Newest: Time Capsule

As I wrote about back in January, the stand-out item in the first Macworld of 2008 was, for me, the Time Capsule: a storage appliance combined with a wireless 802.11n router, including with network ports for tethered connections and a USB port for printers, external storage or other devices. Sounds like a pretty cool little [...]

Macworld 2008 Impressions

Anticipation was moderate over this year’s Macworld, nothing like last year when the iPhone was all but a guarantee, but still high enough to garner attention from traditionally non-Apple news agencies.
The featured products included refreshed AppleTV and iPod Touch (added some functionality), iTunes with movie rentals and the star of the show: the MacBook Air, [...]

Gmail Behind the Scenes

A few weeks ago, I noticed that Google was having a contest: Create a 10-second video that illustrates the M-velope moving from the left to the right side of the screen. I had a few ideas that some colleagues were able to help me flesh out one afternoon after work.
I recently got word that [...]

Music for the masses

It’s not much of a secret that since receiving my iMac last fall, I have been extremely happy with my re-acquaintance with Apple.
I have started using Garageband a fair bit, building a small, one-man recording station at my desk, which I have dubbed “Finn Street Studio”. After a decade-long hiatus, I have rediscovered the [...]

What time is it

Art Lebedev Studios design some pretty cool things, but are most (in)famous for a keyboard with tiny screens for each key called the Optimus. 

Just recently, they released another product for pre-order which I think it incredibly cool: a clock that tells you the time.  Literally.  The design is just gorgeous, very simple and straight-forward.  [...]

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.