Or maybe it’s an iBlog, which co-incidentaly is the name of the new theme I’m using, and a very nice theme it is too.
So – we were in the Apple store yesterday at Meadowhall. I needed to get my iPhone looked at – the screen was coming loose on the left hand side and I’d decided that the phone needed to last me at least another 12 months. I’m skipping the 3Gs completely and waiting for the next hardware refresh.
For an extra megapixel and a built in compass I’m not overly bothered – especially at the price O2 are wanting to charge, breaking the contract AND paying for the handset indeed! My contract isn’t up until around the 11th Jan, I think Sue’s is going to be sometime around the end of Jan. By then we’ll only be 6-7 months away from the next iPhone and I think we’ll just both wait for that. Seems to make sense to me.
So, since we were at the Apple store, I’d decided that Sue might as well have a personal shopping appointment so she could have a proper look at a mac. She spent nearly 2 hours with one of the guys there and she ended up getting a 15″ base level macbook pro. If the macbook had been available in aluminium and 15″ she’d have probably gotten that. I reckoned that 13″ was probably a little too small given how much time she spends looking at the screen. I’ve spent most of yesterday evening and most of today setting it up for her (which is handy because she’s been at work all day today) and I think it’s pretty much ready for her to use when she gets home.
It took me around 3-4 days to move across from my laptop to my macbook, obviously I’ve learnt something since then but whilst we were at the store yesterday it amazed me just how little I did know. With the last month being so hectic, not being in at the weekend and spending a lot of time working on other projects I’ve been using the mbp but not actually learning anything about it. It was quite interesting to pick up a few more hints and tips yesterday, I need to watch some more videos and do some more reading. Reading – that reminds me, Sue can read those mac magazines I bought last month including that iLife book – that was pretty good from what I remember.
In the car on the way home she admitted to me that she’d only gone along with the personal shopping thing to shut me up, it was only once she started looking at it properly and was shown just how easy iDVD, iPhoto and iWork were that she got really interested. She felt that she’d actually be able to do all these things that the guy at the apple store was showing her – she’s never burnt a cd or dvd in her life even though she’s always had the ability to do so. There’s something about the mac that just oozes ease of use. I have to agree with the bloke we were talking to yesterday though – not everything is as easy and there are some pretty meaty sections to get into.
I love using the terminal, it reminds me that unix is under there somewhere and its fun.
I took out applecare for my iphone from the apple store yesterday and got home and checked ebay and I could have gotten it for less than half price. Nevermind eh?
I need to order Sue this pink laptop bag she’s spotted but its nearly £40 with delivery!
Really looking forward to this Wednesday, it’s our 3rd wedding anniversary. Other than taking her out for a meal in the evening, I haven’t made any plans – thoughts and suggestions welcome!
Good call on the mac dude. When I first when to university, I was a PC head, but as all the work and software we used was mac exclusive I was sorta forced to make the change. Once I started getting into it I really enjoyed the ease of use. Fair enough there are some drawbacks such as the no .exe files and such can be a grind but most are generally fixed with boot camp. I really like how things link together on a mac, and how easy everything becomes when trying to do something creative, which must have been some of the appeal for a creative chap like yourself too.
I also agree with the iPhone thing too. I was a bit upset with O2’s stance on the iPhone3GS with the ridiculous charges for canceling contracts and charging twice for the same data via tethering. I too will be missing the hardware update and going for the next one towards mid 2010. I am looking forward to the software update now though!
I found the exe files thing a little painful but there hasn’t been all that much in terms of software that I haven’t found a mac equivalent for – it’s been a pretty smooth transition.
It’ll be interesting to see where it goes from here, Sue is really looking forward to getting her teeth into the creative side of messing with templates and designy type things.
Iphone OS 3.0 is great – I’m registered as a developer so I’ve had it for a month or so, I upgraded to the gold one last week. The mobileme “findmyphone” is scary! – plus if you lose it in the house and its on silent you can make it beep at you!
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Dude. Suggestions for Wednesday – WHITBY! A day by the seaside is still the most romantic thing you can do. And Whitby is just such a cool place. How far is it from you – an hour and a half? Gotta be worth it.
And while we’re on the subject of your beloved, make sure you share those books with her!;-) They’re a nice easy read. And I’ve plenty more juicy stuff to share, on the paranormal books front.
As for Macs, it just shows how far we have come, culturally speaking. Were you to wax so lyrical about your mac just twenty years ago, you’d have been brandished a perv of the highest order.:-)
Its about 1 hour 45 mins to Whitby – bit of a trek really
Plus the weather is meant to be horrible from 9am-6pm and even worse on the East coast! Bloomin typical
Still dunno what to do
I can think of a million things. If it’s raining – all the better. Get out in the rain. Go walking, get wet, and feel alive. Ignore the world and be together, mate. It’s all you need.
And then a meal this evening. Perfect.
You have yourselves a bloody nice day, old friend. Happy anniversary!
I think you’re right.
Scarborough it is!