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!
