I don't get excited by the stock exchange or anything that involves banks.. unless it affects me directly, then I take an interest!I mentioned Apple's new toy earlier this evening, but I couldn't access their web stores to check pricing. If I had done I'd have been able to report that, while the rest of us know that 1 euro != 1 dollar, Apple obviously missed that lesson.They … [Read more...] about Currency Conversion According to Apple
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Apple Releases iPod Touch
Apple's PR and marketing team must be rushed off their feet today, as the company released a number of new products and services with not one but six press releases!The iPod Touch is the logical next step for the iPod as it combines many of the functions in the over-hyped iPhone. (Yes - I'm sure it's cute, but if I read another blog post about the iphone I will scream!)The new … [Read more...] about Apple Releases iPod Touch
Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
The "big" news in the tech press today is Microsoft's launch of the much vaunted Silverlight.I'm sure a lot of people will be enthralled by Microsoft's attempt to win market share from Adobe's Flash, but they've so far left some of us out in the cold.Unless I boot into Windows or switch to my Mac I can't download or see anything produced by SilverLight!Of course that wouldn't … [Read more...] about Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
Irish Mac Users Can’t Have Fun?
Why on earth doesn't the Apple shop for Ireland list any of the EA games titles?If I go to the Irish site I can buy plenty of "productivity" software, but the choice of games is pathetic, whereas my American friends are all probably off playing BF 2142 already.Is there any reasonable explanation for this or is Apple's marketing team simply dumb? … [Read more...] about Irish Mac Users Can’t Have Fun?
Moving to the Darkside – I Just Bought A Mac
A couple of months ago I was asking people about Mac laptops, as I was rather confused by the various options. I've also been reading the rather excellent (sorry Ted!) MacBlogger site for the last couple of months and found it helpful. A couple of threads on CI and queries also got me asking why on earth Mac users seem to be incapable of getting their heads around basic … [Read more...] about Moving to the Darkside – I Just Bought A Mac