Archive for the ‘apple’ Category

Yeah, I’m not a Microsoft Guy.

October 20 2008

mac and pc

Normally I don’t really care about this kind of thing, but the new mac ads are pretty funny. More so, I think, than the previous adverts as they poke fun at Microsoft’s odd method of trying to change perception through adverts and celebrity endorsements, whilst not actually fixing the product.

Filed under: apple

James

iPhoning

June 10 2008

So the new iPhone 3G with GPS is out, camera’s still the same which is a bit disappointing. But the new model is only £99 which is a vast improvement on the old price and kudos to Apple/O2 for an actual currency conversion of the American price ($199), normally that never happens here!

On my tariff, £35 a month, it’s an extra £99 for the new phone, on the £45 tariff the upgrade is free. Still I think I’d prefer a one off £99 payment rather than an extra £120 a year.

Filed under: apple

James

Pixelmator!

September 26 2007

pixelmator
Pixelmator is a very neat new graphics application for the mac, basically it’s a lot like Photoshop Elements but with a lighter price tag of $59.
What I really like about it is the slick Aperture-like ui and integration with .mac for backup and ilife with an iphoto panel, not to mention the inspired isight integration.

While at the moment it really isn’t a contender to the business pull that Adobe’s CS3 suite has, I do like the idea of using this for smaller projects where vector editing isn’t required. Grouped with ilife, textmate and coda, a web designer/developer can put together quite a powerful web production suite for less than the cost of a single component of the CS3 library.

Filed under: apple, tech

James

Get a Mac UK

January 29 2007

get a mac
This is awesome, a series of British Get a Mac adverts with the brilliant Mitchell and Webb of Peepshow fame. Maybe it’s a local thing but I’m finding these far more humourous than the originals.

Filed under: apple

James