Steve Jobs did it again and announced a device, many people think will change the world. Well, I for one am still wondering what kind of use I might have for it. A few years ago while still working at University projects I had the chance to play around a little bit with a tablet PC running Windows XP and it was barely usable for what I wanted to do with it. Granted, Apple has done some miracles with the iPhone user interface, but what would I want to have mostly the same in 9.7" device without any real benefit?
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Apple's iPad: Still looking for a use-case
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First hours with Safari 4
Today Apple released the first the first public beta of Safari 4. As a very curious person I, naturally, had to already give it a try :-) Since I'm still using Webkit in the background, I can't really say anything about the version of the rendering engine; so I will focus on the GUI changes here. So far I really like it. Sure there are a few smaller issues and tons of stuff that I have to get used to, but overall Safari 4 looks like a good evolution.
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No CrackBook anymore
After some e-mailing problems, 2 days ago I finally received word that the top-case replacement for my nice little white MacBook had arrived in Graz. But I'm in Klagenfurt and don't have a car, so why Graz? Simple. In Graz is the nearest certified Apple service provider for me and I don't really have the time to sent my MacBook to Apple (I guess all the way over to Amsterdam) and then sit on my hands waiting for it to return within a couple of weeks.
So yesterday I took the first bus -- that is the first in what I consider as morning compared to "night" -- and only 2.5 hours later I was standing in the offices of nc digitalis. If you ever get there, don't expect a storefront. It's basically just a small office within something that, I guess, previously was an apartment build in the early 1900s. Just ignore that if you don't like it ;-) I was just really happy with the service. Within 15 minutes I had my MacBook again with a shiny new top-case (and a clean keyboard :-P ). And the best part: It was all done under warranty. Just great service :D
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New MacBook in the shopping basket
Hardware ... I love buying hardware. It's just so sad that you cannot buy hardware everyday. Yeah. All these rooms simply don't have enough space for all of it. Money?! Pfffff. ... yeah ... money ... But sometimes you simply need a new laptop if your old one starts to show its age everytime you find a new application you want to try.
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Publish your iTunes habits
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Want something different from Apple? Then this might be something for you then: Apple has started a new service that lets you embed a widget into your website showing what songs you've recently purchased/reviewed/favorized songs from the iTunes Store and named it My iTunes.
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Tons of new stuff from Apple
Today Apple announced among other things a new iMac, a new version of iLife and iWorks and a new keyboard.
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Thank you EMI!
There is really not much more I can say about this. While 0.99EUR/USD definitely would have been nice, this deal is still a great first step into the right direction and I really hope, that the other major labels will follow EMI's lead in this.
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Apple on (my) Campus
Just received an e-mail on the students mailing list that today and on Thursday Apple on Campus will visit the University of Klagenfurt. This means a 12% discount on products like the MacMini or the MacPro and 8% on peripherals. Since I'm today all day on the University I guess I will find the time to visit their booth ;-) Now I just hope, that also people who already used up their student discount for this year get this AoC discount.
Might be a good opportunity to get a Mighty Mouse, a MacMini or a an iMac ;-) My PowerBook is still working.
For more details check out oncampus.at.
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Has Apple changed education customer policy?
I just went over to Apple's online store to see how much Apple would want from me for one of those new MacBookPros with Core 2 Duos. Right before entering my credentials identifying myself as a student I noticed a shift in the amount of products you're allowed to use that discount for per year. It seems like only one desktop machine and one notebook is allowed anymore. But at least I could buy up to 2 displays ...
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Mail.app as alternative to Thunderbird?
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For the last couple of days (actually since I noticed, that Mail.app is now finally able to work with Socks5 proxies) I started considering Apple's Mail.app as an alternative for Mozilla Thunderbird for my daily mail usage.
