Without a doubt I’m a big fan of Apple and its products. I own a MacBook Pro, the iPhone 4, the iPad and various other items. On many occasions I’ve been called an Apple Fanboy. And I’m cool with that. So my latest purchase really cements my Fanboy-ism.
I found this cool little business here in Edmonton that sells geeky gifts. It’s called Geekware. The owner – Nicola Harper – finds discarded electronic waste, cleans them up and turns them into all sorts of cool products. From cufflinks, to earrings, to notepads.
It is finally mine. I’ve been waiting for one of these for what seems like forever now. As some of you may or may not know I’m a photographer – and I shoot with Canon gear. So when I heard about these special edition coffee mugs, I had to have one.
The problem, they were only available to media at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. So I thought the dream was dead. But once the games ended, to my surprise, they appeared at Vistek for pre-order. The only problem, they were already sold out. So the quest started.
If you’ve been trying to visit my blog over the past couple of days you’ll know there have been some problems. I started having server issues. It would take forever to load the blog and I couldn’t log in. I kept getting messages that I could not connect to the server or the server is not responding. I contacted my hosting service and they started working on it. We thought it was fixed late last night but I was still unable to log in this morning. So after a couple more e-mails I can say everything is back up and running.
I can’t begin to tell you how frustrating it’s been not being able to update my blog. If you’re following me on twitter you’ll know how frustrated I was. Rest assured, I am still here and I’ll have new blog posts very soon.
I got it. Stopped off at the Apple store after work to pick up a copy of Snow Leopard – Mac OS 10.6. When I got there the store was packed. It’s always busy, but the line up of people wanting to pay for stuff was ridiculous.
It turns out that the Photoshop team has tested Photoshop CS3 on Snow Leopard, and to the best of our knowledge, PS CS3 works fine on Snow Leopard.
This is a soap opera. First it wasn’t tested and wouldn’t be supported, then it will be supported but wasn’t tested, and now it has been tested and should work fine. Which is it? No mater, we’ll find out tomorrow when Snow Leopard goes on sale.
And yes, I have decided to upgrade to Snow Leopard and take my chances with Photoshop not working as I’ve come accustomed too. If it stops working properly I just learn to use Aperture a little more efficiently. No big deal.
As a photographer I was VERY disappointed to read this morning Adobe has not tested and will not support its CS3 products on Apple’s upcoming Snow Leopard OS.
Apple is out with another one of its “Get A Mac” ads. This time enlisting the help of funny man Patrick Warburton (David Puddy from Seinfeld). The ad follows the same recipe as its predecessors – make fun of PC’s security, crashing, operating system, and anything else.
While the new ad is mildly amusing, the whole campaign is growing old. Yes it’s tried and true, and sure it’s been a huge success – but it’s time for Apple to come up with something new. The reason this campaign was so successful in the first place was because it was different. It portrayed Apple as young, hip, fun, fresh and new. Well there is nothing fresh and new about it lately. Take a look and let me know what you think.
It’s said that “Necessity is the mother of invention”. Those words have never been more true then they are when it comes to this invention by London design student Lee Washington. He – like millions of us out there – got fed up with his headphones getting all tangled up, so he went out and did something about it. Using the principles behind ziplock bags, he invented headphones that sick together when not in use. Thus eliminating messy tangles. Washington is now exploring how to patent the idea.
Without further adieu, here is Washington’s ziplock headphones demonstration video…
As a photographer I understand the importance of backing up work on a regular basis. After I finish a shoot I have a regular routine so that if something should happen, I shouldn’t lose all my hard work. However, my practices can apply to anyone using computers for work or even just for fun.
If you’ve been following me on Twitter (MeadorsMusings) you’ll know why I haven’t posted in a couple of days. I was working away on some pictures and my battery was getting low. I plugged the MacBook Pro in and noticed the little light on the power cord where it connects to the computer didn’t come on. So I made sure the power bar was on and that it was connected properly. Still nothing. So it was off to the Apple Store today.
I got it. Stopped off at the Apple store after work to pick up a copy of Snow Leopard – Mac OS 10.6. When I got there the store was packed. It’s always busy, but the line up of people wanting to pay for stuff was ridiculous.
There’s been an update to the story I reported yesterday concerning the compatibility of CS3 and Apple’s upcoming Snow Leopard OS. 
