I have to say that I am really excited the more that I read about Windows 7. For those of you that don’t know but care (or not) Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista and it is due out in early 2010 though most are speculating a late 2009 release. It is basically a fantastic performance boost along with a UI polish for Windows Vista. There are so many enhancements and I encourage you to research it while it is still in its early stages so that you will know about it when it is released.
I find it interesting that Apple and Microsoft are again going to be releasing performance enhancing updates. Microsofts is a little bit more “major” in the fact that it changes a lot of things that the end user will notice along with the backend improvements. Obviously I don’t know what Apple is cooking but it seems to be only the huge backend improvements.
This pattern semitypical of the companies but these releases will be coming closer together than the releases have in the past, which I think is a good thing for both companies. I hope that Microsoft releases only 3 versions of Windows 7: Windows 7 Home, Business, and Ultimate. I think it would be good if they just had 1 version total called Windows 7; they are simplifying things, solving problems, etc, so why not carry that through to product marketing and have the one version? It would also be nice if they gave a flat price of $200 for each choice.
November 04 2008 | Software and Technology | No Comments »
I just put up the pictures from my day at Cantigny with my parents. I haven’t been there since last summer and I find new stuff to take pictures of every time I go. It is also a place that reminds me of being a kid because I used to go there with my family and my cousins and we would play on the tanks that they have outside and then we would go through the war museum. I think that the war museum is my favorite part because I think that it would be cool to be someone who designs museum exhibits and outdoor landscapes.
I recommend that you go if you’re ever in the Wheaton area. It’s only $7.00 per car so bring your friends. Oh, and go look at my pictures.
August 27 2008 | Bible and Personal and Photos and Technology | No Comments »
I will admit this off right the bat: I have grown up using Windows machines my entire life. Having said that, I also want to say that I have nothing against Apple. In fact, I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and I am loving it so far (though I’ll love it more once Vista is on it too). But now to the point of this post:
The MacBook Air is not a great product. At all.
First though, the design is fantastic and unbelievable and very far ahead of anything in its class (The VooDoo Envy 133 is close). Aside from that, it is a ho-hum machine lacking in the features that other notebooks in this class have (think Toshiba and Lenovo/IBM). I read a c|net article today that included this little gem:
Apple made a very studied decision to exclude certain features. This makes the Air an Air. Apple could have included more ports and a little more of this and pinch of that–but then it would have been just another subnotebook.
So, I expect Apple to maintain the uniqueness of the Air for the next refresh.
But improvements are always welcome. And here are a few things that potential buyers can expect to see when a new Air is rolled out.
Really? Really??? She just implied that less features and lack of capabilities is what makes the MacBook Air unique. Adding more features would have made it “just another subnotebook.” She is so far into what some call the “Steve Job’s reality distortion field.” Somehow through a cool looking design and a big keynote speech, Apple was able to convince people that having less features was something to be desired. Wow. That is an impressive feat.
The MacBook Air is not fast, and it doesn’t have enough memory or hard drive space. It lacks an optical drive and an ethernet port. It only has one USB port that has to be flipped down and won’t fit some USB drives. It also lacks a standard connection for an external display and the battery only lasts 5 hours. That is the same amount as my MacBook Pro that could run laps around the MacBook Air. But look on the bright side: it starts at just $1,800…wait…that price sucks.
The moral of the story: don’t just assume that everything Apple does is pure awesomeness. It’s not.
July 08 2008 | Personal and Technology | No Comments »