FatGeekUK

I pride myself on being able (in some little way) to put words down in roughly the right order. But I can’t do any better to express my outrage, disgust and horror.

Bankers are still a bunch of parasites

Nuff said.

About three and a half years ago, I baught my first mac laptop. At the time I was sure I would regret it.

I am happy and a little surprised that I can look back and say I don’t regret the move to mac computing at all. Yes it is expensive but it is quite simply the best computing environment I have ever worked in.

Three and a half years is a long time and a little over a week ago, I ordered a new laptop. Another mac.

I have to say, I am still not remorseful. Nope, not a bit. Even though, this time, it is less of a revolution, more of a refinement and update. More memory, more hard disk, faster processor, better screen, better battery!

And again, it all just fits together, all just works.

20 years ago, Apple tried to steal a march on the rest of the industry with the Newton. It was a groundbreaking promise that if it had worked would have reshaped the world. Sadly, while the ideas where groundbreaking, the prevailing technology just was not ‘there’ yet.

It provided plenty of fodder for comical news articles demonstrating the ineptitude of the handwriting recognition, and gave Apple the biggest black eye since the Apple III.

Now, Microsoft are lifting their skirts and showing us ‘Project Natal’. Have a look here .

If it works, it will as Cali says, be a life changer. If it doesn’t, it will (again) give the news services many a chortle.

Personally, I hope for the former, but fear for the latter.