I’m starting to feel like I’ve dropped off the planet, sitting in front of my monitor endlessly yet never posting, a creepy lurker on my own websites.
My reason is obvious for anyone that knows me, I’m as singleminded as they come, and right now all of my focus is on developing Karissa’s new site. We went minimalist while the rest of the site’s being constructed, all that’s there right now is a worklog of Karissa’s latest product, a knitting purse.
Karissa’s really been putting a lot of work into her end of things, spending a lot of time documenting her progress, updating, and yet I’m having trouble doing the same. The only thing on my mind lately is OSCommerce alternatives. AGAIN. (Without a doubt, this will be the topic of my next post.)
P.S. Can you believe I haven’t written about the Mac Mini I bought THREE weeks ago?
I’ve been very busy building a new version of Karissa’s site and would like to share the line that saved me from losing my mind:
That is all.
Can’t say I much cared for the new Intel Mac mini when I first read over the specs, but it’s been slowly growing on me the more I think about it.
I guess, like mostly everyone else, I felt the machine was underpowered, and I can’t say I’m very happy with integrated graphics OR the $100US increase. Problem is, I’m very much in the hunt for a new Mac, the Powerbook is my favourite computer ever, but it’s illsuited to some of my more esoteric tasks. I had been looking forward to the announcement of the Intel mini, but my initial reaction was not positive, if only due to the collective disgust pouring out from the Apple faithful. Everybody, it seems, was disappointed with it.
But, a little bit of time and I’m revisiting the idea of getting one. Most of the complaints about the video card seem to be about how it takes memory away from the system (72mb total), but add a GB of memory and there’s really no problem. The real problem is the price, it’s practically impossible to justify over saving a bit more and buying a used Power Mac from some poor sap.
By Christ, I’m turning into a cyborg.
First it was the iPod, which isn’t anything more than a 21st Century walkman, followed by an unexpected Nintendo DS. These objects, I’m afraid, are nothing more than a gateway into the unparalleled man-machine extension of…the PDA!
Yep, after years of fighting against it, I finally succumbed to the irresistible siren call of pen-based computing. To go into the details of why I found it necessary to acquire such a device would mean a glimpse into my bizarre productivity rituals, and suffice to say I’m not really prepared that discussion just yet. Put simply, it’s going to be a glorified to-do list capable of syncing with the cyborg mothership, my Powerbook.
I decided to start off small and cheap, choosing a used Palm Tungsten T after about a week of intense deliberation and eBay hijinks. My reasoning was simple, there’s a 50/50 chance that I’ll just abandon the thing after two months of futzing about and learning a new tool. After I’ve proven my cyborg mettle, I’ll upgrade to something more extra sensory, with wifi and a keyboard and that special cord that you insert directly into your neck.
