Published on
August 31, 2004 in
Apple.
I kept track of the keynote at the Mac Observer, but some others posted on it before I did. 
I thought it was a bit ugly at first, but after seeing a QT VR movie of it, I like it a bit more. I also like the whole "three-screws" method to remove the back of the computer, revealing the internals! Marvellous!
The prices don't see all that bad, either. A 1.6 GHz G5 processor, 80Gb HD and combo drive with a 17″ screen for A$2199? Hmmm…
Since they fit all of that into a ~ 2 inch thick enclosure, I'm hoping a PowerBook G5 is not too far off!
UPDATE: Someone in the Slashdot thread linked to this image of the inside of the new iMac. Double nice.
Published on
August 30, 2004 in
General.
It seems GMail has unleashed a whole lot of invites to the users… So… I have 4 left. If anyone would like them, please post a comment below. First come, first served!
UPDATE: Please note that I don't have any more invites, so asking for them in the comments isn't likely to get you one. Sorry!
Published on
August 29, 2004 in
Asides.
Jon Hicks posted a link to a new RSS reader in development for MacOS X: Newsfire. I downloaded it, and the iChat-like effects are very nice. It's a different way of reading feeds, and I quite like it. Hopefully it improves in the future, and isn't too expensive!
