Archive for February, 2007

Mac OS X Newbie

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

OK, I’ve spent a significant portion of my day off exploring Mac OS X, and here are my thoughts for the Mac OS X newbie.

First, a disclaimer: I’m not a complete computer newbie. My first computer was an IBM AT and then an IBM XT. I started off with DOS 3 and moved on [...]

First Impressions

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

After a week and a half of constantly checking the Apple Order Status page, my shiny new MacBook has arrived. I’m just getting used to it, and as a Windows user, it certainly is proving to be “different”.

My first impression when I opened the packaging was “wow”. Looks-wise, there is nothing else to compare to [...]

Drink Driving. It’s Got to Stop.

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Two people were killed in County Limerick last night. A car overturned on the road outside Askeaton. The Gardai and Fire Brigade were called. As they were attempting to load the car on to a transporter, they were hit by an oncoming driver. Garda Brian Kelleher and Fireman Michael Liston were killed instantly.

These guys were [...]

National Anthems

Monday, February 26th, 2007

I didn’t want to post anything on this subject until the brouhaha had died down a bit. For some people it cuts a bit too close to the bone. So now that it’s all over and done with, here we go.

From the start, I thought that the whole idea that “God Save the Queen” would [...]

My MacBook is due today!

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Just checked the tracking number for my MacBook, and it left the depot in Shannon this morning for delivery. I’m off tomorrow, so I intend to sit down and mess around with it for a couple of hours. Expect a flood of posts about my shiny toy!