It has become clear to me now that the dichotomy of computing devices (eg: apple vs. PC) is a relic of geeks like me being resistant to change, a case of the early adopters failure to adopt. There was a certain pride in being the only one who knew how to reinstall windows for my Mom and find all of the drivers for her pervasive yet poorly supported peripherals, why would i want to let that joy in labor be lost?
I've seen the light, it's crafted from a single billet of aluminum and bears a glowing symbol of wholesomeness and the future. It doesn't allow multitasking, it can't get viruses* and it is really well marketed. I'd like to apologize to folks who may have been deterred by my counsel to cling to open platforms with less DRM and a larger choice of third party software. So from now on:
I will be using a Mac.
Nexus One
T-mobile had some issues that looked like they were going to try force everyone to pay the WebConnect dataplan, but i bet google put some heat on them becasue it was causing major bad PR. A reboot of the phone brought it all back to normal ( think my 3g might even be faster now).Apple
iPad fail, maybe some moms out there will like it, but the only way to reach them is by selling it in in a big display at Target, (Google Wave
It looks the same, boring.Honda SI
The super cold weather seems to make the VTEC about twice as loud, I LOVE IT!HTPC
Just ordered an ATI 5750 to play NFS Shift, it's also officially supported by PowerDVD unlike the 4200HD so hopefully it will have smoother BD playback. It also has bitstream TrueHD Surround audio, which should sound exactly the same on my stereo speakers.Cars: Finally a stock turbo that puts out some real HP
http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1035199_vw-officials-confirm-2010-golf-gti-r-for-u-s
Speakers: I love DIY audiophiles (not the ones that use monster cable): This guys sub registers on the richter scale 5.2!
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-420&vReviewShow=1&vReviewRand=9695061
Mobile: Today's Nexus One Notes:
- Scrolling is subtly lurchy like the sensitivity correlates to the space between sensors: http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/09/iphone-droid-nexus-one-touchscreen-performance/
-Rhapsody works really well on N1 (i'm a beta tester) no crashes, stereo bluetooth works perfect.
-Still longing for Flash and Google Earth...
-Loving new Live Wallpapers
-Screen is glorious and i prefer the double tap zoom multi-touch but i with it was smoother.
- Disabling 3g makes the phone last forever. Thank you Amir!
- Adding contacts seems to be flaky when adding from email or Bump app, but perfect from Facebook.
