Merl’s Blog

Not so long ago this information was highly classified, but now Apple has released CAD drawings of the iPhone 4 for download here.

iPhone 4 CAD drawing

Image courtesy of www.core77.com

It’s been a busy day for Apple with the release of two long overdue products updates and a brand new device.

New iMacs
New Mac Pro
New Magic Trackpad

Two awesome inventions combine to form something greater than the sum of the parts.

iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Twitter – not really sure I get it. Signed up made a few posts, joined a twibe, and came to the conclusion it seems to have become another form of instant messaging. Or perhaps I don’t feel the need to tell everyone when I stand, sit, walk, fart.

New iPhone 3GS looks awesome, so plan to upgrade on release on 19th June. I have the original 2G so am out of contract – making the upgrade easy.

Many are moaning it’s really expensive because they have to get out of their current contract. Maybe they need to understand better what ‘contract’ actually means. Or are the moaners just a bunch of me, me, me, want it now for nothing kids that society seems to produce these days.

Discuss…

A few Apple related tidbits today.

Apple store to open in Birmingham Bullring.

Apple today said it would open its second Apple Store in the UK later this month. The grand opening of its Birmingham store will coincide with the launch of Mac OS X Tiger: the Apple Store Bullring will open on April 29th at 6 pm to help celebrate the launch of its next-generation operating system. The store will be open until midnight, allowing users to get a hands-on introduction to Tiger.

Microsoft ‘Made with a Mac’

Microsoft’s $200 million campaign to sell its three-year old Windows XP OS would never have got off the ground without a Mac, it appears.

In an attempt to “showcase” how users can “explore, enhance and pursue their passions” with the OS, Microsoft made one of the new ‘Start Something’ ads available for download.

Users downloading the ad and using the Get Info command to check the EXIF information about the ad image quickly uncovered Microsoft’s Achilles’ heel: that information shows the image was made using Adobe CS – on a Mac.

The inventer of the internet Tim Berners-Lee did it on a Mac

Linus Torvald, on of the driving forces behinf Linux uses a Mac

Currently listening to: Givin’ Up by The Darkness

My blog doesn’t get that much traffic – hardly surprising I guess. Anyhow I got to wondering how might be improved with a few choice keywords.

So here we go:
michael jackson, oscar nominations, ipod shuffle, hardcore sex, cheap software, free downloads, prince harry.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Currently listening to: Double Bass by Gorillaz

A friend of mine who has never owned or used a Mac to my knowledge had a new Mac mini delivered to my house as she was at work. It arrived before my order for one, so I was tempted to peek in the box – but resisted. Although I did feel the box up, so to speak – weight, size etc.

She came round to pick it up in the evening and set off for home at about 9:15pm. At around 10:10pm I got an email which read: “Well I’m up and running and its looks like its going to be an enjoyable experience”.

Considering she had a 10 minute drive to get home, cats to feed – and herself probably – I think the speedy set up and sending of the first email speaks volumes for the hardware, OS X and it’s ease of use.

Currently listening to: Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak by Macy Gray

Apple profits soar on iPod sales

Once again, Apple proves that it can’t even go out of business correctly. It is obvious from this last quarter’s performance that the company is in complete denial that it will soon go down the tubes. Is there anything that this company doesn’t screw up?

Currently listening to: Silver Star by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons