Posts by Martin Lindberg

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  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    You could have bought one of those locked-down Texas Instruments graphic calculators. Purchasing one of those really brings out the ire of most geeks, it seems.

    Pfft, only HP calculators using RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) qualify as geek-worthy.

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    it'll be interesting to see how the iWorks applications (and Keynote in particular) will work in multi-touch form

    ArsTechnica's review of iWork for iPad

    Sounds a bit constrained.

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    You guys aren't helping me much with my 'isn't capitalism just a big pyramid scheme?' problem, I must say.

    Danielle, have I got the presentation for you! Umm, well it will probably only reinforce your pyramid scheme "problem". Although it's not really your problem.

    Crises of Capitalism. An incredibly animated presentation by David Harvey who is using classical marxist analysis of the global finacial crisis.

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Cracker: Jobs Blows,

    Jobs' over-arching need to control every. single. bloody. thing that users do with Apple's products

    I like to think of it as my over-arching need to let Jobs control every single bloody thing.

    Seriously though, all OSs don't suit everyone. I like OSX and I have never thought about the title-bars. If I did, I maybe I would be annoyed and use Linux/KDE instead. Personally, I'm bored with tinkering with my computers and Macs offer a tinker-free experience.

    But that's just my opinion.

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    A question about the iPad, does it have a floppy drive?

    No, but you can connect one to the parallel port ;-)

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    Whatever that new iMac costs :-)

    Exactly, and I'm prepared to pay for that innovation, design and engineering. I would not really describe myself as a fanboi, certainly not since 1986. I would never have bothered with the pre-OS X Macs. Now, I use their iMac and Macbook Pro. Oh, and the iPhone and a few iPods. But have no real use for or interest in the iPad. So, umm, obviously not a fanboi.

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    What's the going price for innovation, design and engineering?

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    inverted snobbery

    Tell me about it! I've been suffering from if for years. I can't even bring myself to upgrade my 21-inch CRT TV. I keep meaning to, and I guess I could afford it, but everytime I find myself in the shop I think " C'mon, spending money on a TV is just so common. "

    But then I felt the same when I upgraded to my current TV 15 years ago from my 12-inch black and white TV.

    Luckily I don't suffer from this wrt my work equipment so it's Macs all around. Have you seen the new Quad-Core 27-inch iMacs?

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    wealthy, well-educated, power-hungry, over-achieving, sophisticated, unkind and non-altruistic 30-50 year olds

    7/8 and I still don't have one!

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

  • Hard News: iPad Impressions,

    *choke*
    For a keyboard!

    Ah, but it's a wireless keyboard. And as a bonus it comes with no numeric keypad.

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report

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