“Where in the world is Mr. Boulton?!” If you’re asking yourself that then you have good reason to be. Where have I been? Well, i’ve been out studying for my HSC examinations which start on Monday 18th. Fun? No.
If you read my post about not becoming an MVP previously you will have learnt that I did not become a Microsoft MVP for Messenger as well as others who deserved it (even more tham me) and I was annoyed at how some people got it who haven’t had much input on the scene, don’t have much to do with Messenger, or aren’t doing lawful things with Messenger. Well my opinion on those people still stands. However I have learnt that a few more people have recently been accepted for the MVP positions - Patchou, the author of Messenger Plus!, wtbw, and DXtremz. Well done to them, they deserve every bit of it.
Right, well. Now that that bit is now off my mind..
For those of you have been living in a cave, Christopher Reeve died last Sunday. A superman both on stage and off stage. His life, a true inspiration to all.
Heh, you know something is wrong when Microsoft admits that their own natural keyboards are unnatural.
Finally, Windows Media Center 2005 - Australian version has been released. However it does not support the EPG (Electronic Program Guide). I’m not too sure if many people still use MCE anyway as there are much better free alternatives - but its still a great product from a great company (Please, don’t laugh - I will explain in a later post.)
Looks like we (Australia), are coping the blame again for being one of the world’s biggest carbon dioxide polluters who has failed to do anything about it. Perhaps they should spend some time fixing up, and perfecting the public transport system? Its far from being at a standardised level where people will use it to commute over their own transport.
Maybe I bought my iPod too early? Rumour has it that Apple are preparing a new iPod release for the Christmas holidays featuring a photo browser and a colour screen. Shnazzy!
Now, this puppy could be interesting if it actually works. Another Mac OSX/G4 emulator for Windows. Hmm.. So now I can use Final Cut Pro without spending a small fortune on a Mac?! Cool!
There’s umm, just afew (22) new security flaws in Microsoft products that Microsoft is warning us about. Maybe its time to make sure you’re running the latest versions of everything over at Windows Update.
Today’s free tool of the trade: nLite is a Microsoft Windows installation customizer allowing you to strip out the features you don’t need in Windows and burn a custom bootable CD. Perfect for networks where you need to deploy a stripped down customized version of Microsoft Windows but aren’t interested in ghosting.
Comments
Joel (October 14th, 2004, 6:45 pm)
pretty hard to miss that mistake but I had to be the first
studys boring and stuff.
Michele (October 17th, 2004, 6:15 am)
[i]”Hmm.. So now I can use Final Cut Pro without spending a small fortune on a Mac?! Cool!”[/i]
Well, sincerely I think you should think about getting a Mac the next time you buy a new computer. I switched a few months ago from Linux on my PC to Mac OS X on a PowerBook: I’m 101% satisfied. And if you think about what you get with a Mac, you’ll realize that they’re not that expensive. Yes, they cost more than an average PC, but they’re also more powerful than an average PC…
Anyway, it’s just an advice from a friend…
Michele
Chris Boulton (October 17th, 2004, 10:21 am)
Hey Michele,
A Bonsai reader!
I’ve actually been thinking about Macs alot more recently, despite the Final Cut thing being a joke (as it would be incredibly slow in an emulated environment) I have actually been looking at prices for G5’s (although I hate the case they’re in now :-x). I don’t particularly want an iBook because I already have a laptop..
I’ve recently just built a parts list for a new machine that I intend on building around the end of this year if all goes well with my exams It’s a PC but it’s pretty much top of the range. I’m very much acustommed to the PC architecture, and things like Windows and Linux.
A Mac is a very big move for me, so maybe next year when I replace my notebook I will get an iBook instead.
Chris