I’ve had my MacBook for just under two weeks now and have finally made peace with it. The OS and dyslexia of the CTRL, CMD and ALT keys are still frustrating but the aluminium chassis and battery life rocks. Drawing inspiration from the iPhone and iPod Touch I’ve come up with a Tablet design and loosely called it t he MacBook Touch or Itablet. Read more…
I’m busy preparing my next series, which will run in about a month. It’s based on Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline, arguably one of the best books I’ve ever re-read. I say “best books I’ve ever re-read” cause I read it in my early 20’s and it’s improved considerably since then!
I know you’ll understand that I’m making a tongue in cheek statement there. Foster’s book has stayed the same, but my point of view has shifted as I’ve matured. Foster’s book is rich in content and advice on the practice of spirituality. It’s over 25 years since it was written and I’m glad to be rediscovering it thirteen years after first reading it. This is also one of the series I’ve had in mind for a while now and can honestly say I feel very excited about running it.
I’ve always sworn off Mac. To me those who own and love their Macs are like snobby people in clubs, not unlike those who surf. There’s an attitude an image that goes along with the hardware, a snobbery of ‘lesser people’. Sure the design looks cool and the build quality is fantastic but the MacVangelists are a little too much – especially as I’ve gotten half the processing power, memory and hard drive space of a competitively priced high end machine. Read more…
