Airfoil: A rocking app..
I stumpled on to this great application about a week ago by chance. Developed by Rogue Amoeba , their Airfoil application does exactly what it says on the tin and based on a weeks use does it very well. It took me all of 10 minutes of using the free trial download to realise it was the perfect solution to my needs and purchased straight away.
All I can say is if you have an Airport Express you need to go over to the Rogue Amoeba website and buy this application now, and as a bonus it costs just $25.
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Emergency Room
I wonder if the creators
of Emergency Room, or as it is better known ER, ever
believed back in 1994 when it first aired that they
would still be going strong 14 series and over 300
episodes later. I can still remember how amazed I was
when I first watched ER at 9pm every Thursday night,
every episode provided this feeling of a movie
production and not a TV episode. It was certainly
great for 1994, and now 14 years later it still holds
it own. I only actually ever watched the first 4 or 5
series and recently thought it would be great to
catch up on the series missed. However we decided not
just to watch the missed series but actually start
from the beginning again and work our way through all
14 series. So far we have managed to watch the
ER Series 1 DVD Box Set 
quarterlife
I came across this site a few weeks ago and have now managed to watch the first 22 episodes. The show was developed for web distribution but it also appears that it will be aired on NBC starting in February. Each show runs for an average 9 minutes and follows a group of friends in their 20s and a social networking website. Starring actors from hit shows such as Dawson's Creek and Desperate Housewives and directors like Eric Stoltz it's definitely worth a watch. Check it out at http://quarterlife.com
Book: Macintosh...The Naked Truth
Two books in one week
(four days to be exact) that must be a personal
record! It's been a few years since Scott Kelby wrote
and published this book and some of it is a little
dated now. That said the book is still a great read
for any Mac fans out there. The book explains the
truth around being a Mac user in a PC centric world.
Being a mac user now myself after switching a number
of years ago I can really appreciate the amusing
stories told in this book. I've even experienced some
of the situations first hand. It's really interesting
to read now and see just how things have changed with
Apple and the Macintosh since the book was published.
In my view this is a great and very entertaining book
especially if like me you have realised what its all
about being a Mac user. You can get your own copy of
the bok by clicking on one of the following links.
Click
here to find Macintosh...The Naked Truth on
amazon.co.uk.
Book: iWoz
I've had Steve Wozniak's
autobiography on the bookshelf since it was released
late in 2006 but have just got around to reading it.
Once started though I couldn't put it down and
finished it in just a few days. If you know me you
will know this is fast going for a book as I'm
generally a slow reader. I like to read every word
and take them all in.
The book is great and takes you back to Steve's
childhood and how he got interested in electronics
and then later computers. The book goes into Woz's
obsession with creating circuits with as few
components as possible, which proved to be one of the
many reasons why the first personal computer,
designed and built by Steve was so successful. The
book goes on describing how Apple Computers was born
and became an overnight success. Importantly and
interestingly, Steve rights a number of truths which
prior the publishing of this book were documented in
every book, movie, web site relating to the history
of Apple.
Finally Woz explains what took place after he left
Apple, starting his own company developing universal
remote controls, organising festivals and how he
started teaching. In my opinion this book is a must
read for anyone interested in the history of the home
computer and/or Apple computers. You can get your own
copy of iWoz by clicking
here.
Book: How the Mac was made
Someone on one of the Podcasts I've been listening to lately mentioned a book written by the creator of folklore.org, Andy Hertzfeld. Revolution In The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made tells the story of the early days at Apple. For many years now Andy as been collecting and publishing on folklore.org numerous anecdotes about the development of Apple's original computer, and the people who created it. As well as from Andy himself these great 'stories' come from characters such as Steve jobs, Steve Wozniak, Burrell Smith, Bud Tribble, Jef Raskin and many more of the amazing people who worked at Apple in the early years. Brought together in this book all these amazing snippets are used to plot the history and tell the story, from the people who were there when it happened, of how the Mac was made. I'm only about half way through so far but am finding it a great book, and recommend it to anyone interested in the Apple or history of technology. Click on the picture of the cover art for more details.
Ashcon 2005
MAC Expo 2005 (London)
Having only spent the morning at the Expo we decided to check out London's Apple Store. I was very impressed and spent most of the afternoon there. I purchased a case for my ipod nano and an iSight.