Mac Attack
I purchased an iPod Shuffle for Regina yesterday.
And then I returned it.
It turns out that they (all new iPods) require USB2 and I only have USB1 on the laptop. It’s odd to think my hardware is so outdated that I can’t even get a low-end iPod to work with it — something makes me think this was not an accident. I was already considering a 24″ iMac so I think this just confirms the suspicion that it’s time for an upgrade.
But now I have to wait until mid-June. The iMacs are due for an upgrade so I will wait to see what happens at the developer’s conference. The iBooks just got an upgrade so hopefully it won’t be long. I have a history of purchasing at the wrong time, so just in case you are in the market, here is a helpful site.
In the mean time, I am now able to print borderless 4×6 pictures directly from iPhoto. I got an Epson R300 several years back and have always had to move things into Photoshop to print borderless — which lead to tweaking, making me less inclined to actually print anything at all. (Funny how options complicate things for perfectionists.)
But now I just have to hit Cmd+P. Happy days.
May 15th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Preface: Our neighborhood is having a series of meetings to be an official neighborhood watch program, If you attend all of the meetings then your name goes in the pot for a free 6 month family membership to the local YMCA.
As Regina and I were talking over things at dinner yesterday, she said that if she won the membership then I’ll just have to go ahead and get that 24″ iMac so she can use an iPod Shuffle as she is working out.
Well, tonight was the last meeting and she won it! I am so happy for me … uhm, I mean her. (I’m still gonna wait until mid-June though.)