Only had it a couple of hours and it really does feel so much better than 8. I got a really cheap upgrade offer for $100 US inc Acdsee Pro which is so so, but getting a package as good as Canvas for that price is a steal. I know it’s troubled package much like a lot of the Ex-Metacreations software, but it doesn’t stop it feeling like a stonking package. Think the Adobe Creative Suite in a single program it’s scope is insane.
I’ll report back once I have some work done in it.
I recently shifted to Flickr, my gallery can be accessed either from the topbar or the recent photo on the right hand side.
Flickr I find is a very useful reasource if you want to see what product looks like in real life, get insipiration from others using the same camera or just finding cool stuff.
I grew up with my Amiga and I still have fond memories. I always loved watching Demos, not game demos, but Demo Scene demos. Classics like State of the Art by Spaceballs and 242 by Fairlight gave me insight into computer art. They used to a way of seeing cutting edge realtime effects, in all reality that is no longer the case and in a way I like that even more. The concept is now king. I really like Conspiracy’s work. Here is a classic 64kb demo by them(I’d recommend running the real thing):
I use Opera I have done for some time, I just like the have it your way interface. It does crash now and then, but mostly due to the Netscape plugin interface (meh). I tried Firefox when it was Firebird and Pheonix, but the whole thing felt clunky and like a big botch together. I’m not saying don’t try it, but there are alternatives.
Opera my browser of choice is great and used on many strange and wonderful devices such as the Wii. However if you install IE7 and then install Maxthon 2.0 Beta you may be highly impressed like I was how snappy and modern it all feels. If I couldn’t use Opera or I must use an IE I use Maxthon 2.
Yay I got my Orange C600 today via Ebay. Its nice and shiny and in good nick. It has the main flaw that most joystick phones have which is just in the joints, but a quick blow in the joystick housing soon fixed that. I’m using Samus Aran by Transfuse for my background, the orange home screen, wm5 default (graphite colour) and I’ve Got It -eureka New School by Ko Kimura.
So far its pretty ace, I borrowed the C500 from my mate Gav and that was good. Although more prone to dust the joystick is much better than the old rocking system.
Apple lately has erected a veritable wall of defense against me moving to the Mac. Crappy adverts and debatable design choices aside. There are two main problems as I see it with the recent Macs.
I know of 3 people with MacBook Pros, only one has been without fault and one repaired to the owners satisfaction. Hell you might even call them the JankBook Pro, but they have enough problems as is. Part of the problem is due to Apple’s stupid slim=good mentality, which sacrifices a few mm for the stability and temperature of the machine. Make no mistake these aren’t Laptops anymore.
The nightmare of getting service from Apple, second only to getting blood from a stone, is something my friends with faulty MBPs have had to deal with. Apparently you should just be happy with your Mac and any faults are just misunderstood ‘features’.
