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Hello iPhone

apeman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:08:00 +0000

I wanted to not love the iPhone, really I did. All those smug apple fan boys, all the glowing media reports, it couldn’t be that good right? Its just a phone people, and the app store is evil and draconian in its review of applications. I wanted to be different and choose a phone that was completely open, so when the last upgrade cycle came around, I avoided the iPhone (at the time it was just before the release of the 3GS) and went with the Rogers HTC Dream Android based phone.

Two posts ago, I was talking about the virtues of my new Rogers HTC Dream phone, and while it was good, and I was enamoured with the 3G speeds after using an EDGE BlackBerry. After about a month of usage, I found my self avoiding using it. I tried to love Google’s Android OS, and despite its charm and open stature, I found it lacking.

It was slow, the keyboard was awkward, and everything aside from Calendars, Mail, and Contacts required manual synchronizing. The lack of a notepad application by default was also very annoying.

Enter my new 16GB iPhone 3GS. Its fast, light, intuitive, and now eliminates my iPod touch, which makes it one less device to stuff into my pocket. I was also shocked at just how fast I am with its keyboard. I’d estimate that I am about twice as fast on my iPhone as I was on my blackberry, and about three times as fast as my HTC. Thats a pretty big statement, the HTC and blackberry both have physical keyboards, which means that tactile feedback isn’t everything for touch typists such as myself.

I’m glad I made the switch to iPhone, my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. Now this may not be forever, since I was late to upgrade, I’ll have access to the HTC Dream for a while, and in the future, I may go back. But for now, I love my iPhone.

iPhone disassembly

apeman — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:43:52 +0000

I knew it wouldn’t take long for this to happen, the first iPhone disassembly pictures have been released. Since we don’t have the iPhone in Canada yet, we’ll have to live vicariously over the Internet for now.

The Boy Genius Report also has coverage, including user photos, and their official iPhone unboxing photos.

It will be interesting to hear the user reviews once they have had the phone for a while.

Macbook has arrived

apeman — Wed, 17 May 2006 16:15:15 +0000

The new Apple iBook replacement, the Apple Macbook has arrived, and I really really want one. Not only can you get it in the usual Apple white, but there is a black model available too. Here are a few of the specs on the black model:

Core Duo 2.0Ghz.
512MB of Ram. (Upto 2GB)
80GB Hard Drive
SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
13.3″ Widescreen display.
1 Firewall 400, 2 USB 2.0, 1 mini-DVI
Speakers + digital audio line out, in and a combined optical digital audio output/headphone out.
10/100/1000 ethernet port
54mbps Wireless (802.11g)
Builtin bluetooth.
built in i-sight camera
It also includes OSX 10.4, iLife ’06, and Front Row with the Apple remote.

If you look at the pictures, it has a new keyboard as well. I think I’d have to try it first to see if i’d like it, but looking at the rest of the specs’ I’m sure that it will not dissapoint.

Since I want one so bad, and I don’t have the money, please donate to me so I can have a mac book. you can use paypal. All I need is one dollar from every visitor!

Update: If somebody buys me the black macbook, you’ll get to sponsor my site for one year. So all of the current ads will come down and they will be replaced with your ads.

Thanks!