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Tuesday May 03, 2005

The Technology Blahs

I think I've hit a point where I don't care about the latest and great techo-gadget anymore. Maybe it's just a phase, but nothing out there really excites me right now. I've never been into video games - they're too much of a productivity black hole and I know I'd be the type that'd stay up until 4 a.m. playing the latest XBox game. Therefore, I don't go there. PSP, XBox, etc. don't excite me b/c I'm fully aware of their addictiveness.

The other gadget I've often loved in the past is having a fancy bluetooth phone. Sure it's cool when combined with a PowerBook for synching and browsing the internet, but I've come to the conclusion that I don't need one. Maybe it's because I lost it in California last week and haven't missed it one bit. Cell phones - blaahhh - who needs them?

Lastly, there's the new OS X. I'm fully aware that someday I'll be enthusiastic about it, but right now I just don't care. I think it's because I've given up using my slow-ass PowerBook for the most part. I used it for 3 months at my current project and have since switched to a much faster Windows desktop. I've come to realize a couple of things about my PowerBook: 1) the slow problem is more a personal issue than a computer issue - I develop faster on Windows and 2) I enjoy a desktop much more than a laptop - where there's a real keyboard and mouse. If Apple will get off their ass and make a fast PowerBook, I'll get off mine and pony up for a keyboard and mouse. If there's not a dual core G4 or a PowerBook G5 this summer, I just might have to get a PowerMac G5.

Hmmm, I just went to the Apple Store to link to the G5 and there's a "We'll be back soon" sign. This implies a major announcement today. It is Tuesday... ;-)

be back soon

Posted in Mac OS X at May 03 2005, 06:07:27 AM MDT 8 Comments
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You are absolutely right on the video games issue, its really a productivity black hole and i was in there for quite some time. Hard to control how much you play. Regarding OSX, i am thinking about buying a Powerbook the last x months, but as long as you dont use it for everyday use, its ok i think. Right now i own a thinkpad which i only use on customer site and on some special events, here i can live with the performance difference compared to my windows desktop PC. So actually i am still thinking about buying. Have you encountered any development tool stuff not available in OSX? My biggest fear is that i will miss some essential tools like "DJ - Java decompiler" or stuff like that. Marc

Posted by Marc Logemann on May 03, 2005 at 06:40 AM MDT #

Sounds like you've grown up and realized that the best things in your life are your family and friends. At least thats what it sounds like. I had the same revelation a couple years ago and I was a hardcore tech-geek. Then I got tired of keeping up with the joneseseses and just wanted to spend time with my wife and our kats. I still keep up with technology (as a developer you kinda have to), but it's no longer the "thing to do" for me. I no longer stay up until 4am playing Baldurs Gate or QuakeII. My cell phone still has a monochrome screen and those pathetic sounding MIDI tunes. Heck, I don't even think it can connect to the web. I don't even turn my computer on at home anymore except to check my email or do work from home. It's certainly not to play games anymore...yep, we're offically OLD now!

Posted by Ben C on May 03, 2005 at 07:20 AM MDT #

Here's my favorite technology of late: http://maps.google.com/ put an address or even just a zip code in the search box and then after it brings up the map, click on the word Satellite in the top right hand corner. My client company provides some of the satellite imagery, and the browsing app is amazing. There is quite high resolution imagery from most metropolitan areas of the US and Canada on it.

Posted by Merrill Bennett on May 03, 2005 at 01:04 PM MDT #

I'm with you. I have historically been a serious early adopter, always chomping at the bit for the latest and greatest. I have long ago given up on PDA's, and my phone, well, it's relatively fancy, but mainly it's just a phone. I have stuck with the Sony Ericsson T616, because it's tiny. The camera sucks, and I rarely use the internet access (although it's nice to have on the occasions I do use it). I do sync it with Bluetooth, but just for phone nums.

As for OSX and Powerbooks, I partly agree. I'm eager to move to Tiger, but can't due to some software incompatibilities with tools I use. However, I have to say, it's by no means even remotely fair to compare a Windows desktop to a Powerbook. Compare it to a dual-G5 desktop. I too eagerly await a G5 laptop. I recently got a dual-G5 desktop and it's incredible (and I find it faster and nicer to use than my dual 3GHz P4 Windows box). But ya, it definitely makes my Powerbook feel slow, although it's still actually my main dev box (I bought the G5 as a personal machine, and I travel several days a month at work that I've stuck to the Powerbook there).

But, having said that, the best part is that you know what works for you, and what causes you the least interference! I was using a fancy Linux box as my home desktop (personal dev machine) for a long time, after doing Linux dev at work for four years. I think Linux is a great server OS, but boy, has it been a load off to switch to the Mac for my desktop machine! Quite happy. Use what works best for you, that's really all that matters.

Posted by Chris Bailey on May 03, 2005 at 01:36 PM MDT #

And just today I received my Tiger package. Too bad that there's no time left at the moment...

Posted by Lars Fischer on May 03, 2005 at 04:16 PM MDT #

In the past I have always tried to have the fastest available development machine. But today one has enough power for most tasks. So the fast machine is more like a nice gadget and not something really needed to acomplish the task. You write code most of the time and not let the compiler find syntax errors - don't you? In my case a Powerbook serves as my main development machine and when I go on the road I can take my environment with me and proceed where I left off. There will be an upgrade to a fast Powerbook. It's just a matter of time that Apple will offer one.

Posted by Stephan Schwab on May 03, 2005 at 10:30 PM MDT #

Cant get excited about the latest technology? It might go against your productivity goals but get a killer new PC, a top of the line graphics card, some new game like Splinter Cell or Half Life 2, get your 'hair cut', sit in a dark room and I guarantee you will be re-amazed with what the latest and greatest technology.

Posted by Alonso on May 03, 2005 at 11:32 PM MDT #

I'm with you. I also jumped to a Windows XP machine to do java development (ruby still on the powerbook). Whenever a project reaches +200 classes and +20 libs, IntelliJ is lagging when typing on the Powerbook. I don't care too much for OSX Tiger (they *have* to fix Mail, it's ugly like hell), I'll upgrade in a couple of months, at 10.4.2 or something.

Posted by Mathias Bogaert on May 04, 2005 at 02:50 AM MDT #

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