Jonbu the baker

I did say I’d write more about it.

I got the 20inch model. Keeping it modest. A 24inch would look like a 2001: A Space Oddassy Monolith in my room. I’d be jumping around it like the monkeys, which is fine. The problem is it’d eclipse my TV.

These sites gave me a lot of good info:

The MacInTouch Aluminum iMac Page

The MacRumors Forum

Not that I made good use of those info tho. I ordered one right after Steve (Jobs) convinced me via the intertubes, and before I started reading anything about it. The 20inch LCD panel downgrade was a sad surprise to me. I hope they made up for it somewhere else in the system.

People have major concerns that they talk about in those forums:

Very Glossy Screen:

The screen is actually made of a glossy LCD panel covered by a plate of glass. If you look closely you can see two reflections in the display. The glare actually isn’t bad at all for me. I hide in a dark room and never see the sunlight. I tell the local weather by checking the weather widget.

Poor Viewing Angle:

The angle itself doesn’t concern me. It’s the color shift wrt the angle that’s saddening. Too bad there’s no panel upgrade option. Solution: Keep your head stationary when using the imac, and when you see someone looking at your screen over your shoulder, let them know they’re looking from the wrong angle. Also, it’s a good chance to punch them in the face if you never really liked them.

Actually, the screen might be a “downgrade”, but it’s still very nice. Don’t fret over it too much. (talking to self)

What else?..

The keyboard can potentially make you type faster, once you get used to it.
The remote doesn’t stick anywhere. As a result I don’t know where mine went. ( ok good, found it)

Mighty mouse is cute.
The machine itself is sleek. Aluminum is a good heat conductor.

Someday they gotta invent Wireless Power so there’s zero wires needed.

Ooh hungry.

O yeah, so I got an iMac today. Already ran into a nice challenge to keep me busy. After software update you can’t edit event names in iPhoto 08. It’s actually well documented in the apple discussion forums. The solution? Install HelveticaNeue.dfont. ( Just spreading the good solution here).

So far it’s nice. I haven’t really started “using” it yet (been on it all night tho). Haven’t migrated any files. Haven’t put in that extra ram I got.

Ahh. Yup. Write more about it tomorrow.

I spent $175 at Costco today. All foods, no gadgets. There was a wireless oven thermometer that would tell you (remotely) when your roast is ready. Good blend of geekiness + momness. I almost got it, but bro said no. I listen to him.

The new shipment of coke came with this really nice design on the cans. I liked it enough to take pictures of it while everyone else started eating.

If you go to the Coke website, while the site it self is pretty bad ( it’s spinning itself in the background as I type this), they have a pretty good designer-ish graphical theme going on right now. Nice wallpapers. Almost like the new Paul McCartney iPod commercial you can find on the iTunes website. Apple does it better tho.

Speaking of Apple.. It’s that time of year again where I consider getting the white notebook (ibook, now macbook) + ipod deal. Forth year in a row now, I think. Maybe it’s a ritual I’ll continue for years to come. They look really nice as long as you don’t go to the store and touch one.

The Keynote happened today. No new products. Kinda disappointed. Leopard looks nice. Safari On Windows. Four more months.

Got my cracked DS swapped today, cuz Shirley said today is the last day to do it. The guy ran out of white ones, which was fine by me. “If you don’t want to wait, you can have the black one (pauses), or the pink one (laughs).” I laugh with him and asks for the black one. Whew.

I like shiny objects.