Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Vista on an iBook?


While recently visiting my local computer (anonymous) retailer for a new Apple keyboard, I noticed a large sign for M$ Vista. I looked at it for a second when I noticed that the notebook in the ad was an Apple. A Vista ad with a Mac in it? (sorry for the badly framed picture, the ad is much larger)

The manager said that their corporate offices make the ads and that Micro$oft had nothing to do with it. Although I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate it.

I know what many of you are thinking, well you could install vista with bootcamp. Maybe, but from what I heard, there are no drivers for that yet. Oh yeah, by the way, its an iBook G4.

Yes, it is an iBook and not a macBook, the front corner of the notebook has vents (vents not in this picture- sorry about that, see links for pics of iBook and macBook) Only the iBooks have the vents. Again sorry for bad pic, I'll get a better picture next time I go there.

How could they miss this? I know it's an outright copy of Tiger, but this is a bit too far (even for Micro$oft). It seems to me quite obvious, yet subtle. The manager of the store didn't even realize the error. I'll get a better picture up soon for you skeptics and nonbelievers out there.

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Last night, the moon visible from Ohio was surrounded by a glowing ring so I took some pictures.

I haven't quite figured out my new camera yet so the image is not the best, but the ring is still visible.

I do not know what may have caused this, but it is probably not a strange occurrence.

Well, I looked it up and a lunar coronal ring is made up of tiny individual drops of water and or ice crystals, which glow.

Cool, my stoner friend who called to tell me about it thought it was a UFO invasion. We could only wish it was.

Here is another picture of it.


I really need to learn how to use my camera and hope someone more talented than I caught it better.