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A dog ate my hat
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Constrained MacBook supplies hints at refresh: Constrained supplies of MacBook Pros suggest an anticipated notebook refresh is growing closer – one that could further differentiate the premium lineup from the low-end MacBook. Also, Apple has improved its shipping times for 27-inch iMacs to three to five business days.In checking with sources in distribution channels, analyst Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. has found that supplies of MacBook Pro machines are "fairly limited at two to three weeks vs. a more normal four to six weeks." Given strong Mac sales in January, Wu said it's possible that demand has played a part, though the timing would also suggest new MacBook Pros are on the horizon, reckons AppleInsider.
A dog ate my hat: Have you heard all those IT advisor's stories of strange things that happen to them with clients? The strangest thing that's happened to me so far happened yesterday. I was teaching someone when, after about an hour and a half, someone said 'Weren't you wearing a hat when you arrived?"
"Yes," I said, "It's over there ..."
It wasn't. The house's young poodle had quietly taken it away and chewed it to pieces. It was pretty funny.
Don't worry, the client paid for a new one straight away and I went off to Leo O'Malley's at 235 Karangahape Rd straight away for a new one. Nice.
Creative Suite 5? Adobe may be showcasing a new, as yet unheard-of Creative Suite program in April, conference listings show. An "Adobe Technology Preview" is scheduled as part of the Emerge print production conference, to be held in San Antonio, Texas on April 21st and the 22nd. The product is described only as a "brand new application" that will "surprise even the most 'in the know' Adobe fans."
While Creative Suite 5 is known to be in development for a spring launch, all of the apps announced so far have been extensions of current ones, such as Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver and InDesign. Even Packager for iPhone is associated with Flash CS5. MacNN says given the theme of Emerge, the new product may be built around design and/or output for press.
Apple's supplier responsibility report: Apple has published an extensive report (the picture is from the APple page I linked) on supplier responsibility that addresses how the company works to ensure that all of its business partners are fair and socially progressive.
According the report published on Apple's site, "the companies we do business with must provide safe working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple products are made."
Aspyr says it has released a Mac port of The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition is a Star Wars game originally developed by LucasArts. Players assume the role of the Apprentice, a secret prodigy of Darth Vader learning the Dark Side of the Force. The character slowly discovers more about his situation as gamers complete a series of missions from a third-person perspective.
MacNN has more, including system requirements.
Affordable Mac training: Nice and Auckland-central, friendly and affordable – more info here.
