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From: chris on 28 Jul 2010 09:18 On 28/07/10 13:57, Woody wrote: > chris<ithinkiam(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On 27/07/10 14:01, Jim wrote: >>> <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> >>> >>> "The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to >>> work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch >>> technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of >>> gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with >>> what.s >>> on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping >>> through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes >>> moving >>> up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to >>> your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a >>> mouse >>> or in conjunction with one." >>> >>> >>> Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like >>> that >>> you can use both a mouse -and- this together. >> >> I presume this would mean I could upgrade my ageing MBP to have modern >> multi-touch goodness. Is that right? >> >> Even with an educational discount £52.88 needs thinking about... > > Well, it would require quite good metalwork skills I would have thought > to do the upgrade Heh. Well, y'know what I mean: use it /instead/ of the internal trackpad. From the info all I need to ensure is that I have OS 10.6.4+
From: Chris Ridd on 28 Jul 2010 09:59 On 2010-07-28 08:39:26 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-07-28, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Although without wishing to be too negative, it is still just a battery >>>>>> charger. >>>>> >>>>> You mean, you don't think it is a _magical_and_revolutionary_ battery >>>>> charger? :D >>>> >>>> I know *I'd* be thrilled to have one. >>> >>> I bought a wee USB AA and AAA battery charger from, I think, Tesco. >>> Seems to do me fine and it's very convenient. >> >> Haven't you noticed how Apple says everything it does is thrilling? > > Good pooint - my Tesco charger is merely mildly tingly. From the Safari 5.0.1 announcement: "We're thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great extensions and think our users are going to love being able to customize Safari." says Brian Croll, Apple's VP of OS X Product Marketing. Sigh. -- Chris
From: Jim on 28 Jul 2010 10:26 On 2010-07-28, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>>> Seems to do me fine and it's very convenient. >>> >>> Haven't you noticed how Apple says everything it does is thrilling? >> >> Good pooint - my Tesco charger is merely mildly tingly. > > From the Safari 5.0.1 announcement: > > "We're thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great > extensions and think our users are going to love being able to > customize Safari." says Brian Croll, Apple's VP of OS X Product > Marketing. > Sigh. They're just doing it to get to you. Ignore them. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Gwynne Harper on 28 Jul 2010 10:43 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > Not as small and cute but it lives in the kitchen so that is an > > advantage. > > > > Mine's plugged into the back of my Time Capsule. Does it back them up? Gwynne -- My real email is net, not line.
From: Jim on 28 Jul 2010 10:49
On 2010-07-28, Gwynne Harper <g.harper(a)gmx.line> wrote: > >> > Not as small and cute but it lives in the kitchen so that is an >> > advantage. >> > >> >> Mine's plugged into the back of my Time Capsule. > > Does it back them up? Heh. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett |