So the great Steve has gone out and given to us the wonder that is the long-awaited video iPod. And the masses saw it and it was good (plus the new dock has S-Video out, and lo, that is a very good thing).
But I’m not all that interested in the new iPod (yet). What I find interesting is the new iMac. Why? Well, for one thing, it comes with a remote control. And it comes with Bluetooth and Airport Express (aka 802.11g) standard. And that, to me, suggests that Apple is nudging this device slowly towards that fabled land of convergence—or, in non geek-speak, it’s becoming more like a home entertainment center and less like a computer.
What you do is you take the iMac off its pedestal and mount it directly on the wall, and use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard to control it (along with the aforementioned remote). Run some cable to some external speakers, and it’s almost like having a home-theater system! Well, except for the fact that a 20” screen is kind of small for that sort of thing. But…
The image you see above is taken straight off of Apple’s home page. And it really seems to me that there’s room in that picture—directly underneath the hand with the remote control—for a picture of a 30-inch iMac. Don’t you?
(And on a completely unrelated note, I find it interesting that my female readership—usually quite active commentators—have been entirely silent about my previous post.)
(And on a completely unrelated note, I find it interesting that my female readership—usually quite active commentators—have been entirely silent about my previous post.)
I've never had a woman say, "You're like a brother to me", so I didn't know what to tell you.
How about, "Ok, so how much do I get in your will?"
Ok, I'll bite. I've never said that to a guy. I don't think a woman should say it when explaining that she's not romantically interested in a guy.
Perhaps this might work for either a man or a woman, but only if it's the truth: "I like you, but as a friend." Then it's up to the other person to decide if it's enough to be friends. If not, that's a consequence the other person has to be willing to accept.
Or maybe "I like you, but I don't feel the same way that you do. I'm sorry." And then there's no false obligation to try and be friends if neither is interested.
Maybe it's a little kinder than saying "I'm just not that into you" which smacks of too casual a rejection.
Perhaps this is all too ideal and I'm completely out of touch with reality. If so, feel free to dismiss these.