Is this still on?

Back on the horse!

Wow - I really haven't posted anything for a while.

To be honest, I'm quite glad that I even managed to remember my login details! Must have something to do with connecting my Google+ account.

More to follow shortly!

MacBook Air Dilema

Over recent weeks I've been noticing more and more that my trusty 15 inch Macbook Pro is starting to creak and not really be up to scratch these days. It is an Intel Core Duo - not Duo 2 so Lion is out the window for starters. Its only got 1.5Gb ram and while I probably should have upgraded by now, a little part of me thought is there really that much difference between 1.5 and 2 Gb? Maybe, maybe not. And a Geekbench score of 2183 - bit rubbish really.

The poor old girl - my Macbook Pro

Other Apple kit includes a really, really old iBook G4 and a Powermac G5 + 20 inch lcd monitor. The G5 + lcd screen is the workstation I have always wanted and while Snow Leopard, let alone Lion is not an option, it really is an awesome machine. Saying that, with Junior coming along next month, the study has been turned into the nursery now and the G5 + monitor are in boxes in the garage.

[Not my] Powermac G5 

Trusty old iBook G4

Anyway, back to the dilemma. The MBP is fine for day to day use but is starting to show its age and could do with an upgrade. I've been thinking the options through and have decided to keep the MBP as it has been upgraded to a 320 Gb hard drive and I've got my Aperture library on there as well as some of my iTunes library.


So I've decided to go for a Macbook Air as opposed to another Macbook Pro. It's lighter and with the flash memory, faster at certain things but more importantly for me - is bang up to date. I've also decided to go for the low-end 13 inch version at 128Gb rather than paying another £350 for the increased storage capacity!


This decision was as a direct result of one review and one YouTube video.


theunit3 -Which Macbook Air should I buy? @i6laswegian


AND


Shaun Blanc - Macbook Air Review @shawnblanc

13 inch Macbook Air I think... 

Decisions, decisions...!

So - here we go, will have to take the plunge now and actually buy the thing! Said that, I'd quite like an iPad as well please Father Christmas!

USS Enterprise CVN-65 Update

In December 2009, I purchased a Tamiya model kit of epic scale. The 1/350 USS Enterprise aircraft carrier. For those of you who didn't know - I did a blog post on this approx two years ago before I purchased the kit. You can read about it here...

The kit is massive; just over 1 meter long. And that is before you consider that it comes with 25 aircraft to build. Being a bit stupid, I purchased a load more so now have about 60 semi complete airplanes and helicopters to put together and paint.


A few snaps can be seen below...


It's hard to get across the scale but it's taken me the best part of two years (not every single day mind you!) to complete this and it's nice to show this off.


Once the baby is a little older, might need to get started on those airplanes!

iPhone Test

Well, it's been the best part of two years since my last post. And a great deal has happened.

Firstly, I'm going to be a Dad next month!

More to follow, assuming this works!

Update 23rd Oct.

It worked! Managed to a) install the new Blogger app on my iPhone 4 and b) remember my credentials and actually write this mini post.

Yay me. Normal service to resume shortly

I've moved!

Hello folks - I wanted to let you all know that I've moved my blog over to www.jamesjacob.net

I bit the bullet and purchased my own domain and migrated over to Wordpress. As the orignal people who opted to follow my humble blog, I wanted to ensure I didn't lose you in the migration.

Please update your following preferences.

James

New compare the meerkat advert

Many of you, like me will have found the original series of the 'Compare the meerkat' TV spoof ads (for Comparethemarket.com)...

Well the good news is that our little friend now has a buddy - Sergei the IT specialist.

A great and really funny ad

Simples!