I pasted Mars in the picture from another photo i took (with a lumix TZ7), the moon was shot on a Canon 350d. My first attempt!

Is this the most pointless gadget since … well, Apple TV?

I don’t understand what it is. I realise it’s a jack of all some trades but it’s a master of none from what i can tell. It just looks like a watered down keyboardless (and usb portless!) netbook. As a gadget freak i was really looking forward to the iPad coming out but i was left totally underwhelmed:

Music player? It’s nowhere near portable enough.

eBook reader? Not unless you want to burn your eyeballs out – Kindle replacement it aint.

Video player? Why not just use your cheaper netbook or your current iPod or Smartphone…?

Web surfer? Well it’s much better to have a physical keyboard which Apple must realise because they have created a physical keyboard you can dock with … which makes it more cumbersome than a netbook!?

No multitasking, no camera, only install apps from iTunes, no USB port without purchasing an add-on, not upgradable…..

Ten things netbooks do better than iPad

So again, what’s the point? What gap is it trying to fill?

Well the weather has been lousy as it always is during January (cold wet grey dark bland etc etc) so i haven’t really been taking any photos but i have started doodling again. I’m experimenting with watercolours but they haven’t come out great so far! So here’s a a hunky doodle instead. He’s still unfinished obviously (i mean he’s not got pants yet!) and it’s been a while since i last sketched anything so he’s very rough. Hopefully my next post will be a nice watercolour ….

It’s snowing heavier now than last time…

itunes Fuckery

I’m going to add this little bit of info to my blog in case anyone searching for this problem is struggling to find a solution, hopefully Google will find this.

A few months ago, for no apparent reason my iPod touch would no longer be recognised on my computer and windows kept throwing up the messsage ‘apple mobile device has stopped working‘. I had to disable it in services to stop the message but this left me still unable to update my iPod. Then the same thing happened on my partners laptop a couple of months later. We have the exact same laptop, both are Dell.

So i looked what what was common between both laptops in the programs list and we both had ‘Dell Support Center’. I uninstalled that and what do you know, the problem was fixed. I don’t know why there is a conflict between Dell Support Center and iTunes but if you’re having the same problem and you own a dell then get shut of that program.

Or if you have a different make of PC perhaps you have a similar support program? The point is, this is not a vista or itunes problem (as such), there is a program on the pc conflicting. It’s just a case of uninstalling and reinstalling stuff until you find the culprit. I’m sure it’ll be a support program of some kind. Good luck!

For google:
apple mobile device has stopped working Dell Support Center