Magda and I took on the super cold -20C weather yesterday by using the BBQ grill. 
We got some sourdough bread from The French Bakery, a pork roast (shoulder is nice) from the freezer, and decided to make our own marinating rub and BBQ sauce. The plan was pulled-pork with coleslaw sandwiches.
Today I sent a link to a video on how to replace a Macbook HD (ours is toast). I quickly noticed how gtalk has been updated to offer much tighter video sharing.
When you send a video link gtalk presents the video as a thumbnail. When you click the thumbnail it plays in a small box above the gtalk session. It looks like this:
I’m starting to track prices for my main computer replacement later this year. Here’s the comparison of two options, I’ve bolded the better value:
| Feature | iMac 24″ | Dell Studio mini |
| Processor | 2.8Ghz core 2 duo | Core 2 QUAD 2.33Ghz |
| Memory | 4GB 800Mhz RAM | 8GB 800Mhz RAM |
| Hard drive | 1TB SATA | 1.28TB RAID 0 (2x640GB) |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce 8800 | Nvidia GeForce 9800GT |
| Included Display | 24″ LCD | 24″ LCD with HDMI |
| Price | $2,698.00 | $1,589.00 |
So the Dell turns out to not only offer some better components, but offers them in a package almost $1000 cheaper than the iMac.
So I’m watching and waiting for Apple to update the iMac, maybe they can leapfrog Dell’s offer with an i7 processor and maybe a LED backlit LCD?
I’m also watching both Windows 7 and OS X Snowleopard developments closely. Mac’s OS still offers a significant draw for me, even with the higher hardware cost.
But the fact that for the price of the iMac, I can get a great desktop and still have enough money for TWO netbooks is very compelling.
