October 08, 2004
Just when I thought I was about to get gazumped next Tuesday when my new iMac was supposed to be in, I get a call from the Apple centre telling me my iMac is in!
I was pleased to say the least. Anyway, i’ve got it and i’ll be setting it up on Sunday probably as i’ve got friends round for the weekend. As promised i’ll try and document the whole thing for those who are interested.
October 06, 2004
1.8GHz 17-inch iMac
Superdrive
1GB Ram
After justifying it to myself, wife, friends and colleagues, i’ve ordered a new iMac.
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Update 2 - 7th oct, 10.10am: Apparently one has been allocated from stock for me and it should be in next Tuesday. Thing is, as always, it’s down to me to badger the shop to give me an indication of progress, not the other way round. I still think they’re not quite telling the truth though.
Update - 7th oct, 9.15am: And so it begins. After ordering the iMac yesterday I was assured the items would now be on order and shipped if they were in stock (which they were). After ringing to pay this morning, they are now saying “let’s get it in the shop first, and we’ll take it from there”. I asked how long that would take, the bloke said it could be three weeks! Now, this is where it begins going wrong.
A word of advice for anybody who has customers - Don’t lie to secure a sale then fail to deliver, it sucks.
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September 01, 2004
Apple released the new iMac yesterday. Not so much a bold step in design but a chunky one. The computer is now housed behind the screen with the cd being slot-loaded from the side. They’ve squished it all down to 2 inches wide. So far, so good.
December 08, 2003
“Mac OS X version 10.3 “Panther” contains over 150 new features and provides significant enhancements to its modern, UNIX-based foundation...” So goes the blurb from Apple. After installing OS X about 3 weeks ago I have to say it’s an improvement on 10.2 but not worth the upgrade price of ?99. However, it is worth the upgrade if you’re jumping from OS9. Now would be a good time to upgrade.
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I'm a graphic designer from near Cardiff in the UK. I've been a designer for over ten years now and primarily work on the web. I'm still partial to a bit of print every now and then though. I used to work for Agency.com in London as an Art Director before working as a Senior Designer for the BBC in sunny Cardiff. This was all before I took leave of my senses and formed my own design consultancy, Mark Boulton Design Ltd.
I've got a thing about grids and typography and occasionally ramble on about them to anyone who will listen.
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