2 posts from September 2007

I've got myself a new toy.

Purely by chance we happened to be in the Glasgow Apple store this afternoon (having had some fantastic tapas and wine at La Tasca), and we dropped in for an iPod shuffle skin.

They didn't have any that my wife took a shine to....however they did have the new iPod Touch....and I got a 16gb one

OMG is it nice - the interface and the screen is absolutely stunning. It really does blow away anything you've seen before.

So why not wait for the iPhone here in the UK - after all it was announced yesterday as arriving on November 9th via O2?

Well, my rationale is that I can get a 16gb iPod touch for £269, however I can only get an 8gb iPhone for the same money. The £35 per month I also could not justify at the moment as my employer provides a phone free gratis.

My wife hit the nail on the head - if I waited for the iPhone then no doubt there would be a new version of it in early 2008 probably with a better camera, 16gb or greater and 3G. For once I listened to her.

UPDATE: Well, I only listened to her for a few months... Apple released the 16gb iPhone in February and of course, I got one. I sold the iPod Touch to a colleague (who of course is delighted with it) so that softened the blow. I am even more impressed by the iPhone - with the new applications & home screen widgets it really is the first useable mobile computing platform. Can't wait for iPhone 2.0 s/w in late June.

Jane Tomlinson lost her long battle against cancer on Monday 3rd September 2007.

For those of you who didn't know of Jane & her incredible achievements, the BBC has posted an obituary page here : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2585103.stm

Jane and her family setup a charity called JanesAppeal to raise money to support other families who are affected by cancer. You can donate money to this worthwhile charity here : http://www.justgiving.com/janetomlinson

BBC Leeds has put together a great page about Jane, detailing her activities over the last 7 years of her life : http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/features/jane_tomlinson/

I only met Jane once, very briefly about 4 years ago, and I was taken with her unassuming yet insprational nature and totally down to earth attitude.

Her husband Mike works for the same company as myself and I'm sure that everyone here would wish to pass on our sympathies to Jane's family at this time.

Jane you were, and still are, an inspiration to many people across the world.

Rest in peace.