I Finally Have Twitter

Yes I have finally taken the plunge into Twitter. At this stage I still don't "get it", all it seems to be is status updates.

From my limited exposure to Twitter it seems to me that people do one of three things with it.

They either just post a status update, post a link to an article or page they have found on the web or do what I am doing. That is, realise that Twitter can't do much, so anything interesting to be said or shared is automatically linked to an external publishing site.

This last use seems to make Twitter pointless, but for whatever reason people seem to like Twitter, so I have jumped on the bandwagon. So from now on each of my blog posts will now also be posted as a Twitter update with a link back here.

So if you're too lazy to use RSS then you can follow me on Twitter: @markhamlet

Rock on!

MacBook Pro in for Repair... Again

Yes my awesomely reliable Macbook Pro has been in the apple service centre for the last two weeks again (check my earlier post "Apple or PC" for the ongoing saga).

I spoke to them today and they advised me that the screen assembly needs replacing. They said it would cost $1100 to repair, until I pointed out that the screen assembly was replaced less than 12 months ago. So now it will be done under warranty and will take at least two more weeks.

That brings the total value of all the repairs to this computer over the last 3 years to over $5000. Add that to the original $3000 price tag and it becomes one expensive notebook! Not to mention the down time every 6 months.

Be warned, if you buy an Apple computer get the 3 year warranty, because you will need it. Also buy a second computer for the six months that you won't have the Apple due to the amount of time it takes Apple to repair it.

Rock On! (just not with a Mac)

Blogging From iPhone

This is just a post testing a new application allowing me to blog directly from my iPhone.

We will see how well it works