Apple Boot Camp Software

So much for Apple's policy about "not supporting" Windows on their new Intel-based hardware. Apple announced today that it has begun a public beta test of a piece of software called "Boot Camp". This new program allows Intel Macs to dual boot in Windows and Mac OS-X. It will be a standard feature in the new "Leapord" version of OS-X.

The Flip-Flop on policy is a bit annoying but I applaud Apple for swallowing their pride and embracing the inevitable. I'm the biggest Mac Geek there is but even I've been tempted to buy a PC just for gaming and using the mapping software for my GPS if nothing else. VirtualPC just doesn't cut it if you're on anything short of a dual processor G5. I was on the fence about buying a new Intel Mac now or waiting until next year's tax gift from Dubya (already spent this one). Now I'll be pulling the trigger on a new Intel iBook as soon as they become available.

Arctic Monkeys For Real

I may be a bit late on this one but I STILL see people bagging on the Arctic Monkeys because of the megahype they received prior to the US release of "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not." Well all I can to the naysayers is shut the hell up and buy the damn album. It's one of the best albums of the last ten years and it's not the band's fault that the hype machine went into overdrive. If you were 19 or 20 and record company came knocking on your door, you'd let them do whatever they wanted to promote your album also. That's a lot of Benjamins (or Queen Marys or whatever they have on the pound) to turn deal with at that age.

Anyway... Enough ranting and back to the album. The lyrics on this record are amazing. If you speak fluent Brit, you'll probably enjoy it more than the average American but you can appreciate it even if you've never seen as much as a single Monty Python episode. Alex Turner's vocals aren't particularly crisp but they fit the music very well. Actually the same can be said for the rest of the band as well. I don't think that any of them are the best in their respective fields but the total package is near perfection. If you're a fan of Franz Ferdinand, The Killers or Britpop in general you have to buy this album.

Purpose of this Blog...

I'm a freelance writer by trade. Or at least dabble in it for a living. My primary source of income is my recumbent bicycle web site at www.bentrideronline.com. It's a lot of fun but obviously pretty focused on one subject. Freelancing can be very frustrating for a guy whose his own editor 95% of the time. So I thought I'd take a shot at this blogging thing and see if I could scrape together a couple hundred bucks a month from it.

The general subject of this blog is ... Well there isn't one. It's just about an idealistic twenty-something tree hugger turning thirty, trying to raise a family in an increasingly strange world and the hypocrocies involved in all of that. I'm a music addict so expect a lot of talk about the soundtrack of my life. I'm also a bit of a Mac addict and gadget geek so I'm sure to talk a lot about the various bits of tech that keep my life going. Like most writers, I like to hear myself talk so there will also be a fair amount of commentary thrown in. Hopefully you get a laugh every now and then. Enjoy!