Thoughts: Windows 7, Apple and DJ Hero.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 11:37PM Plus: Maybe its just me...
Between work and school its hard to remember that I should post something on my blog. There just isn't enough hours in the day. All in favor of 26 hour days? Anyone? Yeah, that does sound a bit nutty. I have had a good month to take everything in, and here is the short of everything. Expect a new Reswitch soon.
Windows 7
Its that time of October, where PC enthusiasts, consumers and IT staff get excited. No, were not talking about an ALCS where the Yankees and the Angels are fighting for a spot in the World Series, or a stellar NFL season. Were talking about a new version of Windows for people to enjoy. Sure, Vista wasn't all it was cracked up to be, but Windows 7 nailed it (in my humble opinion). My only concern is that it may not be as big of an event for retailers who are already looking at a bleak outlook on sales this holiday season. When your expected to sell more laptops in three months than you have the entire year, expectations are high, if not unrealistic.
Apple's New Hardware
There will always be a special place in my heart for Apple. Sure, I did have to ditch my iPhone because I wan't making enough money to support the insane amount of money it costs to keep it and I ditched OSX for Windows 7 but thats besides the point. Apple makes sexy hardware. Enter, this past Tuesday, the redesigned MacBook, the Magic Mouse and new iMacs. Was it enough to counter the onslaught of new notebooks that are hitting the market on the momentous occasion that is Windows 7? Probably not, but announcing i5 and i7 cores in the new iMac, and releasing a 27-inch iMac were great spec bumps to the already stellar lineup of all-in-one desktops. The bigger news was the new revision to the Mac Mini. More storage, more speed and a server-version of the Mini were welcomed and needed upgrades to the device most likely to disappear from the line up. The new mouse and MacBook are nice, but not as notable in my book.
DJ Hero
I can't say enough good things about DJ Hero. Being a lover of Electronica and having already enjoyed what mashups can produce, being able to "mix" using a peripheral never sounded like so much fun. My encounters with this game, a demo at Best Buy's corporate campus and at the store that I frequent almost every day, have been nothing but fun. All I can say at this point, because I haven't been able to dive into the game at home, is that Daft Punk is represented well, and the controller will make the experienced music game player weep. Is it the 27th yet?
Maybe Its Just Me...
...but does it make me a bad person using Apple hardware and exclusively using Windows 7 on them?
Think about it, leave me a comment.
Jake "dzdj" Geiser
@dizzydj