A brick of Alu that isn't bricked

So I got my new MacBook yesterday and took some unboxing images which I will share with you below.

My initial feeling is that the size is optimal, it's the same size as a normal A4 folder which makes it easy to carry with you. Both the screen and keyboard has a decent size ensuring it to be comfortable to work with even when traveling.
Getting new connections is not a benefit by itself and I do miss the firewire port on this model. Regarding the new display port was I however happily surprised, the new display port is as easy to plug in and out as a USB connection which is a great advantage for me since I use the computer with an external monitor most of the time.
While using the computer on battery power I'm sure the easily accessible battery meter will be appreciated. The most noticeable change is the new trackpad which I highly appreciated. The multitouch on my previous MacBook Pro wasn't very useful since it was hard to manage anything else then very easy gestures. On this new trackpad it feels natural to even use the four finger gestures.

New things coming in...

This will be a really short post just to inform that I have got back a new Canon 1000D. And that I have ordered one of the new MacBook 13". So soon I might be in a state where all of my equipment is working, wouldn't that be great...

Is Turing test the answer to IM and community spam?

I guess I'm not the only one that have got strange messages to my IM or at community sites. Some of these messages can be hard to tell if it just some foreigner who uses a bad translator or if the whole message is computer generated.

While I ignore all suspicions e-mail, the community sites are kind of intended for people that you don't know so I'm willing to give everyone at least a chance. So for all of you computers out there who like to send me messages, ensure you have a good answer to the Swedish reply below:
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Har du hört talas om Turing test? Om inte så tycker jag du kollar lite snabbt på Wikipedia och ger mig ett bra svar :-).

Ursäkta ett möjligen kryptiskt meddelande men om du förstår så ber jag om ursäkt och om du inte förstår så hade jag rätt :-P.


MvH

//Erik

Does it take Apple two months to inform their customers of known problems?

Anyone that has read my blog should know about my problem with the MacBook Pro that I bought in March. nVidia inform that they had a problem in the beginning of July. Today little over two months later Apple acknowledge that the MacBook Pro between May 2007 and Sept 2008 http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377. Does this mean that it takes Apple two months to verify a known problem or just to inform their customers?

Apple is releasing new MacBooks on Tuesday, maybe was that the reason they acknowledge the problem today. Is it only me that think a bit more transparency from Apple toward their customers could be good?

Do I destroy technology?

They have accepted that there is something wrong with the camera. Since I did not accept their excuse that the problem was with the lens they did some more tests. I just got a call from the service center and they had manage to see the problem even with their own lenses now. They haven't found the exact problem yet but they will order a new camera for me so I don't have to wait for them.

I should get my replacement Canon 1000D within a few days. I'm really glad that there wasn't anything wrong with the lens since that would have cost me quite some money. Tamron does not have European warranty so it would have cost me about 50% of the price of the lens to get it fixed, did feel like a lot to pay for my first 700 photos.

I'm afraid that new technology does not like me. In less than a year I have had to replace the following brand new products because of problem I got the first week: Marantz SR6001, MacBook Pro and now my Canon 1000D.

Wounder if I should dare to by a new MacBook Pro after next Tuesday or if I simply have to stay away from new technology altogether.

Service...

The instructions on the link posted earlier didn't help my Canon 1000D. I left it at for service today and hopefully it will be returned during the week.

Some indications on the net suggest that the error could be when not using Canon lenses which is hard to accept since there was no problem during the first 700 shots.

As usually, to be continued...

Canon 1000D - Err 99

This blog more and more remindes of a technology failure blog...

I bought a Canon 1000D for two weeks ago and when I had almost filled the memory card it started to give me Err 99 messages. I'm able to take out the battery and reinsert to be able to take some photos again but it is highly inconvenient to go through the process everytime you start take photos after a short break.

I found this link in dpreviews forum with someone with a simular problem:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1031&message=9598105
I will try this solution now and hopefully I do not need to give the camera to Canon to fix the problem.

Now lets hope that this will not take as much time as my earlier problems...