All Screened Out
August 21, 2008 | 3 Comments
Technology seems to be everywhere these days and definitely permeates my life. In fact, it is so intertwined with my life that I spend almost every waking moment staring at a screen of some sort. I mean, in the morning I check email and RSS feeds while eating breakfast, then it’s off to work where I spend most of the day in front of a computer, then it’s home where time is split between the TV and MacBook — and don’t forget all the looks at the iPhone and iPod throughout the day as well. I do nothing but stare at screens. So, for fun, here’s a breakdown of my favorite screens:
iMac
This screen is a whopping 24″ and might possibly have a hand in causing me to go blind. Even at it’s lowest brightness setting it’s too bright. The good news is I can code and design like a fiend on there.
MacBook
This screen, compared to the iMac, is a tiny 13″. Unfortunately those 13″ are what I spend almost all day looking at as the MacBook is what I use in the office — and everywhere else. This one will probably cause me to go blind but not because of the brightness.
iPhone
This screen is an even smaller 3.5″. Since OS 2.0 came out I find myself staring at this screen more and more. The Twitterriffic and Facebook apps don’t really help. Oddly I don’t think this one will cause me any future blindness.
TV
This screen is a very nice 32″. If you spend any time reading this blog then you know I spend way to much time watching TV. It’s really hard not to watch it when it’s on a beautiful Aquos HDTV. Let me tell you, there is nothing like the Olympics in HD. But that’s the story for another day (probably not because that’s really all I have to say on that subject).
There you have it. The collection of my typical daily screens. It seems like the bottom line is I spend too much time in a stationary position and will more than likely drive myself blind.
Do you stare at too many screens? Let me know about them in the comments section below.
Money for nothin’ and chicks for free
November 22, 2006 | 0 Comments
Every once and awhile you hear about someone putting up a website asking for money. There was the Million Dollar Homepage, Smash My Viper, and of course Give Dan Money for No Good Reason. Well, a chick out in San Francisco has taken the idea and run with it.
Leah Culver decided to post a website asking for a new computer. Being a recent college graduate, and carrying all the debt that comes with that, Leah couldn’t afford to upgrade her old G3 iMac. As she says, she couldn’t even upgrade iTunes because her hardware was too old. So what did Leah do? She decided to sell ad space on the back of a MacBook Pro as a means to fund the computer. Leah sold ads at $150 a square inch to internet and Web 2.0 companies, saying “Don’t worry, your laser-etched ad will probably be around longer than your internet company!”
Not a bad idea if you ask me. I guess it just goes to show that it doesn’t hurt to ask.
