Now, HANG ON.
You’ve probably worked out, by now, that I’m something of a Mac fan, haven’t you.
And, along with that, you’ve probably realised I’m a skint one.
Part of that mean’s I’ve not been to upgrade to Mac OS X 10•7 Lion: something I’d not mind doing, whilst being very aware that Bruce, my ageing Mac Mini, really wouldn’t be able to take the pace, bless ’im … !
Well, I’m also going to admit, I’ve got Apple’s news feed hooked up to my usual
RSS
reader.Apple’s just released the updated version of the Mini.
And as you can see … ?
They’ve managed to reduce the price of the base model … by taking out the optical drive … !
Which sounds mad … ’til you remember that when Apple introduced the original iMac in 1998, they were the first computers to ship without a floppy disc drive: something that saw Apple accused of being bonkers. 13 years later, of course …
Well …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
»»·««
Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting her answers: along with bagging 5 out of 6, she was very flattering about my technical ability*, and managed to mention the review she and other’s had got for Shaken.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 21st July, 1545, saw France try — for the last time — invade where … ?Q2) 21st July, 1983, saw the world’s lowest recorded temperature, of -89.2º C: on which continent?Q3) 21st July, 1959, saw the Boston Red Sox become the last US team to hire an Afro-American player: who was the player?Q4) More to the point, in which sport … ?Q5) 21st July, 1982, saw the flagship of the British forces in the Falklands return to Portsmouth. What was it’s name … ?Q6) And FINALLY … 21st July, 1951, saw the birth of actor and comedian, Robin Williams: in which series did he first play Mork … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 20th July, 1969, saw humanity first land on the Moon: at which time, UTC … ?A1) 20:17. (Roughly equivalent to 20:17 GMT. The main difference is that GMT isn’t as precise with thousandths of a second.)Q2) 20th July, 1928, saw the government of which country order Romani to settle in one part of the country … ?Q2) Hungary.Q3) 20th July, 1975, saw journalists from The Times, The Daily Telegraph and Newsweek expelled from which country … ?A3) India.Q4) 20th July, 1944, saw the US Congress approve the Bretton Woods Agreement. This help set up what: the I. M. F, the U. N. H. C. R, or the W. H. O … ?A4) The IMF.Q5) 20th July, 1960, saw Sirimavo Bandaranaike become the first female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka: what does Sri Lanka translate into English as … ?A5) Resplendent Land.Q6) And finally … 20th July, 1975, saw the death of actor and martial artist, Li Jun Fan. How was he better known … ?A6) Bruce Lee.
Enjoy those, everyone: now, if you’ll excuse me … ? I’m going to slobber at some technical specs … !
* It’s really not that impressive, Debbi, honestly: I just know how to do the stuff I know how to do. And using Keynote’s Export to Movie function’s aren’t that much using different to using MS Word’s Save As … function …
1 comment:
The fact that you know the technique, even if it's simple, gives you a leg up on me. Just sayin'. :)
1. England
2. Antarctica
3. there were two players: Pumpsie Green and Ozzie Virgil
4. major league baseball
5. HMS Hermes
6. Mork and Mindy
Post a Comment