The Geeky Brit

Mr Crabapples has commented on his experiences of running Windows on a Mac?

Mr C is using Fusion, whilst I have been using Parallels. Most of the time I run Windows it is usually just to show people how I can run Windows on my MacBook. Why is this? I suppose it comes down to performance. When Parallels is running, it causes my lovely MacBook pro to limp along like an asthmatic ant carrying some heavy shopping. So I tend to look for ways to avoid running Windows. For example I put up with Entourage, when Outlook is SO much better. Perhaps if the performance issues went away I would begin to virtualize more? Who knows.

Maybe I should follow Mr C’s lead and download the Fusion 30 day demo…

There are reports that the average consumer broadband speed in the US is among the slowest in the world.

The average broadband download speed in the US is only 1.9 megabits per second, compared to 61 Mbps in Japan, 45 Mbps in South Korea, 18 Mbps in Sweden, 17 Mpbs in France, and 7 Mbps in Canada, according to the Communication Workers of America.

Yeh no kidding….

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I have been looking for reviews of EA Sports’ Tiger Woods 2008 for the Wii which was meant to have been released yesterday.

I rented Tiger 07 over the weekend, and was very disappointed. I have always loved the Tiger Games – even if they release incremental updates year after year. The Wii, I had thought, would have been a perfect platform for a golf game. Unfortunately, the 2007 version was utterly annoying to play. It was painfully obvious that it was the PS2 port with (seemingly) a few shell scripts thrown underneath to capture the movement of the wiimote.

I was hoping a lot of my gripes would be fixed in the 2008 version, and if so I would buy it (I am desperate for a golf game). However, I have been unsuccessful in locating any reviews for this latest release.

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Apparently so! This took a lot longer than I would have predicted.

AT & T should not be too upset. I mean, if you buy an IPhone you are tied to a 2 year contract anyway, and so AT & T will only potentially lose 3 years contract money (They have a 5 year exclusivity deal with Apple).

The question is who will be bothered to change carriers after 2 years?
Another question would be does anybody offer a better unlimited data plan that $20 a month?

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