Posts by GerryP

NASA sniffs out (yet more) lunar ice

That's nor really a lot, is it?

600 million tons.

My swimming pool contains 60 000 litres of water -

1 litre = 1 kilogram

1000 litres = 1 ton

My pool = 60 tons.

Thus: 10 000 swimming pools' worth. Or, about the same amount of water as the pools of the average Johannesburg suburb - excuse me when I say that on an interplanetary scale, that’s not too much to write home about.

Apple preempts Win 7 with fresh iMacs, Macbooks

Can I use this mouse?

A comment, and a question.

Comment: I think all computer-users are spoiled for price. I’m a professional photographer. The body (never mind the lens) of my camera of choice – Nikon D300 – costs more than the new top-spec iMac, and it has a lot less processing power. To me, the price of an iMac is cheap! I do a lot of photo editing, and y’know, I get tired of having to reboot my (year old) high-spec windoze machine every 5 photos. I certainly think the iMac is the way to go. 27 inches? Mamma! It’s Photoshop heaven!

Now the question: I have terrible hands, in the winter their flakier than Paris’ relationships! I wear gloves almost permanently in winter, and half the time in summer. Would I be able to use this new Fantabulumouse while wearing gloves? Is it pressure sensitive or touch sensitive like those pesky elevator buttons I can never push in winter? Or is this one lost to me and I need to get a dime-store cheapy?

I lied – 2 questions: a keyboard without a keypad? Ah no man, I want my numbers on the right! I wonder if my local branch of Apple (Me’s not in the UK or US) can gimme a “normal” keyboard instead of the new fancy one? I won’t mind a wire or two along with the wires of my desklamps, headphones, radio, printer, cell-charger, card-reader…

Paris – cos I’m as lost as she is.