Technology
Posted: Thu 15 September, 2005 Filed under: Geeky, Thoughts 3 Comments »Over the last few weeks it’s occurred to me that in some ways I can be a really awkward bugger. Among other things, I’m currently looking at ordering all the bits for a new PC – again, I just haven’t got round to ordering them yet, but I will, probably this weekend – which will be the first one I’ve had in about four years. Because of the stuff I do, I don’t need my PC to be constantly updated to the newest, whizziest processor/memory/graphics card – I don’t play PC games much, so I don’t need cutting-edge stuff to keep up with that market. However, the stuff I’m going to be getting for the new PC is going to be as up-to-date as possible, potentially even getting a 64-bit processor for a bit of future-proofing.
Recently, one of the guys at work got a Sony PSP, and yes, I really want one of those – it’s something I can see myself using for a variety of things. It most certainly would’ve made waiting around Thiefrow and Schiphol a lot easier this week, if nothing else!
And yet when I see Gordon‘s new 4Gb iPod Nano I just don’t feel the need or the desire for one at all. I’ve got a little MP3 player USB stick thing which holds 6 albums, and that’s all I really need. It’s nice, and it’s sufficient for my requirements.
So what kind of techie geek does that really make me?
Ahh but the difference for me is that my “old” iPod was the original size, and was just plain big and clunky. The mini wasn’t enough of a difference to warrant but the Nano was!!!
And I too want a PSP, Xmas I hope!! 😉
I was thinking of getting some new parts (motherboard, CPU, memory) for my computer too. Let me know if you stumble across any good deals.
I’m just the same. I fiddle around with websites, Perl and databases in my spare time and *enjoy* it, but I don’t have any sort of MP3 player. My PC is fairly new and it’s a 64-bit one, but it doesn’t have any nifty hardware gadgets – not even a CD burner. I don’t even have a digital camera; I prefer my 15-year-old analogue Nikon.