The TARDIS has landed March 4, 2008 ~ 1:52 pm
Posted by Julie in : Uncategorized , comments closedLetting my geek flag fly proudly, I christened the new MacBook Pro “The TARDIS” after Doctor Who’s ship. Time Lord technology = bigger on the inside, just like this computer. Unfortunately, I then had to come to work and leave the TARDIS charging (not on the rift in Cardiff, but rather boringly on my sofa).
I did get a chance to play with it a little bit, and it is lovely. Rick has TARDIS envy. Even though his MacBook Pro is only a few years old, it doesn’t have a glossy screen, or a touch trackpad, or a built-in camera, or a remote. As he said, “It’s so pretty!”.
One thing that annoyed the shit out of me is that the TARDIS wouldn’t connect to my home wi-fi network. I’m still not sure why, since Rick’s computer was connected to it just fine. I expect to spend time on this tonight, so Vince, if you get a phone call, you’ll know I have reached the end of my rope. Also on the menu for time-killing while waiting for election results to come in: installing Photoshop Elements and Office onto the TARDIS and moving my entire iTunes library and photo library over from the desktop PC. Which, I just realized that I never named despite having had it for several years now.
And for anyone who’s curious, yes, my iPod is named The Doctor. That thing casting its shadow over you right now? That is my geek flag flying high and proud, blocking out the sunlight in its enormity.
