Yes, I like Apple products and yes, I did follow the bloggers covering today’s event; but I have a small problem before parting with my hard earned cash. Why? well take a look at the US Apple site (today anyway)… looks good eh?

Well yes it does until you look at the “Environmental Requirements” down at the bottom right….

The first line makes sense but, what the heck does he second mean?  Current temperature here on the IOW is about 2°C, according to the spec published, the iPad wouldn’t be working here….

Yes, of course I know what they mean, but surely they employ people with enough intelligence to avoid this kind of confusion?

There’s a bigger version available if you click on it…

As this doesn’t apply to me, he must have sent it to the wrong Dad

The series should be compulsory viewing I reckon.

Yesterday was mad:

• A man was jailed for having a crash in his truck
• A man was jailed for flushing somebody’s heroin down the loo
• Captains of two nuclear submarines went unpunished for bumping into eachother
• Tony Blair was given $1 million for being a great leader

I think I’ll get my coat……

OK, so some of the quoted numbers aren’t quite right but it sums things up pretty well I think….

MR. FRANCIS JOHNSON
TELE:234-7031622282
FINAL NOTIFICATION

GOOD DAY,
- I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR OUT STANDING PAYMENT OF $10.5 HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT AND WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER, KINDLY REPLY WITH YOUR NAME INFULL, TELE/FAX, CONTACT ADDRESS, YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION, SEX, AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP TO ENABLE YOU HAVE YOUR FUND, FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU ARE ASK TO CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER, HERE IS MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 234-7031622282, FEEL FREE WHILE CALLING AND YOU ARE ASK TO CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION, BEST REGARD MR. FRANCIS JOHNSON

I may need $10.5 one day but not just yet eh?

This mail arrived this morning and is the first personalised one of its type I have seen:

YANG LIM & ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 101, JALAN PUDU RAYA,
TAMAN DESA RAYA
MALAYSIA
TEL: +60122473440
Email: barryanglim@XXXXXX.XXX
I am Yang Lim, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, Mr. Andrew  Curd, that shares the same last name as yours, died as the result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2005. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia.
I  can be reached on barryanglim@XXXXXX.XXX for more information.My late Client has a deposit of Nineteen Million Dollars (US$19 Million Dollars) left behind.
Best regards,
Yang Lim
Attorney at Law

Perhaps I’ll be rich in 2009 after all! Somehow I suspect not…..

As usual Bill was on good form and the evening was a good one despite the acoustics in the RAH. Strangely, although we could hear everything the orchestra played very clearly, Bill’s voice was often lost. The guys on the mixing desk did their best I am sure but that building is just not very good for a single voice.

Unfortunately this is the second time I have been disappointed at a “single voice” performance there, the fist was a Tracy Chapman concert some years ago.

Well done Bill for taking on such a project, we did miss the big screens though!