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Letting go of Apple

I am trying to let go of Apple. I don't mean completely, my main home computer is a MacBook, and I don't want to, not do I need to get a new computer for home. The main problem is with the two applications I use most on the Mac are just starting to annoy me. The first is iPhoto.  I don't use it every day, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.  I think Google Picasa is just as good, and some things that I might even prefer about it (firstly it is cross platform).  iPhoto hasn't been updated since early 2009, and if a new version of iLife came out if would have to have some super features I can't even think of to make me want to upgrade, and it probably wouldn't be long for Google to catch up anyway. The next application is iTunes. It has actually always been a program I have liked, but it really does seem to just be getting slower every time it is updated. I have also realized that iTunes is music prison.  Once you are in, it is very difficult to get o...

Enjoying coffee

I want to start enjoying coffee more, so I will go step by step. I have been using a french press for quite some time now, and I have now also added a  moka pot . I am enjoying the coffee from that, and it should keep me going until I can afford a decent espresso machine and a proper grinder (I am using a cheap blade grinder at the moment). I am also thinking of getting one of those water jugs with the built in filter, if I want to buy a decent espresso machine, I don't want unfiltered tap water going straight into it.  (does anyone have a comment on that). Anyway... Keep enjoying coffee.