iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

My first computer, as in the first one that I had providence over, was an Amiga 500. It took me back down memory lane to see one at pcmuseum.ca, http://www.pcmuseum.ca/details.asp?id=149. This pack-rat/archivist even has the external hard drive that I had.

The A500 was a particular source of joy for me because of 1) it brought spell-check into my life 2) all of the pirated games my family had acquired (statue of limitations) and 3) because it could use our Sega Genesis controls for games!

Amidst all the Apple announcements today this one may get lost in the shuffle, but it’s worth drawing attention to. This is part of an E-Mail I received today as an iTunesU administrator.

Using iTunes 8 with a screen reader such as VoiceOver on Mac OS X, or GW Micro WIndow-Eyes 7 on Windows XP and Windows Vista, blind and visually impaired students, faculty, and staff can browse, search, buy, download and play content from iTunes U and many areas of the iTunes Store. In addition, the new iPod nano (4th generation) features spoken menus, so it can be used to navigate and play tracks downloaded from the iTunes Store and iTunes U just by listening.

Way to go Apple!

Thank you TSN2 for broadcasting tape-delayed F1 races in high-definition at a reasonable mid-morning start. I always feel a little miffed when the F1 commentators talk about a nice-afternoon while I’m trying to blink away blurry eyes at 8:00AM EST!

Now I no longer need to rely on my home-made Tivo (MythTV) and make the choice between picture clarity and precious weekend sleep.

All that said, this weekend I woke up early to enjoy a great Belgian Grand Prix that was bookended with amazing racing drama!

Have you seen the Air Canada ads during the CBC Olympic coverage stating they’re not going to Beijing to win a medal. It’s true – I understand they tried but failed to qualify for the two-airport bag relay.

I finally broke down and bought an iphone after promising I wouldn’t buy it on opening day. I love the phone, and Lindsay and now have an expensive plan to share – but not a crazy expensive plan. As reported elseware we had to spend 45 minutes in the rogers store but the kicker is adding me to Lindsay’s account took 30 minutes, the iphone activation only took 5!

–Blogged from my iphone