WillItStand – Macintosh

welcome again to the next match of Will It Stand, this time bringing you Apple Macintosh computers versus McIntosh apples.

The Contenders:

Origin:

Apple Macintosh: Palo Alto, California, although some sources say that it is a Xerox Alto rippoff

McIntosh apples: Dundas, ON, Canada – A single half-burn’t  apple tree gave birth to a whole lineage of apples and every apple of this kind you get today is a direct descentant of this tree.

winner:  a draw - there’s no clear winner on this round.

Size:

Apple Macintosh: It can vary to a big desktop unit to a slim iPod Touch device slightly bigger than a opened hand.

McIntosh apples: Somewhat bigger than a closed fist in average. The size can vary.

winner: Apple Macintosh - you cant carry a McIntosh in your pocket very easily…Something you can easily do with the newest portable Apple handhelds.

Color:

Apple Macintosh: They were produced in the in lots of colors but usually bland and translucent colors.

McIntosh apples: A bright and colourful red. One of the most beautiful apples you will ever see in your life.

winner: McIntosh apples – c’mon guys! I would be ashamed to bring home some Macintosh models

Taste:

Apple Macintosh: Dont know it, never tasted it.But judging from the toxic wisp that came out of the Will It Blend: iPhone episoide,I will never taste it.

McIntosh apples: A tart but sweet taste. Crunchy skin adds to the experience. (words of a McIntosh lover. I ate the legit Ontario McIntosh!)

winner: McIntosh apples – easy to pick this one. ’nuff said.

Availability:

Apple Macintosh: Almost everywere, but it costs a little fortune, with the cheapiest model , the iPod Touch being very limited.

McIntosh apples:  Not very easy to pick outside Ontario, I guess. But they are not that expensive.

winner: Apple Macintosh – won from a very narrow lead. I cant find McIntosh apples in Rio.

Develop for Apple’s Application Store:

Apple Macintosh: The only option to develop for Apple’s Application Store.

McIntosh apples: Great snack while compiling, but you still need the Macintosh.

winner: Apple Macintosh – That’s where the money is, baby!

Good for salad:

Apple Macintosh: the olive oil would make your keyboard very greasy…

McIntosh: Great with some mayo, raisings and nuts  – tasty and healthy!

winner: McIntosh apples – Ma and Pa would be very angry if you mistake them in kitchen…

Ladies and Gentlemen , we have a draw! Again! Oh boy…I have to say that I dont personally like Apple’s UI, but this is no parameter of comparission..so I have to concede…I will probably buy both one day…

Thanks for Cindy Dalfovo for the support!

Next week: Bungie’s Marathon vs running a marathon!

WillItStand? MyPassport

Welcome friends to our newest atraction: “Will it stand?”
For this first match, lets pit my external hard-drive “MyPassport“,from Western Digital against my passport (a brazillian pre-mercosul passport):

The contenders:

Their physical features:

MyPassport: Sleek, black case with a single light , a WD logo and a USB port. What else could you ask?
My passport: Green with golden details at the cover. Inside there is some old pictures of me and data. a Canadian Visa and nothing else.

Who’s got this round? MyPassport is sleek , thin and silent, but my passport is thinner , noiseless, lightless and doesnt even need the usb connection for data retrieval

Their habilities
MyPassport: fast startup and a nice amount of volatile cache grants a great performance. I can even play UT2004-linux from it without a single hit in the performance. I can carry 160GB of data with no sweat.

my passport: ~10 pages of small fairly good quality paper. I could probably visit ~7 countries without a ressuie. But theres nothing much else about it.

who’s got this round: MyPassport is certainly a winner here. It can even carry ultrahigh resolution scans of my passport inside it!

without it:
MyPassport: All my media, my important documents and my past projects are stored inside it. Without it, Im screwed. I need to get dozens of old unreliable backup DVDs and re-sort them. It would basicly throw me back to 2002.

my passport: Inside my country, no problem at all. Somewhere else, Im illegal.

this round:A draw. Either way, Im screwed.

The winner? A draw. Both are very important to me.

Next week:
Apple Macintosh vs Macintosh apples