{mosimage}All I can say is ... Ahhh Yeah. Say hello to my new friend, the Mac mini Core Duo hooked up to my Sony Grand WEGA (LCD Rear Projection) TV.


I am absolutely loving the mini. It's awesome. Words just can't express how cool this device is. It makes Windows Media Centre (now a defunkt product) look like the biggest joke on the planet.

{mosimage}"The new version of Microsoft Windows, called Vista, has slipped again. It was originally going to ship in 2003. Then 2005. Then 2006. Now in early 2007. I'm not surprised, having seen a demo of Microsoft's new programs at an 'event' for tech buyers in New York last week," Daniel Lyons writes for Forbes.


"The new programs are phenomenally complex, with scores of buttons and pull-down menus and myriad connections among various applications.



Meanwhile, 500 tech buyers sat there in the dark, their eyes glazing over from the sheer mind-numbing pointlessness of most of this stuff. The audience laughed out loud when the Microsoft guy showed off a kludgey system that lets you fetch Outlook e-mail messages using voice commands from a cell phone."


Man ... Microsoft have truly lost it.

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{mosimage}Today I ordered my new Mac mini Core Duo 1.66 with 1GB of RAM and 120GB HDD. This device is going to be the crux of my Media Centre.



I was informed by Nextbyte, that if I wanted the 80GB HDD, I could have the unit that day, but as I wanted the bigger hard drive (quicker than an external), I was told there would be a 4 to 6 week delay.



In the meantime, I came across this site, OWC, who have posted a new video showing how to disassemble the Intel-based Mac mini. The video covers upgrading the Mac mini's hard drive, memory, and optical drive. Check it out.



Update (20/3): I've been told there is a 3-4 week delay. So, mid April.

{mosimage}"Meebo is a web based IM that lets you log into your IM networks from any computer with a browser and internet connection with no firewall issues.


It employs technologies (like AJAX) to make it act more like a desktop application, which dramatically improves usability."



It's pretty cool. Check it out here.