A few weeks ago I saw this peice on The Register about an Apple employee who was fired as a result of privately making derogatory comments about Apple’s brand and products on his Facebook wall. His undoing was that not all his “friends” were friends, and one printed off the comments and showed them to his boss.
Story from The Register: Apple was OK to fire man for private Facebook comments
Then today I came across a very similar story but with quite a different ending. A Google engineer posted a rant about all the problems he saw with Google plus but instead of posting it privately he accidentally made it public. He wasn’t fired, he even says Google said it was his decision to delete it or not (he did, and posted this response, which some could question if it was written for him).
Story from Forbes: Whoops. Google Engineer Accidentally Makes His ‘Plus Sucks’ Rant Public.
Either way, I know which company I’d prefer to work for.
The nice guys at life hacker have put together a DIY guide on how to build yourself a Mac Mini for under $600
lifehacker.com/5815715/how-to-build-a-hackintosh-mini-for-less-than-600
I’ve done a bit of research in sourcing the same parts (mostly from Amazon, once piece from Scan) to see what the equivalent machine could cost over here. My list comes in at £482.24
- Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Motherboard £103.01
- Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU £79.99
- ZOTAC nVidia GeForce GT240 512 MB DDR3 DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card £76.63
- 2x2GB Corsair PC3-10666 1333Mhz Dual Chanel 240-pin DDR3 Desktop RAM £29.20
- Western Digital 1TB SATA III 7200 RPM 32MB Cache Desktop Hard Drive £48.11
- SilverStone SG05BB-450 ALL Black Plastic/SECC Mini-ITX Computer Case with SFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified/Single +12V rail Power Supply £95.96
- Sony Optiarc 8X SATA DVD+/-RW Slim Drive £20.14
- StarTech.com MCSATAADAP Micro SATA to SATA Adapter Cable with Power £8.64
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard £20.56
The cheapest Mac Mini starts at £612, but to get one with closer specs to the list above will set you back £855. Bear in mind that installing OS X on your home made machine breaks Apples end user license agreement, so you’re on you own if it ever goes wrong.
First he did a nice piece on Newswipe (the example of content delivery is nice):
And then last night on 10 O’Clock Live was quick to jump on the iPad 2 launch (who DOES applaud a cable?!):
Apple launch events must induce a strange mix of hysterical laughter and violent face palming in the Brooker household. I bet Konnie Huq’s got an iPad though.
Samuel Johnson
“I hope, sir, that you are not using the world’s first dictionary iPad to look up rude words!”
Edmund Blackadder
“I wouldn’t be so hopeful. That’s what all the others will be used for.”
Remixed iPad advert via www.woostercollective.com and http://blog.rocketboom.com
Thanks to www.woostercollective.com and http://blog.rocketboom.com
