technology the milky way

Here’s the real Magic Mouse.

Here’s the failure.

All over the internet I’m seeing “Magic Mouse is Apple’s best mouse ever!”

Hey guess what!!!

That’s not saying much.

The Magic Mouse just feels terrible in your hand.  As far as complaints go, the small size of the mouse pales in comparison to the terrible ergonomic comfort.  And the multitouch portion of the Magic Mouse just isn’t that compelling.  Logitech did this same touch to scroll thing years ago with their v500 mouse, which actually felt nice, and had the same capabilities (minus the two finger slide, but that’s uncomfortable anyway).  The Apple scrolling feels nice, but it’s nothing ground breaking.  Don’t even get me started on the click feel…

Of course countless Apple fanboys will buy this mouse because Apple made it and it looks great on their Apple laden, wire-free desk.  I will not be blinded by my Apple devotion!  Neither will these guys:

Magic Mouse sucks!

Is the Magic Mouse a dog?

hands on: the magic mouse sucks

Review: I want to love the Magic Mouse, but I can’t

For a company like Apple, with all their amazing design genius, it just seems odd that they have a peripheral that feels like crap. If I were Jobs I’d be pissed.

Meh… not so much.

IT leaders who spoke to Computerworld at the Society for Information Management’s SIMposium 09 conference this week in Seattle say their companies remain almost completely running Windows XP on the desktop.

Despite the eight years that have passed since XP’s release, they expressed little urgency to upgrade to Windows 7.

I noticed that the companies they interviewed aren’t exactly who I would call “tech heavy” companies.  They use Sunoco (the petroleum company), Meuller Water Products (??), and Oregon State university.  Hmm.. SUPER credible enterprise sources.

Regardless, this got me to reminiscing about the good ole days, when milk was brought to your doorstep and Operating System upgrades weren’t just annoyances that only upgraded the look and feel and not really much else.  Operating System upgrades used to MEAN something.  You had to do it or you couldn’t work efficiently.  You were actually getting an upgrade.  Today, Operating System upgrades [from Microsoft] aren’t necessary in order for the majority of computer users to get their work done.  I mean, XP has been around for 8 years.  DEAR GOD that’s ancient!

Can somebody please make an Operating System that actually increases productivity?  That would be neat…

I am the father of your oddly out of place sibling.  I am a neighborhood affair.  I am pleasure at your doorstep.

Yes.  I am the Milkman.  And this is my dairy.

I will be bringing more than sour milk and broken homes this time around.  I’ll still be bringing my services straight to your laps, but not to your beds.  I’ll be delivering techmilk.  All kinds.  Soy, rice, almond, hemp, cow, etc…  Dairy allergies are no longer an excuse Mrs. Robinson!

*raising glass of milk* Here’s to you, future followers.

Drink up.