I've run tests on both since the upgrade - encoding HD video in Final Cut Pro X, and find that actually they do it in exactly the same time ...which I find incredible.
I think my unibody 17" MBP is a little older than yours - early 2009. 2.66GHz cor...
I've also recently bought a MacBook Air ice i7, and like yourself I've been really impressed by its speed compared to my three-year-old 17 inch MacBook Pro.
Frustrated by the sluggishness of that MacBook Pro I removed its DVD drive and replaced it...
"I felt great about life, but at the same time I wanted to die."
LOL! That'll be me! Ok, no new socks.
My plan after the marathon is to take up long distance cycling. Then I'll need to learn how to swim properly and do a triathlon. in about 2020.
I'm addicted to Japanese stationary. Have to stay out of stationary stores most of the time otherwise find I can only afford to eat white rice with rice all week.
Ok, and now I see that everytrail actually have a dedicated bike app - this is for tracking your route and auto-upload to Google maps [iTunes link] http://jpta.me/97WdA6
Now I've had it a few days I must say, I really love it. Did 90 mins of live streaming video with it the other night, and there was plenty of battery left after that.
Really glad I got it. Except, if you look at it your reflection makes you look li...
Sorry you couldn't catch it. The link in the blog above would have taken you to the stream (or the recorded video now. That's my personal ustream channel. To find out more about Danny's see http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25318/Tokyo+Cam.html
Live...
I ran from Meguro :-) Here's my route > http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=462670 Decided to get the train from Nakameguro though as after 19.9km I was knackered!
But from Meguro to the bay really isn't all that far.
Here's the origina...
I should mention, Tokyo Live Blogger @Shibuya246 has driven through the part of the Yamate Tunnel that's already complete > http://shibuya246.com/2009/09/05/yamate-tunnel/
@shion the iPhone app I use is called 'Autostitch' - it never fails to amaze...
Ha! I've seen that done before to 25:00, but never to 29:00!
Personally I feel they should stick to the 24 hour clock, as beyond that I think we're distancing ourselves too far from the natural rhythm of our home, Planet Earth!
Thanks for all the feedback! I got an email from the organiser tonight who said that I did a pretty good job of waving the red baton and so will be invited back again next year!
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I meant to say, the image above is from the Japanese government's met office, one of the first places to find info in English on quakes that have just occured http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/
(I have it on my iPhones home screen!)
The other place to...
Was a lot of fun taking part in the final bit of filming in Shibuya! After Ken tweeted that you were in the area all I had to do was stand at the crossing and look around for about 15 seconds before seeing you the other side!
お疲れ〜！
