http://www.niload.com/2006/02/09/back-in-black/ Media, Apple, cats, and more Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.niload.com/2006/02/09/back-in-black/comment-page-1/#comment-834 OsakaNYC » Blog Archive » Back in black - niload Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:56:16 +0000 http://www.niload.com/?p=234#comment-834 [...] I got a kick out of kennedye welcoming back his Pismo.  I picked up a used Pismo from my old company, back when the .com layoffs resulted in a surplus of machines.  It wasn’t my first Mac, but it was (and still is) my favorite.  The sleek black design has a warm feel that isn’t matched by any Apple laptop since.  I know I’m not the only one who considers that generation the pinnacle of laptop design.  My Pismo served me well for several years until I found a titanium in the trash (seriously).  Even then, the Pismo was still my main laptop (face it, a titanium isn’t really THAT much faster).  A few months ago however, I went to turn it on and found a brick.  Alas, the power connector finally had finally gave up the fight, and as of now I can’t get it to charge. [...] [...] I got a kick out of kennedye welcoming back his Pismo.  I picked up a used Pismo from my old company, back when the .com layoffs resulted in a surplus of machines.  It wasn’t my first Mac, but it was (and still is) my favorite.  The sleek black design has a warm feel that isn’t matched by any Apple laptop since.  I know I’m not the only one who considers that generation the pinnacle of laptop design.  My Pismo served me well for several years until I found a titanium in the trash (seriously).  Even then, the Pismo was still my main laptop (face it, a titanium isn’t really THAT much faster).  A few months ago however, I went to turn it on and found a brick.  Alas, the power connector finally had finally gave up the fight, and as of now I can’t get it to charge. [...]

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