Microsoft have come up with a lovely vision of the future here.

Fast Tube by Casper

After playing with Microsoft Surface earlier this year, I can see alot of this wizardry becoming reality in the very near future.

The above demonstrates a lovely video conference, whilst sharing files between users. Haven’t we been waiting for this since ’3′ brought 3G to us in 2003!  Apple are getting there, but looks like they are holding back on the patented front facing iPhone camera that was rumored on the iPhone 3GS. iChat mobile will be with us next time. Until then, MS Surface it is…

Do you ever get annoyed that your music in your iTunes library has an old broken link? Well this little AppleScript will search your iTunes library and delete any of the alias’ that don’t have a music file attached to it. Simple.

Simply download, unzip, double click to open in AppleScript and click “Run”

After testing this on another Mac, you need to copy and paste the script into a new document and then SAVE.

tell application "iTunes"
set thePlaylist to library playlist 1
set musicFiles to the file tracks of thePlaylist

repeat with mf in musicFiles
--the name of mf as string
set hasLoc to ""
if (the location of mf as string ¬
is equal to "missing value") then
try
set comment of mf to the comment of mf & ""
on error number errNum
delete mf
end try

end if
end repeat
end tell

The new Ad from Logan, the folks who have been working with Apple creating all the latest (and in my opinion, greatest) vibrant iTunes/iPod adverts over the last year. The Ad also features one of my favourite bands Coldplay and a song off their new Viva la Vida album, which is out on Thursday. 

Watch the AD in HD here. I love it!

Steve talks about working with Paul Rand – it’s been featured on a few other blogs, but I found it fascinating and worth a post here too. Mr Rand’s wonderful little logo below.

The latest notebook offering from Apple has received a very rocky reception at it’s opening gala at MacWorld, and since then I’ve heard nothing but negative reviews and reports. What a shame, in my opinion Apple has once again released a innovative product which pushes computer users technologically forward, to start thinking about what is actually needed, what you can do without (iMac floppy anyone) and what truly matters.

A slim, lightweight, all-in-one notebook is just what the osteopath ordered, if like me, you constantly travel with a notebook companion. The weight is half of my MacBook Pro, with fast 802.11n wireless network access and the possibility of a solid state 64GB hard drive is what all mac-users have always wondered about since the days of RAM-disks in OS8. 

Am I going to buy one, probably not. The glossy screen and processor power doesn’t make for a day-in-day-out graphic workhorse. But for a budding journalist, my Mum or something lightweight for the little ones – its absolutely perfect.