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Nope. I’m gonna restrain myself. Really.

Oh, alright then, y’twisted my arm: it looks pretty cool. Very swooshy, lots of OS X style visual feedback, stuff whizzing in and out, and the accelerometer is cool too, with the switching to landscape and the video playback features and whatnot. The only thing I don’t like is that it’s all a touch screen - if I’m at a chip shop or something and my phone rings, suddenly I have a screen covered with grease and fingerprints. Even if I wipe it first.

I like touch screens, don’t get me wrong, and I’m always fascinated by interface design, but I wonder about the practicalities of Apple’s no stylus approach. I wonder if some third party will release a special Apple stylus for sticky/sweaty fingered gentlemen such as myself.

Apple TV seems neat. There are loads of devices that do the same thing already, of course, but then there were loads of mp3 players before the iPod, and there are loads of phones now. Really it’s Apple’s execution that allows it to win out so well and so often. I’m disappointed that it doesn’t support DivX though.

Shame there was no Leopard info. I’m getting both nervous and excited about that, seeing as how Apple haven’t yet shown all their cards. Hmmm…

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

And surely ye’ll be your pint-stowp !
And surely I’ll be mine !
And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou’d the gowans fine ;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin’ auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,
frae morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin’ auld lang syne.

CHORUS

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere !
And gies a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll tak a right gude-willie-waught,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

I love this song

Okay, so I’m technically fifteen and a half hours late, but since midnight and now I’ve either been sleeping or recovering.

’twas a jolly good night, and I can’t wait to see what 2007 holds in store…