Comments on: Cherish The AIR? Just because you can doesn’t mean you should http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/ Green from the roots up, Sustainable from the top down Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Upgrades versus Antiques - 0xDECAFBAD http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/comment-page-1/#comment-4173 Upgrades versus Antiques - 0xDECAFBAD Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:07:29 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=111#comment-4173 [...] From Greenmonk: The Blog - Cherish The AIR? Just because you can doesn’t mean you should: [...] [...] From Greenmonk: The Blog – Cherish The AIR? Just because you can doesn’t mean you should: [...]

]]> By: James http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/comment-page-1/#comment-4163 James Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:48:48 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=111#comment-4163 Apple's latest laptop announcement is pretty bad this time as well - the new macbooks don't have firewire, which according to Jobs is because "new video cameras use USB". This is a) not true, plenty on sale still use firewire, b) what about old cameras? c) firewire is good for other things too. Similarly, the new LCD only works with the laptops announced thanks to its use of minidisplayport. It's classic Apple - you don't deserve support unless you upgrade to the newest version of a product when it comes out. Apple’s latest laptop announcement is pretty bad this time as well – the new macbooks don’t have firewire, which according to Jobs is because “new video cameras use USB”. This is a) not true, plenty on sale still use firewire, b) what about old cameras? c) firewire is good for other things too. Similarly, the new LCD only works with the laptops announced thanks to its use of minidisplayport. It’s classic Apple – you don’t deserve support unless you upgrade to the newest version of a product when it comes out.

]]> By: Danny Bradbury http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/comment-page-1/#comment-4141 Danny Bradbury Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:51:03 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=111#comment-4141 Yeah. They're also notoriously shite at takeback and donations. Try to get a bunch of old machines donated to charity by Apple - no dice. HP, Dell, etc all work with charities to push takeback kit through to schools, NGOs etc. The charities tell me Apple never plays ball. Apple has always been a triumph of design over compassion. Yeah. They’re also notoriously shite at takeback and donations. Try to get a bunch of old machines donated to charity by Apple – no dice. HP, Dell, etc all work with charities to push takeback kit through to schools, NGOs etc. The charities tell me Apple never plays ball.

Apple has always been a triumph of design over compassion.

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » How many comments this week? 100? You Gotta Be Kidding http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/comment-page-1/#comment-3191 James Governor’s Monkchips » How many comments this week? 100? You Gotta Be Kidding Wed, 14 May 2008 16:38:57 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=111#comment-3191 [...] http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/ [...] [...] http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/ [...]

]]> By: Greenmonk Associates : Crucial Memory: Best Green Pitch Ever? http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/comment-page-1/#comment-2743 Greenmonk Associates : Crucial Memory: Best Green Pitch Ever? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:07:20 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=111#comment-2743 [...] Well said. It would be hypocritical, and overly curmudgeonly, not to applaud the spin, given the fact Greenmonk has written about why you shouldn’t always upgrade just for the flash new thing, the latest Apple or whatever. [...] [...] Well said. It would be hypocritical, and overly curmudgeonly, not to applaud the spin, given the fact Greenmonk has written about why you shouldn’t always upgrade just for the flash new thing, the latest Apple or whatever. [...]

]]> By: Greenmonk Associates : Where Are Women Green/Clean Tech Enterpreneurs? On Hacking and Reuse http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/comment-page-1/#comment-2605 Greenmonk Associates : Where Are Women Green/Clean Tech Enterpreneurs? On Hacking and Reuse Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:10:11 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=111#comment-2605 [...] Arduino. What’s green about hardware hacking? When you talk to Alex it becomes clear that hackable is sustainable. If you can hack it you can fix it, mend it, improve it, reuse it. Hacking can be akin to [...] [...] Arduino. What’s green about hardware hacking? When you talk to Alex it becomes clear that hackable is sustainable. If you can hack it you can fix it, mend it, improve it, reuse it. Hacking can be akin to [...]

]]> By: designswarm thoughts » Blog Archive » links for 2008-02-13 http://greenmonk.net/cherish-the-air-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 designswarm thoughts » Blog Archive » links for 2008-02-13 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:31:25 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=111#comment-2598 [...] Greenmonk Associates : Cherish The AIR? Just because you can doesn’t mean you should A rant I wrote for the lovely people at Redmonk, about my usual pet peeve: product design, branding and sustainability. (tags: sustainability article product design iBitch) [...] [...] Greenmonk Associates : Cherish The AIR? Just because you can doesn’t mean you should A rant I wrote for the lovely people at Redmonk, about my usual pet peeve: product design, branding and sustainability. (tags: sustainability article product design iBitch) [...]

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