I am now the proud owner of a Wired Apple Keyboard as of this evening. I’d been discussing with x5315 my desire to use Mac OS X in a more desktop environment; something I had attempted to do with my MacBook when I first got it, but found using a laptop screen, keyboard, and overall form somewhat uncomfortable for use during long periods. What I really wanted, was a nice Apple workstation, but I don’t want an iMac, I can’t afford a Mac Pro, and the Mac Mini really needs a refresh. So we came up with the idea of buying a mini-DVI to VGA adaptor and using the monitor I have for my gaming rig (which doesn’t get much use at the moment), and a keyboard. In the end, I fell for the Apple RDF and bought an Apple wired keyboard as well, and thought I’d give my initial thoughts on it.

For my first guest post on Mac Fan Boy, I decided that I needed something to set the scene of the sorts of things I’m interested in, while trying to keep things Mac related; although I haven’t been told by x5315 that I need to keep things Mac-oriented, I think it might be best considering the name of the blog!

I’m a gamer (not so much any more, but still at heart), and I’m a recent Mac convert after using Windows and Linux for all of my computing life (and thus all of my life!). I’m also pretty excited about Spore, and Spore Creature Creator was released a few days ago. They’re offering two different forms of it: a limited parts demo for PC and Mac, and a full version for just £5 available for digital download from the EA online store.