A few predictions from earlier in the year

Ok, some of you may remember I put down my 10 predictions for the coming year. Well, a few of them have come true. Lets see…

2. Apple won’t wait till Christmas to release their new Iphone, which is what they said they will do. – Turns out I was right with this one. They have released the iPhone 3Gs already, halfway through the year
5. I will get my computer working again. – This one did happen, but I didn’t update you with it. I got my money back for my old motherboard, and bought a new one.
6.Google will release 2 more versions of their G range of phones, taking as long to release the source code as they did with the first version. – Turns out this one is right as well, with the release today of the HTC Hero
7. Canonical will make an increasingly stupid name for version 9.10 of Ubuntu. Kranky Kangaroo or something. – This one happened as well. As we all know, it is called Karmic Koala
10. Thunderbird 3.0 might get released…that would be nice…taking long enough. – This one might happen soon, as we currently have the Beta 2 of Thunderbird, and mozilla don’t do many betas (ha…)

So, looks like a very successful year for me so far in predictions. More to come people…

A couple of predictions…and a bit of news.

Ok, the predictions first. I predicted 2 things earlier in the year.

1. That there would be 2 HTC android-based phones released this year
2. That I would get my computer fixed.

Let me first of all say that number 2 should come true this week. I sent a letter to the company that is “fixing” my motherboard, and I recieved a phone call today saying they would refund me the money within the next 2 days. For anyone who doesn’t know, this company has had my motherboard for 2 months now, and have been saying it is being fixed everytime I email them. This is a great thing, because it finally means I can get my computer up and running soon.

Second of all, my prediction about the android-based HTC phones is going to be half true in May. In May they will release the HTC Magic. It is basically the G1 without a physical keyboard. I have not found anything else new about it. And nothing good new about it. Ach well…such is life.

Last of all…my news. I have recently come into possession of a Sega Megadrive, and when I get a few of my old games back, I will be rocking the retro. Woop! This leads me on to say that I am now going to try and build up a collection of lots of retro gaming systems (NES, atari, n64, gamecube, whatever) so if you happen to have one that you don’t use anymore…I’ll be happy to take it off your hands . Currently I only have the PS2 and the megadrive…but you have to start somewhere eh .

Now I’m off to study for my Physical and Organic Chemistry test on Friday. Yes, I was studying, I’m just having a wee break.

Tech Predictions

Right, ok, so its that time of year when everyone tries to say what they think will happen with tech in the next year/few years.

Now, I don’t know why people keep doing this…because they are almost always wrong. Let me give you a few examples.

Bill Gates 1982 – “640K is more memory than anyone will ever need”
PC World in 2000 – “Within 3 years we will have PDA and phone batteries that last a year, like watch batteries.”
Alan Sugar 2005 – “Next Christmas, the ipod will be kaput”

If you want more you can go here http://listverse.com/history/top-30-failed-technology-predictions/

So…the question we all ask is…why on earth do we do it?
I have an answer…because its fun.

I am not expecting anything I say to be correct…but at this point in time this is how I feel it will go this year.

1. Microsoft will postpone their deadline for Windows 7. (Currently at 3rd quarter of this year)
2. Apple won’t wait till Christmas to release their new Iphone, which is what they said they will do.
3. 10000 people will once again say that this is the year of linux.
4. This will be the year of linux.
5. I will get my computer working again.
6. Google will release 2 more versions of their G range of phones, taking as long to release the source code as they did with the first version.
7. Canonical will make an increasingly stupid name for version 9.10 of Ubuntu. Kranky Kangaroo or something.
8. We will see the start of the silicon -> something else switchover, near the end of the year.
9. Google will release a desktop OS, because they don’t have one yet.
10. Thunderbird 3.0 might get released…that would be nice…taking long enough.
11. 3d desktops will become all the rage, and noone will believe linux users when they say we’ve had the cube for 6 years.

Ok, these are my predictions. If I think of anymore, I will put them in, but I will post one at the end of the year discussing what was right, and what was wrong.

Maybe I’ll be quoted as one of the top 30 worst predictions ever. Nah…that crown belongs to the people in the link above.