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« THREE! | Main | The Vonage Experience » May 2, 2005The Richard Huff Technology Hand-Me-Down Program ™Friday was a bit like Geek Christmas for me. Not only did Tiger come out (which is super-cool - my review will be forthcoming shortly), but my cable Internet got installed and Vonage kit arrived as well (again, review to be posted later). But perhaps the best thing that happened on Friday was that I was unexpectedly able to participate in the Richard Huff Technology Hand-Me-Down Program ™. Richard is, by any measure, an Alpha Geek. He likes the biggest, the fastest, the coolest, and the latest when it comes to technology, gadgets, and the like. What differentiates Richard from the rest of us, however, is that he's got a checkbook. When he sees something he likes, he tends to buy it. Of course, all this wanton buying of the biggest/fastest/coolest/latest (B/F/C/L) means that the item that was previously the B/F/C/L is officially transformed from "new hotness" to "old and busted" with the swipe of the AmEx. This also means that Richard seems to perpetually find himself drowning in ancient (say, 6-to-8-week-old) technology. Which he then needs to hand off to someone who is not as Alpha, or a little more checkbook-challlenged. Me, for example. And thus, it was on Friday, waiting in line for Tiger at the Apple Store, that Richard received a "10% off anything in the store" scratch ticket and elected to apply it to a - wait for it - brand-new, Apple 30" Cinema Display. And yeah, it's wicked. This new 30" display means that Richard's old, 20" Cinema Display was immediately placed in the "old and busted" category, and, with a flip of the hand and a "Bah! Get it out of my sight!", I found myself the proud new owner of said 20" display. Cool! NOTE: There is a waiting list to participate in the Richard Huff Technology Hand-Me-Down Program ™. Participation is varied, and the technology is, too. Previous recipients have included Mary (Sony Clie), Khan (Sony 62" TV), and my father (PowerBook G4/667). Items are usually offered for dramatically reduced prices. If you're interested in getting on the list, let me know. Posted by Gavin Shearer at May 2, 2005 9:37 AM. Posted to Cool. CommentsPost a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |