How far the amazing iPod has come in these young eight years. Can you imagine what the iPod will do in another eight? Will it drive your car, provide a quick shave or perhaps make a cup of coffee? Only time will tell. The original scroll wheel iPod debuted on …
Adobe CS4 Error 150:30 – I Hate You Adobe!
After updating one of my OS X systems to Snow Leopard I am no longer able to run any of my $1500 Adobe CS4 Applications… WTF! I followed all the steps that the non-English speaking Adobe tech from India read word-for-word over the phone from the useless Adobe tech support …
Turn Out The iLamp – Goodnight Luxo
It’s a sad day; Apple has recently declared the iMac G4 (iLamp) “Obsolete”. Tears of sadness fall down my face. It’s debut in 2002 sent shock waves around the computing world. The “Luxo”-lamp was so special it was featured on the cover of Time Magazine. I have a special place …
Apple News – WWDC 2009 Keynote
WWDC always delivers us Apple fans lots of goodies. Below are a few mentionable items from todays Keynote address: Hardware Updates Fastest Laptops Ever. New 15-inch MacBook Pro. OS Updates – “Snow Leopard” Leopard -refined over 90% of core OS pieces in Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard will be available in September. $29 …
iPhone OS 3.0
Apple hosted a preview event for the upcoming 3.0 iPhone OS. Apple highlighted over 1,000 new APIs for developers and over 100 new features. On March 17, Apple presented the blueprint for iPhone OS 3.0, the next version of the world’s most advanced mobile platform. In addition to previewing its …
Love = iPhone
She loves me… She really loves me! My AWESOME wife surprised me with a 3G 16GB iPhone for Valentine’s Day. I know; she is the best wife in the world. I only got her flowers, chocolate and a Snow Baby figurine. I guess next year Beverle will be getting something …
iTunes – Finally DRM Free
Everyone stand-up and applaud… It’s about damn time! Apple announced that starting today “iTunes Plus is the new standard”. Not only is the music DRM free it is 256-Kbps AAC encoded. Awesome! High-quality, DRM-free music. iTunes Plus is the new standard on iTunes. Now, you can choose from millions of …
Happy Mac Christmas To Me
Everyone knows that I L-O-V-E everything Apple/Mac. My absolutely darling, beautiful, spectacular, awesome wife got me a 32G iPod Touch for Christmas. I know- she’s the greatest! Let me tell you, I have been dieing to get my hands on a iPhone but I just cant go back to AT&T. …
The “Mojave Experiment”
It’s certainly no secret that I am a Mac user and a Mac lover. Perhaps even a Mac cult follower. That said, I really can’t pass up commenting on Microsoft’s new Windows Vista commercials. No- I’m not talking about the Seinfeld Gates commercials. I’m talking about the “Mojave Experiment” series. …
Happy 10th Birthday iMac
Apple’s little baby computer is growing up so fast! From a 233MHz CRT all-in-one to the 3GHz flat-panel beauty of today. Oh how you have changed in those ten years. Thank goodness Apple did away with the hockey puck mouse.
Thoughts On This Years Macworld Expo
I guess you could say that Steve Jobs has done it yet again. Mac Expo’s are never dull by any standard. Perhaps this year wasn’t as groundbreaking as last year however Jobs presented some cool new stuff.The new thin “MacBook Air” is cool. I’m sure this will be a hit …
Apple Calls Media to a “Special Event” on September 5th
Apple sent an invitation to select media for an event in San Francisco on September 5th. The invitation shows a figure holding an iPod. The figure is nestled within what looks like iTunes “Cover Flow”. Is it time for a touch screen iPod??? Since the release of the iPhone, it …
Keep Your iPod Safe – Make It Look Like A Zune
There has been a lot of news recently about the high theft rate of the Apple iPod. On the flip side there has been absolutely no news about the Microsoft Zune player. Hide-a-Pod (hideapod.com) protects your iPod or iPhone by making it look like a Zune player. First let me …
iPhone – Too Rich For Me
The iPhone looks awesome, absolutely incredible. Do I want one? Hell Yes! Am I going to buy one? Hell No… First and foremost I’m not going to leave my current cell service. I had AT&T a few years back and they were alright but nothing compared to my current provider …
Friday Fun – South Park Mac vs. PC
There is a love / hate feud over the Mac vs. PC television commercials. (Not to mention the religious war of the Mac PC OS.) Those love / hate feelings belong to Mac and Windows users. No matter what side of the fence you fall on, I think everyone can …
Vista Vulnerability Announced One Day After It’s Release
Vista the new more “secure” OS from Microsoft has a potentially serious flaw that was discovered one day after its release. Vista’s speech recognition feature works so well it could potentially delete, move, rename files by a well constructed nefarious sound file in an email or website. Microsoft has confirmed …
Microsoft Vista – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Truth
I spent several days working with Windows Vista. I tested the Pro version on a 64-Bit system with gobs of space and plenty of memory to make sure I could enjoy the full Vista experience. I started using Vista the way I would start any OS. I began customizing my …
iPhone In Action
Check out this great video from the Conan O’Brein Show. Conan’s take on the all new iPhone.
Introducing iPhone (The Rumors Were True!)
Well the rumors that have been running around on the net have finally come true. The iPhone is now a real item and not a fantasy. Touch Controls = Cool! It’s a phone, its an iPod, its Internet ready, it’s crazy! You must check this out Apple fans. “iPhone combines …
Zune – Don’t Waste Your Time or Money
Several friends and co-workers have recently asked what I thought about the Zune player. Below is basically what I have told them and why I don’t think the Zune will succeed, and most certainly is not the “iPod Killer” toted by so many. Everyone knows that this devise was rushed …
Happy Birthday to the iPod
Wow – 5 years and a truly music crazed world. I don’t think Steve Jobs knew what he had when he introduced the first iPod on the 23rd of October 2001. Apple has set a musical hunger in so many around the world. Will the iPod still be #1 five …
Zune – Microsoft’s iPod Imitation
Well Microsoft proves once again that they simply have no creativity of their own. Zune the latest iPod wanabe will be available November 14th. The 30gig Zune player will cost around $249.00. The player (99 cents more than the iPod with the same storage amount) will come preloaded with songs, …
iTunes / Nano Upgrades
Well, no new video iPod, but Apple has updated the nano and iTunes. The iTunes app works the same as the previous versions however it now has some cool new features. Multiple display views have been added to the library. I love the old jukebox style of flipping through album …
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