Archive for the ‘Computers’ Category

Excited by Proxy

My friend in Seattle recently ordered a Mac Pro and an iMac.

These are his first Apple computers, so this is something of a bellwether day. From this point forward, nothing will ever be the same for him.

You can congratulate Mike here. The photos are here.

Top 10 Dead or Dying Computer Skills

The list, via Computerworld. Interestingly, I’ve dabbled in several items on the list over the years (Cobal, SNA, cc:Mail, Powerbuilder, Netware, and PC Network Administration.)

Fortunately my current area of expertise (SAP) is going strong and figures to be for many years to come.

WWDC – Opinions

Here and here. Good reading.

Keynote

The keynote is now up here. Check it out, seeing Leopard in action *is* impressive.

Worst Keynote Ever?

Well that’s a bit harsh perhaps, but that seems to be the general feeling around the Mac universe. Several neat Leopard features were shown, but really the meatier stuff (like Time Machine) we’ve seen before.

No new hardware. No new .Mac. No new iLife tools. No new iPods. Nothing about Apple TV.

I rate this a letdown. Perhaps we’ve been spoiled and now come to expect too much out of these things. They took the Apple store down (usually a precursor for all kinds of new and exciting goodies) but this time all that came of it was a new site design.

Meh.

Christmas Day for Apple Fans

It’s that time again…WWDC and another “Stevenote“.

Here’s where to watch for live WWDC ’07 Updates.

My predictions are:

1. More information about Leopard.
2. More information about the iPhone.
3. New iMacs (with a new case design.)
4. New iLife version (updated iPhoto would be really nice…)
5. Completely revised .Mac service, with Google integration.
6. New Cinema Displays with integrated webcams.

Lets see if I get anything right… The keynote is at 1pm EST.

The “Best” Mac OS Resources

The title says it all…a long list of useful programs and links for OS X.