Friday, June 29, 2007

Are you waiting in line?

McFan, I know you can't read this right now because you are obviously waiting in line for the new iPhone. Maybe you could check MacNight out on your new iPhone with the advanced browser capabilities. It would be a great test for the iPhone. No Apple has not paid me for every time I use iPhone in this post. But the iPhone is a revolutionary new device. The iPhone is one of the coolest gadget's to come along in a long time. The iPhone is..... so frickin awesome!

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Check out Henry Winkler talking iPhone!

Funny YouTube of Henry Winkler on the Late Late Night Show talking about the iPhone:

Fonz

Monday, June 25, 2007

iPhone lines already beginning?

I heard that there could be lines already forming for the new iPhone! This is certainly a far cry from the debut of the iPod, isn't it? The iPod took 3 years to really get momentum, and the iPhone will hit the ground with incredible momentum! The new 20 minute video is very impressive. Will I be able to hold back on June 29?

Can't live up to the hype

This weekend I read an article about the iPhone quoting some analysts saying that Apple is betting the company on the iPhone. And that there is no way that Apple could meet all of the hype around the new gadget. One quote said that Apple would be in trouble if it turns out to be another Newton. I am hoping that articles like this tone down some of the hype. But is hard not to get too excited about the iPhone when it has so many super cool features! Is it true that Apple cannot live up to the hype? I think not. If anything, the iPhone will probably be even more than people imagine it to be.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

YouTube Streaming to iPhone

Did you hear that the latest added feature to iPhone is YouTube streaming to the device. I don't know - I guess I'm just not the type that wants to spend hours looking at other people's videos. Now SNL skits - that's a different story! Do you think this is a significant feature addition?

Monday, June 18, 2007

The Blockbuster Decision!

Gentlemen, Did you hear that Blockbuster has said they would carry Blue Ray DVD titles exclusively in most of its stores? The reasoning was that in the 200 or so stores they were using as an experiment, customers chose the Blue Ray over HD-DVD discs 70% of the time! I tend to think that this could indicate Blue Ray's eventual victory in the High Def DVD wars. What do you think?

Thursday, June 14, 2007

WWDC Note

I've had some time to digest the WWDC announcements. I now feel that Jobs shouldn't have said there were "secret" features of Leopard before. I mean, it would have been better to just reveal the stuff he did at the previous conference, and he didn't have to mention that there were "secret" features of Leopard that he didn't want MS to copy! I think that I agree with the commentary that the Finder isn't "new" - he shouldn't have presented it like that! Only if it's new "under the hood" can it be truly considered a new Finder. I also don't think the "stacks" are a big enough deal to label as a "secret feature". Even "cover flow" is just eye candy, although I think I'll enjoy using it. Cover Flow certainly isn't indispensible. Now Cover Flow on the iPhone will be nice! What do you think?

Safari for Windows

I'm sure you guys have heard that Apple released a beta of Safari for Windows. Now why would Apple release a piece of free software for use on Windows? Now you have two browsers you need to maintain and make sure is secure. I heard that Apple gets good revenue from the Google search bar - is that enough to release a previously Mac only browser for Windows? What's your take?

Monday, June 11, 2007

No New iLife!

I guess the developers conference is not the place to introduce the new software applications, but it sure would have been nice to see or hear some news about the next versions of iLife and iWork, which I make use of frequently! I'm wondering how much different they'll be! Will Leopard make things totally different in these applications?

iPhone open to developers!

On the plus side, Jobs used the WWDC to announce that iPhone will be open to developers! That's pretty big, and takes away the criticism that the apps would be limited. To me, that's the big announcement.

WWDC Disappointment?

I wasn't as blown away by the "secret" features of Leopard as I thought I'd be. I wasn't surprised that the rumored ZFS file system didn't debut, but the new finder features were definitely not revolutionary in my opinion. The new Finder window is simply an extension of the iTunes way of doing things. I do like the idea of "stacks", but again I don't think it's revollutionary. What's your take?

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Spilled Beans - ZFS File System in Leopard

Hey everyone! Something as obscure as a file system may be one of the new secret features of Leopard! The ZFS file system from SUN is supposedly a wiz bang new file system that happens to be open source. Anyone know how this affects the price of tea in China? Actually, I want to know why this would make my Mac Life better? (In plain English)

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

iPhone commercial are airing

Have you seen some of the iPhone commercials yet. I saw a couple of different ones. They don't try to be stylized like the iPod commercials where you barely see the product. The iPhone is shown up close in someone's hand, showing off the many great features of the iPhone. One time the narrator says "an iPod has never done this before", while showing off the coverplay system in the horizontal orientation. The cool features for the iPhone are visual while the iPod is all about the whole integration of large storage, iTunes, and ease of use. The ads ran during "Two and a half Men".

What's Official Release Date?

So, what's the official release date for the iPhone?? Anyone hear?

-Le

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

3rd party apps for iPhone?

Here is a quote from MacNN:

The Times reports that Apple intends to announce at WWDC next week that it will make it possible for developers of small programs written for the Macs to easily convert them to run on the iPhone.

Wouldn't that be great? Access to 3rd party apps would really open up new uses for the iPhone! Is it possible to do that, yet maintain the reliability of the iPhone?