The Lion Is Out

Apple released OS X 10.7, Lion, yesterday. I would have posted this yesterday but I was busy upgrading all of my machines. It works perfectly.

No one in the Windows world would ever upgrade to a new version of their OS on the first day. That would just be crazy! :-)

Max OS X Turns 10 Today

Mac OS X turned 10 today. It is hard to believe that one of the world's best operating systems has been around for 10 years already. It seems like it was just yesterday that Cheetah came out. Well, not literally yesterday but it certainly doesn't seem like 10 years. :-)

New Macbook Pro - Thunderbolt

The new Macbook Pro Thunderbolt was released today. Yes I am going to get one. I am going to wait until this summer when Lion is released so that I don't have to go through that upgrade process.

The new Thunderbolt I/O technology promises a data transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps. Wow!

New Macbook Air

Steve Jobs announced the new Macbook Air today. They are only available with a solid-state drive and are available in 11.6" and 13.3". Not only are they cool but they are cheap with prices from $1000 to $1700.

It's really not a question of 'do you need one' but how many to buy :-)

New iPod Nano

Apple announced the new iPod Nano today. It will be a departure from the dial interface which has been around since version 1.0. It is 46% smaller and lighter than the current version. This one should be cool.

Yes, I ordered one :-)

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iPad Mania

I love my iPad! It is a great device. It seems that I am not the only one. Not only is Apple selling 200,000 of these devices a week, they are almost impossible to find in Apple stores. In fact, as of yesterday, Piper Jeffray analysts said that 74% of Apple stores were out of stock on the iPad.

iPad Delivered Today

The iPad is being delivered today to those insightful enough to order them early. UPS trucks are making Saturday deliveries all over the country.

This is really going to be huge. Piper Jaffray feels that Apple will be able to sell every iPad that they produce. That could be 14.4 million iPads in 2011 and another 20 million in 2012.

IDC goes on to say that perhaps Mr. Jobs was correct about netbook computers not being good at anything.

We are seeing a paradigm shift in the entire publishing industry with the release of the iPad.

My favorite feature of the iPad on the day of release is that Google has released an HTML5 version of Gmail that is optimized for the iPad screen.

iPad Pre-Order

The new iPad officially opened for orders today. iPad's ordered today will be delivered on April 3rd. Limit two per customer - no kidding.

Best iTunes Gift Card Ever!

This story is amazing. When Louie Sulcer answered his phone on February 24th, the person on the other end of the line said 'This is Steve Jobs from Apple.' Who would believe that one? It turns out that it really was Steve Jobs. Mr. Sulcer had downloaded the 10 billionth song from iTunes. Mr. Jobs called to tell him that his reward was a $10,000 iTunes card.

I love Apple!

iPad Will Be A Success

This is how the world now knows that the iPad will be a success. Bill Gates said yesterday that 'the iPad is neither magical nor revolutionary.' Remember, he said the same thing about the iPod.

The iPad is Real

It is real after all. Steve Jobs announced the new iPad today. It is 0.5 inches thick and a whopping 1.5 pounds. From what I can tell, it is basically a huge iPhone.

The real game changer for this device is that it takes the market power of Apple to the ebooks market. Their new ebook app is called iBooks. The one thing that has been a thorn in Amazon's side for ebooks has been that there has not been a standard file format.

The iPad will start at $499 with an unlimited data plan for $30 a month.

This is going to be interesting to watch.

New Life For Old iMac Case

What a great use of an old iMac DV case. Klaus Diebelput placed a Mac mini, JBL Spot subwoofer and WMF1 coffeemaker maker into an old, unused iMac.

People do all kinds of case mods to these old iMac cases. Just more genius at work.

World's Best CEO

Today the Harvard Business Review named Steve Jobs the best performing CEO in the world.

Per HBR, the key to his success - 'Long Term Thinking.'

My Hero

This guy is my hero! He takes his iMac to Panera to use the free Internet connection.

According to Gizmodo, he does this on a regular basis. This guy is my hero!

Makes Me Want To Cry

This makes me want to cry. This is security at the Jerusalem airport. If you don't answer their questions properly, they will fill your Macbook full of bullets. What is really amazing is that the hard drive still worked after this.

27 Inch iMac Delays

This is not good news with the holiday season upon us. Apple has delayed shipments of their new 27" iMac due to problems. The latest is a flickering display which has been attributed to a graphics card issue. A number of these iMacs have arrived with a cracked screen.

In the end, Apple will make this right. It just might take a little while.

This Is Painful

This is just painful to look at. The guys over at ifixit.com have dismantled a 27" iMac to see how it is put together. One thing that you can say is the the people at Apple really know how to build a computer!

New iMac

I am so excited about this new iMac that I can hardly stand it. This new beauty is a 27-inch for the same price as the old 24-inch. The top end 27-inch model is quad-core with a Radeon HD 4850 graphics card. The resolution is a staggering 2,560 x 1,440.

I must have one!

Snow White Loves Apple

Even Snow White loves Apple!