Jan 31
From TwelveSouth , the BookBook gives your MacBook a case that looks like an old hardback book. Is that armor? Or camouflage? (Or both?)
Jan 30
Many articles on the iPad at InfoWorld.com:
Jan 29
The New York Times Website has the story.
The name “iPad” has been used a few different ways it seems. Many are listed at the bottom of the article.
Jan 29
From “The Gothamist” website:
3G service has suffered in New York due to “better than average iPhone penetration,” (Read the full article on their website).
Jan 28
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1001q3f8hhr/event/index.html
It plays in the QuickTime player rather than iTunes.
To cut to the chase, you can try these reference movie files.
Steve Jobs talks about the category the iPad will fill. Why netbooks aren’t enough. Shows the iPad. Clip ends just before he begins to demonstrate.
Jan 27
Chas
At this writing I haven’t had a chance to view the video of the keynote yet, but I’ve heard the audio and read all the news sites and the many Mac forums I monitor.
The reaction, at least initially, reminds me a whole lot of what we got from this same community regarding the iPod at the time of its introduction. Which is to say “mixed opinion,” followed by historical revisionism as the mainstream decided (slowly) that it was actually a pretty awesome product.
As I listened and read, I too had a mixed opinion about this thing: I liked many of the ideas, but some things seemed to be missing, and I wasn’t sure that there was a place in my power-user’s life for one. I did think and do think that this new product passes the “Grandma” test in a whole new way and may well prove to be a big hit with normal people, book lovers and educators. It may even be revolutionary (starting with killing off the Kindle, the Nook and so on — what staggeringly awkward and primitive failures of imagination those products look like now).
Then I thought about it some more. Second impression — oh dear, I may just have to give Apple even more of my money. Continue reading »
Jan 27
Our next Meeting is scheduled for February 2, 2010 at the ScanDesign Building in Altamonte Springs. We meet in the large conference room on the Third Floor at 7:30 PM. This SIG is in its 23 years of meeting once each month to discuss problems and features of the Mac platform. Snacks are alway served and no one leaves without getting something of value.
Jan 27
“This Week In Tech” (TWIT for short) has a link on the MacBreak Weekly site talking about live coverage. I’m not sure how they will accomplish that. Perhaps by SMS messages from someone in the room.
See the MacBreak Weekly page here: http://twit.tv/mbw
for the link directly to the live video feed: http://live.twit.tv
Jan 27
Join the InDesign user group meeting this evening from 6-9 pm at the Winter Park Civic Center.
Cameron Thorp demonstrates the use of the Wacom tablet with PhotoShop. His work is amazing.
Links:
http://www.indesignusergroup.com
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