Microsuck Adding Mac Staff
It appears to be the case. Check it out. Possible new Mac products in the MSFT pipeline? That would be good.
Another blogger backs my anti-iPhone play
If you read my keynote review on Blorge yesterday then you know I don’t own and iPhone. I’m not the only one. Read what fellow blogger Cyndy has to say about the drive by crime Apple and AT&T are committing on loyal customers with the 3G upgrade and rate increase here.
WWDC, 3G Jesus Phone, App Store, AT&T Rate Hike
If you want my thoughts on the keynote, you can read them over on Tech.Blorge today. Let’s just say that I was underwhelmed by the whole keynote, and send you over there for the details of why. Yes, Jobs announced the release of the 3G iPhone (affectionately known as the Jesus Phone by my friend Cyndy who writes with me on Profy). He looked as under excited by it as the Apple WWDC audience did, frankly.
Also announced was the Mobile Me synching plan, a much needed but still less than adequate replacement for .Mac, several iPhone applications and iPhone 2 - none of which were ready today, interestingly enough. Meanwhile AT&T, the carrier you are forced to use with the iPhone and the reason I don’t have one yet, is hiking rates to go along with the new 3G iPhone. Typical. What did you think of the WWDC keynote? Was is all you had hoped for?
What’s Shakin’?
I must admit, I have sorely neglected AppleGrrl over the last many weeks. On one hand, being a great blogger and writer on my own blogs breeds success and writing gigs elsewhere. The down side of that is less time to write about what I care about on my own blogs. A vicious cycle resulting in some unplanned time away from AppleGrrl, WritersWell and BooksWithoutLimits. I’m hoping to be back to my normal garrulous self now, so sit back and read some Apple happenings:
I was happy to hear that an Apple Store was opening near me, junkie that I am. It is the largest in the country, no less, right in the heart of Boston, America’s most parking challenged city. I have half a mind to stick a camera or two out on the street to view the chaos that will ensue once the winter parking bans remove what little parking there is nearby for 6 - 9 months of the year.
I did a quickie review of some applications designed to make your calendar synching life easier over on Mac.Blorge recently, so if you are looking for a synch program, check it out.
A post I wrote a while back on one of my favorite sites, Twitter, is suddenly scaling the charts over on HubPages. Follow me on Twitter.
I’ve been busy, and I remain busy, but I’m making a point not to neglect my blog babies any more just because I’ve got work going. If there are any topics you’d like covered, let me know.
Windows is FAIL in a Can
This amused me. Some of my Twitter people discussing why Colleen should switch to Mac. Awesome.
The “i” - Mmmmmm, So Curvy
Excellent parody of Apple’s keynote released products from CollegeHumor:
See more funny videos at CollegeHumor
If the video won’t play for you above, here is the link.
NH Media Makers
New group, first meet up to be in May. If you are a media maker in NH area, come on down!
For Twhirl Users
Hate the fact that Twhirl opens a whole new window in FireFox? Here’s how to fix that, in two simple tweaks:
1) FireFox/Preferences/Tabs - under the option of how to see pages, check “new tab”
2) TabMixPlus PlugIn Options/Enable Single Window Mode
That forces Twhirl to open a tab, not a window.
One for the geeks
For those of you following the Data Portability issue… the first DP rock song!