Weblog of a “Switcher”

So the WWDC keynote speech has come and gone. I have to say I was a little bored with this one. They seemed to spend way to much time talking about all the applications that are going to be on the phone. Especially the medical software.

They did announce the 3G iPhone, but it's not going to be ready until July 11th. If the folks that were selling their iPhones actually did sell them, they now have to wait a little over a month before they can get a new phone.

I wonder if this means that Apple isn't going to be selling iPhones until July 11th now. That seems like a really bad idea to lose a whole months worth of sales just because they came out with a new phone. Do they really think they are going to reach their 10 million units sold by not selling them for a month? Hmm...

One thing I am really looking forward to is MobileMe. That is going to be really great and make .Mac really worth having. It's basically Microsoft Exchange for the Mac as well as Windows. That's the coolest part about all that. MobileMac works with Outlook in Windows so that regular home users have the power of Exchange available to them on their home computers and iPhones.

So, this was definitely one of the less interesting keynotes I have heard, but some interesting things coming done the road for sure.

written by Dave M. \\ tags: 3g, Apple, appstore, dotmac, iPhone, keynote, Wwdc

Lately, I've been reading about all these people selling their existing iPhones with the understanding that Apple is going to announce new 3G iPhones on Monday.

I would get the biggest laugh if Apple instead did not announce a new iPhone on Monday. There has been tons of speculation and rumors of a new 3G iPhone.

Now, I realize that in all likelihood, Apple will announce new iPhones. Why? Because you can't buy an iPhone now to save your life. There are very few stores that have iPhones in stock. Why is this? Everyones guess is that Apple is holding it's stock so that when they announce the new iPhones on Monday, they will ship those phones as well as the original iPhones to stores.

What makes me wonder though is why hold back the stock of the current generation of iPhones? I mean if they are going to have both 3G and GSM iPhones, why hold back the stock?

The only thing I can figure is that all the "sneak peak" pictures are real and they are redesigning the device. So the 2nd Gen iPhones will look different than the 1st Gen iPhones.

Ah well, It would be a pretty funny practical joke to play on iPhone owners who are selling their phones in anticipation of a new iPhone.

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Apple, Wwdc

Is this a sign that Leopard has become the new Linux? I say this because in the past, enterprising hackers have put Linux on just about every device that can run a program. From iPod Nano's to LinkSys routers to game consoles, and more.

With this news from TUAW.com, it's seems like we are seeing Leopard running on WinTel computers (as expected), now an OQO, what next? An iPhone? Woops, to late, Apple already did that with the iPhone software. Maybe we'll see Leopard running on Blackberry's and Windows Smart Phones soon. That would be truly amusing.

Of course, this all depends on wether or not the news that the OQO is running Leopard is really true.

(Via.: The Unofficial Apple Weblog)

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Hackers, Leopard, Linux, oqo

Need I say more? Original picture here.

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Apple, ballmer, notebook, presentation

Seriously?

Some folks in the comments at YouTube are saying it's a fake. Well, if it's a fake, someone spent a bunch of money to put it together. That was a "professionally" made video. Not some amateur with a video camera and video editing tools. Sets, actors, someone to write the song, etc...

I can see why it was internal, If I worked for Microsoft and had to answer to that video being put on television, I would shoot myself.

written by Dave M. \\ tags: in-house, marketing, Microsoft, sales, SP1, video, Vista, Windows, youtube

This doesn't have anything to do with the Macintosh or even computers...

I was watching television yesterday and an ad for our local waste removal service came up. They were talking about wasted energy in our homes due to all the electronics we have in our house. Even when those electronics are turned off.

They claimed that a Television that is turned off uses more energy than when it is on! On the surface, that just sounds absolutely insane.

They were referring to the fact that most electronic devices these days have "standby" modes. So even if something is off, it's drawing energy. OK, this is true. You should see all the LED glowing away in our house at night. Their solution suggests to plug all your electronics into power strips and simply switch the power strip off when you are done using them.

I still think that the statement is absurd, so I decided to look up some data. The manual for my Sharp Aquos 42" LCD HD television states that when it is on, it draws 247 Watts. OK, just under the amount that a 3-way lightbulb uses on it's highest setting. Not really all that much power.

The manual didn't have anything to say about when it was in standby mode and a quick search in Google took me to a site that showed me how much it uses. A whopping 3 Watts.

Now, I'm no electrician, so my math here may be wrong, but 3 Watts seems a bit smaller than 247 Watts. It's over 80 times less in fact. So doesn't that mean that I would have to leave my Television off for over 80 hours to draw as much power as when it is on for 1 hour?

If I am correct here, then the ad is full of male cow droppings!

I am certainly not going to suggest to anyone to use a power strip to turn off their electronics when they are not using them. They would have to reset clocks and other settings over and over again each time they want to use them and that is just not acceptable. Not in this day and age.

Back when all televisions had was a power switch, channel knob and volume knob, then I would say OK. The only problem with that is that those units didn't have a standby mode since they obviously didn't need one. No user settings or clock times were being saved.

I just felt I had to get that off my chest.

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Clocks, Cow, Drawing, Electrician, Electronic Devices, Google, Hd Television, Lightbulb, Macintosh, Macintosh Computers, Math, Modes, Power Strip, Power Strips, Power Switch, Search Google, Sharp Aquos, Standby Mode, Televisions, Volume Knob, Watching Television, Watts

So I was checking out a post on chris.pirillo.com and I catch this ad near the bottom of his page:

:blink:

So, the BSA wants me to report illegal software usage "confidentially", which says to me anonymously, and I could get a reward of up to $200,000! Now, what this must really mean is that if I submit an abuse of software giving the BSA my name and address, I could get a reward.

Now, software piracy is a bad thing. We all know that. However, this ad from the BSA makes it sound like the snitch is the bad thing. Even the picture gives me that impression. Granted, I know that they are trying to say that the guy behind the computer is the pirate, but I get the feeling that the guy behind the computer is the person reporting the pirate.

What they really want is someone working for a company that is illegally using software to report that company. If you work for this hypothetical company, you would be shooting yourself in the foot if you reported the company you work for since, if they knew it was you that reported them, would be fired for reporting them. Also, why would an employee want to report a company that they work for since, if they did, the company would wind up taking a huge hit financially that they might get laid off because of the report.

Anyway, this is just an impression I got from seeing the ad. I agree that illegal software usage should be reported. So why not just place an ad out there that states that. :shrug:

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Blink, Bsa, Chris Pirillo, Hypothetical Company, Illegal Software Usage, Name And Address, Pirate, Shrug, Snitch, Software Piracy, Using Software

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written by Dave M. \\ tags: Can Has Cheezburger, Funny Pictures, Target, Target Pictures, Tt