The Story of the Birth of the iPhone

The product that changed the world.  Interesting article here on it's birth.

Lost At Sea, in Space, in the Cloud

Brett McCracken:

Are these movie and TV narratives reflecting the unforeseen isolation of the iPod age? As we further individualize our mediated and cultured lives and embrace the freedom to dance to whatever cultural beat we like, are we simply left spinning and dizzy? That’s certainly the way I felt after watching Gravity and, to a lesser extent, All is Lost: dizzy, unsteady, destabilized, sea-sick. I was left feeling hungry for ballast, for anchors, for solidity; for something outside of myself to offer orientation.

Because going to Blockbuster on a Friday night used to be overwhelming enough. But at least the options were finite. These days the sheer ubiquity of all that is available, all that is recommended, all that is buzzed about in ceaseless streams of 140-character bursts, leaves me with a bit of vertigo: spinning like Sandra Bullock in Gravity, pulled in a million directions at the mercy of vacuity, untethered and uncertain which way is up

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I Think This Might Be My Favorite Feature of the New OS X - Mavericks

Dictation.  It works quite well.  And the upgrade is free in the Mac App Store.

Apple Continues To Revolutionize The Tech World

Watch a demo of their latest invention here.

Everything You Need to Know about Apple's Mountain Lion

The new Mac OS drops today.  Click here for all you need to know about it.

8 Things To Expect Shopping At Microsoft's Non-Apple Apple Store

Funny article here. Here are the eight things. Click over to read.

• Hipsters Will Never Be Camped Outside
• The Store Randomly Shuts Down Once You Step Inside
• For A Fee, You Can Buy An Anti-Virus Hazmat Suit Before Entering
• It's Easy To Get All Your Windows Phone Questions Answered
• Instead Of The "Genius Bar", There's The "Mouth-Breathing IT Guy Bar"
• There Are No “Sales,” Only “Rebates”
• Microsoft Store Security Features Include Nothing But Warnings
• It’s A Popular Place For Zune Meetups

(HT:  NWB)

Apple Keynote: iPad 3

Now all you Apple nerds can watch today's live event right here.

Here is What is Coming To Your Apple Computer This Summer

The changes keep coming and all the devices are becoming more and more similar.

For the Shameless Apple Fanboy

You know you want one.

What Happens When You Drop Your iPhone

So true.

Funny.

Some Helpful Tips for Mac Users

I learned a few tricks here that I think will come in handy.  If you own a Mac you might want to check it out.

The Evolution of the iPod in a Decade

The picture tells all.  

Not a Chance, But Funny Nonetheless

What is So Great About Siri?

Cult of Mac Blog:

Apple announced speech recognition for the next iPhone. Big deal. Android’s had it for more than a year. Apple is just playing “catch-up” and the feature’s not really earth-shattering anyway. Right?

Wrong. Everything in that opening paragraph is wrong, except the sentence that reads “big deal.” Siri is a very big deal, the biggest of deals.

In fact, Siri is the most important thing to happen to mobile in this decade so far.

Siri naysayers fall into two camps: 1) those who say it’s no big deal; and 2) those who say Android has had it since August. Both classes of naysayers are wrong.

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Another Profound Take on Steve Jobs' Passing

David Paul Dorr writes well:

I once read somewhere a music icon’s grief over the memorial tributes at the Grammy Awards. Somewhere along the way in the reward ceremony, people who have died in the music business are projected on a screen with appropriately sad, but hopeful music. These are always nice tributes, the author states, except for the applause.

People only really clap when someone famous is on the screen. And this all struck the author as something dead serious. They were not clapping for the person who died, they were clapping for their fame.

I can’t help but think of all this at the out-pouring of grief over Steve Jobs. Our memorializing is not real grief or care for Jobs and his family. But our grief is a tribute to what we all worship: the ability to change the world. We don’t care about Jobs. (how could we, unless we knew him?). We love what he accomplished. He was deemed worthy of the secular calling to change the world and was rewarded with power, fame, and riches.

He is I-conic now. Not just because he made great products, built a great business, or had people hanging on his every product launch. He is the patron saint of those who want to change the world and be recognized for doing so. All this reveals a great vacuousness of the human spirit.

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Al Mohler on Steve Jobs' Passing

His conclusion to a great article:

Christians cannot leave the matter where the secular world will settle on Steve Jobs’ legacy. The secular conversation will evade questions of eternal significance, but Christians cannot. As is the case with so many kings, rulers, inventors, leaders, and shapers of history, Christians can learn from Steve Jobs and even admire many of his gifts and contributions. Yet, we must also observe what is missing here.

I am writing this essay on an Apple laptop computer. I am listening to the strains of Bach playing from my iPad via an AirPort Express. My iPhone sits on my desk, downloading a new App from iTunes. Steve Jobs has invaded my life, my house, my office, my car, and my desktop — and I am thankful for all of these technologies.

But unerring taste, aesthetic achievement, and technological genius will not save the world. Christians know what the world does not — that the mother tending her child, the farmer planting his crops, the father protecting his family, the couple faithfully living out their marital vows, the factory worker laboring to support his family, and the preacher preparing to preach the Word of God are all doing far more important work.

We have to measure life by its eternal impact, even as we are thankful for every individual who makes this world a better place. But, don’t expect eternal impact to be the main concern of the business pages.

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10 ways Steve Jobs changed the world

This article pretty much sums it up.  It is amazing to think about how different life is now than it was 15 years ago without much Apple presence.

You've Got To Admit This is Pretty Cool

Kind of reminds me of Kit from Knight Rider. Long live the 80's and The Hoff. Don't Hassle the Hoff.

Not Sure If You Want to Upgrade Your iPhone?

This chart might help:

The 10 Commandments of Steve Jobs

There is wisdom here.