fragment days or days of fragments

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What reads better? fragment days or days of fragments? Really, do you give a click?
I benefit from low expectations.

One thing I've come to expect is Friday Fragment posts.  I just looked back deep into my soul blog post history and discovered I joined in on the FF thing back in 2010.  (read my first one here)

While I'm sure Mrs. 4444 has more than enough fragments of snow and ice (we do), she welcomes new fragment posts every Friday at her blog.

nicely decorated bug I saw in Grand Rapids MI

Speaking of ice and snow, this polar vortex must have enjoyed it’s visit back in earlier January because it keeps coming back. It really has become an unwelcomed guest. The other day we thought we would warm up by watching “The Heat” movie (on DVD). Very funny movie and the extras on the DVD are worth watching too. My laughing probably warmed me up a little. My mood certainly was improved.

cuter than a towel animal on your resort room bed

The laptop, she-who-knows uses, was getting slower than an AARP tweet. In gadget-years it was approaching 90. I decided getting a new model would be less frustrating than trying to keep the old clunker running virus free (I talking about the laptop - what were you thinking?). Actually, we went beyond new model and went for a new type of gadget, a tablet. Also, the old clunker was windoze operated and the choice to go Apple I-pad was a no brainer for me. I have found Apple gadgets age better than the competition.

The touch no-mouse interface (you smartphone smarties know better than me) is very different than the mouse right/left clicking I was doing long before Myspace pages came and went. I was trying to figure out email delete/trash stuff and thought I would ask Siri. Remember all the Siri stories and parodies. I’ll tell you now, she is still around for a fun time.

I asked Siri, “Go to help”.
Siri replied “Did I do something wrong?”
Puzzled I stared at the screen and noticed my translated text was “Go to hell”.

She-who-knows, after she was done laughing said, “see I’m not the only who has trouble understanding you.”

disco ball distraction

I still haven’t found what I’m blogging for. I'm thinking of writing a parody on U2’s “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for”. Nah, my luck I’ll end up in a Joshua Tree out in the desert. I think I have a mindset issue. (I’ve been setting my mind down too often) 

How is your mindset? 

Left, right, up, down?

Steve is a boomer you know

the third founder of apple

Hey this reminds of the fifth Beatle.

I found an interesting press release about a Apple documentary. Here's a short description from the documentary's web site.

“Welcome to Macintosh - The documentary for the rest of us.” is the first documentary of its kind to mix history, criticism and an unapologetic revelry of all things Apple into a movie experience.....

There is some trailers and clips available at their site.

Over the years (I started using a mac in the early 90's) I have read and seen many things about Apple but I did not know of this third founder. Steve Jobs is the most famous and Steve Wozniak (Woz) is known by most mac believers. I didn't even know there was a third guy involved at the start. His name is Ron Wayne.

Talk about wanting to KICK YOURSELF. This guy passed up a chance to be a billionaire.

From wikipedia:

He was given a 10% stake in Apple, but relinquished his stock for $800 only two weeks later because legally all members of a partnership are personally responsible for any debts incurred by any of the other partners.

He explains what happened in the interview video below. I guess you just can't predict the future and sometimes you don't want to take a risk.





One More Thing podcast #152: Ronald Wayne, medeoprichter Apple from One More Thing on Vimeo.


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latest apple rumor

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

An update to my last rumor post.

now for the next mac rumor

Macheads - the movie (trailer)
Uploaded by brunogarattoni

MacWorld 2009 keynote presentation is now over. The rumors surrounding Apple's decision to drop out next year and the absent Steve Jobs bounced Apple's stock like a ?? - shaken iPhone.

No big announcement - but one item was that songs on iTunes are going to drop in price.

This Macheads trailer is interesting and I gather it came out almost a year ago. First time I ran across it was just today. Anybody know if it made it to DVD?

The mac rumors will probably die down for awhile now, but Steve Jobs and crew know how to get them going again.

If the stock dives into the 80's it might be a good buy.

fun suggestions for apple

• Living out of an old camper shell
• I-survive
• Jobscrape

Those are trends or applications I don't want to see. But this video (found on Wired site) is fun to watch.

Now the Mac vapor laptop - now that's great idea - well for Apple shareholders anyway!

Apple and Atomic Bomb

The atomic bomb flight suit from WWII.





The toolbox from Apple Computer.

This strange combination has something in common - both are up for auction soon. The above pictures were taken from Alexander Autographs , an auction house in Stamford CT.

I found the story of the toolbox interesting. It belong to Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak. Here's how this other Apple employee obtained the toolbox.

After seeing Steve Wozniak's box laying around for some time, I asked him about it, and he said he had no interest in it. I asked him if I could have it, and he said 'yes'...".

So if you think a co-worker will be famous someday ask him/her for some old stuff of theirs. This toolbox might go for $5000.

I-destroy

I commented before about the I-phone and this web site that took it apart.

Now this blender company really "takes the I-phone apart"

check this clip



I first found this site back in Feb. 07.

a few things

The hype of this Iphone amazes me. I really love the Mac. Always have since the first time I used one (back in my early days at Airfone). But I don't see my self getting one of these Iphones which seem to be more Ipod than phone. Of course if any of you want me to try one out and report back just pass one my way. Of course my opinion is probably off, I still don't see the appeal of a camera phone (I have one now but it was just part of the package). I'm sure others are different but my VZ phone needs to send the picture over their network (0.25/picture) just to get the picture out of my phone. I would not be surprise if there are some hacks to get it directly but I'm not really interested.

The interface on the Iphone is amazing, so maybe that's a big part of the hype. Here's a web site that took the Iphone apart and shows the world its guts. Take a look if you dare.

Second thing - Apple sure picked a good ad campaign for the Mac - here's a good spoof of it




One more thing - while browsing youtube I found this old clip (TV show of musical??) of Barbara Eden (Dream of Jeanie). What I find amazing (over using this word am I) is the subject of this song - Baghdad - the place sure has changed since they wrote these lyrics. I love the start of the song "Don't underestimate Baghdad".