Hubris

Apple has regained the glory they used to have and along with it they once again have become arrogant and cocky. Yesterday’s keynote and follow-on sessions were proof:

  • Apple’s description of their lame iPhone development solution was “Sweet!” on the slide.
  • When introducing Safari for Windows, Apple subtly replaces Firefox’s slice of the browser pie on the slide with Safari.
  • Steve Jobs describing the new “Cover Flow” feature in the Finder as “useful.”
  • The whole keynote was filled with the usual jabs at Microsoft including the opening “skit” with “PC” masquerading as Steve Jobs before he gets busted by “Mac”.
  • Apple leaves Carbon developers (like Adobe) out in the rain when they neglect to include Carbon under the new 64-bit umbrella.

My son, the nerd

Me:
Hey Thomas!
you there?

Thomas:
hey What?

Me:
how are you?

Thomas:
good

Me:
Keynote was really cool this morning.

Thomas:
cool

Me:
They made Safari work on Windows

Thomas:
awww

Me:
and the new version is available – apple.com/safari

Thomas:
Finally!

Me:
you can download it

Thomas:
FINALLY!
I’m going to wait for the full version

Me:
you won’t be able to use it

Thomas:
oh

Me:
unless we can install Leopard

Thomas:
ok

Me:
we should install Tiger on your computer
I think you need it for safari

Thomas:
The beta version?

Me:
Leopard doesn’t come out until October
yeah
it will say on the website

Thomas:
I want Leopard
!

Me:
it’s still beta,
and will eat up your memory,
but I got a new disc of it,
it’s got a hologram on it
Attempting to connect to 69.64.229.153:4443.
Asking thomasjring to connect to us at 17.210.49.129:5190 for Direct IM.
Me:
are you sending something?
Attempting to connect via proxy server.
Received invalid data on connection with remote user.
Direct IM disconnected
Received invalid data on connection with remote user.

Thomas:
a leopard

Me:
I don’t think it will work

Thomas:
ok

Me:
I’m trying to remember what else they showed.
there’s a new Finder – it looks like iTunes.

Thomas:
aw

Me:
and the new dock is awesome – 3D

Thomas:
danget.
oooo.
wow.

Me:
hmmm, what else.
they demo’d the iPhone.
and told us a way to write software for it.
but it’s totally lame.
(writing software for it)

Thomas:
lol

Me:
you have to do it on a web page.
I have one more session today in 20 minutes.
I always wish that I could bring you with me to WWDC.
I think you’d really like it.

Thomas:
yeah.
I’m watching a video about the new desktop.
ooo

Me:
target=macnn>http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/06/11/wwdc.jobs.talks.leopard/

Thomas:
trasparent finder

Me:
transparent menus, yes.
I don’t like that much actualy.
I don’t like the new Finder, either.
Web Clip works a lot better now.

Thomas:
I like the new dock

Me:
I do, too!

Thomas:
and stacks

Me:
oh and stacks!

Thomas:
lol

Me:
stacks are really cool

Thomas:
yeah

stacks!

stacks!

stacks!stacks!stacks!stacks!

Me:
haha

Thomas:
stacks!stacks!stacks!stacks!stacks!stacks!stacks!crazy!

Me:
stacks

stacky stacks

did I tell you I started using something instead of iChat?

Thomas:
stacks!

Me:
Adium.
you can check it out if you want.
Google it, free download

Thomas:
What is it

Me:
I think it will work on Panther.
it’s like iChat

Thomas:
yes!

Me:
only has more features

Thomas:
and does it work like AIM?

Me:
sort of.
do you like AIM?

Thomas:
well alot of people use it.
all my friends and basically everybody does.

Me:
yes, iChat works with AIM

Thomas:
hmm..

Me:
did you know that?
also, Adium works with AIM

Thomas:
a green duck…

Me:
yeah, you can change that.
you can change a lot of things.

Thomas:
good

hiws….
hows

how’s

Me:
none of those is a word

Thomas:
a purple ferret.
la

Me:
I use the yellow duck

Thomas:
so many substitutes

Me:
“how is”

Thomas:
Safari to Firefox (I hate and love firefox).
ok.
help me setup.
Add an instant messaging account.

Me:
yeah

Thomas:
tell me what to do

Me:
thomasjring.
and your password.
which I’m not sure of.

Thomas:
I don’t have a password…

Me:
but it might be “(redacted)”.
you do.
it’s required.

Thomas:
ok.
AOL or Aim?

Me:
AOL.
they are the same.
I just logged in as you.

Thomas:
brb

Me:
password is “(redacted)”.
I gotta go

Thomas:
oooo.
this is cool

Me:
I have to pee before next session.
enjoy

Thomas:
ok.
bye.

Me:
I’ll ttyl

Everybody’s goin’ off the deep end

A blow-by-blow account of my weekend:

  • Friday morning: arrive at work, unload bike bags, drop off bike at Bike Gallery for repairs next week
  • Friday: work, trip planning & preparation, Max ride to Gateway Transit Center (no bike)
  • Friday evening: Tina and boys pick me up at Gateway TC, dinner at El Sombrero, shopping at Costco, strained right calf walking to checkout line
  • Friday night: organized trip items at home, haircut, Tivo watching
  • Saturday morning: woke up early to finish organizing trip items, discovered that I didn’t have my travel papers, emailed office admin and a co-worker to help retrieve it
  • Saturday morning (continued): packing for camping (Tina had pre-organized) using our new roof rack, meet up with scouts for 9:30 am departure to Beacon Rock
  • Saturday morning (later): Arrive at Beacon Rock @ one hour later, setup camp as rain begins, twisted right ankle stepping in mole hole, helped John setup portable canopy near our tent
  • Saturday: huddled under canopy and cooked occasionally, skipped 1.5 mile hike up Beacon Rock because of rain, calf and ankle – Graham disappointed
  • Saturday evening: enjoyed Boy Scout Campfire including two flag retirements
  • Saturday night: retired early and muddily to bed, slept well despite the loud nearby campsites, awoke twice to urinate, wiped my muddy feet on my pants before getting back in bed
  • Sunday morning: awoke @ 7:00 am, struck camp and packed for home
  • Sunday morning (continued): Breakfast at Charbroil’s in Cascade Locks, drove home
  • Sunday morning (continued): Arrived home, checked email and received missing travel info, showered (while Tina unpacked the car), packed my bags (using this list), cleaned cat box, put out recycling, drove to airport
  • Sunday afternoon: waited at airport and started writing this

WWDC Packing List

Personal bag

  • Newton (with freshly charged batteries)
  • Digital camera
  • iPod and earphones
  • Cash ($200)
  • Credit cards & driver’s license
  • Mini-wallet
  • Letter from California Health Dept.
  • Remove everything not needed for the trip
  • Remove money clip and Leatherman
  • Mocassins
  • Envelope for receipts

Laptop bag

  • Travel credentials
  • MacBook Pro with power adaptor
  • Long ethernet cable
  • Firewire cable (get from Erik)
  • Book (need to pick a new one)
  • DVDs (pick three)
  • Camera charger and USB cable
  • iPod USB cable for charging
  • OS install CDs/DVDs
  • New business cards

Checked bag

  • Underwear (5 pairs)
  • Shorts (3 pair)
  • Pants (2 pair)
  • Shirts (2 long-sleeved, 4 short-sleeved)
  • Sandals
  • deodorant
  • brush
  • tweezers, nail file, nail clippers
  • toothpaste, tooth brush and floss
  • South Beach snacks
  • Airport base station
  • CPAP machine

Action items

  1. Verify Find travel credentials are correct
  2. Verify conference credentials and password
  3. Remove all banned items from carry-on items
  4. Laundry
  5. Charge Newton batteries
  6. Haircut
  7. Charge camera battery
  8. Clean catbox
  9. Pick a new book (small paperback)
  10. Get cash
  11. Verify all code is checked in and builds on laptop
  12. Copy rynosoft.com web pages to laptop
  13. Streamline handbag
  14. Pick some DVDs I haven’t seen
  15. Load new music on iPod
  16. Print health dept. letter

Vital Statistics

Bike odometer: 1263
Weight lost: 58 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 7
Hours billed last week: 45
Aches & pains: right wrist, lower back
Current reading:: 2107 Curious Word Origins, Says & Expressions by Charles Earle Funk, The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, Prey by Michael Crichton
Recent listening: The Pixies, The Rising Tied by Fort Minor, Collision Course by Jay Z with Linkin Park, Teaches of Peaches by Peaches, The Mercury Anthology by Rod Stewart, Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
Recent viewing: 2007 MTV Movie Awards, Ocean’s 12, Gilmore Girls, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Sportscenter, NBA Finals
Recent playing: Virus 2, Excite Truck
Recently accomplished: Paid bills, Tivo scheduling to ensure NBA Finals are recording while I’m gone, dropped bike off at Bike Gallery, renewed BTA membership, packing list for WWDC
Imperative To Do: Pack for WWDC, RMA old Tivo drive, backup Thomas, backup Graham, backup Tina, sift through inbox, CDs to post office, return cans