Sorry We're So Quiet

If you’ve been watching this space, or our Twitter feed, or get our articles by email, you’ve probably noticed that we haven’t had much to say lately. Plenty of excuses: it’s summer time, we’re playing with iOS4, a lot of projects for clients, vacations… Oh, and my big Secret Project. All I can say is this:

Watch this space on August 16th. We’ll have plenty to talk about then.

In the meantime, here’s some random Apple thoughts from the past few weeks:

  • iOS 4 is an excellent upgrade.  Apple just nailed multi-tasking: they did it in such a way that you get all the functionality but also prevents background apps from killing your battery and crashing the OS.
  • The iPhone 4 antenna is way better than its predecessor, provided you don’t hold that spot.
  • Even then, “antennagate” is way overblown.
  • At least I got a free case out of the deal.
  • Apple’s phone testing lab makes me think they know where all the mutants are.
  • The new Mac Mini is a great update of the design. Installing a RAM upgrade went from royal pain to stupid simple.
  • It was brilliant to release the new Mini on the same day they started taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4.  Talk about candy at the checkout lane.
  • The HDMI port on the new Mini is great on my HDTV, but watching all of our shows on the computer isn’t quite as good as a standard DVR yet.  Buffering stinks.
  • The Facetime ads make me a little weepy.
  • Facetime video calling is really easy and slick.  If this tech takes hold on the computer and/or over the air without Wi-Fi, look out.
  • Yes, I called 866-FACETIME.
  • We finally have Address Book Server working on the iPhone, thanks to iOS4.  Very nice to have a secure, shared contact list among my team and I on the phone.
  • I sold my iPad.  It just wasn’t right for me – I’d rather have my MacBook Air, and when I can’t use it, I usually can’t use my iPad either.
  • I promptly got a lot of grief from wife and son.  Wife, who approved the sale but didn’t know what she had until it was gone.  Son, who asks for “iPad” – yes, he actually says it – and has to be handed my old first-model iPhone instead.
  • There are a ton of people who really love the iPad, and I still think it is a great device.  I’m not its target audience.  Given the above, I sense there will be another one in my home before year end.
  • Snow Leopard Server’s mail service is soooooo much better than Leopard or previous.  This isn’t really news but we did an upgrade and a couple of failover tests recently, and if you’re running Mail service on Leopard Server, I’ll be talking to you about an upgrade.
  • The Mac Mini Server got 4.5 out of 5 stars and an Editor’s Choice designation from PC Magazine.  Yes, you read that right.
  • Forget iDevices; Apple sold 3.47 million Macs last quarter – the most ever in a single quarter.
  • I love it that Apple’s market capitalization is now greater than Microsoft.  For someone who was in this business, rooting for the underdog when it wasn’t even close, that is pretty cool to see.

Thanks for hanging in there with us.  We’ll still be a little quiet between now and August 16, but watch this space.

I’ll be talking to you very soon.

Posted by on Jul 25, 2010 in Blog, Uncategorized | Comments Off

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