Thanks Steve

Not that I will have anything to add to the news that Steve Jobs has passed away, but I will say that I certainly admired his passion from afar. Many times, as an entrepreneur I turned to Apple to look at how they did it, and made myself determined that this was the standard I wanted to set. I wanted to make something that people would be passionate about, something that was better then anything they could have asked for or even known that they wanted. I rarely achieved, let alone hit that standard time and again.

I am so impressed with the commitment to excellence.

Thanks, Steve.

Using the new MacBook Air

I made the jump and spent money that has taken me years to save and bought the new 13" MacBook Air.  After two days.... I love it.  It is so nice.  Of course the form factor is great and the new Lion OS is really nice. I have been downloading Mac Apps and Chrome Apps and podcasts.

It is so thin, I slid it into my laptop case, with the other monster Dell laptop already in there.  This is the first "personal" laptop I have bought for myself in over 12 years, because I always get them through work.

Also a quick note on the Apple Store experience, it is amazing. I just spent the last 6 to 7 months working on  a customer service training project and let me tell you, Apple has it down.  We spent hours just talking through the new features of Lion.

I really hope that this laptop will allow me to get back to writing and even allow me to start programming. I want to create web content and build my own apps one day.

So, I am an Apple fanboy. Always have been.  And with cool technology like this.... always will be.

iPhone 4 Announced

The new iPhone was announced today. Of course the hype is impressive. The phone will have Facetime (wifi-based video calling), a 960x640 display, multi-tasking, and HD video editing and playback, all on a new OS (details here).

Of course, it will take time to decide if it is open enough for those who value openness and I do at some level. No announcement on adding cellular carries that I saw or heard.

Over the next few days I will try to consider how the iPhone4 might be used as an educational tool. What type of learning can it enable?

What is your initial reaction to the announcement?

It's Coming and I am....

Apple - iPhone - iPhone keyboard

NOT GETTING ONE.... because there is no AT&T service here. :(