Faraway, So Close

Watch this:

And then watch some/one of these:

And then read this if you’re still not convinced that Microsoft doesn’t get it. John (Chairman) Gruber, writer of Daring Fireball.net, always manages to write what I think I’m thinking but I have no idea how to actually write it… or actually think it.

Earlier today, Apple announced new iPods and a new version of iTunes to go with them. You can watch the event via Quicktime here. The iPod updates are just your regular updates (bigger sizes, new colors for the nanos, iPod touch gets a little speaker, etc) that they do each year [...]

Picturesque (link to download here) is a simple little program that allows you to add some basic, yet powerful effects to your photos/images very easily. Initially I thought it was free, but it turns out there’s a $34.95 price tag - still not a bad deal for what it does. In addition to [...]

Lovin the new iPod 2.0 software and App store.

I think a trip to Edmonton is in order. Apparently there’s a new, official, Apple store opening up there this weekend.
Bonus points to whomever can tell me where the title of this post is borrowed from?

Apple has finally announced iPhone availability for Canada - July 11th. It’ll be available from either Rogers or Fido, though neither site has pricing/plan information as of yet. Most likely it will be around $200 for the 8GB model and $300-$400 for the 16GB model. Worth waiting for if you’re in the [...]

Wired.com is a fairly large tech site and someone, somehow used a picture of me in iChat with a couple of Apple folks to mock up a fake iPhone. And then it got posted on wired.com:
Link to wired.com

I’m not trying to read too much into this, but I’m pretty sure it’s time to get Damien his own computer - going against everything Crystal had to say this morning.

Here’s a great write-up on why the iPhone still hasn’t made a legal appearance in Canada - and probably won’t for quite awhile.
It’s widely speculated that Apple used the iPhone to get many carriers to agree to unprecedented unlimited data plans at reasonable rates as a condition of their agreements. Lacking competition, Rogers has no [...]

Apple just put up a decent selection of training/tutorial videos for folks who are new to or are thinking about getting a Mac.