Archive for the 'Juan's Posts' Category

My Next Keyboard (Macally Icekey)

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Saw this from the 37 Signals video which I posted about. I loved they design of the keyboard Jason Friend was using that I searched for it. It’s the icekey from Macally.
According to the Macally site..
Stylish & Clean white extended keyboard. Low profile Scissor […]

Apple Features 37 Signals

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

I got this from TUAW. Apple has featured Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson of 37 Signals. Don’t know who these two are? Have you heard of Basecamp and Ruby on Rails? Well these two dudes together with the rest of the 37 Signals crew are responsible for these great products.
Why am I posting about […]

The Mac Gets Bigger

Friday, October 20th, 2006

BusinessWeek reports that Apple had a record breaking quarterly sales. Unlike the previous quarters though, the Mac was the star. The past quarter saw Apple selling 1.61 million Macs. More than any other quarter. Out of that 1.61 million, 986,000 of those were portables.
It looks like Apple’s growth is just poised to grow. With a […]

Earthquake!

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Absolutely nothing related to Mac and/or Apple except for the fact that this post was made on a Powerbook.
An earthquake hit Central Philippines which includes Manila. It was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake and the city where I live felt a magnitude of 4. Still it was quite scary. Good thing no damage was done, no […]

Apple.com From 1996 To 2006

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Ever wonder what Apple.com looked like 10 years ago? Visit Apple Gazette, they put together a post about the evolution of Apple.com from 1996 to 2006. Look at how Apple evolved their web site to what it is now. There’s been some discussions going around that Apple should do a face lift or redesign of […]

Is Apple Turning Into A Lemon?

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

I love Apple. Let’s make that clear. However, I need to ask myself, “Is Apple turning into a Lemon?”.
The past few months, I know people who have had problems with their Macs. These are not hearsay but people I really know and consider to be family and/or friends. It started out with my cousin who’s […]

iPod Nano Red Now On Apple.com

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Now available on apple.com, the iPod Nano Red. I like the slogan they used on the iPod Nano Red Page, “put a different change in your pocket”. With the Project Red products you not only get the hottest stuff around but you’re making a difference as well. I’ve always believed that everyone is entitled to […]

Bono And Oprah Set To Launch Red iPod

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

A red iPod Nano is set to make it’s debut this Friday on the Oprah Winfrey show. U2’s frontman together with the queen of daytime talk is unveiling the said product. The iPod Nano is one of the products that Project Red is going to offer. They have chosen to team up with companies who […]

Google Shows Mac Users Some Love

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

This excerpt is taken from the Google Mac Blog..
” Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”
We’re pretty serious about that mission, including the “universally accessible” part. It means making products that everyone can use – including Mac users. We want to provide great products and services to […]

2 Weeks With The Macbook Pro, Am I Convinced In Getting One?

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

The local dealer I buy Mac stuff from graciously loaned me a 1.83 Ghz Macbook Pro to demo. My office actually ordered an iMac from them but since they still have yet to deliver it they loaned the MBP till the iMac gets here. So for the past two weeks I’ve been using the MBP […]