Over at Tools and Toys, Shawn and I are giving away three NeuYear wall calendars. Entering is easy, and boy, are these calendars awesome. I’ve got one hanging up in my office, and I love it.
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Unsubscribe From Apple’s Emails⇢
If you registered a new device over the holidays, you probably will end up with some email from Apple. To stop it, visit this link.
The Nailed Nano
When I was promoted to the Lead Genius position at my local Apple Store, I was promptly sent three hours away, to the Green Hills Apple Store in Nashville, TN for training.
Then, the Green Hills wasn’t the shining example of an interior mall store that you see on Apple’s website. When I was there, it was half that width, with a tiny Genius Room in the back. Like we did at Saddle Creek, the staff there referred to it simply as the “GR.”
120 Titanium PowerBooks⇢
On Panther⇢
Thomas Brand:
Looking back, many people consider 10.3 to be an uninspiring evolutionary update to Mac OS X, but as an ex Apple Store employee working the sales floor at the time, I can tell you the release of Mac OS X Panther was an exciting time to be a Mac fan. iTunes, and the iPod were just taking off, giving additional interest in Macs. iChat AV, and the invitation to video conference with family members all over the world brought more people into the store than ever before. The Power Mac G5 was the world’s fastest desktop computer at the time, and its allure along with the Apple’s new line of Cinema Displays was the perfect platform to present Mac OS X Panther. The death of Mac OS 9 spelled out the future of Macintosh, and after over three years of development many long time Mac users were finally ready to upgrade to Mac OS X.
Cancer Patient’s Mom Denied Entry to US⇢
David Waters:
Ulises Posadas, being treated for leukemia at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, rarely hears his mother’s voice.
Last week, his mother, Dolores Posadas, was captured trying to cross the U.S. border from Mexico. She was detained in a cell near Laredo, Texas, for several days, then released and returned to Mexico.
Screw our immigration laws. This is just wrong.
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iPhoneless: The Holidays
I’ve never enjoyed the holidays the way I think other people do.
If we were to spend some time on a couch talking about this, I’m sure there are lots of reasons that would come during my session. Perhaps I could blame my parents, or my son’s cancer. Maybe it is because I struggled with depression for years before seeking treatment. Or maybe it’s my tendency to be introverted, especially while in a group of people.
Vader, Did You Know?⇢
Speaking of holiday traditions…
Festivus⇢
Per my yearly tradition, I am re-watching the origin of Festivus.
Newsweek Ends 80-Year Print Run With a Hashtag⇢
Adi Robertson at The Verge:
On December 31st, Newsweek magazine will end its print run, shifting its content to an online-only format called Newsweek Global. It’s now posted the cover of the final issue on Twitter, showing a stark black and white photograph of the old Newsweek Building in New York — which the magazine itself vacated in 1994. While it’s eye-catching and pretty timeless, Newsweek couldn’t seem to resist topping the whole thing off with a hashtag, apparently either hoping people will take to Twitter to post about the #LastPrintIssue or just unable to resist a bid for relevancy.
The eMate 300 Turns 15⇢
I love that iOS auto-corrects to the right capitalization of “eMate.”