April 9th, 2010 § § permalink
It is also dead quiet—no fan, no humming, nada. This is the future of computing. Daring Fireball.
I don’t doubt it. Did I mention? I bought an iPad? Did you imagine I would not?
Like so much of the future, the iPad tiptoes in on little cats’ feet. I wasn’t knocked out by Steve’s unveiling, I don’t think anyone was. Nothing like the time the big screen zeroed in on his right front pocket and he withdrew, not from the pocket of his jeans, but from the watch pocket, that itty-bitty Shuffle. Now that was a wow moment.
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February 4th, 2010 § Comments Off § permalink
I’m surprised no one has mentioned, in all this flap about the iPad—and I have my own theories about that name, I think it was Steve’s, pardon me, Teh Steve’s idea, and no one wanted to disabuse him. I mean, we know this thing has been His baby, for a long time. If a problem with the name didn’t occur to him—would you want to be the one to tell him?
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January 27th, 2010 § § permalink

Just call me a happy camper. Why, this thing’ll write my books for me. Where do I sign. (Not to worry, already have.)
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