CompUSA is running a $30 rebate special today and tomorrow on OS X 10.5 (Leopard). Now is a great time to pick up a copy if you’re planning on upgrading. As you can see, I’ll be installing mine after I finish this post (and backup my stuff).
(photo via Think Secret)
Last night, at 6:00 PM, Apple and AT&T released the iPhone (to most of you this is no surprise). I’m not sure why this tends to be the case these days but the first thing to appear online after the release were multiple sites taking the iPhone apart and putting it through some stress tests (*tear*). Instead of being interested in the functionality of the $500/$600 gadget lets take a look at the guts! Such geeks… of course, I’ve looked at every photo.
In case you weren’t aware of it, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates did a joint interview at D5 last night. Steve and Bill have contributed incredible things to the world and appear to have a great deal of respect for each other. Check out all of the video clips from the event.
Above is the Highlight Reel with some of the funniest portions of the interview.
I recently read a great article by Sam Stephenson of 37signals where he shows some of the difficulties Microsoft creates for developers (and all users). He’s recorded 2 screencasts that perfectly portray what it’s like working on Windows versus working on a Mac. Check out his installation of a script debugger on Windows Visa and then on Mac OS X. I showed both of these to my family to, once again, explain that it’s not their fault - users are not stupid but most software is.
David Heinemeier Hansson really says it well in the Apple video promo that he and Jason Fried star in. They talk about the joys of owning a Mac and how it’s changed the way they work. Having a Mac definitely makes my development work more pleasant.
On a final note, I have to send a big congrats to my brother who is, as of today, the newest convert to the developer community (and I’m jealous that he has a MacBook Pro and I’m still on my PowerBook). You can see how much brighter the screen is on the new models.
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