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Couldn't have said it better. I love this article. I love my Macs. I love my iPhone. I love my Apple stock. I can forgive their policy on soldered in batteries in iPods, iPhones, and MBAs. But I don't like this trend of Apple closing the door on third-party competition.

Whoah people! Maybe I should have spent some time on the things I DID like. Yes, I was psyched for the MacBook Pro. I have been waiting to upgrade my PB for 3 years now. Finally I can and yes, I can't wait to get that stunning display. Yes, I am very excited to the improvements to the iLife apps. Especially the Garageband/podcasting features as well as the animated themes in iMovie. Yes, I am psyched at the sales of iTunes songs, iPods, and the fact that the entire line will be Intel by the end of 2006. But…I was commenting that Steve (sick or not) did not have the raving lunatics of Mac enthusiasts (myself included) dripping with saliva like we did last year. The mass frenzy to make it to the Exhibit Hall right after was NOT there. Simply because (I'm guessing) there was no new form factor to gawk at or pick up. It was just, the speed factor to experience. There was no new (smaller) or (enhanced featured) iPod to rush out to buy. This was a very pivotal Keynote in the history of Apple and the march towards a huge relationship with Intel. It just was different.

Indeed, Crumpler bags are top notch. However Crumpler did not send a bag to be reviewed.

That's just it. I'm not sure any of the features will save me time. I was functioning just fine before Tiger came out. What is it about Tiger that will really affect my efficiency? Or is this a case of Apple's marketing machine making us all think we need it?

DF, Point taken. But although 3% marketshare is accurate over the home computing market, the real percentage at stake here is the 75% or higher marketshare that iPods carry in the portable digital music player category. You can't simply associate 5 million people with 4 stores. Each type of store creates bigger impact and carry more weight in the space than others. The Apple Store is one such store. For instance, if there were 2 IKEAs in the Boston area, that too would be oversaturated. But 2 Starbucks within the city would simply be too little.

There is no question InDesign is making inroads with the design community but most professional printers will tell you, they would rather receive Quark files in production. In fact, one of my printers told me when they receive InDesign documents, they convert them to Quark XPress before the mechanical process. Quark XPress still provides superior control typographically and in its handling of color separation and trapping. Despite the headaches, I will continue to favor Quark as long as printers do.

Unfortunately, my commute is by foot and train so no power source to use. I could of course use that Solar-powered contraption everyone is talking about… Smart playlists are an added benefit of buying a new iPod. And the silever mini is the least girly. But it's still girly ;)

Hopefully this will clear up some confusion. iTunes and the iPod will play MP3s and MP4s. The iTunes Music Store will sell you music in MP4 format. I don't really see why you would still want to use MP3 however: unless of course you are listening to your music on a device other than the iPod. (if you are, my apologies: you really should get an iPod) But if you must have your music as an MP3, you can simply burn it to an audio cd and rip the cd as an MP3.