Lastnight, Apple decided to activate the “Find My iPhone” feature that was announced yesterday at Apples WWDC keynote speech. The “Find My iPhone” feature is a iPhone locate service that works through Mobile Me & GPS.

Say I misplace my iPhone, and someone who works at the establishment I left it at finds it, well most people would just look in the phone book and try to call someone like Home, Mom or Dad, well I lock my iPhone so they can’t do that.

This is where the new “Find My iPhone” feature comes in handy. I login to Mobile Me, and locate my iPhone on a Google Map. I have left my iPhone inside Lenox Mall in Atlanta, Georgia. Well it is inside  a steal building so it can’t get a exact location, just with in a hundred feet. Well that doesn’t help much because I visited like 20 stores while I was there.

Yesterday, March 17th, Apple premiered the iPhone 3.0 OS software. They have really stepped it up in this release, with over 100 new features for consumers. While no exact release date is set, Apple noted that it will be released sometime this summer. A beta version is available to developers immediately.

Cut, Copy, and Paste

I am very excited about this, many times I have needed to cut, copy, and paste content. This is something that was really hurting the reputation of the iPhone. It works like the magnifying glass, you double tap on a word, then a menu pops up asking you if you want to select, or unselect, from there, you can stretch the highlighted area to a larger selection, and cut, copy, and paste.

OK, well the Macworld 2009 came and went quick, and with no major announcements. Below is a summary of that was announced at Macworld.

• Download music over 3G & Wifi on your iPhone.
• New 17″ Macbook Pro (expected) ships late January.
• Starting today, 8 million iTunes songs are DRM free, by end of quarter 10 million DRM free songs.
• New iTunes price points ($.69, $.99, and $1.29.)
• iWork & iLife 09 – See Below.
• Garage Band 09 a new “learn to play” section where you can download artist lessons ($4.99.)
• iMovie 09 – titles, transitions, effects, auto stabilization, and lots more new goodies.
• iPhoto 09 – auto face detection, geotagging, and places (maps with photos). Built-in upload support for Facebook and Flickr.
• iWork.com, which will bring iWork 09 into the cloud.
• Mac Box Set software suite includes: Leopard 10.5, iLife 09, and iWork 09 for $169
• Keynote remote app for your iPhone, SWEET!

Well, that is it, lots of good stuff, but nothing major. It is exactly what I was expecting to hear. What are ya’lls thoughts?

With the Macworld 2009 keynote just a few hours away, I wanted to give my 2 cents on what we should expect at this event. There are many rumors circulating around the net, some include new devices, software updates, and current product line updates.

• New Mac Mini – It has been rumored for over a year that a new Mac Mini was coming. Some creditable rumors have surfaced that the Mac Mini is going to be revamped to be a Time Capsule/Apple TV/ Mac Mini Hybrid device. I could see it becoming a Mac/Apple TV device, but I am not sure about the Time Capsule Rumors.
• All DRM Free iTunes – There are some very strong sources that are confirming that Apple has finally convinced the major music labels to offer DRM free music on iTunes. While I am unsure if it will be all of iTunes, I do believe we will see a lot of iTunes music switching over to DRM free in the coming months. Also associated with this rumor, is that iTunes Mobile on the iPhone will offer music downloads over the air on the iPhone 3G.
• iPhone Tethering – While it wont be free, I am almost positive that AT&T will offer iPhone to Laptop Tethering for a monthly fee very soon.
• iWork & iLife 09 – This has been a rumor for only a few days, but Apple this morning made a mistake on its website. If you look at the top downloads section of the Apple.com download page, you will see iWork 09 listed as a top download. When you click, it takes you to the iWork 08 page.

• iWork & iLife 09 in the Cloud – It is also rumored that iLife & iWork 09 will be more involved in the cloud style of computing. Ever since Mobile Me came out, people have been wondering what all Apple has planned for this service. I think today we will find out more about this.
• Apple iPhone Nano & Larger Version – This is very far fetched and I don’t believe it is going to happen.
• iMac Revamp – Macworld in the past has been heavily associated with the iMac device, so it is possible to see a update to this device. I am going to say 50/50 chance.
• 17″ Unibody Macbook Pro – I think this will happen. The 17″ Unibody MBP has been rumored since October, and I think Apple would benefit heavily from releasing this device.

Well, that is about it. The Macworld keynote starts in about 2 hours so lets see what we get. You can view live blogs of the event at: http://www.macrumors.com/

2008 was kind of a big year for me. I started this site, bought a house, bought a new car, got a girlfriend, and got involved in a upcoming project that is unannounced. I wanted to write a formal post about all that has gone on this year, and what I am planning for next year.

2008: Wrap Up

As I said earlier, 2008 was a big year for me. I started the year off pretty strong when I for the first time kept a New Year’s resolution. What was it, well it was to quit smoking. I smoked my last cigarette on New Years Eve, 2008. Quitting cold turkey was hard, but I am very glad I did it.

From then I decided it was time for a new car. My 2000 Nissan Maxima was approaching 100k miles and I wanted to sell it before it hit that mile stone. I ended up trading it in for a brand new straight of the truck 2008 Nissan Altima. So far, I love the card, it is a step down from the Maxima, but it get great gas mileage and handles like a race car. Having a car payment sucks, but you got to do what you got to do!

In this guide, I am going to show you step by step, how to upgrade to a 4GB RAM kit on a late 2008 model (Uni body Aluminum) Macbook Pro. I am upgrading my 2.4GHz/250GB Macbook Pro from 2GB of RAM up to 4GB. Th process is very easy, but you still need to take it slow so you don’t damage your beautiful Macbook Pro. I believe this same method will work on the new uni body Macbook too, but I have not confirmed this.

BEFORE YOU START:

I would recommend you do this on a table, in a uncarpeted room, doing this on carpet can create static electricity which can fry your whole machines. Also, make sure you shutdown, NOT SLEEP, your Macbook Pro. Finally, disconnect all wires (USB, Firewire, Power,…)

Start by flipping you Macbook Pro over. Be sure to put something under it so you don’t scratch it. I would use some sort of anti static cloth. I am using my neoprene case.

Being the new owner of a solid aluminum body Macbook Pro, I wanted to give a first hand opinion of what to love about the new Apple laptops, and what to hate about them. I will start with the bad news first.

What to Hate About the New Apple Laptops

1. Leading off my list is how the glossy only option is available on both the Macbook and the Macbook Pro. Many people prefer a matte screen option, especially on the Pro models. Matte screens offer truer colors. This is very important to designers and photographers as they need to see true shades of colors for their work. I came from a matte screen model to a glossy screen model expecting to have issues, but I am really surprised at how much it is not a factor for me.
2. Number 2 on my list is one that has not been talked about much. I have noticed that the new Macbook Pro sound quality on the built-in speakers is not near the quality it was on the previous model. What I believe is the problem is that the holes in the speaker greats on the new model are much smaller then the last model. This is causing flat sounding audio.
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It appears that Apple is having some issues with compatibility when you restore your new Macbook Pro from a Time Machine backup. The wired Apple keyboard does not work with the new Macbook Pro. It appears the issue only occurs when you boot up your new fall 2008 Macbook Pro from a Time Machine Backup.

My wireless logitech mouse which is plugged into the keyboard works, but the keyboard itself doesn’t work. I have confirmed this is happening with multiple people. Are you effected by it?

Well, it was a big day for Apple fan’s such as myself. Apple made 3 major announcements today at the Apple Cupertino campus event. The event was titled “And now the spotlight turns to Laptops” so it is no surprise that there were minor and significant refreshes across the line for Apples many laptops.

I have received a couple of emails from my readers asking my thoughts on what to expect this Tuesday at the confirmed Apple Macbook event. Many rumors have been talked about in the months leading up to now, so I want to lay everything out as to what is fact, and what is rumored. I will also chime in with my 2 cents on everything.

The Facts

• There is an Apple event on Tuesday, October 14 and there are going multiple sites live blogging from the event. (MacRumors, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, and Engadget)
• With the Macbook 36 days over its average product life cycle, the Macbook Pro 34 days over its average product life cycle, and the invitation issued hinting at an aluminum Macbook, you can expect to see complete and major redesigns to the current models.
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