Hello, iPhone
29 June 2007 at 18:17 Filed in:
News
Well, I've had my Jesus Phone for
about 3 minutes and it's already changed my life. I've lost 5
pounds, resolved the $3,700 discrepancy that's been in my check
book for the last 3 years (Thanks, Richard, for that by the way)
and finally gotten through to Roy using the built in
lawyer-to-reality converstion tool. It's a great device. Light
weight. Slim. Arguably pretty. Well balanced. I've got my key stock
portfolio synced to the stocks widget so that when my craptacular
portfolio continues to slide, the phone can call the poor house for
me. Automatically. I've got the secret RSS reader setup to download
episodes of VOD
Cars. I've got my horoscope all wired in. (Thanks, Mark) and I'm
pretty sure I can use it to call my dad (on his cell, because I'm
not allowed to dial the house). I'm even blogging with it.
Yes, that's right, fair reader. Jesus Phone can blog. I'm blogging with it right now. See how easy that virtual keyboard is to use? Feels like I'm typing nothing at all! Also, inserting images using the built in camera is a snap. Here. Take a look at this action shot from a meeting I had in my kitchen a few minutes ago:
You may think that calling the iPhone "Jesus Phone" may be marginally, if not completely, sacrilegious. Well, let me assure you that I've thought long and hard about this and include some helpful comparisons for you between these sons of gods.
As you can see, it's very easy to confuse these Earth charged deities. While respect and admiration for the two is obviously deserved... worship, on the other hand, should be reserved for one of them.
In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast.
Yes, that's right, fair reader. Jesus Phone can blog. I'm blogging with it right now. See how easy that virtual keyboard is to use? Feels like I'm typing nothing at all! Also, inserting images using the built in camera is a snap. Here. Take a look at this action shot from a meeting I had in my kitchen a few minutes ago:
You may think that calling the iPhone "Jesus Phone" may be marginally, if not completely, sacrilegious. Well, let me assure you that I've thought long and hard about this and include some helpful comparisons for you between these sons of gods.
| Jesus | Jesus Phone | |
| Birth Place | Nazareth (Dry, Hot) | Cupertino (Dry, Hot) |
| Mother | Mary (Mother of God) | Steve (God of Geeks) |
| Occupation | Builder (Carpentry/Religion) | Builder of Hype |
| Best Miracle | Resurrection (From Death) | Resurrection of the Mobile Industry |
| Legacy | Christianity | Mac Users |
| Claim to Fame | Son of God | Son of God (Orphan) |
As you can see, it's very easy to confuse these Earth charged deities. While respect and admiration for the two is obviously deserved... worship, on the other hand, should be reserved for one of them.
In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast.
Good Bye, Motorola
28 June 2007 at 23:59 Filed in:
News
On the eve of the arrival of my Jesus
phone, I cannot help but feel a certain nostalgia for Motorola.
Back when I was a wee lad, I recall my grandpa having a motorola
radio in his car and office and all the trucks. Then, at some point
in the early 1980s, the radio was replaced with a Motorola cell
phone in his car. (The lock code was 4820 -- and it took less than
1 trip to the boat to decrypt it.)
When it came time for me to start purchasing cell phones, I went the Motorola route. I had a Motorola flip phone. A MicroTAC. A MicroTAC Elite (one of my favourites). A StarTAC (with LED display). A StarTAC (with LCD display). A Razor. A black Razor. A blue Razor V3i. A red Razor V3i. A gold Razor V3i. A blue Krzr. A black Krzr. (There may have been a short lived Nokia and Sony Ericsson flirtation somewhere between
StarTAC LCD and the first Razor...)
As time went on, cell phone revisions came more quickly and my desire to hack the phones to, you know, make them suck less, rose. My current phone, the black Krzr has a HEAVILY modified firmware courtesy of: Yours truly.
Tomorrow, a new dawn begins on the mobile phone landscape globally. Yes, the iPhone. Not because the phone is such a revolutionary game changing piece of hardware (although, that is part of it) but because it will, for the first time, open the Internet on hand held devices to entrepreneurs that will be unrestricted by mobile carriers. Thank you, Apple. But, with every dawn, there's a sunset. This sunset ends my brand loyalty to Motorola. Sorry, grandpa
When it came time for me to start purchasing cell phones, I went the Motorola route. I had a Motorola flip phone. A MicroTAC. A MicroTAC Elite (one of my favourites). A StarTAC (with LED display). A StarTAC (with LCD display). A Razor. A black Razor. A blue Razor V3i. A red Razor V3i. A gold Razor V3i. A blue Krzr. A black Krzr. (There may have been a short lived Nokia and Sony Ericsson flirtation somewhere between
StarTAC LCD and the first Razor...)
As time went on, cell phone revisions came more quickly and my desire to hack the phones to, you know, make them suck less, rose. My current phone, the black Krzr has a HEAVILY modified firmware courtesy of: Yours truly.
Tomorrow, a new dawn begins on the mobile phone landscape globally. Yes, the iPhone. Not because the phone is such a revolutionary game changing piece of hardware (although, that is part of it) but because it will, for the first time, open the Internet on hand held devices to entrepreneurs that will be unrestricted by mobile carriers. Thank you, Apple. But, with every dawn, there's a sunset. This sunset ends my brand loyalty to Motorola. Sorry, grandpa
.
Without further pontification, from the
home office in West Hempstead NY, the Top Ten things I will NOT
miss from the days of my Motorola Razors...
10: Always being asked if it's "ok" to go online.
9: Always being informed, with great delay, how many bytes were
transferred after going online.
8: Slow to respond number entry when trying to dial. How hard is
this to make work right?
7: Having to press the center button 6 times to get to my
inbox.
6: Waiting for Java. (Memo to Sun: Give it up.)
5: "Message Too Long! Message Truncated!" Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait...
4: WAP Decks controlled by "the man".
3: Expensive replacement cartridges (Oh wait, that's what I'll NOT
miss about Gilette Razor...)
2: iTap. iHate you.
1: Unbearably slow call waiting controls.
Mika Brzezinski Is My New Hero
27 June 2007 at 11:08 Filed in:
News
You GO girl! Don't be a pawn to your producer. You
speak your mind and report like a real journalist.
Ferrari's 60th Anniversary Recap
23 June 2007 at 23:08 Filed in:
Cars
Due to the sensitive nature of some of
the pre-production products I saw in Maranello, there will be no
commentary on the trip to Italy.
Please come back after the Frankfurt Auto Show Press Days for some "color".
That is all…
Please come back after the Frankfurt Auto Show Press Days for some "color".
That is all…
Next stop: MARANELLO!
20 June 2007 at 18:00 Filed in:
Cars
Some of you may recall, several weeks
ago a few of us participated in the NY to DC "Ferrari Relay" The
event was run from Tavern on the Green in New York City to the
Italian Embassy in Washington DC. The drive and reception at the
embassy were part of Ferrari's global celebration celebrating their
60th Anniversary.
Pics from the Relay are on my Flickr.
...as well as the Ferrari Owner and Ferrari World sites.
That night at the embassy, they announced that the 60th Anniversary Celebration will come to a close the weekend of June 22nd. At the factory. In Maranello.
When they made the announcement, I really wanted to go. Badly. Unfortunately, I was not on the guest list.
Until...
I got a call from Chris Miele at Ferrari of Central New Jersey. "Hey, you gonna go to the 60th Finale in Maranello?"
16-Digits later, I'm clearing calendars and packing bags.
Next stop... Bologna.
Pics from the Relay are on my Flickr.
...as well as the Ferrari Owner and Ferrari World sites.
That night at the embassy, they announced that the 60th Anniversary Celebration will come to a close the weekend of June 22nd. At the factory. In Maranello.
When they made the announcement, I really wanted to go. Badly. Unfortunately, I was not on the guest list.
Until...
I got a call from Chris Miele at Ferrari of Central New Jersey. "Hey, you gonna go to the 60th Finale in Maranello?"
16-Digits later, I'm clearing calendars and packing bags.
Next stop... Bologna.
Documenting The Insanity
17 June 2007 at 22:05 Filed in:
Family
Ironically, one of the most fun days
with my dad was when this building came down. We had a great view
from the roof of old Renco in Deer Park.
Carrera GT Seats
16 June 2007 at 20:08 Filed in:
News
Thanks,
Thom for all your work. Thanks, Mark for helping me get it done.
Thanks, Artie for not raping my AMEX.
Holy Trinity Diocesan High School
16 June 2007 at 01:10 Filed in:
News
I feel so sad for you today. Maybe you
need to learn from the very history you teach.
'Merican Map
13 June 2007 at 00:18 Filed in:
Humor
This was on a humour site this
morning. I'm not sure I get the joke?
Memo to Dick Parsons
10 June 2007 at 21:23 Filed in:
News
If I actually paid for my cable, I'd
be cancelling.
This is the LAST TIME I will ever let television disappoint me ever again. Ever.
This is the LAST TIME I will ever let television disappoint me ever again. Ever.
I knew this in 1989. You should know it, too.
10 June 2007 at 16:02 Filed in:
News
The creators of the format pronounce GIF with a soft "g", as in "George". According to the creator of the GIF format, Steve Wilhite, the pronunciation deliberately echoes that of an American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials. This pronunciation was also identified by CompuServe in their documentation of a graphics display program [Probably one of the best ever written] called CompuShow.
Many people pronounce the name with a hard "g" (as in "Graphics"), and both pronunciations are given as correct by the Oxford English Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary. but those guys are a bunch of ass clowns who studied poetry and struggle for pop-culture relevance for some reason.
