Thursday, June 28, 2007

The Big Switch Begins 

I love computers. Apple is putting the excitement and fun back in computing for me with the MacBook Pro, iPhone, and iPod. I plan on using all of those devices to create elearning and/or delivery elearning in the next 30 days. My journey is just begining, and it started in Shanghai (or at least that's where my MacBook Pro started with FedEx).Fedex tracking via PackageMapping.com
(Visualization of package tracking via http://packagemapping.com/, accessed via the cool Firefox/Thunderbird extension that works with DHL, Fedex, UPS and US Postal Service tracking numbers.)

The next few hours will be some get (re)acquainted time for me and Mac-- it's been 11 years since I stopped daily use of a Mac. I'll post some entries here about my preparations and experiences switching from my ThinkPad T43p with Win XP to MacBook Pro and OS X.

Oh yes, one more thing. I won't be able to install much software tomorrow, I have to be in line somewhere for something-- it might be here or here.

Where are you going to be Friday at 6pm? Maybe these links will help:
Apple retail- iPhone Availability Information
or
AT&T Wireless Find-a-store (hint pick "Apple iPhone" in the list box).

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posted by Tom King : 12:05 PM
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Tom, I am so disappointed in you. You are the last person I would have expected to drink that kool aid. I just hope I'm not the one to find your bloated corpse rotting under a Guyanese sun. And I hope this serves as a warning to the rest of you iPhony "enthusiasts."
# posted by Blogger Jeff Burton : 12:36 PM
 
Last Friday, I was #15 in line at the Federal Way, Washington AT&T Wireless store, and got my iPhone by 7pm. Took me until 11pm to get it activated, but that's another story.

Oh yes, it wasn't Kool-Aid and the hot sun of Guyana-- it was free MacDonald's Cheeseburgers from the AT&T store manager (Thanks Joe) and repeated heavy downpours in the Pacific Northwest. I'll be enjoying my iPhone all summer while your children are removing deer ticks from their fetlocks.
# posted by Blogger Tom King : 2:52 PM
 
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