<sarcasm> Oh, I *really* hope that people start upgrading to Windows XP, since Macs suck. Lots of people are gonna start using Windows XP, since Microsoft is starting a campaign to promote XP! Awesome! </sarcasm>
Monthly Archive for April, 2005
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I seem to be getting more enthusiastic about Macs as April 29 approaches. I am making a list of software to get when I have my Mac. My first two are most probably going to be iWork and Delicious Library. Add Adium X to the list as well, since I IM many people. I’m also getting ready to move my files over. I found a good article on Switching.
I read billpalmer.net a lot, since he talks about Macs and Switchers. In his latest post, he talks about how local newspapers should have Mac-based columnists:
The bottom line is that local newspapers need more Mac-based columnists. If yours doesn’t have one, consider offering to become one as a volunteer. With the current groundswell of interest in the Mac platform, your column will receive at least as much interest as the Windows-based one, and sooner or later, you’ll find your way onto the payroll…unless the Windows-based columnist ends up switching to the Mac first.
I would definitely like to join my local newspaper, whatever its name is, if I could. That way, I could probably meet a few more Apple fans and make some out of who aren’t.
The fun part about telling people that you’re Switching to a Mac is hearing what people have to say. One kid actually told me that Dells are better and that the Mac OS is just a knock-off of Windows! I found it funny, since Microsoft was the one that copied Apple’s idea of a GUI to make Windows!
I wish I knew a few more people who liked Apple and I could talk to in person, not just online. It would be nice. Almost everything I say about Apple is replied to with negative comments.
I’m just so excited about hearing that Tiger will come out in 2 weeks! I’m telling every-freakin’-one about it, whether they know what I’m talking about or not. I’m just so happy about getting a new computer, since my current one has like 32 megabytes on its hard drive! My computer seems worse than ever to me, now that I’m getting a new one.
I am planning on going to the Apple Store on April 29. One of the cool things is that if I go to the one in SoHo, I might meet Michael Verdi, since he’s gonna be there. In case you didn’t know, Verdi’s a cool vlogger and he’s the same guy who set up Freevlog.
I’m looking forward to this. Luckily, I’ll have my camera at my side to take photos and maybe videos.
Even though I like Blogger a lot, I like to fiddle with other blog systems. Since I have a lot of space with my mom’s hosting plan, my mom gave me permission to use her server space for my own needs.
So far, I’ve tried WordPress, Blosxom, and Xanga. WordPress was easy to use, and I really liked it, but I wanted to test more. Blosxom was a bit too simple for me. Xanga was just too crappy for me to use (also, there was a harassment incident).
I had tried to install Movable Type, but the installation instructions were just too complicated (or at least they looked so). Yesterday, I went to the library and got myself a few books. One of them was Sams Teach Yourself Movable Type in 24 Hours. It’s pretty simple to read. It makes the instructions look a lot easier. After about 15 minutes, I had Movable Type up and running. I decided to set up a blog called, Shahid is Testing, since I am always testing new blogging systems.
Apple announced today that OS X Tiger will come out on April 29! I wish I could go to the Apple Store on the 28th! Oh wait, I can since I have Spring Break that week! Notice that many parts of the Apple website have gone black. I really hope I can go to the Apple Store to get Tiger. Maybe I’ll get a PowerBook then, if they come out pre-installed with Tiger!
Update: My mom said that hopefully, we’ll go to the Apple Store the day that Tiger comes out. I’m also pretty sure that the PowerBooks will come pre-installed with Tiger when it comes out. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. I really hope that the high-definition PowerBook, that’s rumored to come out, doesn’t come out just after I buy my PowerBook!
Update Numéro Deux: For those of you not in the know, Tiger is the latest update to Apple’s Mac OS X. It’s an operating system, which is the main software that runs a computer. The reason I’m so excited is that I’m a big fan of Macintosh computers (and not such a big one for Windows PCs) and have been waiting months for Tiger to come out so I can get my first Mac.
My Mom’s business has been incorporated today. It’s called Hira’s Boutique, Inc. now! It’s cool. My mom got a corporate seal, and, like, 20,000 shares. I still haven’t gotten into the papers that she recieved today. There’s a lot to read, so I think I might hold off till the weekend.
A few minutes ago, we almost got robbed. Some homeless lady came up to our porch and tried to take stuff we left outside. When she was leaving, my nephew saw that she had a pair of Tommy Hilfiger sneakers on and they were the same pair that my mom lost a few weeks ago. We didn’t feel like bugging her to get the shoes since she seemed like she was crazy.
I decided to make my own vlog after Lou made one. The title, Vlog A Lot, was spun off of the one Lou came up with. My first video didn’t come out exactly as I wanted it, but it’s pretty good. You can watch it here. It’s starring Sudman, so it’s pretty funny. Also, if you want to learn how to set up your own vlog for free, I suggest you visit Freevlog.
There’s a great article up on iPodlounge about how Apple can get more people not only to start getting iPods, but also to switch. here’s an excerpt from the article:
“As a final note on this point, it should be blatantly obvious by this point that there’s a buzzkill effect in both journalistic and public circles whenever Apple has mounted legal threats against any of its fans – even ones the company thinks are deserving. More than any other company, Apple has benefitted tremendously from the passion, support, and – yes – occasional overenthusiasm of its fans. They should be appreciated, and never scorned. Fans aren’t parasites; they’re the ones who pump cash and optimism into your products and stock prices, turning your ideas into history book-class icons and your executives into multi-multi-millionaires. Love your fans and they’ll love you back.”
I totally agree with the part about your fans being important. If it weren’t for my fans, many people wouldn’t read this blog. I’ll confess, I’m kinda very overenthusiastic about Apple, and I am trying my best to get people to Switch. (Notice the capitalization of the word, “Switch.”)
