C. Dean Roberts

OK, OK, I’ll make a post

dean — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:37:59 +0000

I’ve been busy. The WIU computer store, uTech, is up and running. We opened August 21, and so far we’ve had almost $90,000 in revenues. “Profits” TBD. When you start a business you only have to work half a day. Which 12 hour shift do you want?

In my “spare time” I’ve been studying for the 10.5 Leopard ACSA exams. I’m halfway there right now, and I hope to have all four exams completed by December 15th.

Oh yeah. Dean Roberts Photography is up and running also. My portable studio, complete with diffusers, reflectors, light stand, backdrops, tripods, etc, are ready to go. More on that later.

MobileMe Goes Live Tomorrow!

dean — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:35:56 +0000

Apple has announced that MobileMe, the replacement for dot Mac, goes live starting at 1201 am Pacific Time on July 10. That’s late night tomorrow folks! I’ll be awake and reading the first reports on using the new MobileMe.

Is Apple Punishing Rogers over iPhone Plans?

dean — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:35:16 +0000

Rumor on the street has it that Apple is going to short change Rogers on iPhones. Apparently Rogers wants to price their plans beyond what Apple feels is reasonable. How far can Jobs go? I recall that Steve Jobs said that the iPhones themselves would be priced the same for everyone, with a price of $199 or […]

Prepare for dot Mac to Mobile Me

dean — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:34:37 +0000

Mobile Me is just around the corner. If you haven’t realized it, today is the last day to sync your Safari bookmarks with dot Mac. be warned.

if you don’t plan to update any of your dot Mac pages before the weekend, I suggest you create a local backup immediately. You’ll still be able to edit your pages if the dot Mac to Mobile Me transition has problems. Will there be problems? We hope not, but i’ts best be prepared.

Apple Store Sydney opens today

dean — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:59:08 +0000

The Apple Store in http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2008/06/16/sydney-line-settling-in/”>Sydney;, Australia, opens today. Or this morning, this afternoon, or tonight depending on where you live. The new Apple Store is touted to have the world’s largest Genius Bar. Acording to the Apple http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/06/18retail.html”>press release, the store will have room to display 80 Macs and 60 iPods. Looks like “Mac on the Barbie.” G’day, Mates!

Still no Flash for the iPhone?

dean — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:57:27 +0000

Let’s see… Apple didn’t want Flash on the iPhone because it uses too much battery… Adobe was questionable in its effort to develop a less power-consuming Flash player… iPhone users have been out in the cold for almost a year. Wherefore art thou, Flash innovation? Has the iPhone sales and interest not been enough to warrant Flash for iPhones? One conclusion that we can draw is that something is in Apple’s or Adobe’s development pipeline. It has to be. How can it not be?

Get your Firefox 3.0 on!

dean — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:50:37 +0000

Today is the day to help Mozilla set the record for the most downloads in one day. Head on over to Spread Firefox at 12:00 Central time and get your Firefox 3 download!

Mobile Me Replaces dot Mac

dean — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:02:41 +0000

Finally, a change to that dreaded dot Mac!

Features
– Push Email, calendar, and contacts
– Synchronization between iPhone, Mac and PC (Outlook for Windows integration)
– “Desktop-like” Web Applications for Mail, Contacts, Calendar, photo gallery, and iDisk online storage available via me.com.

Apple iPhone 3G!

dean — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:00:58 +0000

iPhone 3G

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Slimmer
Available in white/black
No more recessed headphone jack
All metal buttons
3G / GPS
Comes in 8/16 GB models
5 hour talk time
New USB wall charger

Apple Back-To-School 2008

dean — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:05:22 +0000

Rumor has it that Apple will offer a free 8GB iPod Touch to students who buy a new Mac, other than the Mac mini, for school this year. Rock on!