So the hp w2408h was finally discontinued, and replaced by 23″ and 25″ models, so it was my last chance to by the 24″ lcd to match my iMac at home. So I have been shopping for the monitor for a while, and the price was always $400+, so with it being discontinued I was able to get it for a MUCH better price. Besides that life is really good, spring is here and so are the rain storms in Orlando. Started to really dig into Obj-C and Cocoa, hopefully it will start to become one of my strong languages.

On the work front I was down in Miami Beach for the Avectra Developer Conference, that was a fun little conference to go to, learned a lot about the industry that we are a vendor in, and was able to pick up some new knowledge about integrating with netForum.

If anyone has every wondered how I manage so many tasks in a given day.

The Setup

So as everyone knows I bought into the Apple craze years ago and have been a loyal fan of their vision and products. I currently use a MacBook Pro for work and an iMac at home and have not a bad thing to say about them. Any problems that I have had with them have been directly related to something that I had done to them. But alas this isn’t a rant about any of my Apple products.

This week my ‘N’ key on my laptop broke (I am not going to discuss how that happened, just realize that I wasn’t the one to break it), and I called Apple and set up an appointment with the Genius Bar at the Apple Store @ Millenia. This kind of thing isn’t a big deal for them to fix, it literally took the girl 3 minutes to fix it and that as it. But that 3 minutes didn’t include the hour I had to wait to see someone. You see I had a 7:00 pm appointment, but get their at 6:30 pm to be safe. Well it took me an hour to get in and out, but the funny part was how many people were their to fix their NEW iPhones. I am once again a Apple Fan, but maybe the release of the iPhone 3G was premature. Jobs has already admitted that MobileMe was premature, maybe this one is too. That isn’t stopping the mobs from buying in. Loads of people have the 3G model and love them, I just feel bad for the people who think that this is the quality of an Apple product. Just wait until everyone remembers that Apple also makes computers, then the stock will go back up.

Just my thoughts.

Sorry that I have been so busy as to not write. Here is an update.

• I sold my iMac G5. It was about time to update it, and I found a buyer, so I sold it. I am currently waiting for some more funds to become available, and then I will order my new Mac Pro system.
• Summer Semester ended, so there was school work to do, studying, etc. Glad it is over.
• Band camp is around the corner, so we have been busy at the MK Office getting ready for the season. We will be over 300 members at this rate. So it is very exciting times.
• Got a new laptop. My MacBook Pro kept on getting dim spots on it, so I called Apple for the 3rd time, and they wanted to replace the screen again, like they had did the past two times. This was not acceptable, and since I didn’t have my iMac anymore, I wasn’t about to go without a computer for 6 days. So I called Customer Care and told them that the Tech Rep was less than helpful, so they overnighted me a brand new machine, with the updated hardware.

Besides that all is good, going into my graduating semester. WOO!