Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Hey everyones. You excited about the improvements to the iPod line that Steve, YES STEVE JOBS, unveiled at the recent developers conference? As exciting as it is that the Godfather of Apple, Inc. came back to once again deliver the keynote speech, the content of his presentation was even cooler.
In particular, the new features on the iPod Nano deserve most of the headlines. A much larger screen, FM radio tuner with a live pause option, a pedometer and, most importantly, a video camera. Granted 8 or 16 gigabytes isn’t room enough to shoot the next Lord of the Rings installment or anything, but it’s great for amateur shorts.
So here’s a deal I have for you. You shoot a video on your new iPod Nano and email it to me, and I’ll take 10% off your next Apple notebook repair. Terms and Conditions: 1) Videos must be five minutes or less. 2) Videos must have some attempt at a story arc, so make sure something actually happens. 3) Activity on the video must be legal. Beyond that, go nutz. 4) Email videos, along with your six-digit invoice or web confirmation number to eric@iresq.com by Halloween. That’s the 31st of October, people. Good luck.
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Rumors, rumors, rumors! No, I’m not just excited about Fleetwood Mac. I’m talking about iPhone and iPod rumors. Summer means new products and and upgrades from everyone’s favorite portable device frontrunner. This is what we can be relatively confident about: the iPods Touch and Nano will be redesigned and feature a camera. The iPhone 3G will have a camera on the front. And there will be some significant software changes. This is what we can guess at: Apple is developing a version of the iPhone for the Verizon network. Apple will introduce a less expensive voice and data plan with AT&T. And Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus will mark Lorenzo Lamas’ glorious return to superstardom. Just wait and see.
So keep your lookin’ balls fixed on Mac Rumors or Apple Insider for all the cool news coming up over the next few weeks, and get excited cause summer is here.Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
I’ve had this recurring dream since I started playing the drums when I was 14. I go to see some band or artist in concert and, upon arrival, there’s an announcement that the show is cancelled due to illness/injury/unexplained absence of the drummer. Then some member of the band (Rivers Cuomo on more than one occasion) steps out into the crowd and asks if there are any drummers that know the set and can spontaneously fill in. Which, of course, I do. Then I rock and save the show and everyone’s night and everybody loves me, etc., etc. Well, you’ll be happy to hear that I’m about to live the dream. Sort of. A really lame distortion of the dream, anyway.
My wife’s cousin called me up over the weekend and told me that the drummer in his band can’t play tonight in the Battle of the Bands at Harrah’s Casino and they need me to fill in. Um, that is, the Rock Band video game Battle of the Bands. I know, I know. Awesome. (This would be a perfect opportunity for me to propose my idea to designate a specific font for heavy sarcasm. Since it does not yet exist, I’ll clarify. Awesome = Not really that awesome). Still, it’s as close as I’ll probably ever come to hopping up on stage with a proper rock legend. So wish me luck. We’re shooting for fourth place and the iPod Nano prize that the honor affords.
I was going to issue an email coupon, but let’s make this a little more interactive, eh? If you could live the dream and sit in with any act in history, who would it be? I think I’d go Duke Ellington, ca. 1971. Email your answer and your invoice number or web confirmation number to eric@iresq.com for $10 off your next MacBook or MacBook Pro LCD repair, good through April 30th. Until next week, friends. It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll.