Buy all the iThings!

I wasn't expecting much from yesterday's Apple event; I wasn't too interested in an iPad Mini. But now, dammit Apple, I want everything. Because, according to Phil, all the iThings I already own look old now.

The new iMac looks super sexy. The lack of a firewire port, though, is quite disappointing. But I'm not a power user or whatever those people are called so I'm okay with USB and thunderbolt.

This is just me, working

What happens when WWDC and a football match are on at the same time.

SOPA/PIPA blackout

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

Here's how the internet looks today, in protest of SOPA/PIPA:

[Reddit]

[Google]

RIP Steve Jobs

:'( A sad, sad day indeed. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was only 56 years old.

[Apple.com home page]

He's touched our lives in many ways; and his brilliance will be among us for generations to come. A true visionary and genius. RIP, Mr. Jobs! Thanks for all the iThings. They have certainly changed the world, especially mine. Thanks for Apple, thanks for Pixar, and thanks for being just awesome!

[Tribute on apple.com]

Steve Jobs steps down as Apple's Chief Executive

This is definitely not the most surprising news, but it still saddens me. The man had a vision and a belief, and he built something around it. Something big. Something great. And people followed. ;]

I still remember my first Apple product: an iPod Mini back in 2004. Followed by a MacBook in 2006, and then an iPhone in 2007. I am a fan because, as Steve would say, "it just works." All their products are very simple to use yet amazing. They're easy to use and to maintain. My almost-5-year-old MacBook still works perfectly fine (even though I am looking for an upgrade to a 27" iMac some time in the next month). All of the Apple products that I've owned have helped me to a different level of appreciation towards gadgets.

He's still a director at Apple but he surely will be missed. Whoever it is appointed as Jobs' successor has huge shoes to fill.

Most of all, I'll miss Steve's presentations at WWDC.

This piece about Mr. Jobs at TechCrunch is simply beautiful.

Waiting for iOS 5

I'm quite excited for the notifications fix.

WWDC 2011

So, every year, all Apple fans (and other tech enthusiasts) like me would sit and wait and listen to Apple and see what they've done this past year. WWDC happened earlier today and I have to say I was quite excited about it. I'm currently watching the video that's available here. Big cheers for Mr. Steve Jobs who was the first to take the stage. (Please don't ever leave us, Mr. Jobs! Gosh, he's lost A LOT of weight.)

Today they talked about OSX Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud.

Tron: Legacy (Graphics)

Read it on Reddit.

So Tron: Legacy wasn't the best movie; definitely didn't stack up to the original Tron. But the graphics was incredible! Especially when they were in that meeting about the program. The whole office looked so...awesome. I like the fact that they're using a legit kill command shown above (and other unix commands). All the pictures from the article are just really pretty, which makes me want to re-watch the movie.