1. I just love this Apple Japan New Years 2012 image.

    I just love this Apple Japan New Years 2012 image.

  2. The pure joy of the iPhone 4S.

    iPhone 4S quick test shots

    I got my iPhone 4S today. (No hassle at all, no lining up at our nearest Orange store. Mr. Guy was the 2nd person there for the 4S.) And I’ve already been having such fun with it! The much improved camera (the photo above is an unadjusted pic taken with it), Siri (love Siri, quirks and all), the lovely crisp screen. My favorite apps look so much nicer. And it’s such a gorgeous object, a pleasure to regard and to hold. I loved my previous phone, the 3GS, too, and may still slightly prefer the curviness of that, but the iPhone 4/4S form is beautiful too. And of course, even the box it comes in is gorgeous. (The picture below was taken with the 3GS, under similar lighting conditions as the egg and toast. You can see the difference in camera quality.)

    iPhone 4S box

    This is the experience I’ve gotten with almost every computer or gadget I’ve gotten from Apple - that’s quite a lot of computers and gadgets. There are so few obejcts that I own that bring me this rush of pure and simple joy. I suppose that this is what differentiates people who buy Apple products from people who never will and deride those who do. Who cares how a phone or a computer or whatever looks, or feels (how stupid is that?), as long as it has awesome technical specs and works*, right? Well, some of us do care, a lot.

    If this is drinking the Kool Aid, bring me more. Now when are the next line of MacBook Pros coming out…

    [* the iPhone 4S does have awesome specs etc. of course, but I leave that discussion to others.]

  3. What are some great stories about Steve Jobs? →

    Some great personal anecdotes on Quora.

    (OK I’ll stop posting Steve Jobs stuff now.)

  4. ….and just one more. Contrary to what has been written elsewhere, this doesn’t seem to be an official Pixar tribute, but rather one put together by someone at tauntr.com. Very nicely done. Woody looks particularly spiffy in his black mock turtleneck. (No I’m not mourning for Steve Jobs all week, but just wanted to collect the best of these tributes.)

    ….and just one more. Contrary to what has been written elsewhere, this doesn’t seem to be an official Pixar tribute, but rather one put together by someone at tauntr.com. Very nicely done. Woody looks particularly spiffy in his black mock turtleneck.

    (No I’m not mourning for Steve Jobs all week, but just wanted to collect the best of these tributes.)

  5. Stephen Colbert pays tribute to Steve Jobs.

    The last 10 seconds did me in.

  6. Steve Jobs narrates the first, unaired version of the 1997 Think Different commercial. (via)

  7. Thank you, Steve. →

    Just a personal tribute to Steve Jobs, over on my personal blog.