7:30pm – 10pm
Until someone in ACAMUG buys one we’ll have to get our thrills vicariously via the folks at Uneasy Silence:
And while we’re at it, courtesy of the venerable TidBITS site:
You can really get a feel for how thin this machine really from their side-by-side photo with a CD jewel case. It’s not that thin, but it’s not far from it.
If you think you might be interested in a MacBook Air you might want to check out Macworld’s take on it:
Here are a few quick links to the new and updated products from today’s Steve Jobs keynote:
You can view a detailed blow-by-blow description of the keynote at:
And you can watch the QuickTime streaming video of the keynote here:
And it’s also available for free download from the iTunes Music Store:
2008-Jan-23 UPDATE: Note that the above URL for the Macworld 2008 Keynote Address has changed and Apple now has a high-definition streaming version of the keynote available on that page.
As a warm-up for the big show next week, Gizmodo has posted a well reasoned take on what may be announced at the Macworld SF 2008 SteveNote Tuesday:
Well worth the read. They make a good case for this being a big year for actual new products from Apple.
Apple has updated the Mac Pro desktop towers to improve speeds and also make 8 cores standard instead of a higher-end option:
Their Xserve rack-mounted servers have also received improvements:
Just a reminder that Macworld San Francisco 2008 starts next week with Steve Jobs’ keynote to be presented on Tuesday, January 15th at 12:00PM EST.
We will be taking a look at the latest version of iChat in Leopard and focusing on the ability to view and control the screen of the person you are chatting with. The ability to view and control a remote machine through iChat can prove invaluable if you’re asked to provide “tech support” for a friend or family member. Time permitting we will also demonstrate how to remotely control a screen in Tiger for those of you who haven’t upgraded yet.
Presentation topics may change so be sure to verify on the day of the meeting. Got questions you’d like to have answered? Feel free to post them here as comments before the meeting so the presenters have a chance to prepare.