So close.

And yet so far.

The Texas Longhorns fell apart tonight and lost the baseball national championship. Oh well it is only a game, and I didn't even throw or break anything.

There is always next year and always football (I know Cruft, you hate football.)

YAY AT&T/Apple!!!

As you know Apple just released the iPhone 3G-S, now AT&T has shortened the time needed to become eligible for the upgrade price if you bought a 3G iPhone in July, August or September of last year.

What does this mean, it means I am now eligible for the upgrade price for the new iPhone 3G-S. Now I just need the $199.00 plus the $18.00 upgrade fee.

My new ride

I will soon be the proud owner of a 1972 BMW R75/5 motorcycle. This motorcycle has been in my family since about 1974 when my dad bought it. My mom had it in her garage for the past 10 or so years, and will soon be in mine.

There will be much work needed to be done. I figure at least the carbs need to be rebuilt, and all the rubber tubes on the air shocks will need to be replaced and of course new tires.

Once I get it down to Austin, I will get some pictures of it posted and keep y'all up to date as the work progresses.

See ya in the funny papers

NEED MONEY!!!!

So Apple has done it again! My former employer has pushed out more Aluminum and Plastic covered crack.

13" MacBook Pro

That's right I said MacBook Pro and 13" in the same line, and no I didn't stutter.

The "New" 13" MacBook Pro; what makes this a MBP? Spec wise it isn't much different from the previous unibody 13" MacBook, slightly faster chip, same GPU and shared memory, same max RAM. What is different, and thus the "Pro" tag, the screen is now the higher grade OLED, the new industry standard mini-monitor connection, back lit keyboard, and FIREWIRE is back. And the price tag is not bad either; at $1199.00, it is only $200.00 more then the white MB. Add to that AppleCare is still the MacBook price of $250.00 instead of the pricier $350.00 for the 15" and 17" MBP.

All this makes the "little" MBP the laptop for me. I really miss my old 12" G4 PowerBook and this updated 13" model should fit the bill nicely.

iPhone 3G*S

It looks the same on the outside, but is completely different on the inside.

It has a brand new 3MP camera with auto-focus that can also video capture at 30 fps. Not only can you capture video but you can also edit the video right there on the fly with all the elegance and panache on would expect from Apple.

The iPhone also now has an actual magnetic compass that is used by the map app and gives you your orientation on the map. This feature will be available to other app developers as well. And speaking of maps the 3.0 OS will allow integration of the Google Maps in other to other apps as well.

The iPhone is also getting a longer battery life. It is now on par with other cell phones as far as talk/standby time, but is still has features that make it a class unto itself.

There are many, many new features and wizgogs with the new iPhone. I will just have to go play with one to see all the great reasons why I need more money.

To the old geezer.

Happy birthday to me. Another year older and another year bolder.

Now where are all my presents.

Thanks to Cruft, Jay and Donna for their appropriately timed gifts. All well thought out and will be put to good use.