• http://twitpic.com/fv2z7 – The best thing about living in NJ in the summer is fresh produce from farm stands. #
• I think the hard reset of my Treo might’ve actually fixed both my crashing & battery draining problems. Keeping my fingers crossed! #
• Now if Nissan would just fix the Altima’s Bluetooth system firmware to work with the Treo 800w as they claim it should, I’d be really happy. #
• @kingsthings Not needing a key is my favorite feature in my car. I wish my house doors worked the same way! in reply to kingsthings #
• I just posted 3 albums of photos from my Western MD & WV trip. Includes Frostburg, Cumberland, Harper’s Ferry and more. http://bit.ly/11HJQ1 #
• Just posted photos from Newport, RI. Includes The Breakers & Marble House Mansions and more. http://bit.ly/3Du6Q7 #
• Off to the Apple Store see if the Genius can fix my WiFi. I hope buying a new MacBook isn’t in my immediate future. #
• 10 minutes & the cost of the part & the Apple Genius has my MacBook as good as new! That is why Apple rocks. Thanks Sagemore Apple store! #
• @rozsavage Very cool that you had time to tweet the final few miles. Congrats on another amazing achievement! #rozsavage in reply to rozsavage #
• May have to hand in my geek card… Forgot to reset router ACL for MAC address of new WiFi card. Second save by the same Apple Genius today. #

• Can’t get to Twitter with Safari 4? That seems to be a big flaw. Don’t even get a fail whale! Posting this from FireFox. #

• Finally following some people. Just let Twitter scan my contacts. Despite so many people on here, I don’t know many. Who should I follow? #
• Recovering from a long holiday weekend of basement cleaning. My trash men are gonna hate me.#
• Shh… Dont tell me about the inauguration. I TIVO’d it. I’ve been stuck in training since 8am. #
• The new http://www.whitehouse.gov was online five minutes after Obama took office? Very impressive. #
• Happy 25th anniversary, Macintosh! – http://tinyurl.com/2yzaml #

Lately most of the news about Apple has been about Steve Job’s health and the future of the company. However, todays a good day to look back at Apple’s past. Why? Because it was 25 years ago today that Steve Jobs unveiled the first Macintosh computer.

Since that time, a lot has changed. THe Macintosh has consistently stayed one step ahead of the curve when it comes to new technologies. The mouse, 3.5″ floppies, firewire, USB are just a few items that apple was early to adopt. Of course, who could forget the first iMac. Not only did it revitalize Apple’s sales, it impacted a wide range of consumer products. We saw brightly colored translucent plastic on everything from staplers to office furniture to floppy drives.

So, take a moment and relive the Macintosh introduction on YouTube…

It’s been a tough month for Apple enthusiasts. A few weeks ago Apple announced Steve Jobs would not give the Macworld Expo keynote and that Apple would pull out of next year’s Expo. Besides basically assuring the impending demise of Macworld San Francisco it raised fears about Steve’s health. Then he announced that his health issues are related to a hormone imbalance and that he’s gonna be ok. The stock price rebounded and the masses were again happy. Then yesterday the roller coaster took another BIG turn for the worse when Apple released this press release.

Most people think that Apple fans like me are nuts for taking so much stock in the health and well-being of a CEO, but unlike most companies, Apple’s CEO IS the company. The company moved solely on his direction and ideas. He’s a complete totalitarian (I mean that in the nicest possible way!) who built the company, and later rebuilt it.

Hopefully we’ll see him back at the helm in a few months before too much damage is done to the company.

Back when I first starting using computers in third grade it was on an Apple IIc. There were two keys on each side of the space bar. One was the open apple key and one was the closed apple key. The closed apple key long ago went the way of 5.25 inch floppy drives and monochrome monitors. The open apple key has however, lived on for a few more decades on the command key.

Then on Tuesday Steve Jobs unveiled the newest Apple keyboards. The little cloverleaf symbol is still on the command key, but the open apple was replaced with the word “command.” It’s the end of an era. It’s kind of sad.

Derik DeLong of MacUser thinks otherwise.

Some of you may know that my beloved 600 MHz iBook G3 died last week.
After a trip to see the Apple Genius and a determination that the logic board is dead, I decided to buy a new MacBook instead of paying to get it replaced.

This is my first blog post from my brand new dual core 2 GHz MacBook. (i got the white one, because I cant see paying more for some black paint.)

So far, I love it. I was nervous about getting an Intel Mac because most of my software will have to run using Roseta. After using Classic mode for years after upgrading to OS X I had a sour taste in my mouth when it comes to emulation. However, it has worked beautifully so far and it’s been seemless.

As usual, another great job by Apple.

You already know I’m a fan of Apple computers so it won’t come to surprise that I think their 30th anniversary is a cool thing. Despite many woes over the years the company is going stronger than ever. Surprisingly, it isn’t their computers that put them in the great shape they’re in today, but instead it was their iPod. Of course, I never leave home these days without my iPod so maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Read the article at CNN.com.

Tired of black turtlenecks and jeans? Dress Steve Jobs up however you like right here.