My Apple Store Opening Photos [Archive]

ibookin'

Jul 12, 2003, 04:53 AM

It's almost 3AM here on the west coast and I'm going to be going to bed soon, but I want to post the link to my photos before I go to sleep, as I will probably sleep a little late tomorrow and would like to post them as soon as possible.

http://jcain.dyndns.org:8080/photo

Enjoy.

tazo

Jul 12, 2003, 05:04 AM

hey those are some tight pics ibookin.

i had a question though, you have said online you are 16, yet you attend college?

scem0

Jul 12, 2003, 05:11 AM

how corny and geeky!

I would fit right in :D;). Looks like it was a blast.

scem0

Wardofsky

Jul 12, 2003, 05:27 AM

Ah well, in all those movies, the geeks get the girl after defeating the jock in front of everyone automatically impressing the girl who really sees past the geeks glasses, smell, hair, life, friend count...

Who's the e-mayhem guy?

I'm sure he has tons of friends, but those friends may not have lives ;)

Just kidding all ;)

chibianh

Jul 12, 2003, 09:58 AM

jane? is that really you? :eek: :D

MacFan25

Jul 12, 2003, 10:02 AM

Nice pictures. It looks like you all had a good time!

I wonder if Hal will regret getting that Powerbook in a few weeks. ;)

Giaguara

Jul 12, 2003, 10:16 AM

Nice pics. Does not seem as crowded as Michigan Ave store opening was ... but hey, that was ONLY the 3rd Apple Store to open here, while you have now 5 there ... *cough* :p

wdlove

Jul 12, 2003, 10:48 AM

Thank you for posting the pictures ibookin'! I hope that your managed to get a good nights sleep. Did you take any pictures of the store itself, that is beside the one inside photo? I have always found it great to be in line with Mac people, always good conversation!

ibookin'

Jul 12, 2003, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by wdlove
Thank you for posting the pictures ibookin'! I hope that your managed to get a good nights sleep. Did you take any pictures of the store itself, that is beside the one inside photo? I have always found it great to be in line with Mac people, always good conversation!

Well, I'm glad everyone likes the pictures. Yes, I did manage to get a good nights sleep. There are pictures of the store itself on the emayhem weblog. http://www.emayhem.org, but I couldn't take any because my camera ran out of memory right when I got in the store, and my card reader does not work with Panther. :mad:

Giaguara: It was actually quite crowded. The line went around the block. I was quite glad I got there when I did.

Wardofsky: The emayhem guy is the one called Hal. Zach Brock, who runs emayhem along with Hal, was also there.

Tazo: Thank you. I am 15 and I do go to college. I am in a special program that allows me to do this. http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/eep

Abstract

Jul 12, 2003, 03:13 PM

Wow, college at 15......:eek:

Anyway, nice pics, especially the one with everybody showing off their laptops. Its cool in a nerdy kind of way. :cool:

ibookin'

Jul 12, 2003, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by Abstract
Its cool in a nerdy kind of way. :cool:

That pretty much describes the whole event. :D

sparkleytone

Jul 12, 2003, 03:32 PM

looks like the MR photoshoppers now have something to work on with übergeek. :o

tazo

Jul 12, 2003, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by Giaguara
Nice pics. Does not seem as crowded as Michigan Ave store opening was ... but hey, that was ONLY the 3rd Apple Store to open here, while you have now 5 there ... *cough* :p

5? try 13 apple stores in CA :)

ibookin'

Jul 12, 2003, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by tazo
5? try 13 apple stores in CA :)

He was talking about 5 in the L.A. area, I think,.

janey

Jul 12, 2003, 04:41 PM

Originally posted by sparkleytone
looks like the MR photoshoppers now have something to work on with übergeek. :o
harhar.
i hope someone saved that pic...because if nobody didn't then me and josh are the only ones currently in posession of that picture.
damn josh...just had to post a stupid photostory on his site...time for revenge...

Kwyjibo

Jul 12, 2003, 04:46 PM

irregardless nice work ibookin' that photstories section has some potential

scem0

Jul 12, 2003, 05:00 PM

Is uber/Jane the one with the dark hair?

scem0

Kwyjibo

Jul 12, 2003, 05:16 PM

look at his blog
http://jcain.dyndns.org:8080/blog/index.php

i think shes the one in the six months post

janey

Jul 12, 2003, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by Kwyjibo
look at his blog
http://jcain.dyndns.org:8080/blog/index.php

i think shes the one in the six months post
what pic in the six months post?

szark

Jul 12, 2003, 06:33 PM

I was wondering how fast those would disappear. :)

Looks like the store opening was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the photostory.

Kwyjibo

Jul 12, 2003, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by übergeek
what pic in the six months post?

anyone who looked at the picture could probably go offline and browse thru their history to get the pics and post them in this thread

didn't mean to offend anyone it seemed like more of a challenge to me.

tazo

Jul 12, 2003, 07:42 PM

I was thinking somethin different of how Jane looked, but nevertheless an apple user is a fellow friend :)

janey

Jul 12, 2003, 08:09 PM

you know what josh? i absolutely love this picture of you...thank you so much for sending it to me.
oh, and give me a call...i'd really love to talk to you. right now.

Rower_CPU

Jul 12, 2003, 08:12 PM

Let's not turn this into a public "lover's quarrel". ;)

janey

Jul 12, 2003, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Let's not turn this into a public "lover's quarrel". ;)
i won't. i'll make sure that won't happen. but i'm pretty sure he checks macrumors before his e-mail

wdlove

Jul 12, 2003, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by übergeek
you know what josh? i absolutely love this picture of you...thank you so much for sending it to me.
oh, and give me a call...i'd really love to talk to you. right now.

What is Josh putting into his mouth?

The picture of Jane or the link didn't work guess the server is busy. Would someone be so kind to post the picture of Jane for me here? :)

janey

Jul 12, 2003, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by wdlove
The picture of Jane or the link didn't work guess the server is busy. Would someone be so kind to post the picture of Jane for me here? :)
ahem...i asked for the various pictures from the posts/websites to be removed but if you want a pic or two i'd be glad to IM it to you (AIM SN aaplgoddess)

sparkleytone

Jul 12, 2003, 09:04 PM

hopefully you guys wont fight over this. it was an honest mistake on his part :D

Doctor Q

Jul 12, 2003, 09:51 PM

For more photos from the Santa Monica store grand opening, see the last page of the apple store third street promenade!! (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31297) thread.

Wardofsky

Jul 12, 2003, 10:49 PM

Ah well.
Aren't all Mac dedicated geeks?

Nice pics, iBookin', all you Americans are lucky to have Apple Store's at all.

Australia are all 3rd party authorised resellers.

MrMacMan

Jul 13, 2003, 12:27 AM

haha, nice get together. :)

geeks ;)

Abstract

Jul 13, 2003, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by übergeek
Originally posted by Rower_CPU:
Let's not turn this into a public "lover's quarrel".

i won't. i'll make sure that won't happen. but i'm pretty sure he checks macrumors before his e-mail

He's cheating on you. He loves his Mac soooo much that he would leave you for it. He is hoping that one day, his Mac will call out to him, "Josh. JOSH!! I love you. Come to me. Hold me, I need love. Forget that girl you're seeing and love me. I love you, Josh. I love you."

Check your girlfriend's email, Josh. ;)

Doctor Q

Jul 13, 2003, 02:14 AM

Originally posted by Abstract
He is hoping that one day, his Mac will call out to him, "Josh. JOSH!! I love you. Come to me. Hold me, I need love. Forget that girl you're seeing and love me. I love you, Josh. I love you."Don't fall for it, Josh. It's a trick! That G5 you bought from the guy in the alley behind the Apple Store isn't a real one. It's an evil clone that will try to get you to come close enough so it can grate you like shredded cheese with its case, and then put you on a taco. We must all learn to recognize evil computers when they infiltrate our homes. For practice, review the plots of these movies: Demon Seed (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0075931), Colossus: The Forbin Project (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0064177), and, of course, 2001: A Space Odyssey (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0062622).

ibookin'

Jul 13, 2003, 03:27 AM

Originally posted by Doctor Q
That G5 you bought from the guy in the alley behind the Apple Store isn't a real one. It's an evil clone that will try to get you to come close enough so it can grate you like shredded cheese with its case, and then put you on a taco.

But it loves me...

jefhatfield

Jul 13, 2003, 12:02 PM

amazing!!!reminds me of my friends in my youth 25 years ago...he he

you guys are the next generation of true techies/geeks/coders/hackers/etc

when the high tech industry and dot.com field go down the toilet, like it currently is now, all the fair weathered wannabes disappear back into the brick and mortar fold

in my school, there are very few people still interested in majoring in computers

but from the pictures, it looks like the people i see can't imagine doing anything besides computers

...you guys keep the flame alive in computers when the rest of the world has turned their back on it because there is no quick buck in some startup:p

wdlove

Jul 13, 2003, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by übergeek
ahem...i asked for the various pictures from the posts/websites to be removed but if you want a pic or two i'd be glad to IM it to you (AIM SN aaplgoddess)

If I PM my e.mail adress, would you send some pictures?

Jef you paint a sad commentary on the current state of affairs in the computer industry. Does it have to do more just with our current economy? Are schools beginning to return to Apple Again?

jefhatfield

Jul 13, 2003, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by wdlove
If I PM my e.mail adress, would you send some pictures?

Jef you paint a sad commentary on the current state of affairs in the computer industry. Does it have to do more just with our current economy? Are schools beginning to return to Apple Again?

i have been a techie since '99 so i saw the rise, and fall of the industry....one cycle...it's cyclical as my friend who has been there since there since the '80s has pointed out to me...when the economy is down, high tech is usually even lower, but opposite when things get good

i hope schools return more to apple but everywhere i look and as i talk to others the trend is for dell and education...dell isn't bad as far as pc machines go, but macs are longer lasting and os x is just perfect for kids...when they grow up into the working world, it will be just a small adjustment when they go to a pc in the business environment

value for dollar is with the macs...also less upkeep over time and less need to hire techie staff...and in some cases, no need to hire techie staff if we are talking macs

all schools i have seen with macs have the teachers and students keep the macs going....that's how well designed and user friendly macs are ...still...compared to pcs

Doctor Q

Jul 13, 2003, 02:00 PM

The choices students make when choosing their major and their intended career do follow the ups and downs of the job market. The dot com boom had a delayed reaction on the number of computer science students emerging from universities, and the dot com bust is having a similar result, in the other direction. But not all students are reading the want ads as they choose their major, and the effect is further muted by the time delay between entering and exiting the universities.

Are schools returning to Apple? No. I've seen decisionmakers swing from "Apple computers are intended for education - let's buy Apple" to "PC hardware is cheaper - let's buy Windows PCs". Now I think there's a healthy competition and most educators understand that they should weigh the choices rather than rely on blanket statements like these. In K-12, the emphasis is on (1) teaching basic computer skills and (2) using computers as a tool in the study of all subjects. Both Macs and PCs can serve these needs, and the software used is often the same for either. The differences matter more to the teachers who must learn to use these tools and to the poor sap (me!) who keeps the computers up-to-date and running. Training teachers? I prefer Macs. Maintenance? I prefer Macs.

Now how did we end up discussing these subjects??

janey

Jul 13, 2003, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by Abstract He's cheating on you. He loves his Mac soooo much that he would leave you for it. He is hoping that one day, his Mac will call out to him, "Josh. JOSH!! I love you. Come to me. Hold me, I need love. Forget that girl you're seeing and love me. I love you, Josh. I love you."

Check your girlfriend's email, Josh. ;)
i think he's already in love with his Macs *cry*
Originally posted by ibookin'
But it loves me...
:( *puppy dog eyes* but i love you too...

MrMacMan

Jul 13, 2003, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by ibookin'
But it loves me...

go for the girl, not the computer

*ducks flames*

Originally posted by übergeek
i think he's already in love with his Macs *cry*

:( *puppy dog eyes* but i love you too...

Awwww man, too late, go back to her! :p

Doctor Q

Jul 13, 2003, 02:34 PM

At least you can have multiple computers and they won't get jealous of each other.

ibookin'

Jul 13, 2003, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by Doctor Q
At least you can have multiple computers and they won't get jealous of each other.

My PC got (and still is) jealous when the sexy little iBook came in the house, and got even more jealous when an even sexier iMac came.

janey

Jul 13, 2003, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by ibookin'
My PC got (and still is) jealous when the sexy little iBook came in the house, and got even more jealous when an even sexier iMac came.
and was even more jealous when you invite fellow mac users over to your house and was so jealous she wanted to kill you when your house was full of power mac/iBook boxes :p
oh and don't forget the time you had three sexy iBooks and an iMac on your desk all at the same time :p
she died of jealousy when she discovered that you love me more than her.