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Steve Jobs to Keynote MWSF 2004
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What about the Special Edition iPod that was talked about for Paris??? maybe this is it?!
If I remembered correctly, there were quite a few times the same rumors poping up. Last thing I read, it was pulled...
maybe this will also introduce:
HOME ON iPOD?
kinda nicely tie in with the whole Digital Music theme...
plus new updated G5s.
I don't think Powerbooks or iBooks will be updated (majorly anyways). It's only been 4 months for pb and less for ibooks. None for iMacs either.
something about iPod for sure. I don't think it's going to get MUCH bigger. 40G is ReALLY Plenty... I have movies stored on my 40G and it's still got plenty left... and music is my profession!
I am hoping for a complete "PLAY NICE" iChat!!! and a line-in accessory for iPod that enables mic. recording (stereo) (iTalk? from Griffin?)
They'll most likely super promote .mac somehow... more storage for same $, I'd be pissed off cuz I just got .mac!!! I don't know how they'd tie that in with .mac.
Maybe Home on iPod sync also with .mac! that'd be rad!!! but too big for the 100MB we pay for in .mac???
blah blah blah...
my thoughts.
If I remembered correctly, there were quite a few times the same rumors poping up. Last thing I read, it was pulled...
maybe this will also introduce:
HOME ON iPOD?
kinda nicely tie in with the whole Digital Music theme...
plus new updated G5s.
I don't think Powerbooks or iBooks will be updated (majorly anyways). It's only been 4 months for pb and less for ibooks. None for iMacs either.
something about iPod for sure. I don't think it's going to get MUCH bigger. 40G is ReALLY Plenty... I have movies stored on my 40G and it's still got plenty left... and music is my profession!
I am hoping for a complete "PLAY NICE" iChat!!! and a line-in accessory for iPod that enables mic. recording (stereo) (iTalk? from Griffin?)
They'll most likely super promote .mac somehow... more storage for same $, I'd be pissed off cuz I just got .mac!!! I don't know how they'd tie that in with .mac.
Maybe Home on iPod sync also with .mac! that'd be rad!!! but too big for the 100MB we pay for in .mac???
blah blah blah...
my thoughts.
Steve has a lot of things he can talk about, but I would guess a speed bump for the G5 and, with luck, a shift to single G5's in iMacs and duals in PMs. Maybe even a headless G5 iMac to go along with an update of the current version. The new 90 nm makes a lot of things possible and I think Steve is going to take full advantage of the opportunity.
An iPod announcment would be great, both for a lower priced version and a 60 Gig. Larger drives are ideal for those of us who travel a lot and want some major backup space on the iPod - my 5 Gig is straining.
New displays? Possible. Would be even more exciting with a headless iMac option.
Another factor will be who be brings on stage. Loved the IBM VP making a commitment to 3 Gig within a year.
Finally, the "one more thing". Who could have predicted the iPod? My credit card is ready if he brings out an innovation as significant as that.
An iPod announcment would be great, both for a lower priced version and a 60 Gig. Larger drives are ideal for those of us who travel a lot and want some major backup space on the iPod - my 5 Gig is straining.
New displays? Possible. Would be even more exciting with a headless iMac option.
Another factor will be who be brings on stage. Loved the IBM VP making a commitment to 3 Gig within a year.
Finally, the "one more thing". Who could have predicted the iPod? My credit card is ready if he brings out an innovation as significant as that.
just off the topic a litttle bit, I spotted this review in our National Morning News Paper talking about the fantastic features of Panther:
Apple's new cat has arrived with plenty of agility
19.12.2003
By ADAM GIFFORD
Panther, or Mac OS X 10.3, the latest version of Apple's operating system, is the moment we can say "This cat has arrived".
The first release of OS X was considered a beta by anyone who tried it. Version 10.1. which fixed many of the bugs, had the development name Puma, but wasn't marketed as such.
Jaguar or 10.2 was an improvement, but still had users hankering for some of the speed and functions Apple's old operating system had built up by 9.6 or so.
No such qualms with Panther. This is faster, smarter, more responsive. Stuff just happens like it is supposed to. And there are lots of really cool features.
Don't worry, Windows users, you can have these features too. Probably about the time Microsoft gets Longhorn to market - about 2008 or so. Snicker, snicker.
The first cool feature is Expose, Apple has finally woken up to all the function buttons at the top of the keyboard. Push F9 and all the open windows are tiled across the screen. Nice trick, but they will probably be too small to use.
Press F10 and the open windows for the application you are using tile out. That is useful if you want to quickly switch between multiple documents or browsers windows.
Press F11 and everything goes away to expose the desktop.
Now hold down the shift key while pressing one of the function keys. Everything happens in slow motion. Not particularly useful, but cool.
If you want to use other keys or combinations to make Expose work, you can change them in System Preferences.
Finder is a useful application in its own right. The icons for the available disks have moved from the top to a column on the left. Put the cursor over any disk and the contents appear in the next column. Drilling down becomes quick and simple.
The left hand column includes icons for Desktop, the iTunes music file, the user's home folder and the applications folder. You can drag and drop any folder to the column and it stays there as a useful starting point - particularly useful if you are involved in a number of projects.
If you still can't remember where a file is, a search pane in the top right corner starts generating matches as soon as you start typing. This search pane is a feature of every Apple application, including Mail and Preview. It might be the feature which means I finally abandon Eudora Mail. That and the built-in spam filter. Set Preview as the default for opening Acrobat files, and you get the search function, as well as a blindingly fast rendering of the image.
Microsoft is trying to spin that Windows is not inherently less secure than Unix-based operating systems. This is tosh, and Panther makes good use of Unix's security.
A new feature in System Preferences is FileVault, which secures your Home folder by encrypting the contents, using your login password.
For multiple users, just create an account for each one. Fast User Switching allows them to leave documents open and applications running when a new user needs to log in - the screen flips around (another cool effect) to the new desktop.
Under Panther's skin are hundreds of pieces of Unix and Linux which help connect Mac to the rest of the world.
These include Gimp-Print, an open-source printer driver project which gives Mac users access to hundreds of devices not supported on Mac OS X by vendors. And you can throw away your fax. Panther has a Print & Fax utility, allowing you to send and receive faxes.
It will pay to do a software update before and after installing. When I installed Panther I lost connections to the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse I use with my laptop, but recovered them after updating.
An operating system should be about usability and productivity. Panther delivers.
If you are a Mac user who has been holding on to OS X, now is the time to shift.
And Windows users - maybe it's time for you to switch.
Mac OS X 10.3
Apple
$280.
Pros: Fast, increased security, powerful organisation and search capability.
Cons: Can mean having to reset some preferences and auxiliary devices.
Rating: 8.5/10
As for SJ's key note speech.... Bring it on baby I am salivating already
Apple's new cat has arrived with plenty of agility
19.12.2003
By ADAM GIFFORD
Panther, or Mac OS X 10.3, the latest version of Apple's operating system, is the moment we can say "This cat has arrived".
The first release of OS X was considered a beta by anyone who tried it. Version 10.1. which fixed many of the bugs, had the development name Puma, but wasn't marketed as such.
Jaguar or 10.2 was an improvement, but still had users hankering for some of the speed and functions Apple's old operating system had built up by 9.6 or so.
No such qualms with Panther. This is faster, smarter, more responsive. Stuff just happens like it is supposed to. And there are lots of really cool features.
Don't worry, Windows users, you can have these features too. Probably about the time Microsoft gets Longhorn to market - about 2008 or so. Snicker, snicker.
The first cool feature is Expose, Apple has finally woken up to all the function buttons at the top of the keyboard. Push F9 and all the open windows are tiled across the screen. Nice trick, but they will probably be too small to use.
Press F10 and the open windows for the application you are using tile out. That is useful if you want to quickly switch between multiple documents or browsers windows.
Press F11 and everything goes away to expose the desktop.
Now hold down the shift key while pressing one of the function keys. Everything happens in slow motion. Not particularly useful, but cool.
If you want to use other keys or combinations to make Expose work, you can change them in System Preferences.
Finder is a useful application in its own right. The icons for the available disks have moved from the top to a column on the left. Put the cursor over any disk and the contents appear in the next column. Drilling down becomes quick and simple.
The left hand column includes icons for Desktop, the iTunes music file, the user's home folder and the applications folder. You can drag and drop any folder to the column and it stays there as a useful starting point - particularly useful if you are involved in a number of projects.
If you still can't remember where a file is, a search pane in the top right corner starts generating matches as soon as you start typing. This search pane is a feature of every Apple application, including Mail and Preview. It might be the feature which means I finally abandon Eudora Mail. That and the built-in spam filter. Set Preview as the default for opening Acrobat files, and you get the search function, as well as a blindingly fast rendering of the image.
Microsoft is trying to spin that Windows is not inherently less secure than Unix-based operating systems. This is tosh, and Panther makes good use of Unix's security.
A new feature in System Preferences is FileVault, which secures your Home folder by encrypting the contents, using your login password.
For multiple users, just create an account for each one. Fast User Switching allows them to leave documents open and applications running when a new user needs to log in - the screen flips around (another cool effect) to the new desktop.
Under Panther's skin are hundreds of pieces of Unix and Linux which help connect Mac to the rest of the world.
These include Gimp-Print, an open-source printer driver project which gives Mac users access to hundreds of devices not supported on Mac OS X by vendors. And you can throw away your fax. Panther has a Print & Fax utility, allowing you to send and receive faxes.
It will pay to do a software update before and after installing. When I installed Panther I lost connections to the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse I use with my laptop, but recovered them after updating.
An operating system should be about usability and productivity. Panther delivers.
If you are a Mac user who has been holding on to OS X, now is the time to shift.
And Windows users - maybe it's time for you to switch.
Mac OS X 10.3
Apple
$280.
Pros: Fast, increased security, powerful organisation and search capability.
Cons: Can mean having to reset some preferences and auxiliary devices.
Rating: 8.5/10
As for SJ's key note speech.... Bring it on baby I am salivating already
Re: Re: was this a surprise?
Which? ;-)
[As a Mac user since 128K, with the pre 1.0 beta, dated Nov/Dec 1983, I don't know the brand of jeans...I'd like to though, in all seriousness.]
Originally posted by AmigoMac
mac veterans know even which brand of T-shirt, jean, shoes steve uses
Which? ;-)
[As a Mac user since 128K, with the pre 1.0 beta, dated Nov/Dec 1983, I don't know the brand of jeans...I'd like to though, in all seriousness.]
Last I checked, Panther was $130. Maybe the writer of the article needs to check his facts (see above).
Anyway, for the Expo, I see something special happening to the iPod... Not sure what, but I just have a feeling... Perhaps it will be a special edition iPod... That would be awesome. Also, definately some minor speedbumps, maybe a major one, like 2.6 GHz for the G5. And finally, (Hopefully) a TRUE 20th Anniversery Mac. Something along the lines of a headless iMac or a new Cube... Can't wait to see what Steve has in store for us!
EDIT: Shortened quote