I am planning to wait until Windows 7 is released, and if it's cheap enough ($99-$199), I'm going to build my own desktop computer and run Windows 7 on it. It's a relatively simple process depending on how you do it. I want mine to be really powerful: it needs to have a nice processor (I'm talking about Intel Core Duo at least, if not Core 2 Duo), a nice graphics card for gaming, an big hard drive (I don't want to have to get an external hard drive later), stuff like that. I also want the screen to be nice and big. No cutting corners on display. I've already made a personal checklist of parts I need to build it. I'll need to save up money for a while.
-Derek
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, December 12, 2008
iTunes for PC Needs Improvement
Like any marriage, my marriage with Apple has its ups and downs. I've stuck with Apple because there are way more ups, but here's one of the downs: iTunes for PC.
I absolutely love Apple for putting iTunes on PC. But it really needs improvement. Mostly it is extremely slow, and it is sometimes unresponsive. Today I was clicking an artist (Evanescence) and it wouldn't open at all for a long time. I kept clicking over and over, and eventually, I did manage to open it. Also, I watch the Daily Show and many podcasts, and I notice that the video is very faulty. Sometimes it stops, except it must be going still, because it then skips ahead to 'catch up' with what's going on. Sometimes the screen's picture just freezes forever while the audio keeps going perfectly. I need to click on it or on the pause and play button to get it to continue properly.
These are noticeable problems, but they don't interrupt my listening to my precious music, which at least counts for something. However, this can't keep going on under Apple's nose. I've heard from some people that Apple slows it down on purpose to try to say that Vista is slow. Only problem with that is, Vista IS slow. I think they need to completely revise the code and optimize it for PC instead of Mac. It's great, but it needs a lot of work.
-Derek
I absolutely love Apple for putting iTunes on PC. But it really needs improvement. Mostly it is extremely slow, and it is sometimes unresponsive. Today I was clicking an artist (Evanescence) and it wouldn't open at all for a long time. I kept clicking over and over, and eventually, I did manage to open it. Also, I watch the Daily Show and many podcasts, and I notice that the video is very faulty. Sometimes it stops, except it must be going still, because it then skips ahead to 'catch up' with what's going on. Sometimes the screen's picture just freezes forever while the audio keeps going perfectly. I need to click on it or on the pause and play button to get it to continue properly.
These are noticeable problems, but they don't interrupt my listening to my precious music, which at least counts for something. However, this can't keep going on under Apple's nose. I've heard from some people that Apple slows it down on purpose to try to say that Vista is slow. Only problem with that is, Vista IS slow. I think they need to completely revise the code and optimize it for PC instead of Mac. It's great, but it needs a lot of work.
-Derek
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Derek's Tablet 2.0 (with pictures!)
I'm trying to make this blog better and better all the time, and I hope one way to do that would be to add pictures to help make the blog prettier. I'm going to try to put pictures in every major post via Flickr, which I highly recommend.Also, I'd like to show you a nice article that cleanly summarizes how Apple has done this year. It enlightened me on a few subjects, such as Apple and the enterprise. Mitch Wagner, the author, stated that Apple isn't an enterprise company at all, and they never have been. "Enterprises need things to be predictable. Apple hates predictability- they love to surprise and delight customers with unexpected products." As a response to questioning Apple's enterprise strategy, Wagner literally writes, "What enterprise strategy?" Very good read, highly recommended.
I bookmarked the above article on Delicious. Delicious is an online Internet bookmarks list that you share with others. I have an account there, and soon there will be links to Delicious and many other Internet tools I use on the right-hand side of this blog. If you use them, please add me; if you don't use them, try them out.
That is all.
-Derek
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Steve Jobs Movie Idea
I'm really a nerd for thinking this up. I was thinking about Ed Wood, a movie I reviewed on this blog a while ago, and I realized that you could do something similar for Steve Jobs. Think about it; he's a famous personality and leader when it comes to technology, and there are tons of people who think he's awesome. The movie could be called "Steve Jobs", or "Jobs", or maybe "iJobs". I like "iJobs" the best. It sounds kind of like iPod, so people would kind of get an idea of who he is right off the bat. It would be a partly fictional biography/comedy/drama.
The movie could start with him being born, being given to his step parents, becoming a teenager, meeting Woz (who was in college at the time), becoming spiritually involved, going to India, etc. Then he would see a computer Woz made and have a spark of realization that he wanted to make technology. So he convinces Woz to manufacture it as the Apple I, then they make the successful Apple II, and then it fast forwards to the day Steve Jobs announces the upcoming Macintosh. Around this point, it would really show that Jobs has an emotional hatred of IBM. Then it would show the 1984 ad being played at the Super Bowl, followed by the Macintosh demo. This is really the part where it became an insane cult phenomena, as shown by the crowd.
Then it could show Steve and Sculley arguing a lot about where the company should go, Steve gets fired, he's in a terrible depression, but then gets a spark of creativity, creates Pixar, creates NeXT, and is taken back to Apple. He creates the iPod, etc. Then he has trouble with the whole options scandal. But it ends on a triumphant note with the introduction to the iPhone in January 2007. Or maybe it would go further to his death. But one thing is, he needs to be dead before this is made, so this can be a tribute to the great man he was (is) and the great legacy he will have left behind.
-Derek
The movie could start with him being born, being given to his step parents, becoming a teenager, meeting Woz (who was in college at the time), becoming spiritually involved, going to India, etc. Then he would see a computer Woz made and have a spark of realization that he wanted to make technology. So he convinces Woz to manufacture it as the Apple I, then they make the successful Apple II, and then it fast forwards to the day Steve Jobs announces the upcoming Macintosh. Around this point, it would really show that Jobs has an emotional hatred of IBM. Then it would show the 1984 ad being played at the Super Bowl, followed by the Macintosh demo. This is really the part where it became an insane cult phenomena, as shown by the crowd.
Then it could show Steve and Sculley arguing a lot about where the company should go, Steve gets fired, he's in a terrible depression, but then gets a spark of creativity, creates Pixar, creates NeXT, and is taken back to Apple. He creates the iPod, etc. Then he has trouble with the whole options scandal. But it ends on a triumphant note with the introduction to the iPhone in January 2007. Or maybe it would go further to his death. But one thing is, he needs to be dead before this is made, so this can be a tribute to the great man he was (is) and the great legacy he will have left behind.
-Derek
Sunday, November 16, 2008
My Twitter feed is up
I try to use Twitter more than daily. Now you can see the updates on the blog.
-Derek
-Derek
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Why Apple is Better
I just had another Mac and PC argument, and I really want to get this out of my system. I believe that Mac is a better computer AND better operating system than PC. I also believe that iPhone is a far better phone than any other phone on the market. I also love iPods, and think they're better than any other music player on the market. Yes, that includes Zune. Basically, I love Apple as a company, and I think it's far better than Microsoft. Microsoft in its current state is the laughingstock of the computer industry.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not just jumping on the Mac bandwagon and hating Microsoft like all the others. Let's just look at this issue logically. Apple's products are more advanced. Mac OS X is the most advanced operating system on the market. iPhone is smarter and easier to use than anything else you can find that makes phone calls. iPods are very easy to use. Apple's product line-up is great, but look at Microsoft's mess. They have XP, an okay operating system that doesn't eclipse OS X; and then they have the awful Vista that just about every tech-savvy consumer knows is garbage.
About Vista: I originally had XP on my PC, and I got a Vista installation disk for free from a Microsoft conference. I knew everybody hated Vista, but I decided to go against the crowd and try Vista out. Huge mistake. When I first installed it, the sound wasn't working whatsoever. I don't remember how I managed to fix it, but I think it had something to do with changing some options on the Control Panel or something. They made it much more complicated than it had to be. That's a good word to describe Windows in general: complicated. Microsoft thinks that if they make a computer that's big and complicated and you don't know where half of your programs are and it's hard to get things done, that makes it a more advanced computer. It's also very unreliable, because it freezes up all the time, and sometimes it just shuts off spontaneously with absolutely no warning. I wouldn't be surprised if the PC just burst into flames out of nowhere. That's how boneheaded I think Microsoft's tactics are with making systems. Their trademark applications like Internet Explorer are a complete joke, and I have to get Safari for PC just to get away from it. They also apparently stole some ideas from Apple's operating system, like the Widgets in Dashboard (they're now called 'gadgets'), having Calendar and Mail applications separate from Outlook, and having a search bar that finds anything in the computer. The fact that Microsoft is looking up to Apple for their inspiration for features is an indication that Apple are the ones leading the industry.
People like to point fingers at Apple and complain about their problems. Now here's the thing: Apple does have problems. You don't think I acknowledge that? They do have many problems. Let's look at one example: Mobile Me. When it came out, everybody complained because it was really glitchy and didn't work half the time. It was a failure for the time. It reminds me of Microsoft's behavior. But what separates this from Microsoft, and what I love about Apple, is this: Steve Jobs actually acknowledged that Mobile Me was bad. He said that it wasn't up to Apple's standards, and they were well on their way to fixing its problems. They even offered a month of free Mobile Me service to customers because of their mistakes. Now let me ask you this: would Microsoft ever do this? Let me answer my own question: no. They wouldn't, and they haven't. If you watch Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in interviews, he gets up on his high horse and acts all high and mighty, and says that Vista is a better operating system than Mac because more people use it. He doesn't even listen to his customers, since Vista is well-known as a very bad operating system and a huge mistake from Microsoft. He just pretends the problem doesn't exist and instead invests his money on a $300 million ad campaign to fool even more people into buying Vista. Steve Jobs, however, bites the bullet, listens to his customers and fixes Mobile Me's problems. That's what I love about Apple. I don't love them because they are completely without problems, I love them because they listen to their customers and fixes their problems. Microsoft pretends the problems don't exist and just try to make more money. I was watching MTV the other night (actually my sister was; I never watch that crap), and I swear, PC commercials must've come on twice every commercial break. My dad (who is pro-PC and anti-Mac) always blames Apple for just being an advertising company, but he obviously doesn't watch too much TV anymore.
That's pretty much all you have to do to have a very successful and loved company: listen to your customers, fix your problems. Microsoft does none of those; Apple does all of those.
-Derek
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not just jumping on the Mac bandwagon and hating Microsoft like all the others. Let's just look at this issue logically. Apple's products are more advanced. Mac OS X is the most advanced operating system on the market. iPhone is smarter and easier to use than anything else you can find that makes phone calls. iPods are very easy to use. Apple's product line-up is great, but look at Microsoft's mess. They have XP, an okay operating system that doesn't eclipse OS X; and then they have the awful Vista that just about every tech-savvy consumer knows is garbage.
About Vista: I originally had XP on my PC, and I got a Vista installation disk for free from a Microsoft conference. I knew everybody hated Vista, but I decided to go against the crowd and try Vista out. Huge mistake. When I first installed it, the sound wasn't working whatsoever. I don't remember how I managed to fix it, but I think it had something to do with changing some options on the Control Panel or something. They made it much more complicated than it had to be. That's a good word to describe Windows in general: complicated. Microsoft thinks that if they make a computer that's big and complicated and you don't know where half of your programs are and it's hard to get things done, that makes it a more advanced computer. It's also very unreliable, because it freezes up all the time, and sometimes it just shuts off spontaneously with absolutely no warning. I wouldn't be surprised if the PC just burst into flames out of nowhere. That's how boneheaded I think Microsoft's tactics are with making systems. Their trademark applications like Internet Explorer are a complete joke, and I have to get Safari for PC just to get away from it. They also apparently stole some ideas from Apple's operating system, like the Widgets in Dashboard (they're now called 'gadgets'), having Calendar and Mail applications separate from Outlook, and having a search bar that finds anything in the computer. The fact that Microsoft is looking up to Apple for their inspiration for features is an indication that Apple are the ones leading the industry.
People like to point fingers at Apple and complain about their problems. Now here's the thing: Apple does have problems. You don't think I acknowledge that? They do have many problems. Let's look at one example: Mobile Me. When it came out, everybody complained because it was really glitchy and didn't work half the time. It was a failure for the time. It reminds me of Microsoft's behavior. But what separates this from Microsoft, and what I love about Apple, is this: Steve Jobs actually acknowledged that Mobile Me was bad. He said that it wasn't up to Apple's standards, and they were well on their way to fixing its problems. They even offered a month of free Mobile Me service to customers because of their mistakes. Now let me ask you this: would Microsoft ever do this? Let me answer my own question: no. They wouldn't, and they haven't. If you watch Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in interviews, he gets up on his high horse and acts all high and mighty, and says that Vista is a better operating system than Mac because more people use it. He doesn't even listen to his customers, since Vista is well-known as a very bad operating system and a huge mistake from Microsoft. He just pretends the problem doesn't exist and instead invests his money on a $300 million ad campaign to fool even more people into buying Vista. Steve Jobs, however, bites the bullet, listens to his customers and fixes Mobile Me's problems. That's what I love about Apple. I don't love them because they are completely without problems, I love them because they listen to their customers and fixes their problems. Microsoft pretends the problems don't exist and just try to make more money. I was watching MTV the other night (actually my sister was; I never watch that crap), and I swear, PC commercials must've come on twice every commercial break. My dad (who is pro-PC and anti-Mac) always blames Apple for just being an advertising company, but he obviously doesn't watch too much TV anymore.
That's pretty much all you have to do to have a very successful and loved company: listen to your customers, fix your problems. Microsoft does none of those; Apple does all of those.
-Derek
Saturday, November 8, 2008
IE, you crack me up!
I tried to compare the latest version of IE to Safari (the fastest and best browser in the world), and to my surprise, IE froze up and crashed before I could even enter a web address. I was expecting Microsoft to actually improve their sucky-$@% web browser, but they obviously haven't made the slightest effort. People complain about Apple's mistakes all the time, but at least Apple fixes their errors. That is something to be proud of.
So I had to close it (do the 'not responding' thing) and re-open it. I compared their speeds by giving IE a head start of about two seconds. Safari still beat it. I bet I could tell a random Apple fan "Internet Explorer" and they'd start cracking up.
-Derek
So I had to close it (do the 'not responding' thing) and re-open it. I compared their speeds by giving IE a head start of about two seconds. Safari still beat it. I bet I could tell a random Apple fan "Internet Explorer" and they'd start cracking up.
-Derek
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Podcast?
Could my friend and I run a podcast? It's a tough question. We'd have to meet literally every week to make it work. We could use iMovie or something, put music in the background and talk over it. But what could it be about? What would be the agenda for each podcast? Maybe Nintendo... but the news on Nintendo is so slow lately. Maybe Apple... I dunno. What would it even be called? We'd totally come up with nicknames to disguise ourselves. I would go with Charlie.
Something I've been thinking about.
Something I've been thinking about.
Handsome Tom, come on.
So I'm a g1 at ScrewAttack, a fantastic video game site that emphasizes community. And I know it's been like almost maybe a year now, but I still wish Handsome Tom was still on ScrewAttack. I mean seriously, what's the problem? Why can't the two founders of ScrewAttack be in the same room anymore? I don't care who the jerk is, or if it's both; I want Handsome Tom back at ScrewAttack.
So where is he now? He's at this really crappy site called The Game Heroes. That's a really lame name. I mean seriously, is that all they could come up with? You've got to be kidding me. It's pitiful. That's the perfect word to describe it with. It's a really pitiful attempt to stick it to Craig and say, "I don't need ScrewAttack!" Now that's great and all, but there's one problem: You're wrong. You do need ScrewAttack. If you want to ever be popular on the web again, then you need ScrewAttack. Let's face it, that's where you started. That's where you became popular. And now you're leaving it and starting something really dumb that you think is going to beat ScrewAttack.
Okay then, fair enough, I go to The Game Heroes' website. Looks like multiple ex-ScrewAttack people are here. Handsome Tom, Perfect Liz, and 8-Bit Mickey (previously New School Mickey) have all succumbed to the will to "stick it to Craig". Looking around, I see they have a lot of rip-offs of ScrewAttack features. There's Submission Saturday, there's a weekly podcast (actually two podcasts, I don't understand why they need two), there's a forum (but they're sneaky; they call it the 'message boards'), there's even a store. Now, Tom, none of this is going to work, for at least two reasons. Number one: the website is so freaking hard to navigate! I can't even find any videos with Handsome Tom in them. I can hardly find any videos at all. I would listen to the podcast but really, I don't give a crap about it. I don't care about The Game Heroes. It's just a heartless attempt to try to call themselves independent from ScrewAttack. Anyway, reason number two on why this is not going to work. Nobody cares about The Game Heroes. Let's face it. Nobody gives a crap. Just go on the forums at any time. Right now there are 3 people online on the Game Heroes 'message boards', only one of which is actually a registered user. At the same time, there are 24 people online at the ScrewAttack forums. And by the way, it's three in the morning. Nobody has passion for your fake site like people have passion for ScrewAttack.
Tom. Man. Please. Stop embarrassing yourself. It's just getting more and more embarrassing with every day that you choose to stay with your really stupid website. I remember when you were cool, when you actually made videos all the time, and you were friends with Craig. Please. Please. Go back to ScrewAttack. I'm sure they'll accept your apology. Just go. Hurry. Right now. They're waiting. And bring Mickey along. And Liz. Sell your website or something. Just leave the anger behind. Okay? Thanks.
-Derek
So where is he now? He's at this really crappy site called The Game Heroes. That's a really lame name. I mean seriously, is that all they could come up with? You've got to be kidding me. It's pitiful. That's the perfect word to describe it with. It's a really pitiful attempt to stick it to Craig and say, "I don't need ScrewAttack!" Now that's great and all, but there's one problem: You're wrong. You do need ScrewAttack. If you want to ever be popular on the web again, then you need ScrewAttack. Let's face it, that's where you started. That's where you became popular. And now you're leaving it and starting something really dumb that you think is going to beat ScrewAttack.
Okay then, fair enough, I go to The Game Heroes' website. Looks like multiple ex-ScrewAttack people are here. Handsome Tom, Perfect Liz, and 8-Bit Mickey (previously New School Mickey) have all succumbed to the will to "stick it to Craig". Looking around, I see they have a lot of rip-offs of ScrewAttack features. There's Submission Saturday, there's a weekly podcast (actually two podcasts, I don't understand why they need two), there's a forum (but they're sneaky; they call it the 'message boards'), there's even a store. Now, Tom, none of this is going to work, for at least two reasons. Number one: the website is so freaking hard to navigate! I can't even find any videos with Handsome Tom in them. I can hardly find any videos at all. I would listen to the podcast but really, I don't give a crap about it. I don't care about The Game Heroes. It's just a heartless attempt to try to call themselves independent from ScrewAttack. Anyway, reason number two on why this is not going to work. Nobody cares about The Game Heroes. Let's face it. Nobody gives a crap. Just go on the forums at any time. Right now there are 3 people online on the Game Heroes 'message boards', only one of which is actually a registered user. At the same time, there are 24 people online at the ScrewAttack forums. And by the way, it's three in the morning. Nobody has passion for your fake site like people have passion for ScrewAttack.
Tom. Man. Please. Stop embarrassing yourself. It's just getting more and more embarrassing with every day that you choose to stay with your really stupid website. I remember when you were cool, when you actually made videos all the time, and you were friends with Craig. Please. Please. Go back to ScrewAttack. I'm sure they'll accept your apology. Just go. Hurry. Right now. They're waiting. And bring Mickey along. And Liz. Sell your website or something. Just leave the anger behind. Okay? Thanks.
-Derek
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Me? Work at an Apple Store?
Not a bad idea. Maybe I could train to be a Genius. Or a concierge. Or a Mac Specialist. Or something. I really don't know. But I need experience first, so it's going to take a while to try to apply there. Not to mention, I kind of need a Mac to do this job. Or do I?
-Derek
-Derek
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Today's the Day
I'll be in school today, but I'll still be able to check out Apple.com and see the news on the new MacBooks. Pretty exciting!
I'll update the blog about them as soon as I can.
I'll update the blog about them as soon as I can.
Monday, October 13, 2008
My Trip To The Apple Store
I had a little adventure trying to get to the local Apple store, but I made it. For the most part, it was worth it. I gave one last look at the current MacBooks and MacBook Pros, knowing that they'll probably be out of the store by tomorrow, replaced by the new notebooks coming out tomorrow. I also surfed the web on an iMac, a MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air, and a Mac Mini. To tell you the truth, they all seemed about the same: super-fast. That's how fantastic Apple is. I also surfed the web with a Mac Pro, and I've never seen so much incredible processing power before. I also used a Mac connected to the 30" Cinema Display, and it was simply stunning. That's almost three feet. It's like looking at a TV! Speaking of which, I used the Apple TV for the first time. Not bad. I also checked out the 4th Generation iPod Nano's. They're incredibly thin, and the new ad for them is really artistic in my opinion. The MacBook Air is also very thin. It's really amazing to hold one in your hand.
But the best part was definitely at the end, when I decided to interview an employee. I asked him, "Do you know anything about the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros that are supposed to be announced tomorrow?" and he was like, "I'm not supposed to talk about that." I was like, "Oh, okay, that's fine. You're just doing your job." But then I said, in a kind of quiet voice, "But seriously, how much do I have to pay you to tell me?" I was totally kidding. I tried to make it clear with my voice that I was kidding. But you'll never believe what happened next. He friggin kicked me out. I am dead serious. He kicked me out of the store. I couldn't believe it. I just cooperated though, since he works for Apple and all that. I tried going back after a while, and I stayed there for like 30 minutes and nobody recognized me. Which is a good thing for me.
I'm surprised the employees of an Apple store are even allowed to say that they know about tomorrow's keynote. I'm also surprised that they can kick you out for bribing them to tell secret info. They're really serious about keeping these announcements secret until they're made. I mean seriously, what harm's it going to do if he told me about it just ONE DAY before it was announced? It wouldn't make any difference at all. Anyway, whatever. Like I said, he was just doing his job.
I'll post pictures soon.
But the best part was definitely at the end, when I decided to interview an employee. I asked him, "Do you know anything about the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros that are supposed to be announced tomorrow?" and he was like, "I'm not supposed to talk about that." I was like, "Oh, okay, that's fine. You're just doing your job." But then I said, in a kind of quiet voice, "But seriously, how much do I have to pay you to tell me?" I was totally kidding. I tried to make it clear with my voice that I was kidding. But you'll never believe what happened next. He friggin kicked me out. I am dead serious. He kicked me out of the store. I couldn't believe it. I just cooperated though, since he works for Apple and all that. I tried going back after a while, and I stayed there for like 30 minutes and nobody recognized me. Which is a good thing for me.
I'm surprised the employees of an Apple store are even allowed to say that they know about tomorrow's keynote. I'm also surprised that they can kick you out for bribing them to tell secret info. They're really serious about keeping these announcements secret until they're made. I mean seriously, what harm's it going to do if he told me about it just ONE DAY before it was announced? It wouldn't make any difference at all. Anyway, whatever. Like I said, he was just doing his job.
I'll post pictures soon.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
So I email Dan Lyons (AKA Fake Steve Jobs)...
...asking him a couple things: a) are Options (his book) and The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs (the compilation of the blog of the same name) available in bookstores? and b) I know that Steve Jobs might be a tiny bit unhealthy, but why can't you start back up the Fake Steve thing?
He responds on the very same day, saying literally one whole sentence of a response: "Options is available in paperback and should now be in stores" He literally says that. No period at the end either, which seems unlike him. Maybe he was using his phone to type. And notice that he didn't respond to question B. Probably because that's the number one thing people email him about.
So I email him again, saying a) what about the Secret Diary of Steve Jobs? Is that also in bookstores? and b) If you were able to respond to an email I sent you on the very same day, why haven't you updated your blog in like a week?
He didn't respond.
I don't like his attitude. I mean, I'm sure he's a nice guy, but he's acting like he's more important than me and the rest of the fans. And to say that he's more important than us is a kind of contradiction, because we're what made him into a famous person in the blogging community. So it's only fair that he should take our suggestions and at least make 50% of the blog about what we want it to be. I mean, let's face it, a blog run by Steve Jobs is much more interesting and captivating than a blog run by some Forbes-turned-Newsweek reporter in his 40's who is negative about pretty much everything in the tech industry. So if we, the fans, say we want Fake Steve Jobs to come back, it's a good idea to bring him back, because that's what's going to give Dan more views, more money, and more fame. Plus it's way more fun to read.
But no. Dan is ignoring my opinion and everybody else's opinion, only thinking about the blog he's running right now, and condemning himself to not have the attention he once had. He's pretty much saying, "This guy doesn't matter. He's just some reader who doesn't know what he's talking about."
-Derek
He responds on the very same day, saying literally one whole sentence of a response: "Options is available in paperback and should now be in stores" He literally says that. No period at the end either, which seems unlike him. Maybe he was using his phone to type. And notice that he didn't respond to question B. Probably because that's the number one thing people email him about.
So I email him again, saying a) what about the Secret Diary of Steve Jobs? Is that also in bookstores? and b) If you were able to respond to an email I sent you on the very same day, why haven't you updated your blog in like a week?
He didn't respond.
I don't like his attitude. I mean, I'm sure he's a nice guy, but he's acting like he's more important than me and the rest of the fans. And to say that he's more important than us is a kind of contradiction, because we're what made him into a famous person in the blogging community. So it's only fair that he should take our suggestions and at least make 50% of the blog about what we want it to be. I mean, let's face it, a blog run by Steve Jobs is much more interesting and captivating than a blog run by some Forbes-turned-Newsweek reporter in his 40's who is negative about pretty much everything in the tech industry. So if we, the fans, say we want Fake Steve Jobs to come back, it's a good idea to bring him back, because that's what's going to give Dan more views, more money, and more fame. Plus it's way more fun to read.
But no. Dan is ignoring my opinion and everybody else's opinion, only thinking about the blog he's running right now, and condemning himself to not have the attention he once had. He's pretty much saying, "This guy doesn't matter. He's just some reader who doesn't know what he's talking about."
-Derek
Friday, October 10, 2008
My Third Blog
Yes, this is my third blog. I mean, technically, this is probably my tenth blog. But it's my third 'main' blog. The others were called "The Life of Derek" but I'm calling this one "Derek's Tablet" just because... I dunno, I just am. It's my tablet to write on. I am in fact aware that nobody will probably be reading this. That's okay, though. I just feel like blogging. I just love blogging. It's in my blood. It's the way I think. Sometimes I stop blogging, but those couple months are just a vacation from my passion.
What will I blog about? Whatever's on my mind. I might as well introduce myself. I'm a music fan, a musician, a poet, a tech fan, and a retro video game fan. I'll tell about these things.
I love music a lot. It's what keeps me going through the day. I couldn't stand not having my iPhone with me so I can listen to music. What do I like? Beatles, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, and a lot, lot more. I'm into creativity. I'm into thinking different.
I create music too. You probably don't want to hear it. It's not very good. It's just something I like doing. I like the process of creating it. I like performing it. It's not very pleasing to listen to though.
My music's taking a backseat to poetry right now. I love poetry. It's becoming a huge part of my life. As the day goes by, things keep happening that make me think of ideas for poems. I've written tons of poems, which are probably a lot better than my music.
I am also interested in technology. I am a big Apple fan. However, I do not think they're perfect. They are better than Microsoft though. Much better. I stay in touch with what's going on with technology. Pretty cool.
I also like retro video games. I grew up on the Nintendo Entertainment System. I have every Nintendo system (not counting the handhelds, which includes the Virtual Boy). I have an average amount of games, but I still have a lot of collecting to do. It's a fun hobby.
So bottom line: I hope you enjoy my blog somehow. Thanks for reading!
What will I blog about? Whatever's on my mind. I might as well introduce myself. I'm a music fan, a musician, a poet, a tech fan, and a retro video game fan. I'll tell about these things.
I love music a lot. It's what keeps me going through the day. I couldn't stand not having my iPhone with me so I can listen to music. What do I like? Beatles, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, and a lot, lot more. I'm into creativity. I'm into thinking different.
I create music too. You probably don't want to hear it. It's not very good. It's just something I like doing. I like the process of creating it. I like performing it. It's not very pleasing to listen to though.
My music's taking a backseat to poetry right now. I love poetry. It's becoming a huge part of my life. As the day goes by, things keep happening that make me think of ideas for poems. I've written tons of poems, which are probably a lot better than my music.
I am also interested in technology. I am a big Apple fan. However, I do not think they're perfect. They are better than Microsoft though. Much better. I stay in touch with what's going on with technology. Pretty cool.
I also like retro video games. I grew up on the Nintendo Entertainment System. I have every Nintendo system (not counting the handhelds, which includes the Virtual Boy). I have an average amount of games, but I still have a lot of collecting to do. It's a fun hobby.
So bottom line: I hope you enjoy my blog somehow. Thanks for reading!
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