The Adventurer's Club

Here's Jobs, Where's Woz?

This cool image is made up entirely of Apple products.

© Charis Tsevis and the original photographer(s).

'til they make one of Woz, the real heart of Apple

Keep the Adventure Alive,

Tom

That's No Zune

I read a comment a year or so ago from some guy that was complaining his iPod wouldn't work on the top of Mount Everest.

Something about altitude.

This one works fine.

iPod on the Space Shuttle

'til they replace that laptop with a MacBook Pro

Keep the Adventure alive,

AT

I Need Visual Voice Mail

There are a lot of cool things about the iPhone (too many to list) and if you are a tech geek at all, surely you've seen and heard about them.

I don't even like phones, but I need this phone.

It makes every other phone out there look like the technology bricks they are.

As cool as the new iPod is and the awesome new interface, what I really crave is Visual Voice Mail.

Steve Jobs and Visual Voice Mail share the stage

One of the reasons I truly hate phones is having to listen through a stack of voice mail, mostly worthless, to get to that one important call.

Apple is going to let me do that in the same way I can do it with email.

I can't wait.

'til June (and the arrival of the iPhone)

AT

Apple Comes Calling (it's a phone)

Apple fans have been known to Photoshop some pretty cool gadgets, so there is a very good chance this falls in that category.

I have to admit, not only does this look real, I might even buy it and I don't like phones.

The Apple developer conference is just around the corner, so I guess we'll know soon if this is for real.

'til they make the Apple car

Keep the Adventure Alive,

AT

Mrs. Bo Jobs?

If you are a techno geek and/or a Mac Geek, Foklore.org is one of the coolest sites on the net. I've already wasted a couple of hours reading the stories and I had to make myself close the browser so I could get some work done.

Created by a member of the original Mac team, Andy Hertzfeld, the site contains stories and photos written by the men and women responsible for creating the most unique personal computer in the world.

The Mac Design Team as Featured in Rolling Stone

Not only is the site full of technical facts, but it is loaded with personal stories. It's the personal side that makes the site so fascinating. Reading the recollections, you realize that there was a time when the computer industry was run by creative people who were in it for the discovery of new technology, not the money.

One of my favorite tales is the time Steve Jobs took a Mac to Bo Derek, hoping to make her a convert and possibly spark a future romance. Returning from his unsuccessful trip Steve was quickly set straight by a female friend:

"Look," she told him. "She's married. And besides, I don't know any woman who would want her name to be Bo Jobs."

When the Macintosh was finally released, the design team was photographed for Rolling Stone. Yes, the Rock and Roll magazine. Can you see Bill Gates or Michael Dell in Rolling Stone? I can't either

I'm glad I was there to witness the birth of the Personal Computer. Back then you either wrote the software you wanted, or bought a diskette in a ziploc bag with a set of xeroxed instructions. When you got stuck and called the help line, there was a good chance you would get the actual game designer, sitting in her kitchen.

Mystery House for the Apple ][. I bought my copy in a big ziploc bag.

Take a trip over to folklore.org. Andy promises it will soon feature the history and stories behind other technology projects (not just the Mac). I know I can't wait.

'til the world escapes from Dell Hell

Keep the Adventure Alive,

AT

Is that an iPod in your pocket ...

Lots of interesting things happening at Macworld this week. Most of them were expected, like the updates to iLife and the new Mactel computers.

But when you are on the bleeding edge of technology, along with all the interesting announcements, there are some odd ones also.

In case you don't have enough gadgets and Gizmos for your iPod. How about iPod Jeans? Despite the assurances from the article, I don't see how you can wash these things? And is this something we really need?

'til Steve Jobs gets a pair of iPod jeans in black

Keep the Adventure Alive,

AT

Mac Envy

I love my 12" G4 Powerbook. I carry it with me everywhere and I spend countless hours on it weekly. It's fast. It has great WiFi. It's light. The software (i.e. Comic Life) rocks.

So why do I want one of these?

It's new, it's different and it's brand spanking new technology that's why.

I need a MacBook Pro.

'til Steve Jobs introduces more cool stuff and I need that too.

Keep the Adventure Alive,

AT

Showing My (Apple) Age Part ][

From the same box of old Apple stuff.

A boot disk featuring the Apple Dos 3.3 System master.

And a Blank never-used diskette. 140K of free space (whoo hoo, extra hoo!)

Geez Tom how old are you?

I was a college Freshman, do the math ;)

'til I throw more cool and dusty Apple stuff at ya

Keep the Adventure Alive,

AT

Showing My (Apple) Age

While getting Christmas decorations down a couple of weeks ago, I came across a box of old Apple software and manuals from my first computer - an Apple ][ plus.

These stickers were made to label your Apple sixteen sector disks. These were of course "better" than the old thirteen sector disks. The sixteen sector disks held a whopping 140K of data!

I stuck a few of these on my not-sixteen-sector Powerbook, just because they're old and they look cool. Now everyone that sees them asks, what does the 16 mean?

Only us old geeks know.

'til your iPod is as old as my Apple DOS boot disk

Keep the Adventure Alive,

AT

Pierce My What?

I told you Apple people were different.

'til Steve Jobs gets a nose ring

Keep the Adventure Alive,

Tom Calhoun