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this is real nerdy, but...

BDx13 - 1-9-2007 at 12:14 AM

i am fuckin' psyched for tomorrow. do not bother me from 12-2 pm.

http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20SFO07A/keynotes

the apple phone? true video ipod? new monitors? iTV? who knows?! who the fuck knows!

defstarsteve - 1-9-2007 at 12:55 AM

a little nerdy but if it wasn't for apple there wouldn't be half the neato toys we have today
and who would microsoft rip off?

jonnynewbreed - 1-9-2007 at 03:01 AM

I'm with you on that one Big D.

Hey, do you ever use iweb to design a webite? I put a new one together for myself but i'm just have a few questions.

Voodoobillyman - 1-9-2007 at 08:27 AM

Way off subject but interesting nonetheless, After my Grandad passed (my dads side) we had the dirty duty of going through stuff to figure out what to keep and what to put into the estate sale. Well, my uncle John was going through his paperwork and finances when he discovered that my Grandad had actually invested pretty heavily in Apple when they first went public. Keep in mind this is a man who built Mac engines in Allentown PA for 30 + years with less than high school education. The biggest surprise of it was he was so old fashioned, he didn't even own a computer. Ironic, needless to say, he made a fucking small fortune off of that investment.

BDx13 - 1-9-2007 at 10:25 AM

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Originally posted by Voodoobillyman
Way off subject but interesting nonetheless, After my Grandad passed (my dads side) we had the dirty duty of going through stuff to figure out what to keep and what to put into the estate sale. Well, my uncle John was going through his paperwork and finances when he discovered that my Grandad had actually invested pretty heavily in Apple when they first went public. Keep in mind this is a man who built Mac engines in Allentown PA for 30 + years with less than high school education. The biggest surprise of it was he was so old fashioned, he didn't even own a computer. Ironic, needless to say, he made a fucking small fortune off of that investment.


that's amazing. when was this?
apple went public in 1980 at like $20/share. it's lowest point was in the mid- to late-90s, but now trades at nearly $100/share, and that's AFTER a split in 2005.
buy and hold!

BDx13 - 1-9-2007 at 10:27 AM

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Originally posted by jonnynewbreed
I'm with you on that one Big D.

Hey, do you ever use iweb to design a webite? I put a new one together for myself but i'm just have a few questions.


no, i've never used iweb. i code everything by hand, but if you have any questions about something you're trying to do, just shoot me an email.

Voodoobillyman - 1-9-2007 at 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by BD
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Originally posted by Voodoobillyman
Way off subject but interesting nonetheless, After my Grandad passed (my dads side) we had the dirty duty of going through stuff to figure out what to keep and what to put into the estate sale. Well, my uncle John was going through his paperwork and finances when he discovered that my Grandad had actually invested pretty heavily in Apple when they first went public. Keep in mind this is a man who built Mac engines in Allentown PA for 30 + years with less than high school education. The biggest surprise of it was he was so old fashioned, he didn't even own a computer. Ironic, needless to say, he made a fucking small fortune off of that investment.


that's amazing. when was this?
apple went public in 1980 at like $20/share. it's lowest point was in the mid- to late-90s, but now trades at nearly $100/share, and that's AFTER a split in 2005.
buy and hold!


We discovered the stock back in 96, I don't know what happend with it, I'm totally out of the loop on that stuff. I just happend to be there when they found the records at his house.

BDx13 - 1-9-2007 at 12:26 PM

that's great. was it a proper stock certificate? i'd frame that shit up!

Voodoobillyman - 1-9-2007 at 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by BD
that's great. was it a proper stock certificate? i'd frame that shit up!




Unfortunately no, it was more like spreadsheets he kept for his own records.

BDx13 - 1-9-2007 at 01:58 PM

the heads of geeks around the world are exploding as i type this.

clevohardcore - 1-9-2007 at 02:09 PM

hahahaha. I was wathcing a little of this on TV.

clevohardcore - 1-9-2007 at 02:09 PM

the TV cellphone thing is really fuckin cool.

BDx13 - 1-9-2007 at 02:20 PM

there's still 40 minutes left. i need to step away.

JUICE MAYNE MSHC - 1-9-2007 at 05:00 PM

BD...did you see the iPhone? Fuckin most triumphant.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/01/09/apple-iphone-annou...

BDx13 - 1-9-2007 at 07:17 PM

it's definitely a dope product, but it's be gonna be a love it or hate it kind of thing.
- touchscreen. some people hate not having a tactile keys.
- Cingular exclusive.
- EDGE. i don't believe that's part of the most current cellular broadband technologies.

BDx13 - 1-18-2007 at 01:30 PM

well, the iphone is dope, and i know people would pay that kind of money for just the video ipod function, but that's too rich for my blood, even with the other features. for now.

i find i'm more excited about iphone-derivative products potentially coming from apple. i mean, you don't register 200 patents for a single device and not share the love.

my assumption is that we'll see another version that is a more of traditional video ipod (sans the phone and communication nerdery). and that touch screen technology HAS to find its way into a tablet at some point.

the fact that it's running a mini version of OSX is also very interesting.
i'd LOVE to see some sonos-esque remote capability in conjunction with iTunes and their Airport Extreme.