Bryan Bartow

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Time to see how I did with my WWDC 2008 predictions. Here goes:
3G iPhone
Prediction: Although most “experts” seem to think this is a foregone conclusion, I can actually envision a reality where SJ does not give us new iPhone. For some reason, I just have this feeling that it’s not going to happen. However, where [...]

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It’s time for the obligatory “predictions-on-the-eve-of-a-big-Apple-event” post. Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference gets started tomorrow morning and the interwebs has been buzzing for some time now about Steve Job’s keynote to kick things off. Rumors have been flying furiously for weeks now about a new iPhone with 3G capabilities to complement the [...]

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The mother of a good friend of mine had herself quite a day in Las Vegas.  Couldn’t have happened to a better person.
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After digesting yesterday’s Stevenote, I decided to go way back—all the way to Christmas day—and revisit my predictions for the big event. Now, I’m not one to toot my own horn; and certainly a lot of what I predicted was already being buzzed about by the usual suspects. However, I do have to say I [...]

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This year was quite a busy one for Uncle Steve and the rest of his crew. Typically, this time of year finds Apple fan boys like myself salivating over what new hotness SJ will bestow upon us at the annual Macworld Expo. Other than an ultraportable notebook and iTunes movie rentals, I’ve not yet seen [...]

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I’m famous! I made it to the front page of macosxhints! OK, I’m not famous, but I did submit a hint MOH’s editors thought worthy of publishing. My hint details how to “correctly” setup IMAP Gmail in Mail.app.
Check it out here.
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Phone conversation carried out (on iPhones, of course) between Steve Jobs and Randall Stephenson.
Ring…Ring…Ring…
SJ: “Hello.”
RS: “WTF Steve? People are already hacking your iPhone to pieces. I thought we had a deal.”
SJ: “Chill Randog. I’ve got, and I’m thrilled about this, an army of the best engineers in the world working to secure and completely lock [...]

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