Mac Pro is coming December 2013, and it starts at $2,999.
More info coming soon.
Seven Years with WordPress.com
It seems that Today is the Seventh Year Anniversary of 37prime at WordPress.com. Has it been that long? October 19, 2006 felt like just last week.
As of today, the most viewed post at 37prime.wordpress.com is:
Canon HG10 AVCHD Camcorder: Video Transfers
AVCHD camcorder was a popular topic back in 2008.
Thank You WordPress, Automattic and Matt Mullenweg.
Amazon.com to the Rescue
I received a call from a client who was having issues with the newly purchased Epson WorkFoce WF-2540 All-in-One printer. Upon inspections, I noticed the data ribbon was damaged by the ink cartridge carrier.
The printer was delivered from Amazon.com a few days earlier, so it is still under manufacturer warranty. I tried calling Epson customer support, unfortunately no one was available to answer the call on Saturday.
I then called Amazon.com customer service and within 10 minutes they emailed the return label for the defective unit and dispatched the replacement.
Sixteen-by-Nine
There seems to be consensus that Apple would drop iPhone 4 and 4S comes September 10, 2013.
Back in May 2013 a person who might or might not be a high ranking Apple employee hinted that Apple would go all 16-by-nine screen ratio for all iPhone and iPod touch this Fall 2013. It is a response to some rumors that Apple would release a larger screen iPhone with 4-by-3 screen ratio in Fall 2013.
Apple will be phasing out 30-pin Dock Connector this Fall 2013. John Gruber believes that Apple would stop selling iPad 2 after new iPad is introduced and I concur.
If I’m right, this would leave the iPad 2 as the last device with a 30-pin port. I expect them to abandon that device in October, when new iPads are announced.
Another point is that Apple would have another event this October and maybe one more before the end of the year.
Apple will be having four busy month starting September 2013. There’s the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro. By the way, there’s one more new product that Apple might introduce this year.
Futurama: Calculon 2.0
New Futurama episode titled “Calculon 2.0” has hit the tubes. Calculon returns along with Robot Devil.
Previews:
Google Maps 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Google Maps 2.0 is now available for download, it now natively supports iPad in addition to iPhone and iPod touch.
What’s New in Version 2.0
- New design for iPad
- Enhanced navigation including live traffic updates and incident reports
- Explore: A new way to browse and discover popular local places to eat, drink, shop, play and sleep
- Simple 5-star ratings and reviews from friends, plus expert Zagat content
- Great deals from your favorite brands with Google Offers
- Indoor maps with walking directions for malls, transit stations, airports and more
One thing that’s still missing from this version of Google Maps is Street View, which is alco available in Google Earth App for iOS.
UPDATE:
To access Street View, a location must be defined by entering an address or dropping a pin, only then the option becomes available. On iPhone and iPod touch, swipe the address panel on the bottom up to bring the Street View option up.
P.S. Don’t ask me anything about iOS 7. It happens to be the only iPad available in the office to grab screenshot from.
So, it’s Matt’s fault?
You might have seen the error message on WordPress.com:
Goshdarnit!
Something has gone wrong with our servers. It’s probably Matt’s fault.
We’ve just been notified of the problem.
Hopefully this should be fixed ASAP, so kindly reload in a minute and things should be back to normal.
Well, I blame Matt too.
