Today the iMac turns 10 years old. Happy birthday little guy.

The iMac has really changed a lot in the last ten years. It’s great that it’s been so consistent. The iMac is starting to feel like the Honda Accord or Toyota Camry of the computer industry. It might not be the flashiest, most powerful, or biggest, however, it’s going to be reliable, versatile, and will perform most of what a “typical” computer user wants and needs to do.

There are 2 of the older “Five Flavors” iMacs around the house that the kids still use to play games and such that have been perfectly useable. Great machines then, great machines now. Absolutely awesome!

So, after a long hard run, Blue Turtle is now the #1 ranked site in Computers and Internet. Now I don’t expect to stay, but it does feel good. I want to think all the people who have been visiting the site and dropping their cards over the last month or so. I’m working on an idea for a contest to reward a few of my droppers. But I have to come up with a good idea. I’m up for any suggestions.

Woo Hoo, I finally won something. I’m going to go out and buy lottery tickets tonight now.

Thanks Guru… Great Idea for a Contest.

Winners of the 8/08/08 Entrecard contest: “

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(Via Guru Of Sales.)

Ok, so a few months ago a friend of mine bought a new MacBook Pro 15″. You know, one of those with the new LED backlit screens. Well, he’s been having this issue from RichText. My friend has even commented on this article.

Today he got his MacBook Pro back from having sent it in to Apple to fix it. It’s still broken. Worse yet, they replaced his screen with a scratched one. This is unacceptable. Apple should be doing better than this. If you don’t know where the problem lies, at least acknowledge the problem and say you are working on a solution. The fact is there is a problem here, it’s ok if you don’t know exactly what’s causing it, but replacing screens with damaged ones that don’t actually fix the problem is unacceptable.

Very disappointed…

Update: The screen isn’t nicked, it was just a bit of something from the packaging that was being stubborn. But no cosmetic damage. Even still… It’s still broke and needs to be fixed.

Top 10 myths and misconceptions about Apple Macs in the Enterprise: “Multi-platform consultant Ryan Faas (who has lived the life of both a Windows and Mac sysadmin) examines the top ten assumptions…”

(Via MacDailyNews.)

This article does an excellent job of articulating some of the exact same arguments that we have been making in favor of using Mac’s for business for more than 2 years now. One of the things that needs to be pointed out is what people think is not always the reality of the situation. A prime example of this is Microsoft’s now Mojave marketing push. Many of the problems with Vista don’t rear their ugly little head until a user has used it for a few weeks or months. Not to bash on Vista at all, it’s just an example. Many times when talking with “IT Professionals” there are misconceptions about what the Mac can and can’t do. People should be informed before making a decision and if they aren’t, either because they can’t or won’t learn what they need to make the proper decision, then they should ask someone to help them with the information. There is little more annoying than someone who enjoys basking in their own ignorance.

Thanks Ryan for the excellent article. I would give you an award, but I’m not sure what to call it. So here are some kudos.