New Site Design Preview

I have just a few more CSS issues to work, but other than that I've got most of the design done. I just wanted to give you all a sneak peak at what I've been working on. You'll find that its a lot more functional and looks tons better than the lame default blogger theme, hahah.

Random Rambelings For the Day

With all the work on the new site that I've been doing its been difficult balancing time between writing new articles and the design on the new site. I suppose that the content for the last few days has been lacking because of this. With any luck I'll be rolling out the new design shortly and it'll be worth it! In the mean time I plan on getting my RadTech BT600 mouse review finished up and posted tomorrow. I know I've been promising this for a few days now. Honestly, whats holding me back is that I'm trying to run the batteries all the way out so I can judge how long they will last. But, after about a week and 12+ hours of use its still running strong.

February 15, 1997: The Tiger is Unleashed…For the Apple II?
That's right... only 10 years ago! I remember a few of these Apple II computers sitting in my high schools computer lab when I was a freshman in high school. They seem so primitive by today's standards! Its hard to believe how far we've come in such a short amount of time.

If your in need for a good laugh watch the following video. A spoof of Apples get a Mac commercials starring Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. There are a few sware words in the video, so if you are at work its probably best to wait till you get home.

The Valentines Day edition of Full Frontal Nerdity is worth a read. From what I can tell this web comic doesn't normally do Mac related humor. My favorite line... "The resulting ANGER, if harnessed, could power Los Angeles for a MONTH!" This is of course referring to the heated debates that spring up about Mac's Vs PC's.

Site Revamp In The Works

Today I began looking back into WordPress. Initially I started this blog out on WordPress, but I had no clue what I was doing. Blogger was simple, and got me posting right away, so I decided to go with Google's blogging software instead. But, Its been over a month since I started the blog, and I'm ready to do some customizing. I found a free web host, AwardSpace, and installed WordPress to do a little experimenting. After some fooling around, I'm 100% sure that I'll be switching to WordPress. Once I finish installing plugins, and work on the CSS I'll be rolling out the new Keynote2Keynote. Hopefully this will take place within the next 1-2 weeks.

I'm really excited about the changes that I'll be making and I'm sure that everyone else will enjoy them. I secretly told myself when I got started that if I could get 20 RSS feed subscribers I'd think about putting a good chunk of time into a custom theme/template. The site's been creeping up towards 20 and I hope I'll be able to get the revamp done within a few days of the goal being reached :)

Completely unrelated... I received my RadTech BT600 mouse and have been testing it the last few days. I plan on getting a full hands on report posted tomorrow or the next day. I can tell you now however, that I'm a happy camper and loving this little guy!

100 Apple Users And Switchers Project

Have any of you participated in the 2000 Bloggers event? If not heres some info. Tino Buntic is building a collage of 2000 Bloggers. Anyone with a blog and a picture of themselves can be added to the collage. The collage can be seen here.

I'd like to recreate the event here with a slight difference. I don't want just anyone with a blog, I want Apple Users and Switchers! If you've been reading my blog then you know that I believe that a big part of making the switch to Apple is the amazing community. If you're interested in meeting fellow users/switchers, then keep reading.

Instructions
Write a comment to this post that contains the following information...
1) Your name
2) A link to your blog, website, myspace/facebook/etc profile (blog preferred)
3) There MUST be a picture in an EASY to find place in the above URL.

I intend to shoot for 100 people, but if we get a whole lot more then thats great! I'll add each pic/url as they come in.

The 100 Apple Users And Switchers collage can be viewed HERE

If you'd like to promote your participation in this project, add the following image/link to your site :)

RSS Feed Change... Issues?

Is anyone having issues with the RSS feed? I switched to a feedburner feed and wanted to know if anyone is having problems. In case you were subscribed to the old feed the new one is at

http://feeds.feedburner.com/Keynote2Keynote

Let me know if there are any problems :)

Blogger Here I Come

Well, I heard a log of good stuff about WordPress so I decided to give it a go for my Keynote2Keynote project. BUT... I didn't like the amount of control that WordPress gave me. Maybe I missed some stuff, but Blogger seems to allow me to do more of what I want to do easier. So I've moved the content from WordPress to Blogger. I will resume the remaining 364 days of my blog on this site.

Dr. SteveJobs, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Make The Switch

Why? Well, I decided to throw in the towel and buy a Mac. Today was Apple’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco where they announced the iTV and iPhone. Both seemed pretty damn rad. But, that’s not the reason I’m switching. Honestly, I’m just ready for something new! I’ve owned one laptop, and one Apple product (the same machine… a G3 PowerBook). I’ve been a long time PC user and avid gamer for longer than I can remember. That’s enough about me, but I’ll unveil a bit more about me as the year progresses.

I’m starting this blog to document my experience with Apple and their product/services over the next 365 days… MWSF 2007 to MWSF 2008. I hope to learn a few things along the way and possibly show seasoned vets a few things as well. I’ve also wanted to play with WordPress and this gives me the chance. Anyways, thanks for reading and enjoy the ride!