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My history with Apple Computer

Michael Mayes — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:14:15 +0000

1988 – Apple ][e at school
1991 - Mac Plus at home - it took about 50 3.5" disks to back up our files and apps
1992 - Mac SE/30 - used to make brochures and banners for local businesses in Pagemaker
1993 - Mac Classic II
1995 - PowerMac 7500 for college - speech recognition long before Siri
1996 - Mac IIfx at mom's office (w a 20" b&w monitor to do accounting work)
1999 - PowerMac G3 blue and white for work (lots of time in Quark)
2000 - PowerMac G4 for work
2000 - iMac DV special graphite edition at home
2000 - iBook clamshell in orange at home
2001 - PowerBook G3 at work
2003 - PowerBook G4 at work
2004 - ipod
(2004-2009 dark days at work with a PC)
2005 - ipod mini
2006 - new ipod
2007 - MacBook Pro 15" at home
2009 - iphone
2010 - iMac 21.5" w 3.33 core 2 duo at home
2010 - iMac 21.5" w 3.33 core 2 duo at work
2011 - ipad2
[2012] – [macbook air], [iphone 5]

thx to http://apple-history.com/ for date and names

Starting from zero in 2010

Michael Mayes — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:48:57 +0000

I finally got myself an iPhone. But that’s not the point here. It’s about this blog being an active place. Keep an eye out for updates from me on lots of things including:

websites and technology that I am using and testing
product development ideas and innovations
NYC and west village culture and events
travel, photography, music and design
productivity and process

I’m looking forward to writing on weekly themes and sharing with you. Leave me some comments and let me know what you want to see.

/mm

The architecture of brands

Michael Mayes — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:13:51 +0000

Today is a new day. This blog is a new blog. Its about starting over. Its about turning around. And now, its also about architecture and brands. A few times each week, I plan to compare a building and a brand – usually why I think the two are similar, perhaps topically based on the news, or because I thought they were interesting. Let’s see how it goes. Let me know if you like it.

understanding design

Circaviso Admin — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:46:23 +0000

With so many sources today, from Dwell and Wallpaper to Architectural Digest or Metropolitan Home, it’s hard for Mr and Mrs Jones to know where to go and what to ‘believe’ when it comes to good design.

That’s where one of my favorite sites comes to mind, if you are interested in some off the wall, non-traditional furniture. CribCandy uses social bookmarking features to let users add products they find online to the CribCandy catalog. Wists allow users to assign any tags they want to product and categorize them.

It’s pretty fascinating what’s out there these days when it comes to design. From the Gehry cardboard chair to a lawn mower that hovers, you can find just about anything if you look hard enough.

The variety in style, material, size and shape is often overwhelming to a consumer. Too much choice is a bad thing. Starting from zero — that’s where its at.