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It's no secret that I'm a big Apple dork. Just look at the links at the side of this blog. Or come over and check out my collection of Macs and iPods in Malden. Or that "Think Different" poster in my cubicle with Lucille Ball and Ricky Ricardo (Ted, if you still have that Jim Henson poster I gave you, you bastard-- Mac-freaks will pay you good money for that!). In fact, I'm probably the biggest Apple dork I know- if you know someone like me (especially if she's hot and single), put 'er in touch; there are support groups for freaks like us. I was going to write a long post last Monday about how I nearly had a heart attack when Apple announced their pending switch to Intel... but after going through the 5 Stages of Acceptance, I've realized that there is simply too much to write about the whole issue and instead I'll direct any interested parties (you still there?) to the following few articles:

Cringley thinks Apple + Intel are trying to dethrone Microsoft
Great article #1 from Ars Technica (great nerdy speculation on what's to come)
Great article #2 from Ars Technica (explaining what a mindfuck this is to the general Machead psyche)

Apple plays a large role in why I got into computers / computer science in the first place, and I even have the thought in the not-so-deep recesses of my delicious brain that a great place to work after I get my master's in music technology would be... yep... Apple. You've heard of GarageBand? Or the iPod?

My friend Jon just asked me if Steve Jobs is my idol. I don't know. I have a tough time referring to anyone (human or otherwise) as an 'idol'-- maybe all the teachings in Hebrew school of not worshipping false idols really got to me-- and I don't want to exactly repeat what Steve's done because it's already been done... but to be the head of the greatest animation company in the world and the greatest computer company in the world and to be commonly referred to as a 'rock star' of CEOs... yeah, that'd be pretty sweet. He gave the commencement speech at Stanford last week and here's a transcript... it's a great read for insight into what an interesting and accomplished man he is (but my mom won't let me show this article to my youngest brother- he's going to Reed in the fall and she doesn't want him to get any ideas...)

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html