I received my keyboard skins from TheGadgetLocker.com for my Apple Wireless and USB aluminum keyboards. The skins are very nice and thin and seem to be better than my iSkin skin I have on my MacBook Pro’s keyboard.
They are almost invisible and you have to look closely to notice they are installed. I probably will stop by The Gadget Locker one day since they are located only 30 minutes away from me and pick up a XSKN for my MacBook Pro also.
Today Apple pushed out the new iPhone and Touch iPod 1.1.2 Firmware updates.
It closed a few security hole/exploit issues and bug fixes. The update came in at 160.2 MB.
I also noticed you can now see a new battery meter icon in iTunes next to your device that displays the current battery charge.
I’ll try to also share some info in a following post on how I sync my iPhone with my PC and my Mac.
Today I got and installed the Invisible Shield Protection for my MacBook Pro and iPhone. I only ordered the bottom shield but they sent me a full body protection kit.
The film was relatively easy to apply but took some time. The finish is now shinier than stock but has more of a grip to the surface now so it won’t be as slippery. Overall I’m happy with the purchase since now the items are more protected from scratches and dings.
You can order Invisible Shield protection kits for many different devices here.
Well I got my Leopard Up-To-Date DVD in the mail today and proceeded to upgrade my existing Tiger install.It took about 1 hour and 15 minutes and when it was done, the only thing that didn’t work right were the Yahoo widgets.I’m going to try to reinstall them later.I’m still playing with Leopard and running a Time Machine initial backup as I write this post.I’ll have more to comment about it probably in a few days.
Cryis Demo for PC was released over the weekend also. I got a chance to play it for 30 minutes or so. The game is amazing, the graphics are top notch. I’ll have to buy the full version when it is released on November 16th. The game utilizes the newest graphic technologies using DX10.You can find more about the game here and download the demo here.
I’m at my local Apple store right now and they are about to release Leopard.
I all ready have my copy pre-ordered from the Up-To-Date program, so I’m waiting for a T-Shirt instead.
I’ll post a few pictures later that I just uploaded to flickr here.
Yesterday, I received my MacBook Pro from Amazon.com.
I decided to get the 2.4Ghz model with the 256MB video card since I plan on using it with my 1080p LCD in dual display mode.
I ordered the Leopard Up-to-date Disc for $9.95 + tax which came to $10.81.
Now all I have to do is wait for Leopard in the mail. 
From Apple’s website-
“Packed with more than 300 new features, Mac OS X Leopard goes on sale Friday, October 26, at 6:00 p.m. at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, Apple announced today. And, beginning today, customers can place pre-orders on Apple’s online store. “Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade we’ve ever released,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “And everyone gets the ‘Ultimate’ version, packed with all the new innovative features, for just $129.”
I’m so excited for I am going to get a MacBook Pro with Leopard Pre-Installed. I’ve been waiting for a while now, but the wait is almost over. Yay!
You can find out more information here.
Apple created a website for the iPhone and iPod touch that has a bunch of Web Apps organized by category. The page is not designed to be iPhone/Touch Safari specific, but the web apps are. The page is viewed like a normal page where you zoom in and out. I think it’s a matter of time before they make it viewable specifically for the iPhone or iPod Touch.
You can check out the Web Apps page here.
Yesterday, my local Apple store finally got the wireless keyboard in stock. I have the usb slim keyboard on my PC and love the feel and action of the keys, so I wanted to get the wireless model for my Dell Linux Box. I ended up using my $100 iPhone early buyer credit to purchase it.
The keyboard works great. I was able to get it to work with Ubuntu 7.04 Fiesty Fawn along with the Bluetooth Wireless Mighty Mouse (How-to here). The eject key even opens the CD tray in Linux. The keyboard battery compartment opens with a coin and takes 3 AA batteries and boasts very good battery life (About 7 months). Overall this is the best small keyboard I have ever used.
The keyboard goes for $79.00 and is available at the Apple Store online here.
Update 10/12/2007:
I later tried to get it working with Windows XP but had no luck.
XP would detect the keyboard, but didn’t let me enter a pin to connect to it.
As some of you know, Apple and Starbucks have a promotion going on where you get a free song of the day card from Starbucks redeemable online at the iTunes store. Each day they will have a different artist. This runs from October 2nd to November 7th.
Here is the KT Tunstall – One Day – Song Of the Day Card I got today at Starbucks:
