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Caustic Cover Critic: The 3,988,393,210,272nd Salinger Blog Post

Caustic Cover Critic: The 3,988,393,210,272nd Salinger Blog Post

Mark Pilgrim on The Setup

Mark Pilgrim on The Setup

When you’re dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody.

J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye)

Rest in flowerless peace.

Some more things to think about…

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now I am sure you know everything there is to know about the iPad. It is a stunning device. I am at a loss for words on where to begin or what I can add that others have not. That said, I am going to try to make some observations and, hopefully, add some new things to think about:

  • There is no way you can have any idea of how amazing this thing is by looking a pictures and reading sound bytes and blogs. You have to watch the video on the official site. Seriously, stop reading right now and go watch it. I’ll wait… Back now, good. As you can see, every single built in app has been re-imagined for this device. Now, here is something to think about… What if every Mac had applications designed specifically to exploit the capabilities, screen size, etc. of the device? What if the SDK’s allowed a developer to support these nuances in a single app (i.e if it’s an iPhone – look and feel this way, iPad – That way). Now, what if you had a large display that you could slide the iPad right into the side? If the software is built right it could adjust (If iPad in display – do this…).
  • It was not mentioned but the thin and light new Apple Wireless Keyboard is supported.
  • Very interesting how Mr. Jobs pushed the fact that Apple is a mobile devices company so hard.
  • Pair the iBook store with Amazon’s Kindle.app and you not only have one killer book selling device, you also have witnessed the death of the Kindle itself. That’s OK though since Amazon likely does not make a profit (I say likely because they refuse to talk about those numbers) on the device, it is simply a way to sell more books.
  • The publishing industry has been aching for a way to make money off of the content in the internet age. It’s simple, make great “iTouch” apps and make them free through the app store, then charge your normal subscription rates. I can think of several publications I would subscribe to here for a richer experience, ads and all (Wired, Vanity Fair, New York Times, etc.)

I am sure I will have more thoughts and may update this post as they come. Until then, I can say that I could easily see this being a main computer for a lot of people, especially if you have apps as robust as the iWork ones demoed at the event. Seems like it would fit a large number of people’s “enough”

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The new Doane Paper Flap Jotter

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Rotate 50 pages of the Doane Paper Grid + Lines Stationery Design a full 360 degrees with the new Flap Jotter. The Wire-o-bound reporter styled Flap Jotter features 100% recycled craft covers and 100% recycled content paper stock. These quality pocket notebooks were constructed by the fine folks at Portland’s Pinball Publishing. A high res 6 picture photo set of the Flap Jotter can be viewed here.

Very nice new product from a very cool company with an exceptional idea.