Check it out here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/

I still can’t find any firm information on whether or not it has a USB port. I know that there is a front and back camera, it’s faster and slimmer, the resolution hasn’t improved, and there is no SD slot. What about USB?

I found this, and it’s the best info on USB that I’ve found. It compares the Motorola Xoom and the iPad 2. It says that the Xoom has “many unique features” that are “specifically not available” on iPad 2 (Flash, 4G, SD slot, USB port, and built-in HDMI). I’ve re-read this article several times, and I can’t tell if these “unique features” are available on iPad 2 but don’t come in the standard config, OR if they’re just not available at all. Which seems to be the case because I know you can’t config an iPad to play Flash.

And this one is incredibly confusing. In the Battery Life section, it mentions that you can try and charge your iPad 2 via USB on your computer or laptop, but then later on says that a USB port is “one of the most wished-for features” by users.

Ack!!

Does anyone know, for sure, if there is a USB port on the iPad2??

According to them:

Once you pick up iPad 2, it’ll be hard to put down. That’s the idea behind the all-new design. It’s 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter, so it feels even more comfortable in your hands.

This sentence is followed by a superscript 2 (footnote):

Actual size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.

If it’s 33% thinner, how will they fit a USB port? The pictures don’t show a USB port, but that doesn’t mean anything.

Maybe you’ll be able to order a 33% thicker iPad and configure it with USB. Doesn’t sound too bad to me.

For more info on iPad 2, check here.

“The application Finder can’t be opened.” -10810

I can’t remember what I was doing the first time it happened, but when it happened just now, I was attempting to delete 4 or 5 directories on a shared server. The directories were NOT huge; it shouldn’t have crashed Finder. But it did. I had to force quit Finder and then when I tried to open it again, I got that crappy error message.

But I found a solution via the googler.

1. Open Terminal. For those who are scared to open Terminal, don’t worry I’m in the same boat. I promise it will be okay.
2. Type this in to Terminal:
   System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder &
3. Hit Enter.

Now the first time I hit enter, my Finder window popped open. I was happy, so I closed the Finder window & Terminal. Then I clicked on Finder in the dock, and I got that damn error again.

So, second time through, I started over at Step #1 and repeated the process. The second time that I hit enter (Step #3), the Finder window did not open automatically. But the Finder icon in the dock had the bottom light, so I clicked on it and a Finder window popped open. Phew!

But then I closed Terminal. When you go to close Terminal, it closes your Finder. Boo.

Third time through, repeat all steps. Finder automatically opens when I hit enter this time. Hit up the googler again to find a fix.

4. Type this in to Terminal: disown
5. Hit Enter.
6. Now close Terminal and your Finder should still stay open.

Wow… That was a huge bear. Hope Apple fixes that bug.

Many thanks to this person:
http://www.adeepbite.com/must-know-macosx-tips-and-tricks/the-application-finder-cant-be-opened/,
and this person:
http://utvv.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-fix-application-finder-cant-be.html

I found an iPad article that is my favorite. The title is what initially drew me in, I Managed to Not Buy an iPad.

It hugely surpasses all the other articles for pure wit and humor.

Check it out here:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/I-Managed-to-Not-Buy-an-iPad-69700.html

Check out this article that asks the question, “Is It Time for Apple to Retire the Cats?”

My firm answer: No.

Meow.

1.) It’s more along the lines of a phone than a computer. The interface is the same as the iPhone, not the iMac or the Mac Pro or any of the computer lines. I wanted a tablet computer, not a tablet phone. I do take into consideration that the lines between phone and computer have become more and more blurred, but it is undeniable that the iPad is closer to a phone than a computer. Which brings me to my second point.

2.) 64GB is just not enough. And I realize that 64GB is the largest hard drive it comes with at the moment, but I still say it’s not enough. Sure, that’s a few gigs more than what we have at home on our iBook, but our iBook is also 4 or 5 years old and runs slow. But I suppose that ties in with my first point. 64GB is a lot for phone. It’s not a lot for a computer.

3.) To me, it just screams first generation. I think that by the 3rd or 4th, Mark and I will be in line to buy ours — but right now, it almost seems like a waste of money. Good idea, maybe not excellently executed.

What I wished for was a tablet computer that could run all programs of the Adobe CS4 Web Premium software at the same time, multiple browsers open, with iPhoto & iTunes running. And no lag. That would be a huge feat that graphic designers and artist and all sorts of other people could use and appreciate.

Do I ask for too much?

I think it’s pretty obvious that I’m an Apple supporter & although I am fluent on a Mac and on a PC, I’d take a Mac any day of the week over a PC. So because of my unfaltering support and love for Apple, I truly feel hurt when they do something that makes me disappointed in the company as a whole.

NYT has an article, “Reason to Quit – Apple Warranties Void for Smokers,” that describes that Apple has denied two warranty service for Apple products because of secondhand smoke.

Smoke was not the cause of any of the malfunctions, it was the reason to deny warranty service. Apparently, the presence of Apple products in the homes of smokers is reasonable cause for repair techs to not service the products. The line of reasoning used is that Apple does not require an employee to repair anything deemed hazardous to their health. Nicotine is hazardous to health, so Apple repair employees have the right to refuse service.

The author of the article is highly skeptical of significant danger associated with these Apple products used under smoking conditions. I’m highly skeptical and highly disappointed. I can get over my disappointment with Apple because of my unconditional love, but I really can’t get over my disappointment in the repair personnel. In my opinion, it is absolutely ridiculous. What are they going to do next? Refuse to work on Apple products that have been used by an alcoholic for 5 years? Alcohol is hazardous to health. What about Apple products that have been used next to vehicle exhaust fumes for years and years, like in auto-body shops? What about Apple products that have been used in laboratories with noxious gases? And Apple products that have been systematically exposed to large amounts of carbon monoxide?

Seriously and irrevocably disappointed. Get a life. Do your job. What a complete cop out.