Harry-Go-Round » PC World http://harrymccracken.com/blog Harry McCracken's blog Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:31:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 And Now For Something That Has Nothing to Do With Cartoons http://harrymccracken.com/blog/2008/05/12/and-now-for-something-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-cartoons/ http://harrymccracken.com/blog/2008/05/12/and-now-for-something-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-cartoons/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 00:20:12 +0000 Harry http://www.harrymccracken.com/blog/2008/05/12/and-now-for-something-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-cartoons/ As I’ve announced over in my blog at PCWorld.com, I’m stepping down from my job at PC World, the magazine and site that have kept me happily employed for almost fourteen (!!) years now. My last day there is June 2nd. And my new adventure will be a new Web site about technology–one I build [...]]]> As I’ve announced over in my blog at PCWorld.com, I’m stepping down from my job at PC World, the magazine and site that have kept me happily employed for almost fourteen (!!) years now. My last day there is June 2nd. And my new adventure will be a new Web site about technology–one I build myself from the ground up. More details about that soon, I promise…

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I attended a dinner at a PC World retreat in Sausalito last week, and it was held in a room that had apparently been named by an Italian Mickey Mouse fan…

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You gotta think that this Friday, June 29th, just might be the most significant day in Steve Jobs’ life. On one hand, Apple and AT&T will release the iPhone, a product that we already know will go down in technology history as one of the most-hyped ever–and which stands a pretty good chance of being [...]]]> ratajobs.jpg

You gotta think that this Friday, June 29th, just might be the most significant day in Steve Jobs’ life. On one hand, Apple and AT&T will release the iPhone, a product that we already know will go down in technology history as one of the most-hyped ever–and which stands a pretty good chance of being as profoundly influential a device as the Apple II, the Macintosh, and the iPod.

On the other hand, Friday wil also see the premiere of Pixar’s Ratatouille. Jobs may no longer be Pixar’s owner and chairman, but as a Disney board member and the company’s largest stockholder, he has a lot riding on the film.

Me, I can’t wait to see Ratatouille; absurdly enough, I missed the sneak preview because I was attending a performance of Disney in Deutschland. But duty (in the form of my PC World work) is probably going to call–chances are I’ll spend my Friday evening attempting to acquire an iPhone…and, if I snag one, writing about it for our site. Ratatouille will have to wait until at least Saturday, and maybe longer.

Jobs has an iPhone and has presumably seen Ratatouille. I wonder how he’ll spend his weekend?

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