So here I sit, relaxing in a nice little chair, drinking a frozen Gatorade and watching the lemmings, I mean iPhone fans that had been standing in line for over 2 hours file themselves one by one into the Apple store tonight. I leave my comfy chair only once, and just for a moment, as an Apple employed cameraman comes by to ask if he could take a picture of me in my iBAM shirt. I say yes, he says “That’s the best shirt I’ve seen all day”, I feel good about myself and return to my chair. In a way, I feel bad for these brave soles, most of them look like it’s Christmas morning, dancing and smiling for the TV cameras, digital photographers and multiple interviewers standing outside the line divider ropes that feed them into the store like cattle. “iPhone BABY!”, shouts one fan and cheering follows down the long line around the outside of the building. Some had been there all day, braving the Phoenix heat, others had paid good money for front of the line placement. I watched in amazement as very few walked out of the store with just one phone to themselves. One gentleman had four of them and quite a bounce in his step as he pranced away. I could only imagine that he was a captain of an eBay bound pirate ship, looking to make a pretty profit on the digital high seas. I wondered to myself, is it really worth all this excitement? [Continued]

I went to my Feedburner stats page today (first time in quite a while) and was pleasantly surprised. We have actually had a fairly steady increase in subscriptions since our launch here @ iBAM. I just wanted to share the graph with everyone and take a second to say thanks for all of you who have helped along the way. The comments, the authors, the subscribers… All who participate here to make this site a ton of fun for all who stop by. Thank you so much for everything! I can only say that I sincerely hope that you have had as much fun as I have. Here’s to the rest of the year and beyond!

As always, suggestions, ideas and thoughts are always welcome. iBAM is a community and without you, we would suck! haha! Talk soon!

- Brent

As I was sitting here today, I stopped for a second to reflect on the last few months with my new Mac. I would have never even imagined the ride I have been on for the last several months. It has been simply amazing. It’s not that I wake up singing songs of praise to my Mac or anything, but I just have never had such a unique experience as this in my entire life. I made a commitment to myself that, when I purchased my MacBook Pro, I would follow whatever rabbit trail it led me down. Thus, by “jumping in” all the way, I can truly experience the world of Mac to it’s fullest. So here I sit, just a slice over three months after purchasing my first Mac and I am utterly amazed at the things I have been grafted into just by following the rabbit trails. In this post, I will attempt to summarize as quickly as possible the current chapter of the ever-evolving story of “My Mac and Me” [Continued]