This made me laugh out loud, which is quite hard to get me doing. Its simple yet made me think. Someone called Oliver has posted what seems to be the first iPod blog... written by an iPod. Its funny in the sense that it just makes you think, if an iPod could talk what would it tell you? In the case of the first blog we were told,
 
"Yesterday I had the chance to connect with YM00000USZW, the little nano that had the privilege to be stored inside Steve JobsÂ? jeans pocket during that keynote. He is so proud of the scratches he got there!"

According to the site, 'iPopedia Galactica' answers the questions and for example, it states that scratches on an iPod are like shark bites to a sailor, both will seize the first opportunity to show them off. Makes we wonder what the iPopedia Galactica will say next about their lives. And thinking, what would my iPod (2X5141D9PQ7) a pion's iPod, talk to God's (YM00000USZW) iPod about, and at that, does he have the status to talk to him? Quite funny all the same.

Wired have a very amusing story about how Apple's own Woz collects or collected rather, and received the unfortunate consequences of doing so. It starts with how Woz had a fascination with telephone numbers and wouldn't quit till he had one with 7 digits the same. One day his dream came true with 888-8888. Although once he had it, he received alot of prank calls from often a silent person or with the noises of TV in the background or distant talking. One day though he figured it out, after the angry tone of a mother could be heard he realised that the calls were being committed by children. This sort of problem you cannot correct as its down to a child's fascination of pressing buttons over and over again. Looks like buying a number that is very desirable does have its consequences for the rich and powerful. Believe it or not but the accompanying picture is Steve in his younger days, do you think he made the odd prank or two?

A blogger by the name of Johan Coppieters has posted a small story about his daughters trip to Italy. What makes this story incredible isn't the fact that her coach caught fire, but the fact that after recovery her friends' iPod worked. This is just amazing after you look at the picture to the left, the iPod has obviously been through a lot, and its partner, the InMotion sound dock too. Although the speaker dock didn't survive, the iPod worked as normal. The touchpad together with its internals must have survived well, and given that HDD's dont respond well to intense fire and magnetic fields, this is just a miracle, or is it? Maybe it just goes to show how versatile and withstanding the workmanship that goes into iPod's is great. Either way it just proves that the iPod in many ways wont die, whether it be to competition or down to plastic melting intense fire...

OK I gotta admit, I've never used Apple's computers let alone Operating Systems previous to 2000, and well before in the good old days of evolution I was used to 3.1. We've stumbled upon this little gem by My Old Mac, some of you might be fooled into thinking that it was a emulator of some sorts, in fact no, its a flash concept of Macintosh System 7. It works really well and includes all the little things you had 'back in the day'. For example, you can look around and experience boot times, system lag and even as far as connecting to a 'fake' host modem so you can browse 1 bit web on Netscape 3.6. It has little addictive games like pong and space invaders, and I think its a great use of exploring in your available coffee or lunch break.

Well this has to be reported, its gone beyond amazing, and probably created its own dimension. We've seen it all, suits with controls built into them, iPods that have maps on them, but how about an iPod with up to 5TB of storage, that's a whopping 1,250,000 songs or 10.26 years of uninterrupted play. A company called WiebeTech have designed two Raid units together with an iPod, and in true fashion, of course this is an April fool's joke. As it stands, the company are a reputable source for forensics, backups, drive enclosures and RAID systems, and with the iPod products they we're showing off the true capabilities of their portable drives. The larger of the two has been toted the 'GigantiPod', and both are described to be easier to carry than a 5 Year old, and apparently both offer a more extreme work out while jogging.... I wonder why?

Check out their other novel idea's including: A firmware wand, for instant firmware upgrade including mammals; a ReadWriteBlocker, which can get rid of any data; and finally a ToughBit, a drive which compresses any amount of data into 1 bit by use of data storage in the infinite amounts of universe dimensions. All very confusing, but a good laugh.

In "The Showbiz Show," David Spade goes on a babble how much everybody loves their iPod. Its true that the iPod is the latest hype in technology, a must-have that everyone oggles about. So the comedian takes a jab at the iPod saying some issues with regards to this miniature technology. He tackles how the iPod just got smaller and smaller that eventually they would make the iPod splinter, something that you can prick unto your nail and can hold up to nine songs! His next target was the iPod video wherein you can barely see what you are watching and how people bring even their porno collection with them. David Spade just tackled every possible issue with the iPod, all real and at the same time undeniably hilarious.

Here are some quotables from David Spade's performance.

"So where do you hide this thing, you know. In your pocket, dude, with your cellphone. Great, just what I need. Two tiny highly radioactive devices pressed unto my nutsack."

"I feel great when I walk into my homeless guy. Hey look my iPod have socks and you don't"

"Oh wait, here's Apple's new slogan, 'Think the same!'"

You can catch the whole iPod sketch here.

So here I was sitting with my hot mug of coffee, and my laptop searching around for anything I could scoop on Apple or one of its founding fathers, Steve Jobs. It hit me, after going through about 20 odd sites, I realised about 12 of them were dedicated directly to Steve Jobs. Some were either contributing information on his history, or just being outrightly obsessive. I tend to think that some people have what is becoming commonly known as Stevenular Jobinum of the mental state.

So I've put together a few of my favorite and quite weird contributions to good ol' Steve's popularity, I hope you find them as humorous as I did:

Steve Job's unofficial Biography, erm, enlightening

What does Steve wear exactly? Over $1000, that's what

Good old Wikipedia's take on Mr Jobs, factual

If Jobs ever needed a Job, here's his Resume

Quite an amusing video on Steve's iPod release (skit)

Have you ever had that urge: to bake a cake in the shape of an Apple I computer? For the millions of us who have, there is not a bake-through available online that will get you to where you need to be. Impress your friends, surprise your parents, lose your girlfriend, when you show them this delectable treat in all its chocolate-y goodness.

The great folks over at Geek Culture said: Following the birthday tradition, we decided to bake something, but as this is Apple's 30th birthday, (quite an achievement), we knew it would have to be something insanely great. Our mission was daunting, but then inspiration struck... what better cake to build than that of the Apple I that now resides in the Smithsonian Institute?

The instructions for building this thing are pretty damn good, but only serious bakers need apply. I'm going to try this sucker out, if it doesn't look anything like it in the end, at least I got some cake on my hands. Who knows, maybe I'll share it with my good friend Chris.

I really like all of my Apple products, though I can't profess to have been much of a Mac fan back in the day. But while I can't really picture a world anymore without my iPod, or Macbook Pro, there has got to be something said for sanity. I wouldn't lose it if I had to spend a weekend without an Apple product, in other words.

Turns out not everyone is like me. According to the Inquirer, Cnet's Chris Steven is anxiously lying in wait for Apple to announce a new product as it looks to turn 30 years young this Saturday. Because the company has not released any details on any new products, and speculation is high that they will, Chris can't hold it any longer.

Chris said that he was "literally out on the window ledgeÂ? if Apple doesn't deliver, will there be any choice for the self-respecting hack but to die with honour? The blogging world watches and waits for what Saturday will bring, our sense of excitement is tinged with fear. The sash window is drawn, my rings are in the top drawer, I've written a short poem on a Post-it note, and iTunes is playing Counting Crows. The stage is set. Don't make me do it Apple, don't make me jump!"

Chris, man, go out and take a whiff of the fresh air, or something.

Sometimes our passion for the devices we live with everyday grow beyond the simple limitation of a consumer and his newly purchased product and extends to the realms of fascination. Accordingly, there are people out there who swear by products they simply can't live without, and a smaller number that simply swears when someone who does live without them.

The San Francisco Chronicle has a few checkpoint items to tell whether or not you fall into this latter category, that pledges allegiance to a product that cannot talk to them, but they say speaks to them. Here they are:

1. You believe that Apple is superior and have tried to convert people.
2. You consider Steve Jobs your god.
3. You sent a 'Happy 30th Birthday' to Steve Jobs.
4. You refuse to throw away your old Mac computers and/or collect vintage Macs and other Apple paraphernalia.
5. You start your day by reading  Apple blogs.

Um, check, check. Check, check aaaannnndddd, check!