Hmm. Since almost every blog that has ever written about Apple has already predicted everything that could possibly happen at the keynote (not to mention a great deal more,) I’ve decided to focus on a rumor or two I would love to see come to fruition, however plausible or not they may be.

iWork 09…in the cloud: I absolutely love iWork and consider it to be the de-facto office suite for my needs. Rumors have surfaced that the suite is either moving completely into the cloud or will have a cloud component.

If it’s completely in the cloud…all I have to say is ‘yuck.’ iWork is perfect right in the desktop, not totally immersed in the cloud!

What I would love to see would be a component of iWork in the cloud (or at least Pages.) Imagine something like Google Docs, except with more features and a slicker interface. With sharing capabilities and real-time group editing (perhaps a stretch) this would be awesome. Most likely integrated with MobileMe…current MobileMe users get the web versions, and if they have iWork ‘09, they get syncing capabilities and such.

Other Things (that will never happen): How about the iPhone nano, at a lower price and geared towards people like me without the need for data plans and the price tag they carry? Or a “big iPod touch” aka a Netbook or tablet Netbook?

I can only dream…and can’t wait to see what happens at the “Phillnote” tomorrow!

1. Reached Plurk nirvana (for what it’s worth)
2. Started a podcast with two of my best friends*
3. Created 31 blog posts
4. Got a MacBook*
5. Worked at my first job
6. Finished my office re-design*
7. Learned Photoshop
8. Learned CSS, HTML, and some PHP
9. Created an organization system for everything*
10. Fit myself into a locker

*May merit a post next year!

I was extremely shocked to hear that this year is the last year Apple is attending Macworld. My initial reaction, which still holds, was that Apple is really neglecting their best users! The attendees of Macworld and those of us who wait holding our breath to see what will be released are the people that are the most excited about the Mac! Before Apple got to be a larger company, these people “spread the word,” and were passionately excited about Apple. 

Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers.

Maybe a minor part of how you reach your new customers, Apple, but people that have been with you from the beginning will surely be upset. Also, why is Jobs not doing the last keynote? Sure, Phil Schiller is a great guy and all, but at least let us have a last “One more thing,” or a few “Boom”s? Please?

I’m just kind of surprised still that Apple, who seemed to care so much about every customer, is now choosing to focus more on new customers, and neglecting their base. The loss of Apple at Macworld tears down a bit of the personal aspect that drew so many people to the Mac. Dare I say it, but this seems like a very impersonal, Microsoft, move.

After some issues with my former hosting provider, Think David is now hosted by Media Temple! So far, it’s as great as everyone says it is. Hopefully the site will be back to normal (with a new-ish theme) very shortly. If anything bad happens, it’s probably just me deleting something important…

Mail.app and Gmail really don’t work well together, which prompted me to switch back to the Gmail web interface. Fluid is a perfect companion…not only is Gmail in its own application window, with no browser clutter, but the icon in the dock shows a new mail badge. Perfect!