something old, something new

While watching something familiar this afternoon during the Macworld keynote, I thought I spotted something odd. I didn't think much of it, though, until I downloaded the movie and took a closer look.

Sure enough, I spotted something new. In fact, once you notice it, it becomes totally obvious.

Apple created one icon, and have since created others. Here, without fanfare, they've combined the oldest and the most recent-- it's a fitting tribute to the 20 year anniversary of the Macintosh, although I'm glad that some things remained unchanged.

(Note: I know that the Apple II is older than the Mac, and while I loved it as much as anyone, and probably more than most [let's not examine that too closely, either, please], it didn't have quite the same impact as the Mac.)

hm.

I ordered iLife 04 and a MIDI interface via expedited (2nd-day) shipping from Apple today.

Apple sends out invoices and status messages as they go. In the case of multipart orders where some pieces are in stock and others aren not, they send status messages as each part ships. I received the first of these status messages a few minutes ago.

They appear to have shipped my expedited shipping first. I can't wait.