Apple Releases Everything

Apple held an event today and released a new version of everything they make. Well, not quite, but pretty close. This year has previously seen the release of iBooks Author, OS X 10.8, iOS 6, the 15" Retina MacBook Pro, new AirPort Express, updated AppleTV, iPad 3rd Generation, iPhone 5, new iPod nano and new iPod touch. I might even be missing something.

Today Apple added the 13" Retina MacBook Pro, Mac mini, iMac, Retina iPad 4th Generation, iBooks Author 2.0 and the all new iPad mini to the list. This product list is really crazy and it leaves almost nothing in the line untouched for 2012.

Anyone who reads this blog has probably already seen a link to a favorite post of mine from Asymco showing Apple Capital Expenditures for 2012. The last chart in the post is particularly mind blowing. I think we're getting a sense for what that extreme level of spending is enabling Apple to build.

I'd encourage you to visit Apple and just look around a bit.

Designing For the Future, Now

This blog post by Marco Arment really hit home. As a photographer, I'm greatly concerned that my website looks great to prospective clients. I spent a lot of time choosing a site design that looked great when I purchased it. The problem is, it no longer looks good or functions well on iPhones, the new iPad and the new high resolution Retina MacBook Pro. I'm very actively shopping for a new solution right now.

If you have a presence on the web, keep your eyes focused on where the puck is now, and where it will be very soon.