Re: macbook air and fcpx- the new portable edit suite

[Jeremy Garchow] "I think MobileMe is great although it stuttered at first."

iDisk is great for getting and receiving files from clients. If only they'd continue it and allow for larger files and protected folders.

[Jeremy Garchow] "I do not use Ping, but I think iTunes will survive without it"

Like any other feature, unless one is forced to use it, one doesn't have to. For example, I know some people are under the impression they have to go through and log all the clips with keywords. There are those who think that one must tag a file first to create a keyword collection. It's just as easy to create an empty keyword collection and just drag a bunch of clips and drop them in, much like bins.

[Jeremy Garchow] "The computers that were attached to those hockey-pucks brought Apple back from the brink."

The hockey pucks didn't damage the OS or the computer's core abilities. It's great how Mac USB ports allowed us to chose other mice as desired. Reliance on third party support is not a bad thing. It adds flexibility. There may be many ways to input or output to tape when needed. There may be many ways to move around FCPXML.

[Jeremy Garchow] "The control key solved that. And to be fair, their latest "two button" mouse still only has one "button"."

And there's the trackpad with gestures as another option.

[Jeremy Garchow] "You are right, Apple doesn't always hit home runs. Humans actually work there who make mistakes."

And providing resources to third parties will allow a broad choice of pinch hitters and relief pitchers. Not only do I think FCPX is a move towards more modularity but I think Apple's hardware may head that way as well.