WWDC Keynote
12:10: Safari 1.0 released.
12:13: Panther will feature new Finder--"User centric" rather than "Computer centric." Organized more like iTunes or iPhoto (or like old Apple menu, it sounds like). Jobs: "I think we finally got there on the Finder"
12:19: New iDisk stuff, if you're one of those folks paying for DotMac, which you're not.
12:20: Expose: Creates essentially thumbnails of all windows you've got open in all applications. Very cool. Will also show you windows in just any given application. How do you do it: Assign key, assign screen corner "Or if you have a two-button mouse, you can assign the right button of your mouse" If you think we're using two-button mice (and we are), Steve, why don't you make us some? Expose'll also clear all windows and let you see the desktop.
12:26: FileVault locks your Home directory so people can't access sensitive stuff if Laptop is stolen.
12:26: "We've really improved Mail for Panther" Faster, can be organized by thread, addresses are objects for better in-app management.
12:29: Panther has built-in fax capability-- fax button shows up anywhere print button does
12:30: Pixlet (requested by Pixar)--first time studio-grade resolution available on home computer. Use half hi-def for super video playback on G4.
12:35: Preview in Panther is the fastest PDF reader in the world.
12:40: Fast-User Switching--only feature in OS X that Windows beat Apple to, but Apple is (natch) doing it much better (and, of course, prettier).
12:41: Font Book--Pro font management, if you're into that sort of thing.
12:42: iChat--"I've saved the best for last" Now iChat AV--in addition to text chatting, adds audio chatting and/or video chatting-- "It's videoconferencing for the rest of us"--access from buddy list. (This is great--now I'm going to have to buy software AND hardware. Curse you, Steve Jobs!) For those of you not watching at home--Steve just started a video chat with a friend in Paris, so that we could see the Eiffel Tower.
12:52: Steve just received an incoming iChat call from Al Gore. Al--"Seriously, this thing is very cool. This is going to be a great, great thing."
12:54: Free iChat AV preview downloadable today for Jaguar and Panther--expires Dec. 31. Mac to Mac only now--"But as others copy what we do" will incorporate others.
12:56: Panther will ship by end of year, sell for $129.
12:57: iSight--new Apple hardware--video/audio camera to accompany iChat AV (see earlier comments about cursing Steve Jobs). Mounts on top of screen for best angle. Costs $149. Available today (developers at conference get free--long ovation--not fair).
1:02: Xcode--new developer tool for OS X. "We like to be number one"
1:14: G5--It's true--"The fastest personal computer in the world"
1:16: "This thing is a floating-point monster" (Much like a rogue singularity, or a zero-dimensional supervillian)
1:18: They're built entirely by robots--"There are no humans around" (That's just asking for trouble).
1:19: "What a great day for Apple, a great day for IBM" Boy--15 years ago you never would have thought you'd hear that sentence.
1:27: First view of new G5--OK-looking, but not as revolutionary as Steve would like to believe.
1:31: Went to Dell Web site, best PC money can buy not as fast and over $1,000 more expensive than G5.
1:55: Before you rush out and buy your G5, Baker, Steve says within a year they'll have dual 3GHz G5s.
2:05: The End--Steve goes over everything Apple's announced this year--TiBooks, Safari, iPods, iTunes Music Store, Keynote, Panther, G5, iSight, etc., etc., etc. "And the year's only half over"

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