The votes are in.  Sassy, as my friend David called it, won.  I decided to also get a chord pouch with the adorable beaver.  I’m super excited…two weeks and my baby will be protected.

Did anyone else loose their g-talk “send message by sms” option yesterday?  Google Talk, in addition to messaging by IM, voice, and video allowed you to send one of your contacts a message by sms if they were not online (of course they had to activate this feature on their account).  Mine just up and disappeared.

Now it is a Labs feature and they do state that Labs features may change, break, or disappear at any time.  Derek and I use this feature often; I mean why couldn’t they take away something like the stupid Yelp previews?  Bring back my SMS Google, please!  I don’t have much money, but I am willing to negotiate.

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Have you ever watched the Simpson’s and wondered what it would be like to have Homer as a father?  Well, here is your chance.  Tom Tom, who makes portable GPS car navigation systems, recently released a download that doesn’t exactly put Homer’s name on your birth certificate, but it will make him that little voice of reason and direction in your head car.  Yes, that’s right.  You can now have Homer Simpson guide you on a long summer journey, or simply have him direct you to the nearest donut shop.

“Oh sweet, sweet chocolate eclair…I hear you calling my name.”

“Homer, take me to the donuts!”

We had spectators while we unboxed….

My new MacBook Pro arrived today. It’s so adorable. I got the brand spankin’ new 13 inch MacBook Pro with the aluminum unibody.  We are now a blended family with one Mac, and about a billion PCs.  Don’t worry all you super geeks out there, I will be posting the unboxing pictures very soon.

So when you are married to what you would call a geek, like I am, there are a certain set of rules you must abide by once you have purchased a piece of “new” technology.

Geek Techno Rule #1

• The item may not be removed from it’s packaging until it arrives at your home

Geek Techno Rule #2

• For an optimal unboxing experience the area must be cleaned and organized with plenty of “layout” space

Geek Techno Rule #3

• No less than a 5 mega pixel camera may be used to document the unboxing of said technology

Geek Techno Rule #4

• If using a still camera to document the unboxing one must use digital camera to take a crisp image of each minute step of the unboxing process (digital camera is mandatory so that the images can be blogged about later along with the 50,000 other people who captured their unboxing on camera)

Geek Techno Rule #5

• Along with documenting every step of the unboxing process, detail pictures must also be taken from every angle imaginable to really capture the essence of the unboxing moment

I am wanted to inform you people who are not married to geeks or are geeks themselves for a particular reason.  On Monday June 8th, Apple held their annual developer’s conference called WWDC.  At WWDC Apple announces upgrades and/or enhancements they have made to their current product offering.  They also announce new products and models to the market.  About 5 minutes after the keynote ended on Monday I received a call from Derek saying “The Apple store is back up…want me to go ahead and buy the new 13 inch MacBook Pro?”  I gave him my blessing to make the purchase, and I will be taking pictures of it too in just a few days.  Not to mention, I got a sweet iPod touch out of the deal.  Currently, Apple is running a promotion through September 8th for college students and faculty.  If you teach or go to college you not only get a nice student discount off the price of your purchase of a Mac, but you also get a free 8gb iPod touch (after rebate).  Thank goodness for Derek going back to school. He’s going back to get his Master’s degree in being a super geek MIS.  Yes, I do realize that the iPod touch is not new to the market, but it is new in general.

And now……the unboxing…..

Confession:  I get just as excited about this stuff as he does, but I learned to love it…he was born that way!

To see other’s sharing their joy in unboxing technology visit Unboxing.com.

WWWDC09 is in full effect.  Apple said they are adding battery time, slashing prices, and going even greener with their notebooks.  And that’s just the beginning.  I have been following the live blogging of Joshua Topolsky, from Engadget who is stoked about his “sweet aisle seat” at WWDC09.  I love geeks; they get excited about random stuff way too often.  “Three extra pieces of pepperoni on my slice of pizza?!?  No way!  Best Day E-V-E-R!!!”

They claim to have made Safari 4 faster, not only faster, but faster than all the  other browsers out there.  I tried Safari a few months back…on a PC and it was sooooo slooooowwwwwww.(zzzzzz…sorry, fell asleep just thinking about that giant time killer) I personally love Firefox, but it takes way to long to launch.  I also love the look, homepage thumbnails, and speed of Chrome, but it really needs some add-ins (i.e. – mouse gestures).  Can someone give me a Chrome/Firefox mash-up browser?

I know Derek is jumping in his seat at work today…they just announced that they built in Exchange support to Mail, Calendar, and the Address Book.  I know that Will, Robert, and Tim are exited because you have to be running Exchange 2007 to use the new Exchange features, and I believe someone just updated to 2007 or is about to.  You lucky boys.

And now for the reason millions of twenty to thirty something year olds are dialed in…the iPhone.

As most are, I am excited about the new features they are adding with the new iPhone OS 3.0.  The iPhone is awesome, but has been missing a few key features, or maybe just required a little fine-tuning.  They are adding cut and paste, iTunes movie purchases in-phone, a search feature, and landscape texting (MMS)…huge win for my husband.

One addition I find quite interesting and beneficial, and I know people that use their iPhone for business purposes will benefit from this, Remote Wipe.  If you loose your iPhone you can send a remote wipe command to your phone, and it will be wiped clean of any data.  So those “interesting” emails you sent your wife last week will no longer be able to haunt your dreams. Making you wake in a cold sweat wondering who is reading your love e-letters.

They also added TomTom navigation on the iPhone.  So for all you directionally challenged people out there, this may be a huge benefit to you.  We don’t even check for directions before we leave the house now.  With the Google maps and turn by turn/GPS the iPhone offers paper maps are now a waste of time and a huge headache…especially if they are not up to date.  Well, that’s the end of my lunch hour.  If you want to read play-by-play action from the Keynote check out Joshua’s coverage on Engadget.