I am choosing to believe this tag says scissor. I know I see an “e” in there and most certainly a “j” exisits; but as it is a word, slicing through two windows (and given that this is my blog)… I can believe what I want to. So carrying on in the theme of windowed items, I present to you this week’s Graffiti Friday post.

This shot was taken near the corner of Laguna and Oak Street on a particularly busy day last February. Took a few shots to get the right angle, which in this case was holding my camera over my head and pushing the tiny little button. *click*

Today marks the worldwide release of Windows 7, and frankly I am glad… Vista is such a turd. I am looking forward to what Microsoft can do as a replacement, and I have heard good things from beta users. Granted it won’t affect me much, since I prefer Macintosh systems for my daily workflow… but since a good portion of the world still relies on Windows, improvements are never a bad thing.

The perceived “war” between Apple and Miscrosoft has been raging for years now (*rolls eyes*). Granted it is difficult to compare the passive-aggressive nerd battles to any major world war, yet there are definitely huge corporate powers backing each side; with many spoils of war to be had. But oddly enough, Microsoft already “won” a long time ago. It continues to hold a major market share of all computer systems, and it has it’s grubby fingers on just about every part of technology it can. (Basically, if there is money to be made in technological gadgetry, the powers in Redmond have their hands in it.) Which makes the fight that much more comical—and Apple’s underdog status that much more real.

As for me? I started off with fancy little Commodore 64. That was my passion, and the boxy, beige PCs in our house were reserved for business stuff. I ran a BBS from my bedroom fueled by my own phone line and lot of Mt. Dew. As I grew out of 8-bit graphics and teenage angst, I dropped the C64 and started building PCs (gone to the dark side). It was actually fun to open up a box and see all those cables and cords and fans and chips. Unfortunately, the operating system never latched on, and I graduated to bigger-and-better. Design school changed everything for me, as I was introduced to my first Macintosh! And as nerdy as this sounds… it was love at first sight.

Since then, I have had the pleasure of working on both Mac and Win systems—at home and at work—and I can honestly say that both systems are quite comparable. I do prefer the Apple method of thinking surrounding hardware and software design, but nobody is perfect (although most everything is better than Vista). Working in both systems you really get a clear understanding of this—just pick the one that is easiest for you to work in.

Which brings us back to today, the release of Windows 7, and the end of this snapshot post… Good luck, Microsofties! Let’s hope you brought some great new ideas to the table, err window.

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Update: News and opinions are coming in from the tech illuminati, and world-at-large… and sadly, Microsoft is not off to a very original start. Which is not surprising since they have such a bad reputation for blatantly stealing ideas.

Happy Graffiti Friday y’all!

The weekend is finally upon us and it couldn’t be here any sooner! Are you as excited about LovEvolution (aka LoveFest aka Love Parade) as I am??

Come out for the parade at Noon, and stay for a day-long dance festival! And while you’re there, make sure you stop by the float I helped build… a little voodoo-disco-tiki goodness from the awesome Strategik and Brass Tax party crews (float #20 in the lineup). Granted last year was phenomenal… but this year looks to be even better. (Is that even possible?)

If you need some history on the event, or just want a little video to pump you up, head over and check out the awesome documentary: LoveFest: Bringing the Love to San Francisco. Even if I hadn’t been a part of the production, I would still recommend it as a great primer! Lots of great talent came together to produce the documentary—in the same spirit of the event itself—and it’s well worth watching!

Other than that, it’s shaping up to be a busy October. So hopefully that means a bunch of great new images to show here!! In the meantime I leave you with this piece of Lower Haight and a ghetto blaster to set your weekend straight!

See you on the dancefloor!