USA Today:

In one of the first such studies, 90% of 200 owners said they were “extremely” or “very” satisfied with their phone. […] The findings are “pretty much off the charts,” says Jason Kramer, Interpret’s chief strategy officer.

Half the [iPhone] buyers switched from another carrier. [half of those half were from Verizon]

John Gruber:

Makes you wonder how many people have already decided to buy an iPhone and are just waiting for their current contract to run out.

I am waiting — only 77 days left on my Verizon contract.

Akismet Spam Stats:

From 0 to 1,000,000: 70 days

From 1,000,000 to 100,000,000: 190 days

100,000,000 to 1,000,000,000: 257 days

1 billion to 2 billion: 108 days

Akismet has fried over 10,000 spam comments at The Fight Spot.

Check out the Akismet live stats page for a nifty graph of Ham (legit comments) versus Spam (non-legit / pain in the rear comments).

Without giving it away, this is a great ad.

My wife’s first words were, “Oh my gosh. That was brilliant!”

Watch it twice.

A great way to spend a $1.99 and 00:04:59. [iTunes Link]

Smack-Fu goes kinda comment free –

Comments for full entries may be handled a little differently … The focus has very much become delivering content, ultimately, worth reading.

When commentors don’t rule the site, content becomes king of the mountain.

Time strongly dislikes Evite.com.

So does my wife.

Safari 3 Faces Off Against Firefox

A side by side comparison of the two in giving you a better understanding of them and letting you make the choice of which one you would like to use.

I never use Firefox unless I’m browswer checking.

Avoid your 3pm slump with Emerald Nuts . The videos are especially entertaining durring your lunch break.

And then there’s the Robert Goulet Snooz Bar site

The Snooze Bar is more than just a greenish molten lump that vibrates before thunderstorms, it’s a lifestyle.

La da dee la da da…

“Unpacking”

After lots and lots of talk, Glenn finally joins the Mac Pro club.

Hopefully the color adjustments will make shawnblanc.net easier to read.

Seth Godin on Apple’s ever-changing product names.

Apple’s sloppiness has cost them millions of dollars in legal fees and settlements, not to mention making it hard for the team to keep up with the engineers.

“Who cares about naming? We’re trying to start a religion.”

Boeing’s newest plane:

The 787 is a family of airplanes in the 200- to 300-seat class that will carry passengers on routes between 3,500 and 8,500 nautical miles (6,500 to 16,000 kilometers). The 787 will allow airlines to offer passengers more of what they want: affordable, comfortable, nonstop, point-to-point travel to more destinations around the world.

My uncle was one of the original test pilots for the Boeing 747. Him and a buddy were doing tests at the Las Vegas airport, but had some difficulties and had to sit on the runway for a few hours. He invited some workers to come in and check out the new plane. A local radio station heard the news that the ariplane was on the ground and announced they were giving tours. Half the city showed up to check out the bathrooms, and see the slot for used razor blades.