iRi (Beta) 6: Mac or PC

Have we gone too far? I found this YouTube video the other day. For those of you who don’t have 5 minutes to waste watching this, it is a very inspirational rap talking about the endless struggle of Mac versus PC. I refuse to embed it, but it does have some… fresh… lyrics. They are as follows:

“I’m a right-clicka
I’m an iBook flippa
Macs and PCs - no fight gets bigga
Surf Safari or browse in I.E.
Better know what you rep[resent] - a Mac or PC!

USB 1-2.0, son, you don’t know
watch my data flow
From MS-DOS command line prompts
Black backgrounds, no special sauce
Well I’ve only been around since ‘84
But my ease of use has done so much more
From a Plus to a Classic to a II GS
To a PowerPC, my OS is the best
So clickable, design is lickable
My aqua interface makes XP dispicable
Quick I pull the RAM stick out the slot
Then I swap it with generic
cause the port is hot

If you see life through an LCD
Betta know your brand is it a Mac-or-PC?

Take a look at Vista
enjoy the view
I suggest Premium or the ultimate skew
cop a Dell with a graphics card - super fast
turn the arrow on and lick the glass
Tiger’s fast as hell
But Leopard’s got the boom
Time machine is mad mean
you’re absurd - what’s a zune?
Middle name: innovate
All features integrate
Now stay the hell out of my developers’ conferences!
Nonsenses - I’m networking
You’re not working
Stop staring at your built-in webcam
YouTube surfing
Ha! 1,000 views is pretty fresh
ComputerGal36 even says I’m the best

He is the best with his videos
And cuts them all on his Final Cut Pro

Mac, PC, and Me, At Last

When I run IT’S A iPOD!
Talk IT’S AN iPHONE!
Stuff I gotta have no matter what
It’s an iLOAN!
I want an Intel, plus CS3,
but for now I’m streamin keynotes in bed
Listenin to Steve
Uh! Compatibility
Everybody fits with me
All the applications wanna get with my virility
At any time
Yo, it might go off
And you can ride it
Til it’s Micro-Soft
Huh! Pay attention
I got a new invention
Steal your next idea
At the MacWorld Convention
But guess what
You’ll always be behind
Cuz Mac is a state of mind.”

Aah, I love that ending! It even has a website, MacOrPC.org. Wait. Dot org? Never mind. And, if you want, you can buy it on iTunes or see it on MySpace! To top it off, when you go to any of these pages, the song starts blaring! You gotta’ love it! On a more serious note, I have a question for you. This is kind of a general statement, but here it goes. The majority of people in the world want a Mac, yet most have a PC. Which would be the bandwagon? Answer by commenting below or emailing me.

By the way, this is an automated post. I wrote this way back in mid-June, but now, I am [hopefully] having loads of fun at camp until July 5. Expect a post sometime early that week. See you then!

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iRi (Beta) 3: Company Images and Logos

AAA! Fudgy the Whale is on my tie!

So the other day while I was creating my lovely iRi Merchandise from CaféPress, I realized just how important a good company logo really is. You see the logo, think of the brand, and buy their stuff. It is almost as simple as that! Some examples:

So it’s the trigger that gets you, but the logo, symbol, is only good for the brand if the consumer has prior exposure to it. This can be from anyone, models, friends, family, television, anything. Take away the exposure, and the brand’s got nothing. Say you were an alien from the planet Vulcan (sorry, I really couldn’t resist quoting Star Trek). The little whale would have no meaning to you; you wouldn’t think: Oh, Vineyard Vines! Here is my equation of the day:

ADVERTISING + COMPANY LOGO = SUCCESS

I really hate to sound like an infomercial, but it is true. While I am on this topic, I have a question: When you wear a Nike T-Shirt with a huge swoosh on it, wouldn’t that be advertising that you pay for? Think about it.

By the way, I have been using the acronym of apparel a lot today, but it can really be anything.

That is really all for today. Thanks for listening to iRi and tell everyone about it!

Disclaimer: I am selling stuff with my logo on it. I am not trying to trick you or anything, I just want money to better iRi for you, the listener. Thank you.

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