Sep 10, 2005
School Ramblings

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and I've been forced to go back to school. As my first semester is packed, I'll have less time for projects like Waterfall Software, but I will try and post to this blog a bit more.
My school seems to be the first one to make electronic portfolios mandatory for graduation. Normally, this would be great, but word on the street says you'll have to use FirstClass. If you've used FirstClass before, you'll know it's extremely buggy, and appears to be have been coded by a horde of monkeys on crack. They tried to reinvent the internet in their own little client and server, much like AOL tried to do. And don't even get me started on the GUI.
Fortunately, I hear you'll be able to make a website instead of using FirstClass. I really hope this is true, otherwise I'll have to add another reason as to why I hate my school.
I bought a black 4GB iPod nano earlier this week. The nanos are quite amazing, and extremely thin. I'll be surprised if it doesn't have at least twice the success as the iPod mini. Apple made some very good moves, such as making it ultra thin, adding a color screen, and putting the headphone jack on the bottom. And of course, offering a black version - which is way too cool for it's own good.
Anyways, school is unfortunately important, and I'll be forced to concentrate this year. High school and my age are holding me back - for example, homework is on average two to four hours per night. Being 16, I can't attend developer events such as WWDC, and am forced to go to school full time. Not that I'd drop out, and I still plan to head to a post-secondary institution, but it's really annoying when you can't do what you love. Believe me when I say I have some ideas for really cool Mac software, but alas I have no time to do such things. Either way, I'll try and post more updates on here, so stay tuned!