Saturday, 2 January 2010
Day Bowl Games Recap New Year's
Florida crushed Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl in Tim Tebow's last game, 51-24. Bobby Bowden coaches Florida State to a Gator Bowl win in his last game. Ohio State won the Rose Bowl. Auburn and Penn State also get bowl game wins. (Jan. 2)
As much as the Buckeyes reveled in the win, jumping up and down and singing along to The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army," which has become the team's unofficial anthem, many players paused to ask how their fellow Big Ten schools did earlier in the day. Posey even took a break from smoking a victory cigar to see if Penn State and Northwestern had won their bowl games.
"We definitely needed to get that monkey off our back," said Posey, who had 101 yards on eight catches and one touchdown. "It was in the back of our minds. This is big for the Big Ten. We're all pulling for each other. I want to see Iowa win and I'm happy Penn State and Wisconsin won. We need to show that we're back."
If there was any question about that, Pryor pointed to the scoreboard one last time before he left the field. No other sign or play better signified the direction of Ohio State and the Big Ten than that.
As much as the Buckeyes reveled in the win, jumping up and down and singing along to The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army," which has become the team's unofficial anthem, many players paused to ask how their fellow Big Ten schools did earlier in the day. Posey even took a break from smoking a victory cigar to see if Penn State and Northwestern had won their bowl games.
"We definitely needed to get that monkey off our back," said Posey, who had 101 yards on eight catches and one touchdown. "It was in the back of our minds. This is big for the Big Ten. We're all pulling for each other. I want to see Iowa win and I'm happy Penn State and Wisconsin won. We need to show that we're back."
If there was any question about that, Pryor pointed to the scoreboard one last time before he left the field. No other sign or play better signified the direction of Ohio State and the Big Ten than that.
The year in home entertainment 2009 in review
Economic uncertainty. Swine flu. Newspaper articles featuring Jon and/or Kate Gosselin. You can understand why most people will be happy to see 2009 exit stage left. And while I’m sure the folks at Apple headquarters may be sympathetic to all the 2009-related ennui out there, it’s also safe to say that the company may be a little sad to leave 2009 behind. After all, Apple had a really good year. And the Mac was a major reason why.
In recent years, it might have seemed that Apple took its eye off the Mac platform in favor of newer, shinier baubles like the iPod and (especially) the iPhone. (Dropping the word “Computer” from your company’s name helps foster that impression.) Not in 2009—while both the iPhone and iPod had their moments in the past year, the Mac enjoyed plenty of time in the spotlight. The past 12 months have seen Apple revamp its hardware offerings as well as the operating system that runs on them, with many of those changes helping fuel strong sales and profits at a time when other tech companies are scrounging for loose change among the couch cushions. And Apple shows every indication of continuing that momentum into the new year.
Here’s a look back at the major stories affecting Apple in the past year and what they mean for the company’s fortunes in 2010.
What’s in store for 2010?
With 2010 just around the corner, we’d be remiss if we didn’t don our Carnac the Magnificent turbans and prognosticate just a tad.
Apple TV subscription service Rumor has it that Apple is working on a TV subscription service for the iTunes Store that could see Disney and CBS as some of the first media companies signing on. In theory, you’d pay a flat fee ($30, say) per month and get access to participating TV shows and/or channels. As an alternative to cable or satellite, such a move could prove to be huge. Or not. At the very least, it could give the Apple TV new purpose on this earth.
Apple tablet I’m not going to waste your time (and mine) telling you what I think Apple’s mythical tablet will look like, although we have a clue now when we might see it. But it’s a pretty good bet that sometime in 2010, Apple will show off/introduce/talk about/ship a larger touchscreen device ideal for watching movies and TV shows, reading books and newspapers, and doing other things that people may care about. Enough said.
In recent years, it might have seemed that Apple took its eye off the Mac platform in favor of newer, shinier baubles like the iPod and (especially) the iPhone. (Dropping the word “Computer” from your company’s name helps foster that impression.) Not in 2009—while both the iPhone and iPod had their moments in the past year, the Mac enjoyed plenty of time in the spotlight. The past 12 months have seen Apple revamp its hardware offerings as well as the operating system that runs on them, with many of those changes helping fuel strong sales and profits at a time when other tech companies are scrounging for loose change among the couch cushions. And Apple shows every indication of continuing that momentum into the new year.
Here’s a look back at the major stories affecting Apple in the past year and what they mean for the company’s fortunes in 2010.
What’s in store for 2010?
With 2010 just around the corner, we’d be remiss if we didn’t don our Carnac the Magnificent turbans and prognosticate just a tad.
Apple TV subscription service Rumor has it that Apple is working on a TV subscription service for the iTunes Store that could see Disney and CBS as some of the first media companies signing on. In theory, you’d pay a flat fee ($30, say) per month and get access to participating TV shows and/or channels. As an alternative to cable or satellite, such a move could prove to be huge. Or not. At the very least, it could give the Apple TV new purpose on this earth.
Apple tablet I’m not going to waste your time (and mine) telling you what I think Apple’s mythical tablet will look like, although we have a clue now when we might see it. But it’s a pretty good bet that sometime in 2010, Apple will show off/introduce/talk about/ship a larger touchscreen device ideal for watching movies and TV shows, reading books and newspapers, and doing other things that people may care about. Enough said.
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