Old vs. New

Shapes and Colors

I have worked here for two years, and the blue sky against this horrible building has always fascinated me. It's like looking through your prison windows...

My Letter to Apple

While the new GUI of iPhoto '08 is impressive, the compatibility of opening items in my iPhoto library with other programs (PhotoShop, Final Cut, etc.) is terrible.
I import my photos from my camera to iPhoto, allowing it to organize photo folders as it sees fit. The problem lies in the fact that, if trying to open another a picture or video in one of the aforementioned programs, it proves something of an impossibility.
For instance, if I am using Final Cut and would like to import a video I took on my still camera which has been filed under the iPhoto library, it simply cannot be done, as the iPhoto library icon is locked, providing no access to the subfolders. The same problems occurs in PhotoShop. I now have to either export the photo to somewhere else on my hard drive or go through the annoying process of unlocing the subfolders and copying them. This is especially annoying with large video files.
I am aware that I can show those folders using the OS Finder option, but this cannot be done from another programs "Open File" menu.
I understand that is is considered a new safety precaution to keep people's iPhoto libraries from getting corrupt, but I would like the option to forgo Apple's opinions on the integrity of my library and do what I wish. This is a very "Windows" thing to do, in that it is streamlined to be compatible with only Apple's products.
I called Apple technical support, only to be told that there is no workaround, and that's just how it is. I will now be forced to rebuild my library from scratch and not let iPhoto organize them. This is proving to be a gigantic hassle, and I seriously hope that Apple fixes this inconvenient feature in as quick a time as possible.
This is the first time I have had any problems with Apple's software, but this is the biggest headache you could make for someone like me, who has relied on my iPhoto library for years.

I Hate iPhoto '08

Though iPhoto '08 is pretty as a picture, its file system makes me want to puke. And after twenty minutes on hold with Apple tech support, I quickly learned from an unsympathetic geek named Casey that there is not a damn thing I can do about it. This is the first time Apple has fucked me like this, but this is one serious pain in the ass. To make a long and complicated explanation short, it appears that Apple is stealing ideas from Windows in that now anything I want to do with my pictures and videos can only easily be done with Apple software and is a huge bother to open using other applications like PhotoShop and Final Cut. More on this later...

The boat

The lincoln town car of yore, dead and rotting with an invaluable comic book collection depreciating every day that car sits there. Kind of depressing.

Broseph

Broseph doesnt like scat porn.

The Editor Is In

At the infamous lush For Life headquarters.