Inbound Thinking

As my first post in my return to blogging I wanted to highlight some things I’m looking forward to, and why.

Windows 7 (Sometime in 2009)

I hate Windows Vista. Barely a day goes by that it doesn’t make my technologogy-saturated life more difficult. So I’m really looking forward to the next major version of Windows. I hope that they took time to address all the issues from Vista. Of course this is Microsoft, so that’s probably hoping for too much.

iPhone version 2.0 (June, 2008)

Although I don’t own an iPhone, I absolutely adore them. I would have bought one the day it was released (June 29th, 2007) if the AT&T network weren’t part of the deal. So I am very excited to see what happens with version 2. Will it have 3G, a new design, come in black and white? Probably all of those will happen, but as with most Apple product announcements I love being blindsided by some great features that nobody has dumped on a mac rumor site.

Facebook profile redesign (June, 2008)

I’m excited to see such a major social application unwind the clutter and put good design ahead of customization. I hate MySpace more than anyone, mostly because of the unruly profile pages. Facebook is making a preemptive strike against clutter and moving all the disruptive junk into separate pages or tabs. The timeframe on this one is a little speculative, but the screenshots have been available for some time and release is imminent.

24 season 7 (January, 2009)

I’ve been on the 24 bandwagon since the first episode, and I miss how entertaining the first seasons were. I think the show was a victim of it’s own success for a few seasons but I’m expecting a return to form with season 7. The writers strike, combined with a major re-working of the plot caused the 2008 season to be scrapped. With all the extra time the writers have had, I think season 7 could be one of the best yet.