The Idiots Loose and Unsupervised at MacWorld San Francisco 2000! January 4th, 2000 Randy: Well here we are gearing up for another MacWorld Expo. Gary: Yep, by the time our readers see this we'll be getting off the plane in San Francisco. Randy: Or in your case Gary, you'll just be the midst of being escorted off the airport premises by the local authorities. Gary: That doesn't happen every time I fly. Randy: No, just when you try and smuggle 10 pounds of European cheese into the country inside the shell of your old Mac Portable. Gary: I like cheese, man! Okay? And who even knew airport security even had such a thing as cheese dogs? Randy: They're not just for Yankee Stadium anymore. Gary: However, you'll be happy to know I am flying contraband free this time! Randy: Well congratulations. Wait, why do I have to congratulate you for not breaking the law. Most people who have any intelligence can usually figure this kind of thing out. Gary: Well it is me. Randy: Point taken. Gary: But enough of my so called prison life. Let's talk about MacWorld Expo/San Francisco 2000. The big 2K, baby. It's here at last. Randy: Did you just call me baby? Gary: And in spite of all the predictions of doom and gloom for the change of the millennium, 2000 has come without so much as hiccup in our daily lives. Randy: Well, my local video store did inform me that my last rental was 100 years late. Gary: Okay, maybe a hiccup or two. But now the first MacWorld Expo of the new millennium is about to start this January 4th, and it looks like it should be a spectacular show. Randy: Thanks to the good folks we work with at The Mac Observer, the Idiots will be there covering the whole thing for you. Gary: And barring any technical difficulties, we plan to once again bring you the coverage via QuickTime. Randy: The last Expo we covered in QuickTime, here in New York, was so much fun we decided to try it again. But this time with a twist. We are going completely mobile. Gary: That's right. We are taking our two Wall Street G3 266 PowerBooks, Gamey and Lamey, our Sony TRV8 digital video camera, a Firewire PC cardbus adapter, a copy of Apple's Final Cut Pro and a big bag full of prayers. Randy: I hope our hotel room is ready for a hi-tech overhaul. Gary: Oh, don't worry I have the very latest in beverage technology. The iKeg. And it's clear so you can see the stuff inside. Randy: Uh…that would be beer. Gary: I know! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee! Randy: I was really referring to the computer and video gear we're about to pack into the room for this trip. Gary: Oh…huh, that too. Randy: We hope to bring you the highlights from the National Gaming Championship at the Expo Gary: As well as a peek at what's happening with the MacWorld Expo Digital Art Gallery competition. Randy: And of course, what's going on the show floor. From product announcements to booth babes we hope to catch it all on camera. Gary: And maybe we'll give the reader's a taste of the nightlife after the Moscone Center closes each day. Randy: We are hope to find the skinny on just what 3dfx Interactive Inc. has up their sleeve for the world of Mac users this year at their exclusive party. Gary: And we plan on shmoozing and rubbing elbows with celebes at the Apple party. Randy: I hear at the height of the party, Steve Jobs is going to shoot Phil Schiller into a two liter soda bottle with nothing but a G4 PowerBook running off of an Airport PC card. It should be quite a spectacle. Gary: Yea right. Apple doesn't even make an Airport PC card. Randy: Not yet, but we hope to hear some killer announcements in Steve Jobs keynote speech on Wednesday morning. Gary: Care to make any Idiot's predictions Randy? Randy: Well, no one can say for sure but a new G4 PowerBook model announcement would sure be a welcome bit of news. (Hello Pismo!) And let's hope it has Firewire built-in. Gary: I think your idea of more Airport devices for older Mac models may not be too far fetched. I know a whole lot of G3 PowerBook owners who would love to see an Airport cardbus adapter. Randy: And I know gamers everywhere would love to see a new build to order option for 3Dfx video cards as well as the current ATI Rage 128 cards. Gary: Also I don't think some kind of alliance strategy announcement with Creative Labs, long time Wintel sound card maker, would be to far out of the realm of possibility. Randy: Only time and the Idiots QuickTime video will tell. Gary: Man this is going to be as exciting as Christmas Day. Randy: Speaking of which, how did you do with ol' Saint Nick this year? Gary: Oh man, I got some great Macintosh time wastin' presents this year…but I think that's a column for next time. Come on let's get going. We have a MacWorld Expo to cover. Randy: Right you are my friend. You grab the luggage and I'll call your lawyer. What time shall I tell him to pick you up at the San Francisco Police Station? Gary: Probably after the Apple party should be fine. Randy: It's a date! See everybody in San Francisco!