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Fantastical 2 for Mac
The app is goddamn gorgeous looking. ((Federico has a more in-depth review than mine.))
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Fear of Apple
Eli Schiff: Arment too let his fear be known: “I’m scared of having damaged my relationship with Apple.” It is highly interesting that Arment of all people now regrets and fears having criticized Apple, considering that six years earlier, he was not so afraid of throwing punches at the company. Interesting post all around about…
Eli Schiff:
Arment too let his fear be known: “I’m scared of having damaged my relationship with Apple.” It is highly interesting that Arment of all people now regrets and fears having criticized Apple, considering that six years earlier, he was not so afraid of throwing punches at the company.
Interesting post all around about how people criticize Apple.
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Scenery for Mac
Really sweet new Mac app which provides a dead simple way to put your app screenshots on beautiful images. Very nice work, and a great pricing model too. If you work on apps, add this to list.
Really sweet new Mac app which provides a dead simple way to put your app screenshots on beautiful images. Very nice work, and a great pricing model too.
If you work on apps, add this to list.
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MagSafe Has Never Been Great For Light Laptops
Yours truly, in my review of the 2010 MacBook Air: The computer is so light that when sitting on the couch cushion and charging I am not at all confident that the MagSafe would release before the computer would get yanked to the floor. I thankfully have yet to test this in the “real world”…
Yours truly, in my review of the 2010 MacBook Air:
The computer is so light that when sitting on the couch cushion and charging I am not at all confident that the MagSafe would release before the computer would get yanked to the floor. I thankfully have yet to test this in the “real world” but in giving it a few tugs it seems to be that 60% of the time the MagSafe pops loose. It really depends on the material the Air is sitting on as the lack of weight in the machine means that it needs some friction to help that MagSafe release without pulling the Air to the ground.
Puts things in perspective a bit.
(Apologies for the missing images, I’ll have to search for those.)
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The Future of Bad Watch Predictions
Marco Arment: The dumbwatch industry’s best hopes are either their own successful lines of Android Wear watches, or praying that the overlap between their customers and smartwatch buyers doesn’t get very big. Oh, yeah, no. I'm guessing Marco isn't a watch person. Which really isn't that hard of a guess to make given that he…
Marco Arment:
The dumbwatch industry’s best hopes are either their own successful lines of Android Wear watches, or praying that the overlap between their customers and smartwatch buyers doesn’t get very big.
Oh, yeah, no. I'm guessing Marco isn't a watch person. Which really isn't that hard of a guess to make given that he uses the term “dumbwatch” — a term akin to 'iTouch'.
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The Billionaire’s Typewriter
While on the topic of blogging, I couldn’t agree with this post more.
While on the topic of blogging, I couldn’t agree with this post more.
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For Bloggers
I’m actually quite tired of talking about what we call blogs, or don’t call them. Or the permalink structure, or who gives a shit. When people ask me what I do, outside of work, I tell them I write. When they ask what I write I tell them I write a blog. If they laugh…
I’m actually quite tired of talking about what we call blogs, or don’t call them. Or the permalink structure, or who gives a shit.
When people ask me what I do, outside of work, I tell them I write. When they ask what I write I tell them I write a blog. If they laugh I tell them the cold hard stats, just as I tell the world.
At that point they either shut up, or fuck off, either one I am fine with. ((I link to Josh only because that was the tab that was open, and he’s way to nice to use “fuck off” and it really needed to be said here.))
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How People Sleep When They’re Not Surrounded by Electronics
Greg Ferenstein: In rural Brazil, residents tended to fall asleep around 9:20 and wake up around 6:30. In comparison, the hyper-connected citizens of London went to bed closer to midnight (11:15 PM) and wake up at 8:30 AM.
Greg Ferenstein:
In rural Brazil, residents tended to fall asleep around 9:20 and wake up around 6:30. In comparison, the hyper-connected citizens of London went to bed closer to midnight (11:15 PM) and wake up at 8:30 AM.
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OmniOutliner for iPhone
Full featured: yes. Perfect: no.
The OmniGroup has been making a big push of late to make all of their apps universal iOS apps, and that means some apps that were never on the iPhone before, are now making their way to the device. This week it is one of my favorite apps: OmniOutliner.
I’ve been a long time OmniOutliner user, so when OmniOutliner came to the iPad it became my go to way to outline. The biggest missing piece for me was always the iPhone app. Once you find a good tool on one platform, you can’t help but yearn for it on all the platforms you use. ((Yes, that a Ulysses reference.))
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The Fuzzy, Insane Math That’s Creating So Many Billion-Dollar Tech Companies
Sarah Frier and Eric Newcomer: Here’s the secret to how Silicon Valley calculates the value of its hottest companies: The numbers are sort of made-up. That’s basically all you need to read there.
Sarah Frier and Eric Newcomer:
Here’s the secret to how Silicon Valley calculates the value of its hottest companies: The numbers are sort of made-up.
That’s basically all you need to read there.
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Quote of the Day: Jason Snell
“Apple shouldn’t build new tech to support people who are reluctant to give up old habits.” — Jason Snell
“Apple shouldn’t build new tech to support people who are reluctant to give up old habits.” -
Pebble Time is not a serious Apple Watch competitor
Steven Sande: I could go on, but I won't. The next time I hear someone refer to an Apple Watch with a price that starts at $349 as expensive compared to the Pebble Time – which hasn't shipped yet either, by the way – I'm just going to shake my head and walk away. There's…
Steven Sande:
I could go on, but I won't. The next time I hear someone refer to an Apple Watch with a price that starts at $349 as expensive compared to the Pebble Time – which hasn't shipped yet either, by the way – I'm just going to shake my head and walk away. There's no fighting stupid.
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The Lack of MagSafe
You’re charging it wrong.
It appears, if my RSS reader is any indication, that the lack of a MagSafe connector on the new MacBook is a “thing” now (it is replaced by the USB-C port). People are doing lots of math and lamenting over laptop cords they have tripped over in years past.
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The Upside Of Slower
MG Siegler on the new MacBook: I can’t recall the last time I used a machine that wasn’t powerful enough to handle everything on the web (insert Adobe Flash joke here), but it was definitely more than two years ago. I’m sure I’ll be fine with this new machine. Same here.
MG Siegler on the new MacBook:
I can’t recall the last time I used a machine that wasn’t powerful enough to handle everything on the web (insert Adobe Flash joke here), but it was definitely more than two years ago. I’m sure I’ll be fine with this new machine.
Same here.
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Ulysses for iPad
This is the ultimate writing app on the ultimate writing tool.
The wait is over.
Maybe you weren’t waiting, but I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. And most Ulysses users have been waiting for this day for quite some time as well.
Today my favorite writing app, Ulysses III (now renamed to just Ulysses and shipping alongside an updated Mac app), gets a full blown iPad app. Gone are the days of syncing your Ulysses documents through Daedalus Touch (no one will miss that).
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Ben Brooks’ Morning Routine on My Morning Routine
I didn’t even realize I came across so hateful to snooze buttons. Live and learn. Fun interview and I am honored to be amongst the others on that site.
I didn’t even realize I came across so hateful to snooze buttons. Live and learn.
Fun interview and I am honored to be amongst the others on that site.
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New Google Calendar iPhone app
Conor McClure: Finally—the biggest problem of all—the app’s damn name is so long that is displays as “Google Cal…” on the homescreen, which is absolutely hideous. Unusably hideous.
Conor McClure:
Finally—the biggest problem of all—the app’s damn name is so long that is displays as “Google Cal…” on the homescreen, which is absolutely hideous. Unusably hideous.
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Obligatory Apple Watch and MacBook Thoughts
I watched the event with everyone else and I wasn’t going to post about it. I had nothing to say, but on the drive home something happened. I missed a text. I didn’t hear it, or see it. When I got home I was annoyed I missed it. And I was amazed at how many…
I watched the event with everyone else and I wasn’t going to post about it. I had nothing to say, but on the drive home something happened. I missed a text.
I didn’t hear it, or see it. When I got home I was annoyed I missed it. And I was amazed at how many calls and text messages I miss daily because I either don’t or can’t hear my phone (or feel the vibration).
It drives me nuts.
And it hit me: that’s the actual problem the Apple Watch solves for me. I’ll feel it. I’ll get my notifications. I won’t miss things I’ve deemed that I don’t want to miss. That’s worth the price of entry, any other features is just the cherry on top of it.
MacBook
My God is that a thing of beauty. I’ve written a lot about this, but I think I’ll snag one of those. I like every spec about it except the processor, but I’m honestly not sure how much that matters anymore.
My iPad Air rocks and it’s slow by comparison to my Mac. I think I need to realize that for how I use computers the processor doesn’t matter at this point. I’m thinking base model, and I can’t wait to get my hands on one. I had thought about the Air instead, but I’ve heard a few concerning things about them and I’m dissuaded from choosing that for my needs.
It’s just a gorgeous looking Mac. Through and through. The MacBook was the best part of the event for me, maybe it’s nostalgia, but I love new Mac announcements and Apple didn’t disappoint today.
Event
Overall it was a solid event from Apple. The watches were as good as expected. The MacBook was awesome. And the ResearchKit work looks spectacular.
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14 Things That Are Obsolete in 21st Century Schools
Ingvi Hrannar: The idea of taking a whole class to a computer room with outdated equipment, once a week to practice their typewriting skills and sending them back to the classroom 40 minutes later, is obsolete. Computers or technology shouldn’t just be a specific subject, that’s not sufficient anymore but rather it should be an…
Ingvi Hrannar:
The idea of taking a whole class to a computer room with outdated equipment, once a week to practice their typewriting skills and sending them back to the classroom 40 minutes later, is obsolete.
Computers or technology shouldn’t just be a specific subject, that’s not sufficient anymore but rather it should be an integral part of all the subjects and built into the curriculum.