Tag Archives: Apple
New iPods and free ponies for all
Macworld covers an Apple special event on September 1st. But their predictions hedge bets, offering a “good chance” of something more substantial than just new iPods. Well, I’m not famous or Internet famous, so I can go out on a … Continue reading
Apple's Mistake
Paul Graham (Wikipedia article) on Apple's Mistake, with a great comparison: What would happen if every update to Mac OS X had to go through an opaque, fickle intermediary?
Rogue Amoeba no longer developing new iPhone applications
Rogue Amoeba no longer has any plans for additional iPhone applications, following an egregious Apple rejection.
Furious with Apple and AT&T
Steven Frank (Panic) is Furious with Apple and AT&T. Impossible to argue with any of this, really.
Palm doesn't need iTunes to sync music to the Pre
Palm’s USB trick to get iTunes to load the Pre was a clever, if unethical1, hack. Today, iTunes 8.2.1 broke that. But despite the ridiculous accusations of lock in, Palm doesn’t need the Pre to sync music to the iTunes. … Continue reading
iPhone OS 3.0 Adoption Rate
Tapbots on iPhone OS 3 adoptions among their active users: We’re currently running at an overall 75% upgrade rate which is pretty insane considering the number of devices and the fact that its only been 5 days.
iPhoto Faces fail
Apple stops requiring serial numbers for boxed iWork 09
Ars Technica: Boxed, retail copies of iWork 09 do not require a serial number. Smart choice by Apple.
Macworld Keynote
A few thoughts, based on watching the keynote via QuickTime: Phil Schiller was great. He seemed to be a little nervous in his delivery, but he was interesting in a casual, friendly way. If he has a chance to do … Continue reading
iCal View menu
Here’s iCal’s View menu. What’s so confusing about it? You really need to see how it interacts with the iCal main window to understand. We’re going to be focusing on the group starting with “Hide Calendar List.” The iCal main … Continue reading