February 2012
26 posts
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Ten Mountain Lion Features →
I’ve been wanting multi-disk time machine backup for years, finally it’s happening.
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Microsoft's Biggest Miss →
Patrick Rhone in minimalmac:
Then, she explained, the iPhone came. There was no Office. People got things done. Then the iPad came. There was no Office. People got things done. Android came. People got things done. All of those things that they, just a couple of years ago, were convinced they needed Office to do. They got them done without it. And thus, the truth was revealed.
I’d...
I Tried to Watch Game of Thrones and This Is What... →
One of the best from The Oatmeal.
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iPhone 5 Due for Release in September-October... →
Makes sense since iPods can not give as much excitement in September anymore.
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Jobs Made Apple Great by Ignoring Profit →
Clayton Christensen and James Allworth:
Many people have written about what makes Jobs and Apple special, but I think they’re missing what truly set him apart. Jobs has succeeded by eschewing the one thing that most people view as the raison d’être for companies — profit.
They get it. A really great piece on Steve Jobs.
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Misunderstanding Gatekeeper
A lot of people have seem to misunderstood what Gatekeeper does in OS X Mountain Lion. Gatekeeper does not prevent you from running apps that are not signed by Apple developer, what it does is it will warn you with a dialog box when you try to do so. Note that this is similar to how Safari and other web browsers warn you when you have just downloaded an executable from the internet. I have not...
Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology →
James Hague:
Don’t fall in love with your technology the way some Forth and Linux advocates have. If it gives you an edge, if it lets you get things done faster, then by all means use it. Use it to build what you’ve always wanted to build, then fall in love with that.
(Via Ronald Suwandi)
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Mountain Lion
Yesterday, just seven months after Mac OS X Lion was announced, Apple announced their next major OS update: OS X Mountain Lion 1. As John Gruber wrote, OS X is going to adpot iOS style one major update per year development schedule. I don’t think in the PC history, any companies has ever promised this rapid OS development schedule. I can’t help but think that this kind of development...
Samsung's super-sized Galaxy Note changed my life →
Yet another Galaxy Note’s goodness.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note is the most useless phone... →
Jonathan Geller:
The phone is too big. You will look stupid talking on it, people will laugh at you, and you’ll be unhappy if you buy it.
I used to have this phone many years ago:
I looked so stupid talking to it, I thought everyone has learnt the lesson.
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Siri Admits To Speaking Japanese →
The day when Siri can confirm Apple rumors has come.
Instagram 2.1 →
Very nice UI improvements from one of my favourite iPhone app.
Before and after the iPhone →
Josh Helfferich, showing the state of smartphones before and after the iPhone.
Apple Updates iBooks Author With Better EULA... →
Matthew Panzarino, reporting for The Next Web:
Apple has updated its iBooks Author app in order to clarify the language of its End User License Agreement. The changes to the EULA clarify that Apple does indeed intend the packaged product to be sold on the iBookstore only, but also make it clear that it does not lay claim to the content that you use to create the book, nor does it try to limit...
Apple’s iPhone Business Alone is Larger Than All... →
MG Siegler, on parislemon:
It looks like Apple’s business is mainly about iPhone. And while it’s true that the iPhone is responsible for over half of Apple’s total revenue, it’s important to consider that Apple’s total pie is now significantly larger than Microsoft’s. Actually, it’s more than twice as large.
Last quarter, Microsoft brought in $20.89 billion in revenue. Apple brought in...
Apple’s Rank in Mobile Phone Profitability and... →
Horace Deidu of Asymco:
Apple reached 75% of profit share, nearly 40% of revenue share and 9% of units share.
Not the number one in unit share, but number one in revenue and profit share. Which measure is more important?
Mac OSX Lion’s Scroll Breaks the Web →
Pablo Villalba:
The back page or forward page action mode triggers when you start scrolling when you can’t, and stays locked until you stop scrolling or you navigate to another page.
In Safari and Chrome, you won’t get the back/forward page action until you release the fingers from the trackpad. This way the user can peek forward or backward and see if there’s anymore content...
Avid Studio for iPad →
How do people on Android tablets edit videos again?
SourceTree 1.3 Released →
Simply the most beautiful DVCS client that I’ve used. I really like the new logo and website redesign. If you’re a developer and not using this, then you should download it right now.
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Apple’s Quarterly Results Visualized →
Amazing interactive JavaScript chart by Francesco Schwarz. I’m bookmarking this for future reference.
Oh, for those of you iPad doubters, try comparing the growth of iPad to any other Apple’s product line. Imagine what it’ll look like if it keeps growing like that for the next few quarters.
(Via Daring Fireball)
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Apple's Hiring of an Outsider is Out of Character →
Jordan Golson reporting for MacRumors:
The entire executive team at Apple, aside from the just-hired Browett and Bruce Sewell, Apple’s general counsel, has been with the company for more than 10 years. Aside from the general counsel position, Apple’s leadership team has remained fairly consistent through the second Steve Jobs era.
Tim Cook sounded pretty confident to say that...
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Facebook Files For $5 Billion IPO →
Yet another proof that people who are working in the internet are doing serious business.
Why I Love Apple - An Email from Tim Cook →
Yesterday Tony Hart sent and email to Tim Cook regarding his latest hire, John Browett. Cook promptly replied the email explaining his decision. It’s not that every CEO has to reply emails from customers, but it’s such a powerful gesture.
