October 2011
5 posts
Quicksilver β61 →
onethingwell:
The latest version of Quicksilver has landed, with Lion support, a bevy of new features—including automatic plugin updates—and a tasteful new icon.
Via the Love Quicksilver weblog, which has a rundown of features and fixes.
Steve Jobs single-handedly restructured the mobile... →
People who say Steve Jobs restricted the freedom of mobile app developers don’t understand the history of the industry /via @cdixon
September 2011
4 posts
Minimal Mac: Welcome to Macintosh →
minimalmac:
When I encounter someone brand new to the Mac, either a new client or someone who reaches out to me via email about switching or having recently done so, this is the text file I send. I thought it would be nice to share this with the world. Perhaps it will be useful to you or those you love.
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August 2011
1 post
Holding the Door →
drcairns:
So, Steve Jobs has left his role as Apple’s CEO. Like, for good this time. It’s a shame, but it was inevitable, and it sounds like everything’s running pretty well down in Cupertino anyway.
For the purposes of this anecdote, it’s worth noting that I grew up in a house entirely surrounded by Macs….
July 2011
1 post
March 2011
2 posts
Community →
aaronmahnke:
There are two things I remind myself of daily in regards to social media. The first is that this technology exists to create true community. It’s not a game, or a toy, or a matter to be taken lightly. When you begin interacting online, you are dipping your foot into a very special place, where true friendships can grow and impressions can be made that affect future employment or...
February 2011
3 posts
Productivity, as an isolated concept, can be the greatest red herring on the...
– Productivity is the Ultimate Distraction: James Shelley
What I think Obama is meeting with Jobs, Schmidt,... →
Minimal Mac: Airplane Mode →
minimalmac:
I think far too often we deride the use of such technology when we are having a conversation or in a meeting as a distraction. This was a reminder to me that the technology can, when used effectively, provide a enhancement to the stories we tell and allow us to capture the things that matter. It’s ability to distract is only as powerful as our ability to not let it do so.
December 2010
1 post
June 2010
1 post
May 2010
29 posts
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
– Arthur C. Clarke
Turn Off Your Mac's Display
⇧ + ctrl + ⏏
Good design is honest.
– Dieter Rams
Remembering the times we used to drive through the #red Light District in Amsterdam en route to McDonald’s. #childhoodmemories #funtimes
My life is still in beta.
– Justin Stevens
The Next MobileMe Mail. Now in Beta. http://bit.ly/97PpUa [Apple] - Login to MobileMe Mail and click “Request an invitation.”
I’m starting a revolution, who’s with me?
Gordon Brown ‘stepping down as Labour leader’ http://is.gd/c2Rnj [BBC News]
RIP Floppy Disk http://is.gd/c0CXo [Mashable]
Apple developing Flash alternative named Gianduia http://is.gd/bZqoz [AppleInsider]
Meeting up for coffee with @mz2 & @redilicious — at Starbucks (nr Christs Pieces) http://gowal.la/c/J9kP
En route to Cambridge to pick up a birthday present.
UK iPad prices http://is.gd/bYxO9 [Apple]
Currently listening to: Dash Berlin – Man On The Run (Radio Edit) http://bit.ly/dmz0fb [Spotify App]
Lost - Roger Sanchez http://bit.ly/dmz0fb [Spotify App]
Little Buddha iPhone app is here and they’re celebrating with free iPad, tshirt & app giveaway. #happytapper http://bit.ly/amfvPH
Utah Saints, Something Good (2008 Remix) aka ‘Running Man’.
Time for a glass of Pinot Grigio — at George Hotel http://gowal.la/c/GcKr
RT @iphone_dev: Today’s iPad 3G just as hackable as iPad Wifi http://is.gd/bOZqt Backup your blobs when you bring iPad 3G home today!!
Time to slip into my mankini.
I have a cunning plan. It does not involve turnips.
April 2010
166 posts
A preview of Apple Store Covent Garden, London. http://bit.ly/asI1xa
We are removing Flash support from OS X http://is.gd/bNFcU [The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs]
Steve Jobs on Adobe Flash http://bit.ly/9Lt9wD [Apple]