June 2010
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“Mark these words: FaceTime goes down as one of the most important things Apple...”
– Says Gruber
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Big Players
Not only are big names in the design field moving to Tumblr — big time publications are as well.
[ via Gruber ]
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“Plants don’t blog. They don’t post stupid comments. They don’t have follower...”
– Derek Powazek in They Don’t Complain and They Die Quietly.
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Hicks(re)design
Jon has redesigned his site, this time from scratch. It’s completely fluid and very impressive.
I’m going to have to finally dig that ALA article out of Instapaper …
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1024 Square →
maniacalrage:
Josh Holloway collects (and creates) iPad-specific versions of popular and nice wallpapers. Makes for a great companion site to Prettify.
I’ll second that. Josh’s site, along with Jorge’s iPad Decór are my favorite resources for iPad wallpapers.
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MobileMe Now Supports External Addresses →
Hmm, that was one of the primary reasons I’ve been sticking with Gmail.
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On Standing and Sitting
For quite some time, I’ve felt somewhat dissatisfied with my office setup. This is mostly due to the fact that I know that I need to spend a portion of my day standing while I work. At the same time, I want to be able to sit when the knees start to complain.
I configured my office for such a setup in the past, allowing me to work in either position.
The only issue here is that I could...
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“Is my soapbox bigger than Joe Wilcox’s? Yes it is. But that’s fair, because I...”
– Words to live by from Gruber.
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Site Availability Issues Due to Failed Enhancement...
twitterstatus:
Update: We’re currently experiencing site availability issues resulting from the failed enhancement of a new approach to timeline caching. Our infrastructure and operations engineers are currently working to resolve this. We’ll update you soon with an ETA.
Buzz anyone?
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Kicking the Tires
I finally got around to finishing off a new design for this site, complete with a couple of pages. If you’re usually reading this site from your feed reader or the Dashboard, give it a look in your browser.
I’m still kicking the tires and tweaking a few of the post styles. If you have any suggestions or critiques, my apprentice level skills would appreciate hearing them.
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No More iTunes by Florian Pichler →
maniacalrage:
safariextensions:
NoMoreiTunes is an extension for Safari 5 which disables the script that tries to start iTunes when you visit a link to the iTunes Store. It’s annoying and redundant as there is iTunes Preview for Music and Apps now.
This is perfect. I have iTunes in a Space in OS X, and clicking on any iTunes Store link in the past would immediately throw me over to that...
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EchoSign →
I’ve used EchoSign in the past and it is a great idea — not only for the reduction in paper use, but it also can remove hassles for editing PDFs between two parties. I have no desire at all to install Adobe Reader or Acrobat on my Macbook, so a PDF contract is great for reading, but not for signing.
[ via Cameron Moll ]
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Another Reason I Love Tumblr
They do more than just work on their product … from time to time they get involved with what’s happening in the world, and do what they can to make things better. It’s not the first time either.
Today I donated $5 to enable the “heart-of-BP-executive black” in my Tumblr Dashboard. Each $5 donation is matched by Tumblr and goes to one of three organizations helping to deal with the...
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“Find good coffee. (Intended for black-coffee drinkers. If you put crap in your...”
– Probably Marco’s most important tip for WWDC attendees. I love a hard core nerd with a passion for coffee.
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Domainr →
When you need to scour through the domains not already taken by squatters, you want a service that is friendly. Most domain search sites look like they were designed by the squatters themselves, making the entire process a painful experience.
Rather, you want something that is clean and easy to navigate. Domainr is just that.
[ via chris24 ]
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“PC’s are going to be like trucks … they’re still going to be around....”
– Steve Jobs — Well, there you go, straight from the horse’s mouth. Count me in x then.
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Why an iPad and a Mac mini are my computing future →
Here’s an interesting look at how the iPad is changing people’s expectations for their future computing needs. I’m thinking along the same lines: is my Macbook needed anymore?
Currently, yes. But as the iPad evolves — and we know it will, Apple’s past ten years are ample proof of that — I expect I will be able to do more and more creation (aka work) on it. So, while I...