“Mark these words: FaceTime goes down as one of the most important things Apple has ever introduced.”
MobileMe Now Supports External Addresses ⇾
Hmm, that was one of the primary reasons I’ve been sticking with Gmail.
“PC’s are going to be like trucks … they’re still going to be around. They’re still going to have a lot of value. But they are going to be used by 1 in x people.”
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 currently need my Macbook for work excursions to the local Starbucks, I know that need will eventually go away.
For some time, my thinking was that my next purchase would be an iMac. It would be the perfect desktop complement to my iPad. But this article does a great job listing some benefits of the Mac mini and has me thinking along those lines. A new mini would work great with my current ACD with matte display. But the 27” iMac is one impressive device.
I could still go either way, but one thing I’m feeling more sure of every day: my need for a laptop computer is hanging by a thread.
[ via Minimal Mac ]
Maxvoltar - Review: iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual ⇾
Tim Van Damme gives a short review of Craig Hockenberry’s new book, iPhone App Development.
In the first couple of chapters, not a single line of code is being mentioned. You start out by thinking about what kind of app you want to create. Is it realistic to build? Is there a lot of competition? Is it possible to write with the available API’s in the iPhone OS?
With his look at the entire spectrum of the development process, it appears that Craig’s book is a must have for those hitching their wagons to Apple’s gravy train.
The iPad doesn’t need to do everything ⇾
Marco gives a great overview of his usage of the iPad has played out in his life.
- I’ll play games on it.
- I’ll check email on it, but not respond much, because that requires a lot of typing.
- I’ll check RSS and Twitter on it, but not exclusively.
- I’ll read for short periods on it before my hands get tired of holding it.
His description closely mirrors my own findings, as the iPad has been mostly used as a device to use while away from my computer, but still in my home. For around the house, it has completely replaced my iPhone usage.
I would only add one more item to the list above. I’ve used the iPad to watch movies as well — I’m currently catching up on Lost season 4. My iPad has been a pleasant way to do so.
Daniel Jalkut ponders some scary questions while detailing Apple’s recent abandonment of their downloads page:
Does Apple plan to introduce a new App Store for “authorized” Mac apps? Are they simply disinterested in the Mac since the iPod, iPhone, and iPad have taken one such an important role in their public relations? These are some of the questions that run through the minds of Mac developers as we try to interpret meaning from the unexplained actions.
This page is a listing for Mac software only, obviously. All iPad and iPhone software is listed in the app store. Will the desktop follow?
For this user, that’s the scariest question of all.
“Every commercial product which competes directly with an Apple product (particularly the iPhone) gives me (and many others) the distinct impression that “where it is original, it is not good, and where it is good, it is not original.”
Stanislav Datskovskiy in Non-Apple’s Mistake, in which he blames the current situation of Apple’s Golden Cage on the rest of the industry and the complete lack of anyone else creating good products.
Brilliant.
Atomic Stapler: Why iAds misses the mark ⇾
Josh Holloway makes a few interesting points regarding Apple’s newly announced iAds platform.
There was a ton of speculation about Apple’s entry into mobile advertising leading up to last week’s iPhone OS 4 event, and now that we know more about iAds, there’s a lot of excitement about how it could change the future of advertising forever. While I see a lot of potential in iAds, I really …
“Between Apple and Google, I’m rooting for Google. Google behaves in predictably evil ways. Apple remains innovative in their evil behavior.”
