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Filling The Void
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Glenn Wolsey offered some interesting thoughts on the direction that Apple seems to be taking the MacBooks:
The direction we’re heading in makes it quite clear that the merging of the MacBook and the Air lines would make sense, and is certainly possible. The Air becoming the MacBook whilst the Pro line remains as is in three excellent size choices.
I find it very hard to imagine the MacBook Air becoming just ‘MacBook’. It doesn’t really make a lot of sense. The MacBook is a consumer notebook, and the Air isn’t. Imagine the uproar if a consumer marketed notebook lacked a superdrive and for most, the lack of USB ports is an immediate turn off.
The only folks who would buy the new MacBooks, in this scenario, are those who would have bought the Air in the first place. Apple just wouldn’t get anywhere with their product line.
Instead, I see Apple filling the void left my the MacBook with the much rumored tablet or perhaps even a netbook aimed primarily at the consumer market that the original MacBooks left. Relatively cheap and portable - but at the same time offering a great everyday computing experience. Be it browsing the web or checking email.
The Air, would be left in its current position. With no price change. I don’t think Apple would, even if they could, lower the MacBook Air prices any further. Though the Air is cheaper, it’s still a premium product, and Apple want to keep it that way.
Tags: Air, Apple, notebook
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Panic Sale!
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
The folks over at Panic software are having a crazy 50% off sale on all of their apps. Definatly worth a look if your a Mac user. I’ll personally be picking up Coda.
They’ve also released a promotional video that’s sure to entertain.
Tags: Panic, sale, software, video
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Fusion, The Deck & Safari Adblock
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
In response to Michael’s insightful post on how Fusion’s going, John Rust left an interesting tidbit for all the folks using Safari Adblock out there who want to The Deck and Fusion advertisements to stick around:
For Safari AdBlock users wanting to block everything but Fusion and The Deck, add two custom filters which allow content from anything with “deck” or “fusion” in the URL.
Tags: ads, Fusion, Safari
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Shawn On Comments
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
I was poking around Shawn Blanc’s weblog, after his incredible redesign and found this on his contact page:
Moreover, if you have a response to something I’ve posted here then write about it on your own site. Putting your thoughts into words and putting those words in front of your own readers can be a gutsy move, and I highly recommend it.
Intentionally or not, this has to be one of the strongest arguments for removing comments from a weblog (which Shawn has done) I have come across. As good as an email is, if you feel strongly about a post that has been made - why not write something on your own terms about it? Interestingly, this point does not dispel the concept of comments; but instead offers a better alternative, in my opinion.
And yes, this is an aside, so you won’t be able to leave a comment. Email me or write a post telling me - and the rest of the world - your thoughts on what bloggers consider such a very sensitive matter.
Tags: Blogging, comments
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FlightControl
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
I’ve got a new favourite iPhone game - FlightControl [App Store Link]. A gorgeous and very addictive app that requires you to take on the position as an air traffic controller.
Tags: app store, Apple, iphone
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Paul Thurrott on the iPod Shuffle
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Paul Thurrot on the iPod Shuffle -
This is a rare misstep for Apple, and, I hope, the end of the miniaturization silliness that currently grips the company. Smaller isn’t always better. Nowhere is that more true than with the iPod shuffle 3G.
I think this is another case in which Apple has sacrificed form over function.
Apple made no apologies for the lack of a screen in the Shuffle when it was first released. Now, it’s as if they’re trying to shoehorn the capabilities of an iPod with a screen into the Shuffle. This had led to an overcomplicated and frustrating method for controlling the music on the Shuffle.
Tags: Apple, iPod
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The Vintage Web
Monday, March 30th, 2009
I’m a little slow on the uptake, but Veronica Belmont and Ryan Block have started a new Tumblog called, The Vintage Web, which makes any tech savvy person - let alone web developer - cringe.
The most harrowing aspect of these sites are, often, they’re still being actively updated.
Tags: web design
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Speech Synthesizer
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Along with the newly redesigned iPod Shuffle, Apple have released a ‘Guided Tour‘ for the product. It’s very informative but I couldn’t help notice the edge Apple took when they compared the speech synthesizing on Windows to Leopard - which of course was superior.
Tags: Apple, iPod, new, Shuffle
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Gmail’s New Favicon
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
I can’t say I use Gmail a lot. However one of the latest ‘features’ of Gmail 2 caught my eye. The new favicon displays how many unread emails emails you’ve got in your inbox, in a very similar fashion to Apple’s Mail.
Pretty nifty, eh?
Tags: Google, web design
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The Netsetter
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Collis Ta’eed, of Envato, has launched a new blog called, The Netsetter, focusing on internet marketing, online business and design. So far he’s got three posts online - all interesting and informative.
I’ve been looking for a blog like this for a while, if you know of any similar - email me.
Tags: Blogging, Netsetter
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