If you ever end up multiple levels deep in Tweetbot, hitting the back button 5 times to get back to the main timeline can be annoying. Instead, just hold down on the back button and it will send you right back home.
The Tapbots team has shared some of the more obscure features in Tweetbot, my Twitter app of choice.
The award-winning music service that’s taken Europe by storm will soon be landing on US shores. Millions of tracks ready to play instantly, on your computer and your phone.
Any track, any time, anywhere. And it’s free!
Remember to sign-up for (what I am assuming is) the US beta.
These devices will have smallish non-audiophile speakers, but they are guaranteed to be better than those on what ever mobile device is hosting (or streaming) your music.
Tim is talking about connecting an auxiliary cable to a TV or “clock radio” while traveling, to use as external speakers. It is a neat idea for the minimalist-at-heart.
Commenter, Josh Marshall makes one essential addition:
If you include a second cable, with an 1/8″ jack on one end and a pair of RCA jacks (the red and white ones) on the other end you’ll cover most of the remaining cases. 99% of TVs have them.
I’ve been trying to conjure a solution for a very same problem. The best I could come-up with is a more tech-infused solution; the Jawbone Jambox.
WordPress 3.1 was downloaded over 15 million times in less than 5 months. But time marches on, and so does the music. Yesterday, WordPress 3.2, also known as “Gershwin”, was released to the public, and in just 24 hours, the latest iteration of the website and blogging platform has been downloaded over 330,000 times.
These numbers are just incredible.
Looks like the title, “iSteve: The Book of Jobs” is no more, and “Steve Jobs By Walter Isaacson” will be it’s replacement. Good stuff; I was worried.
Twitter Tools is a plugin that creates a complete integration between your WordPress blog and your Twitter account.
We’ll see about that.
Update: It works!
Another stellar update from the fine folks at WordPress. I must admit, the new design was jarring at first, but it has grown on me quite a bit.
All I know is that trying to do what you love as a guiding principle makes a helluva lot more sense then acting out of a sense of obligation.
John Gruber:
What I don’t get is why not offer everyone the $10 for 75 MB plan? Lower the monthly minimum and get more people to switch from feature phones to app phones.
I would prefer to see all carriers drop required data plans on “app phones” and let customers choose whether or not they want to be connected to the internet 24/7. There are many, my father included, who do not use data. A phone is a phone, and (in my father’s case) an iPad is for everything else. Simple and effective.
By allowing you to set a custom field value from within the content of a post, this plugin extends the functionality of the various WordPress blogging apps that don’t yet allow you to access that sort of thing (e.g., WordPress’ official iOS apps).
It’s buggy and has a poor app store like the rest of the other tablets. But what the TouchPad has that the others do not is likability. And that gives me hope that it could be great.
One fundamental reminder: ‘could be’ and ‘is’ are two very different things.
Jealousy is a bitch.
The stream is up, enjoy!
Update: The stream is available for download through iTunes.
Effective June 6, 2011, if you had an active MobileMe account, your service has been automatically extended through June 30, 2012, at no additional charge. After this, the MobileMe service will no longer be available.
Simple and effective.
Mark my words, this will be the stream to watch.
Despite the unusual amount of speculation surrounding this year’s WWDC, we really do not know much. However, unlike previous events fueled entirely by rumors, we do know something.
At the keynote, Apple will unveil its next generation software – Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS® X; iOS 5, the next version of Apple’s advanced mobile operating system which powers the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®; and iCloud®, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering.
However “unlike Apple” this may be, many are speculating this press release (1) will save Steve precious minutes during the keynote, or (2) set the tone for the event. The first is just stupid, so I’ll make my bed — so to speak — with number two. Ben Brooks has it right:
… lots will say Apple didn’t do enough, but most will piss themselves with joy.
Steve will announce the “offerings”, and naturally people will flock to either side of the fence.
The silent announcement of iCloud tells us nothing. Yes, nothing. That said, many are reporting on what it might include. My favorite thus far, is an article which appeared on Cult of Mac, partially entitled, “iCloud & Time Capsules”. You should read it.
I like the idea of having a central repository, a “conduit” as they described it, to serve-up my files as I need them (or when I want them). As Cult of Mac describes it, you should be able to access all of your files, “pictures, videos…documents.” With the new machine rumored to run iOS on an A5 chip (a la Apple TV), Time Capsule should presumably be rebranded. I like it.
iCloud should be seamless. If a file is accessible by any application, it should be available as a “local file”. Let me explain; when browsing iPod.app, you should not go to a separate tab to see music available for streaming. Instead, cloud-based music would appear in the same list as your locally stored music. Perhaps a change is color, or an additional icon could be used to denote, “this song (or file) will be streamed over your 3% or WiFi connection.” The feature will be intuitive and unobtrusive. However, once you have used it, you will not be able to live without it.
If what Cult of Mac wrote about Time Capsule & iCloud is true, I am not completely sold we will see any dealings with the music industry today. I do, however, believe iCloud will serve your backed-up music to your iDevice as I described before.
Mark my words, MobileMe is not going anywhere. There is a distinct difference between my life, mobile and iCloud – an online services offering. I expect iCloud to be (1) an extension of MobileMe (replacing iDisk), (2) an extension of MobileMe, or (3) accessed through MobileMe. I’d go with any of the three, but MobileMe is here to stay. Why did Apple buy iCloud.com? Many reasons, including brand recognition and easy access.
The infamous North Carolina Data Center. Four words I hope to never hear after the event – wishful thinking. The rumors suggesting a $25/month-year subscription for the iCloud service makes sense, if you are not using the rumored Time Capsule solution. Perhaps you will have a choice between limited file access (i.e. Dropbox) and full access via Time Capsule.
Also shrouded in mystery, iOS 5. Not much is known, so there really is not much to say . We do have an image provided by TechCrunch, which suggests a new notifications system, Twitter integration, and at the very least, a new Camera.app icon.
Of everything scheduled to be announced, Lion is the only item on the agenda not shrouded in mystery. Apple as a landing page detailing features such as a fully-realized Mac App Store, Launchpad (aka Springboard), Full Screen Apps, Mission Control, and much, much more. Did I mention versions, auto save, resume, Mail 5 or AirDrop? Tentative release date: June 17th.
If the length of this article is any indication, the keynote is sure to be jam-packed with new records, product announcements and unveilings. Apple has set the tone, and I am excited.
Retail stores around Australia have launched ‘Retail 2.0′ to mark the 10th anniversary of Apple Retail stores. We knew this was coming but what exactly has happened?
iPads display product prices & information for products.
iPads display product features, prices and lets you compare between models.
Use the iPad to ask a specialist to come to you.
Apple store staff appear to be wearing party hats.
Over the past 3,652 yesterdays, we’ve done some amazing things. We’ve opened 325 stores. In 11 countries. With 2.1 million square feet of space. And most importantly, we’ve welcomed over 1 billion customers.
Our 10-year history is something to be proud of. But at the same time, it’s just so, well, yesterday.
So let’s talk about tomorrow. That’s a day we can work with. It’s a day to launch new products as only Apple can. A day we can build new stores that are even more iconic. And create breakthrough programs to help people embrace technology like never before. It’s a day to do thing s no one has even dreamed of yet.
We’re not content to rest on our yesterdays. We’ll continue to move forward. To make the most of tomorrow. And every day after that.
After reading that I am going to stop using calendars and see what it would be like to do everything in OmniFocus — should be interesting.
The beauty of Fantastical is not it’s UI, simplicity or how light the app feels on your Mac desktop; the “Natural Language Engine” is superior to all other features. The additional features are really bonuses.
The brown color seems like an odd choice when put next to the sleek silver gradient of the column header bar, this isn’t enough to say that it is a bad design, or ugly — but it is a bold choice that I don’t care for.
Agreed. However, I would argue having any bar – no matter the color – above the keyboard would appear “heavy.” That is not to say the toolbar should not be there; it needs to be there. You can consider said brown bar, the “power bar.” Also, as Ben mentions in his article, ‘File Management’ could use some work; the iWork suite got it wrong (and in this case, so did the Omni Group).
The Omni Group is helping to raise the perception of app value, and I applaud them for it. If you want apps that are free or cost less than a pack of Juicy Fruit, then you should probably check out another mobile platform. But then again, you won’t find apps like OmniOutliner there.
First: OmniOutliner for iPad is fantastic. Second: I have mixed feelings about pricing on the App Store. On one hand, I feel the pricing should remain the same, and in some cases, the price levels could decrease. On the other hand, developers should be paid for the work they produce.
Developers also have this statement from Steve Jobs hanging-over their heads:
“The biggest lesson Apple has learned is: Price it aggressively and go for volume. And anytime we haven’t done that, we’ve had more attenuated success.”
Boom.
Shawn Blanc:
Yesterday afternoon I raised the height from 27.75 inches to 38.5 inches…
The change is all in the legs and waist at this point. But it’s a good change. Instead of feeling sore from poor circulation I feel tired from standing.
I purchased my desk from Office Depot when I moved into my first apartment. It is made of plywood, with some kind of dark-wood facing/veneer. It’s comfortable, the right height (approx. 30 inches), and extremely heavy. Raising the desk is nearly impossible (did I mention the desk is extremely heavy?), unless you can find some Stark-designed magnets, or plastic risers from Home Depot. I like the idea in my head, more than I would like it in reality. Good-luck Shawn.
“I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly.”
Surprise, surprise.
Lukas Mathis discussing Tim Van Damme’s Instapaper redesign.
So perhaps doing unsolicited redesigns is okay after all. Just don’t be a dick about it…
Tim’s redesign is fantastic – everything you want Instapaper to be (minus a feature here-and-there). While reading the title, I was apprehensive; redesigning someone’s product seems egotistical at best. However, if Marco Arment did not applaud (and critique) Tim’s efforts, my opinion would have remained unchanged.
The implementation is clean, and makes sense with iOS as it exists today. Some words of caution: any delay (approx. 2-3 seconds) between actions will become cumbersome, lead to user confusion and abandonment. Ultimately with this implementation, the feature will remain dormant past the first use.
Yes, it’s true; I have officially entered my third-decade of life on Earth. You don’t have to work it out, I am twenty-years old today. My parents have called, begging for some clues as to what I want for a birthday present. To be honest, I have no clue. I would like to think I am, at this very moment, satisfied.1
That said, clothes, a new backpack, one of them new-fangled iPad 2′s, and an extra iPhone or two should suffice. ↵
The new licensing deal ensures that users retain the copyright but by uploading photos service, the company is able to exploit the photos for commercial gain.
Also included in the “This ain’t right” corner, picplz, Color, yFrog, Instagram, Flickr, and Lockerz. Normally, I would be in the process of deleting my photos from TwitPic. However, I doubt any photo I have taken with my iPhone has any monetary value. Consider me, not entirely worried cautious.
I too am pleased with the outcome. Great stuff.