The Apollo 1 fire might be the most horrific accident in NASA history. While it didn’t claim as many lives as either of the shuttle disasters, the gruesome death of three Apollo astronauts during a test on the ground is still shocking, 45 years later.
If you were waiting for the final death blow to webOS, wait no more.
Apple is providing free tools for authors to create books. If you want to give away your book for free, you can do that. For example, if a teacher makes an iBook for students, they can give it to them at no cost and Apple doesn’t care.
If, however, you create an iBook using Apple’s tools and you want to sell it, then you have to use the iBookstore and give Apple its cut.
That sounds fair to me. Use Apple’s tools, sell your product, and give Apple the money it deserves for providing you with a way to make and sell a product.
Ben Brooks, Brett Kelly and I crashed Shawn Today at Macworld this morning.
While not as exciting as it could be, I’m sure Apple employees will enjoy their new discounts.
The Golden Headphone Awards are out, and might be the best podcast you’ll ever download.
Congratulations, my fellow Apple nerds. Our time has come.
While Apple is just a company, for many of us, it’s a company that is often at the center of our daily work. Without its products, many of us could not have the jobs or hobbies that we enjoy.
With many still reeling from the company’s quarterly results announced yesterday, I think the dust is settling on what is an all-new world.
Now, this world has been forming for a long time. Apple has passed every other technology company in most metrics over the last few years. While it might not be the biggest in market share, looking at the hard numbers, it is hard to make an argument that those statistics mean much anymore. Apple is crushing its competition, and is doing it consistently.
In this new world, we are not the weird hippies holding on to our obscure computers and even more obscure software titles. Talking about iPad apps in line at Starbucks isn’t weird anymore.
Apple has entered the mainstream culture, and on its coattails, we’re able to enjoy being invited to sit at the cool table.
Of course, many of us had the rainbow Apple logo stickers all over our PowerBooks back in the day, and preached about the virtues of AppleTalk. Now, we can still do that, but girls might talk to us.
Yes, there will always be idiot bloggers and ill-informed pundits clamorous for page views. I think as time marches on, writers who preach on the impending implosion of Apple will be held in the same regard as the sidewalk preacher claiming the world will end unless you repent and tithe.
Let’s ignore those crazy kids and party.
