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By Stephen Hackett
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Allison Mae Hackett
Our second-born:
An Open Letter to Microsoft About Office for Mac 2011, and How to Keep it From Sucking
Dear Microsoft, First, let me say this: I use iWork ’09 almost exclusively. While all-Mac at home, I am the lone Mac user in my office. I simply export things as PDFs or Office documents and keep on living in the cozy world that is iWork. If you want me, you have to fight for [...]
No Jacket Required
Motorola, in their new ad: At Motorola, we believe a customer shouldn’t have to dress up their phone for it to work properly. That’s why the DROID X comes with a dual antenna design. The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like to make crystal clear calls without a bulky [...]
Safari 5.0.1, Safari Extensions Gallery Released
The Apple PR Machine: “Safari 5 has been a big hit, and user response to the innovative new Safari Reader has been fantastic,” said Brian Croll, Apple’s vice president of OS X Product Marketing. “We’re thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great extensions and think our users are going to love being able [...]
24- and 30-inch Apple Displays Discontinued
Macworld: At the same time, this marks the end of the road for the 24-inch and 30-inch Apple displays. According to Apple vice president of hardware marketing David Moody, those products will continue to be sold until supplies run out, at which point the new 27-inch display will be Apple’s only standalone offering. In short, [...]
On Product Design and Web Design
Neven Mrgn: Apple came out with updated Mac Pros and iMacs today. I’m an iMac man myself, so that’s what I checked out. Looks nice! Of course, The League of Internet Commenters is busy finding flaws and comparing it to similar offerings from Apple’s competitors. Hardware isn’t my strong suit, but I know half a [...]
Apple adds Inertial Scrolling to Several Models
Eric Slivka: In particular, recent MacBook and MacBook Pro models receive support for the inertial scrolling that debuted on Apple’s current MacBook Pro models, in addition to the new three-finger window dragging gesture that it included on the Magic Trackpad. The MacBook Air, as well as “Early 2008″ MacBook Pro models gain only inertial scrolling. [...]
On the MessagePad 120
According to Rik Myslewski, it didn’t suck: The MessagePad 120 had the longest lifespan of any device based on Apple’s Newton platform: from its October 1994 release in Germany (January 1995 in the US) until June 1996. The 120 thus deserves the respect of those of us who remember that exceptional platform, one that improved [...]
‘Apple is Rewiring our Brains for Touch’
Patrick Rhone: Apple is rewiring our brains for touch. Just like with the iPhone and iPad, Apple is steadfastly reinforcing the idea that touch is the way we interact with our computers. The Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad are just one more step in that direction. In fact, I would not be surprised if, before [...]
