Apple:
The version of Disk Utility that comes with Fusion Drive is unique. Earlier versions of Disk Utility can’t be used with a Fusion Drive.
The whole kbase article is an interesting read.
via The Loop
Category: Apple
More on Fusion Drive⇢
Dave Hamilton looks at Apple’s new storage system.
Concentration, Not Reduction
Apple had an event today. With lots of new products, consumers have lots of options for the holidays, but as with most of the company’s events, it was about far more than just the new devices.
iPad mini
In the new iPad mini video, Jony Ive says:
There is inherent loss in just reducing a product in size. We took the time to go back to the beginning and design a product that was a concentration of, not a reduction of, the original.
More on iOS Management⇢
Erica Sadun at TUAW:
We don’t know what Apple’s event will cover, but this kind of large-scale deployment sets a bar that Apple needs to meet – soon if not next week. At TUAW, we believe that winning the classroom will win the tablet. If Apple cannot respond to Whispercast, they cannot win that classroom.
Apple’s enterprise tools for iOS and support for mobile device management have advantages for big organizations, but the textbook (and app) volume purchasing setup doesn’t have quite the fluidity of what Whispercast will deliver. MDM at a basic level is doable with Apple’s Mountain Lion Server, but larger deployments may require extensive IT support and investment, which most schools don’t have at their disposal. In contrast, Whispercast is cloud-based and free. (There are several cloud-based MDM options for iOS, to be sure, with Meraki, Zenprise and MaaS360 among them, but they aren’t free.)
Smaller iPad Aimed at Education⇢
Adam Satariano at Bloomberg:
For districts around the country, though, it’s the price as much as the cool quotient that could draw them to a new, smaller version of the iPad that Apple will unveil tomorrow at an event in San Jose, California. Apple has long been a leader in education, and schools began embracing the iPad soon after its 2010 debut. Yet as fiscal budget shortfalls crimp spending all the more, schools in growing numbers are warming to the handheld devices as an alternative to more expensive laptops.
On iTunes UI Elements and OS X⇢
Daniel Eran Dilger:
Over the past five years, Apple has introduced a wide variety of new iOS features that have percolated their way “back to the Mac,” as well as having introduced OS X features that have later shown up in its mobile devices. However, Apple’s own first party apps, and in particular iTunes, have also served as harbingers of new user interface directions.
I suppose we should welcome our new iOS-like overlords.
13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Photos Surface⇢
As a lover of the 13" MacBook Pro, this gets me excited about next week’s event.
On iCloud Sharing⇢
Dan Moren:
It’s clear that Apple’s launch of iCloud has the classic idea of a filesystem squarely in its crosshairs. In the future, you’ll no longer have to create a complicated hierarchy of folders, to maintain multiple versions of the same file, or even to remember where your file is stored.
From Apple’s perspective, this is all about making things easier for the user. You no longer have to remember where you put a file on a disk; instead, all you have to remember is the app you used to create or edit it. After all, it’s easier to remember that you were editing an image in Preview than that you saved it seven folders deep on your hard drive. I’ve certainly found myself relying more and more on the Open Recent menu option in apps that have it.
Apple Loses Appeal in UK⇢
Eric Slivka:
Back in early July, a UK court ruled that Samsung had not infringed upon the design of the iPad with its own Galaxy Tab device, with judge Colin Birss ruling that the Galaxy Tab was simply “not as cool” as the iPad. Roughly a week later, Birss ruled that Apple must publish advertisements on its website and in newspapers acknowledging that Samsung did not copy the iPad’s design.
Why Microsoft’s Surface Ad Might be a Miss
Lots of words have been written about Microsoft’s new Surface ad. I think Gruber said it best:
It’s a brand ad, not a product ad — not about what Surface can do or how. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though. The ad has a clear message: Surface is an iPad-size tablet with a magnetic keyboard cover and it’s fun. That’s a pretty good message. It’s about framing the product in people’s minds.
Oct. 23 Apple Event Confirmed⇢
Boom.