Boeing is returning the Starliner capsule to the factory, while Cassini continues to teach us about Saturn from beyond the grave. Then, Stephen and Jason give good and bad news about Artemis.
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This time on Ungeniused, we’re going far out:
Almost 12 billion miles away from Earth, two spacecraft are speeding away from our Solar System, each carrying a small sample of what it means to be human.
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If the next Apple Watch really does pick up Apple’s modern flat side design language, I’m all for it. I think these renders look great.
Learn what to expect when using iWork for Mac to open documents created in older versions of iWork, or when exporting documents to iWork ‘09 format.
It’s always been impressive to me that Apple has kept backward compatibility with older iWork files, especially from before the desktop and mobile apps merged.
Black Ink celebrates the art of crosswords by offering a beautiful solving experience on your Mac. Download and solve right in the app, or print the puzzles with your preferred layout to solve with a pen or pencil.
You can download puzzles from a variety of sources, both free and subscription-based, right in the app. It also supports solving files in the ubiquitous “Across Lite” format which you can search for and download all over the web.
The New York Times recently caused an uproar by ending its support for Across Lite files. Not a problem for Black Ink users, since the app has adapted itself to continue downloading NYT puzzles just the same as before.
Not so confident about your solving ability? Don’t worry, Black Ink is ready to assist. If you’re stumped, just use one of its built-in features to offer hints or even to reveal a square you are really stuck on.
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In this feedback episode, David and I discuss website redesigns, quote applications, encryption, virtualizing Windows and a whole lot more.
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I recently came across a stash of old Apple press releases, and this one jumped out at me:
At a financial conference in Monterey, Calif., on October 30, 1996, Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Apple Computer, Inc., spoke about the general future of operating systems. Contrary to the claims made in several media reports, he did not announce a new operating system strategy for Apple, nor make any new statements about microprocessor or product line direction.
The release goes on to include four points:
Dr. Amelio was speaking in general terms about how operating systems will evolve in the future. At no point did Dr. Amelio signal a change in direction for Apple’s Mac OS strategy.
Apple did not announce a new operating system strategy. Apple has stated that it will release incremental upgrades to the Mac OS and is in the process of finalizing its long term operating system strategy and will announce this by early 1997.
Apple’s strategic hardware direction is focused on the PowerPC. Apple has no current plans to migrate the Mac OS to other microprocessors.
Technologies previously worked on in the Copland project will be integrated into future releases of the Mac OS. It is wrong to characterize Apple’s current OS development efforts as “starting from scratch.”
October 1996 was near the bottom in terms of hope for Apple and its future. In December, the company would announce its acquisition of NeXT. In a press release outlining what the deal meant, this text appears:
NEXTSTEP’s maturity, networking, customer and developer acceptance, multi-tasking, protected memory, scalability from portable to server-level products, information linking, and powerful object-oriented architecture - will provide the Mac OS the underpinning it needs to provide differentiated multimedia and Internet leadership moving forward. Apple is also confident that compatibility with existing applications will be strong in Mac OS as it evolves.
I guess Gil was more right than he knew.
Francisco Tolmasky has written a fascinating Twitter thread 1 about Apple’s UI frameworks and the rise of Electron all through the lens of tabbed interfaces.
That’s what the young people call “blog posts.” ↩︎
The guys mark Relay’s 7th birthday by launching the annual Relay FM for St. Jude fundraiser! Then, discussions about Safari 15, 1Password and Federico’s switch to Android.
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I am thrilled to announce Relay FM’s annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!
Treatments invented at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago, and St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer.
Our oldest son is a brain cancer survivor, and is about to turn 13 years old. That’s thanks to the hard work of St. Jude.
You can donate starting today!
Over the course of the next several weeks, you’ll be hearing us (and a bunch of our friends) talking about St. Jude’s mission. Your support helps ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
On September 17, from 12-8 PM Eastern, we’ll be hosting the 3rd Annual Podcastathon live on Twitch. We’ll be joined by some amazing guests and have some truly wacky things planned for the day. You won’t want to miss it!
Ah, the good old days of serial numbers for Apple software:
Not all iWork ‘05 serial numbers will work with Pages 1.0 and Keynote 2.0. If you’re having difficulty entering your serial number, updating the software may help.
The first time you open Keynote or Pages, you are prompted to enter a serial number. The screen should also contain a “Buy Now” button. If this button isn’t present, you may need to update your software before you can enter your serial number.
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