Want some super rare Apple gear? Here’s your chance.
I had never heard of the MultiServer, but according to the eBay listing, it is a 17 x 16 x 6 case in which Apple was developing a server, based on the 3Com 3 Server technology of the time. The case appears to have Apple-specific ports on the back and is decked out in the Snow White design language.
The Apple II ROM card is dated 1978. This auction isn’t nearly as cool, but it is rare.
The apps are $199 and $29, respectively.
Logic Express got taken out back and shot in the head. If this goes where I think it will, we could be looking at Logic X sometime in the next year or two.
Seriously — anyone could be an analyst.
The holidays are a time for giving. So there is no better time than now to use your about.me page to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. And AOL will donate $1 for every page created or updated to support St. Jude through December 31st (up to 10,000 pages).
Alright, each of you is going to edit your page, right?
[Co-host Adam] Savage tweeted this morning that the show is still in production, and that rumors that it was suspended are inaccurate. But that doesn’t mean everything is status quo, of course.
One question that will need attention is whether, after several seasons, the pressure to do bigger and cooler things is changing the equations about safety in spite of everyone’s best intentions, simply because of the scope.
I really hope the show stays on the air, but I wouldn’t mind it returning to its roots a little bit. I love explosions as much as the next guy, but sometimes, I think that’s all the people behind the show care about anymore.
Without a doubt, Ice Cream Sandwich is the best looking version yet. Granted, that’s not saying too much.
I can’t afford to invest months of development time into learning the platform and making an Android app, then supporting and maintaining it in parallel with my iOS app indefinitely, with so many other data points telling me that it almost certainly won’t be worth the investment.
So I’ll make it more interesting.
Here are some thoughts after playing with Twitter 4.0 for iPhone:
All in all, it’s clear to me that Twitter is trying to steer people toward areas of the service where things like promoted trends and stories can be seen easily. While that’s understandable, I really am not a fan of it taking up so much room in the iPhone app. With no way to re-arrange the default tabs across the bottom, I’m stuck with something I don’t want — Discovery — and am left with something I need — Direct Messages — too far away.
I’m sticking with Tweetbot on my iPhone.
Update: Chris Herbert pointed out that the Me tab has a few tricks hidden away.
The West Memphis Three were convicted of murder in 1993, but were released this summer after a re-trial. Sean Flynn’s GQ piece take a look at these men’s lives post-release.
via longform.org
Hey, look who made the top of the list!
Also, have you visited the Dogcow Shrine?
Memphis Newspaper Guild president Wayne Risher:
With sadness and regret, I must inform you that the Memphis Newspaper Guild was notified today, Tuesday morning, by The Commercial Appeal that 9 Guild covered employees will lose their jobs by Dec. 20 as part of a reduction in force. The company, confirming rumors that had been swirling for the last few months, said job reductions would be made to cut expenses and achieve efficiencies in the business. The company said names of affected employees could be released to the guild later today.
Management gave this breakdown in cuts in guild-covered jobs by department: 1 in editorial, 2 in accounting, 2 in online services, 1 in advertising, 3 in operations. No information was provided on cuts of non-guild-covered employees, although it is our understanding the reduction is building-wide. This notification begins dialogue between the Guild and the company designed to avoid unnecessary hardships, as provided in our collective bargaining agreement. We stand ready to advocate on the affected employees’ behalf to make sure they receive proper credit for unused vacation/holiday time and other benefits.
This week, The Commercial Appeal rolled out its new online paywall, as well:
The paywall is part of a larger digital gameplan. Here’s the deal for print subscribers:
As a subscriber to The Commercial Appeal, you receive all access to the newly-developed mobile apps as a value-added feature. The convenience of accessing the information you want wherever you are via a mobile device is one of the most significant innovations in journalistic history. We will continue to provide the value you expect from the most trusted source of news in Memphis.
Non-subscribers, $9.99 a month brings full access to the newspaper’s web site and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Daily passes can be purchased for 99¢. One account can be used on up to five devices.
The CA announced these changes at the end of October.
The paper still offers a Kindle version for $6.99 a month.
I fully understand that newspapers like the CA makes less money than they used to, but firing people in online services, advertising and editorial the week a new paywall goes up just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
I’m still on the fence about paying. I probably will spend the ten bucks a month, but I’d like to know the CA is doing everything it can to keep people employed.
