Shadoe Huard, in his reply to my piece from the other day:
Social standards and norms are constantly evolving and the inclusion of technology is a part of this evolution. Part of the shock may be how social interactions are shifting from physical space to the more abstract and formless space of the web.
It seems like every Mac-related site I visit or subscribe to is spending more time telling my how much money Apple is making and less time telling me how I can make better use of my Macs and iPhone. A little cheerleading is fine, but I don’t need to see daily stories about how Apple is dominating this sector or that. The smartphone marketshare battle with Android, for instance, has absolutely no effect on how I use my iPhone or how I live my life.
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I am happy to announce that I am a new member of the excellent Read & Trust network.
Read & Trust aims to be the best resource for readers who are looking for more writers like the ones they love. Some of the biggest names in this space are present on the Read and Trust membership page, including Shawn Blanc, Ben Brooks and others.
I have become friends with many of these guys over the last few years, and I am honored to have Forkbombr listed alongside their work.
Read & Trust is more than just a directory of awesome people, though. The weekly newsletter is simply fantastic. It includes unique content from network members on topics like creativity, beverages, fear and more. Content that isn’t available anywhere else.
Now’s the time to join, dear Forkbombr readers, since my first edition is coming up next week.
Mac Rumors had the above image created based on knowledge gleaned from leaked iPhone cases floating around.
While I think the whole mockup thing is over the top, I also think this is a pretty good looking device. If it is real.
CNET:
Steve Wagstaffe, the district attorney, said in an interview today that his office will file charges against Brian Hogan, the man who allegedly found the prototype in a bar after it was left there by an Apple engineer.
Neither Gizmodo nor its parent company Gawker Media have been charged with any crime, Wagstaffe said. Nor have any of Gawker Media’s employees, including the editor whose home was raided by police armed with a search warrant.
Thomas Brand, on using Keychain Access for so much more than just saved passwords:
Keychain Access is a powerful utility, but like most tools how you use it is up to you. From serial number archiving to scrapbooking Mac OS X’s keychain technology is more than just a single secure place to store your credentials.
Apple isn’t the pokey little computer company it once was.
Quark, developer of the desktop publishing software QuarkXPress, has been acquired by Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles merger and acquisition company, for an undisclosed sum.
Quark, which is privately held, was previously owned by the Ebrahimi family, which bought it from founder Tim Gill in 2000. On August 1, the children of Farhad (Fred) Ebrahimi, who retired in 2005, completed a transaction in which they sold all of their Quark shares for cash, and handed over control of the company to Platinum Equity.
Quark said the purpose of this transaction is to strengthen the company and give it the flexibility and financial facility to fulfill its goal of becoming a category leader in the realm of dynamic and digital publishing.
I first learned Quark back in high school at the student newspaper, and still use it for some projects today.
If you’re a page designer, I would say you should pour one out for our old friend today, but the reality is, Quark isn’t any more dead today than it was two years ago.1
Despite my dislike for InDesign. ↩︎
Well, I need to adjust what I’m looking for in a house.
We’re simplifying the Fifth Avenue cube. By using larger, seamless pieces of glass, we’re using just 15 panes instead of 90.
Oh, Apple…