Today marks the 20th anniversary of everyone’s favorite Mac desktop: the iMac G4. A few years ago, I made a video looking at the machine and its unique design:
Here’s a roundup of some other iMac G4 stuff you should check out today:
I’m generally a fan of the Memories feature of Apple Photos, especially the inclusion of the widget starting in iOS 14.
However, there are drawbacks. The biggest of which is that Photos can surface painful past moments.1 An extreme example is the attack on the Capitol last year. Here’s Jim Newell at Slate:
What was it like being inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021? Kind of a blur. My colleagues and I on the congressional beat first got word that a House office building was under lockdown. Then, a couple of minutes later, we heard that the Capitol itself was going into lockdown. On the way to what would become my hiding spot, I watched as some rioters tried to smash their way through the front door on the east side of the Capitol. It was time to get behind a heavy door and keep my mouth shut.
This week on Connected, Myke, Federico and I grade our annual picks for 2021. Will a new Annual Chairman be named? Who will have to donate money to atone for their bad Flexie picks?
Then, it’s time to make our picks for the new year.
May the best commentator win.
Andrew Hawkins, writing at The Verge:
At launch, the Silverado EV will be available in two configurations: an RST First Edition and a fleet-oriented Work Truck (WT) model. Both models will get more than 400 miles of range on a full charge (though that number still needs to be certified by the Environmental Protection Agency).
The base model work truck will start at $39,900, while the fully loaded RST First Edition, named because it will be first off the assembly line in spring 2023, will sell for the suggested price of $105,000. Chevy says that after production ramps up, various versions of the truck will be available for $50,000–$80,000. The automaker is already taking reservations.
Chipolo has announced a Find My-enabled card for slipping into a wallet. I do not like that the battery is non-replaceable, but I pre-ordered one anyway for keeping up my with my wallet. As Matt VanOrmer writes, this plugs a big hole in the Find My universe:
When I got the MagSafe Leather Wallet with Find My, I was hoping for a solution that would A. Hold my credit cards and B. Help me find my wallet if I lost it. While it succeeds at A, it fails spectacularly at B. Chipolo has created a product that would actually help me find my wallet if it were lost or stolen.
In case you missed my live stream from earlier today, the playback is up:
This really took me back.
Ford’s all-electric pickup is due to start rolling off the factory floor later this year, and Jonathan Gitlin reports that big numbers are coming:
In response to nearly 200,000 reservations on its books, the Blue Oval has decided to increase annual production of the F-150 Lightning. It’s nearly doubling the original production plan at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, and will churn out 150,000 Lightnings a year to meet demand.
I’ve spent the last few months shutting down my legal practice. I’ve made arrangements for my clients to get to other lawyers that can take care of them. I’ve spoken personally to all of my clients to explain why I can no longer be their lawyer. I’ve spent a lot of time on this transition, but I wanted to end this phase of my life in the right way.
I was no fan of Windows XP, but this documentary about its default wallpaper is fascinating.
Apple Support, kinda:1
Let’s say you would like to know what week of the year a certain date falls on. FileMaker Pro and ClarisWorks both have a
WeekofYearfunction which returns the number of weeks from January 1 based on a supplied date. If you want to calculate the number of weeks starting at a date other than January 1, as in a fiscal year beginning date, you can use the following calculation given your file contains the fieldProjectDate:Week of Year (calculation, number result) = INT ((ProjectDate - Date (3,1,Year (ProjectDate)))/7)+1
At least these versions of NASA’s new rocket won’t be hamstrung by years of delay … probably.
Get vaccinated and stay safe out there.