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iPad Pro - A Great Big Universe
I kinda forgot this was an ad for the iPad Pro, to be honest.
Apple TV makes it into Apple’s PR boilerplate
RSS Sponsor: The Freelancer’s Guide to Escaping Taxes, a free eBook⇢
Stop me when this sounds familiar…
You’re a full-time freelancer or other independent worker You make a pretty good living and like the work you do Every year, you think “man, why is my tax bill so high?" A few seconds later, you think, “well, I guess this is just how it is for folks like me."
Then, you write that big check to Uncle Sam. You may find yourself wondering if you could have done something different. Or, if the check is really huge, you might even wonder if it wouldn’t be cheaper to just get a regular job again…
Eddy Cue interviewed about Apple TV⇢
This is a fun 3-minute clip. Apple TV is a Trojan horse. Today, it’s a great addition to a traditional cable box, but Apple’s looking to replace the old model in the future. As someone who has never had cable, I’m excited about the possibilities here.
Photos of 2014 Antares rocket explosion⇢
That top photo looks like the end of the world.
Review: 4th-generation Apple TV promises revolution; delivers evolution
The future of television is here.
That’s what Apple’s marketing team starts off with on the company’s web page about the new Apple TV, which is now a top-level section on the company’s website. No longer is the Apple TV tucked in with iPods; it’s got a seat at the table with the Mac, iPhone and Apple’s other products.
Clearly, Apple thinks its new TV puck is a winner, but it’s been a long road to get here.
Material #19: The Great Nexus Race⇢
I left the warm embrace of Connected to go hang out with the Material hosts for this week’s episode. I just love this:
We also have a super special guest to interview. That’s right, we did the unthinkable and kidnapped the first iPhone user we could find, gave them a Nexus 5X and then got their thoughts on it. Have they been swayed to the dark side? Why did they miss the recording of their favourite Apple podcast this week? Something is afoot…and we get to the bottom of it all.
Under the Radar⇢
I’m not a developer.
Not even close, really, but I appreciate what they do and how they work. That’s why I’m so excited about this new podcast from Marco Arment and Underscore David Smith:
From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It’s never longer than 30 minutes.
Episode 1 is out now. If you enjoyed Build and Analyze or Developing Perspective, you’ll love this show.
Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS X 10.6: Apple Remote buttons to use with Front Row⇢
It’s not unusual that retired support articles have their formatting or even images broken over time, but this is one of the more recent ones where I’ve seen it happen.
1Password for Teams⇢
If you work with other people, you should check this out:
Over the years we added features oriented towards teams, such as vault sharing. Thanks to these features and more, many companies are happily using 1Password today, including NASA, Basecamp, and Atlassian.
But a lot of you asked us for more: more control, easier deployment of vaults, and a simpler signup and billing process. We now have an answer for you, and best of all, it meets the privacy and security standards you expect from 1Password.
‘ChromeOS is here to stay’⇢
Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP Android, Chrome OS and Chromecast, writing on the Google Chrome blog:
Over the last few days, there’s been some confusion about the future of Chrome OS and Chromebooks based on speculation that Chrome OS will be folded into Android. While we’ve been working on ways to bring together the best of both operating systems, there’s no plan to phase out Chrome OS.
Notice the dancing around in that paragraph. Either the WSJ got it wrong, over-stating the work to “bring together” the two OSes, or this is happening, and somehow “Chrome OS” will stick around.