I really love the two Sport bands I have, but would love some nice NATO band options as well. As all of these lugs are being made in stainless steel, I’m set, but if you own an Apple Watch Sport, it’s something to be aware of if mis-matched lugs hurt your head as they do mine.
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Tim Cook remembers Steve Jobs on anniversary of death⇢
Apple’s CEO:
What is his legacy? I see it all around us: An incredible team that embodies his spirit of innovation and creativity. The greatest products on earth, beloved by customers and empowering hundreds of millions of people around the world. Soaring achievements in technology and architecture. Experiences of surprise and delight. A company that only he could have built. A company with an intense determination to change the world for the better.
Diagnostics & Usage Data⇢
Joe Caiati, on iOS’ built-in troubleshooting tools:
I would liken the Diagnostics & Usage Data section to the Console on the Mac. There is a lot of noise in there, but sometimes you can find important information about issues related to your device. At its most basic definition, the Diagnostics & Usage Data section is a log of system events that happen on your iOS device. This log isn’t tracking your every move, but it is creating entries whenever events like an app crash happens.
RSS Sponsor: Focus - Productivity and Pomodoro Timer for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac⇢
Focus is a time manager that helps you beat procrastination and work more efficiently. Available on iOS, OS X, and Apple Watch, Focus lets you work in intervals and reminds you to take breaks regularly (based on the Pomodoro Technique).
Taking breaks regularly enables you to be more concentrated, more thoughtful, and ultimately more productive. With its simple and lightweight way to organize and manage your tasks, Focus lets you set and achieve daily goals to keep you motivated; because its task management features are unobtrusive by design, you’ll spend your time working on a task instead of fiddling too much with the app.
Apple Watch at night
With watchOS 2, there are two good options for what to do with an Apple Watch at night.
The first is to use the Apple Watch a bed-side alarm clock. watchOS 2 includes “Nightstand mode,” which turns the watch into a tiny, adorable alarm clock when turned on its side and set on the charging puck.
As you can see from the photo, the Watch displays the time, day and date, as well as charging status. All of this is done in a nice green that’s not hard on the eyes in the middle of the night. If an alarm is set, it shows as well.
System 7 in a browser⇢
System 7 is what comes to mind when I think about the classic MacOS, as it does for many. Turns out, you can relive the glory days in the browser today.
Thanks for the link, Brian!
The Project Apollo Archive⇢
Every photo ever taken by Apollo astronauts can now be seen over on Flickr. There are 8,435 Hasseblad images to skim here. Like Mother Jones, I have some favorites:
Bloomberg: Amazon to drop Apple TV and Chromecast from online store⇢
When Apple showed off the new Apple TV last month, my first thought was “I want Amazon Prime Video on this thing,” but that dream may be dying.
Spencer Soper points out that the gulf between Apple and Amazon is growing:
The Seattle-based Web retailer sent an e-mail to its marketplace sellers that it will stop selling Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast. No new listings for the products will be allowed and posting of existing inventory will be removed Oct. 29, Amazon said. Amazon’s streaming video service, called Prime Video, doesn’t run easily on rival’s devices.
Apple drops hammer on iFixit after Apple TV teardown⇢
Several days ago, iFixit posted a teardown of the next-gen Apple TV. This product goes for sale later this year; the only access to the hardware was via the Apple TV Developer Kit program, via which Apple shipped Apple TVs to developers who entered a lottery.
Turns out, Apple isn’t the hugest fan of this move, as Kyle Wiens is the co-founder and CEO of iFixit explains:
Not too long ago, we tore down the Apple TV and Siri Remote. The developer unit we disassembled was sent to us by Apple. Evidently, they didn’t intend for us to take it apart. But we’re a teardown and repair company; teardowns are in our DNA—and nothing makes us happier than figuring out what makes these gadgets tick. We weighed the risks, blithely tossed those risks over our shoulder, and tore down the Apple TV anyway.
OS X El Capitan released⇢
6-ish GB of new OS X is just sitting, waiting for you on the Mac App Store.
Panic opens a Pippin
Remember the Pippin, Apple’s ill-fated gaming console from the mid 1990s? It looks like the crew over at Panic Software have gotten their hands on one:
One new SCSI CD-ROM drive later, our Apple Pippin Devkit is working! The future of gaming had MacOS 7 buttons! ???? pic.twitter.com/1cvmmUaDAJ
— Panic Inc (@panic) September 30, 2015
Don’t miss the “Usage Guidelines for the Pippin Logo and CD-ROM Packaging” document Cabel Sasser posted, either.
Inquisitive #54: Favourite Album: Stephen Hackett and ‘Plans’⇢
I joined Myke on this week’s Inquisitive to discuss my favorite album, Plans by Death Cab for Cutie.