This thing is crazy looking, inside and out. I hope 802.11ac is worth having a tiny Washington Monument in your office.
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A Better Look at Mavericks⇢
If you’ve been wanting to take a look at the under-the-hood changes in OS X Mavericks, this PDF is for you.
‘A New Focus on Content’⇢
Federico Viticci:
iOS 7 has a new focus on content with an interface that emphasizes hierarchy, context, edge-to-edge designs, gestures, motion, and typography. I don’t think that iOS 7 has lost its predecessors’ playfulness; in fact, I do believe it’s got a different kind of whimsy – one that is related to content and information, not just the resemblance of toolbars to leather or paper. I already see this in the animations and transitions for moving between views, the way Control Center comes up from the bottom of the screen, or how tapping an icon zooms into it, bringing an app in the foreground.
‘Content First’⇢
Craig Hockenberry:
It’s clear that Apple’s designers have done the same thing: their focus has shifted towards content. I can’t wait to see what happens to the iOS ecosystem when other designers and developers follow their lead. That path forward won’t be easy, but it will take the platform to a whole new level.
Rolling On
When reflecting on yesterday’s insane Apple keynote, I thought about John Gruber’s piece for Macworld in which he wrote:
This is how the designers and engineers at Apple roll: They roll.
They take something small, simple, and painstakingly well considered. They ruthlessly cut features to derive the absolute minimum core product they can start with. They polish those features to a shiny intensity. At an anticipated media event, Apple reveals this core product as its Next Big Thing, and explains — no, wait, it simply shows — how painstakingly thoughtful and well designed this core product is. The company releases the product for sale.
‘Can’t Innovate, My Ass’
What a day. New Mac Pro, iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks.
The best part? Apple executives being feisty on stage.
Famous Macs Recreated as Flat Icons⇢
Even in this form, the iMac G4 is stunning.
Heading West
Tomorrow, I get in my car to drive to Little Rock, Arkansas 1 to fly to San Francisco.
Last time I was in San Francisco was for last year’s Macworld. At the end of that trip, I wrote:
I’ve struggled with questions concerning online friendships in the past. This week, I learned that people I know from the Internet are real people and — more importantly — that our friendships are real, even though we don’t see each other most of the time.
Dropbox Beta Aims at iPhoto⇢
Nathan Ingraham at The Verge:
A new beta for the Dropbox desktop sync software was just released and one of the included new features is the ability to import photos straight from your iPhoto library. The software is smart enough to make folders out of your albums and events, so your photos will be just as organized in Dropbox as they are on in iPhoto.
Well, that would make moving to Dropbox from iPhoto easier for most users.
More on The Prompt⇢
My buddy Cole Conrad interviewed me about yesterday’s announcement.
Apple Stores Replacing iPhone 5 Screens, And This is How They Do It
Yesterday, the story broke that Apple is replacing iPhone 5 screens in-store. For $149, most Genius Bars are now able to swap a shattered screen in just a few minutes.
(A full out-of-warranty swap runs $229.)
After the repair, the iPhone tech uses the below machine to calibrate a display’s functionality:
From what I’ve heard, Apple Stores have been instructed that the iPhone is the “top priority” for the Genius Bar, and this new repair and crazy machine surely reflect that. In addition to the program changes, many stores have Geniuses that are dedicated to iPhone repairs for sections of their shifts. In short, Apple is pouring resources in to in-store iPhone repairs.
Welcome to The Prompt
As discussed at the end of last week’s episode of CMD+Space, the 512 Podcast is coming to a close. Next week’s episode — recorded live in San Francisco — will be our last.
Don’t be sad. 1 I’m not, because it’s being replaced by something even better. A new show called The Prompt.
The Prompt is a weekly panel discussion on technology and the culture surrounding Apple and related companies on the mighty 5by5 network.