Adi Robertson at The Verge:
Some of the best citizen journalism has relied on picking a few moments from long reels of video or snapping reams of pictures in short succession, an approach that doesn’t really work with Vine.
Shocking.
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The OmniFocus 2 Debut Video⇢
Be still, my heart.
‘Large Amounts of Cash’⇢
Apple:
By early last year, Apple’s cash balance had built to a point beyond what we needed to run our business and maintain flexibility to take advantage of strategic opportunities, so we announced a plan to return $45 billion to shareholders over three years. As of next week we will have executed $10 billion of that plan.
We find ourselves in the fortunate position of continuing to generate large amounts of cash, including $23 billion in cash flow from operations in the last quarter alone.
February’s Read & Trust Magazine: Shipping It⇢
Everyone dreams of launching their side project, but few of us manage to reach the finish line. This month, Shawn Blanc, David Sparks, Brett Terpstra, Brett Kelly and Adam King share from their experiences as professional “shippers.”
One Second⇢
Kyle Baxter’s written a must-read piece on life and death. Blockquoting any of it would do the rest an injustice.
The 512 Podcast 049 - Little Mikey DJ Walking In The Forest⇢
This week on the 512 Podcast, Myke and I discuss some follow-up, then walk through our respective workflows and the tools we use to get our Internet-based work done.
If you don’t listen to our show, this episode is a great place to jump in. I’m super happy how it turned out.
One in Six⇢
Holy cow.
On the Mac Media Server⇢
Shawn’s guide is great, but he really didn’t go into the hardware that can make such a rig really sing.
Storage
If you want a lot of storage, and want it to be redundant, look no further than the NewerTech Guardian MAXimus. I’ve got several of them floating around at work and home, and the simplicity is just great. While hardware RAID shouldn’t be considered a backup, having your movies and music on two drives instead of just one is a good step in the right direction.
Surface Pro Reviews Roll In
The hey-I-run-old-ass-apps-too version of the Microsoft Surface here. So, is it any good?
From the tablet perspective, Surface Pro is not acceptable. It gets too hot for a hand-held device, its battery life is woefully inadequate, and it’s too thick and heavy to be comfortable to hand hold for long sessions.
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From a laptop perspective, Surface Pro falls down too. The traditional laptop has a stiff hinge to hold the screen at an angle of your choosing. It is hard to understate the importance of this hinge. I use laptops not just because they’re small and I want something that won’t take lots of space in my home, but because I actually need portable computing. I go to conferences, I stay in hotels, I ride trains, and take planes. My laptop’s hinge means I can comfortably use my laptop with coffee tables, dining tables, the little desks you get in hotel rooms, and wherever else I happen to be.
Dell Goes Private⇢
Market Watch:
Dell Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Michael Dell, Dell’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake, will acquire Dell.
Under the terms of the agreement, Dell stockholders will receive $13.65 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they hold, in a transaction valued at approximately $24.4 billion. The price represents a premium of 25 percent over Dell’s closing share price of $10.88 on Jan. 11, 2013, the last trading day before rumors of a possible going-private transaction were first published; a premium of approximately 35 percent over Dell’s enterprise value as of Jan. 11, 2013; and a premium of approximately 37 percent over the average closing share price during the previous 90 calendar days ending Jan. 11, 2013. The buyers will acquire for cash all of the outstanding shares of Dell not held by Mr. Dell and certain other members of management.
RSS Sponsor: Igloo Software⇢
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Igloo is built in the enterprise cloud. We’re made for business, but still fast and easy to use. In fact, we have a full suite of social tools, like blogs, built around secure document management, collaboration and version control. (We have all the security acronyms you need. Really.)
OS X Server 2.2.1 Released⇢
Here’s what’s new, besides the security goodies:
- Caching Server to speed up download of software distributed by Apple through the Mac App Store.
- Time Machine service monitoring of which computers have backed up, when they last backed up and size of backup.
- Wiki Server support for MacBook Pro with Retina displays.
- Fix for deleting apps uploaded to Profile Manager.
- Ability to use Active Directory groups within Profile Manager.
- Centralized Certificate management interface.
- Fix for setup failures due to an SSL error.
- Fixes for upgrading from Lion Server.
“OS X Server” sits on top of OS X Mountain Lion, and runs just $20 in the Mac App Store.