MG Siegler:
Look, at the end of the day all you have to think about is this: do you believe the services you’re using are out to exploit you? If so, don’t use them. Sure, a good TOS may be able to protect you from some of that, but hardly from all of it. If a company wants to fuck you, they’re going to figure out a way to fuck you. You shouldn’t be using a service that you think is trying to fuck you.
Ken Case:
Let’s start with OmniFocus 2! For OmniFocus 2, we’re bringing back to the Mac all of the design and innovation that went into our iPad edition of OmniFocus: dedicated Forecast and Review modes, clearer navigation, and a fresh look and feel. I’m looking forward to sharing it with you! At 6pm on January 31, you’re invited to join Merlin Mann, David Sparks, and me for the first public debut of OmniFocus 2.
If you’re wondering what TV shows are on sale in the iTunes Store at any given time, you should bookmark this site.
Great Scott!
Like the iMac G3, the PowerBook G3 line of notebooks helped revive Apple in the late 90s and the first year of the 21st century. Apple took the power of the G3 processor and put it in a mobile workhorse. Let’s look at exactly what the company did with these machines:
image via retromaccast on Flickr
In many ways, the original PowerBook G3 was a stopgap machine. Only available from November 1997 to May 1998, the machine was basically a PowerBook 3400c with a 250 MHz G3 processor, faster motherboard and quicker RAM. (In fact, this machine is sometimes nicknamed the 3500.) These upgrades made the Kanga twice as fast as the the 240 MHz PPC 603ev-based 3400c.
Gizmodo’s Sam Biddle:
The sources we talked to this summer described an Apple Store that wasn’t just poorly managed—it was a personal playground. Computers were traded for plastic surgery, iPhones were smashed like party favors, and employees outright stole from the back room for their own pleasure. It was a den of misuse and abuse, all under the gleaming white aegis of Apple Retail. The perfection is a myth.
The only reason this is “news” is that the stories posted took place in an Apple Store. No one is shocked when something shady goes down at Wal-Mart or Taco Bell.
This week, Myke and I talk about Instagram, after Myke gets his head in order. And Lego. And Back to the Future.
- Quit #3: Are You Employed, Sir?
- After Dark #307: After Quit! #3
- Privacy and Terms of Service Changes on Instagram
- The Verge: Instagram’s Backlash is Flickr’s Gain
- One37: Instagram Attempts to Monetize, World Doesn’t End
- The Verge: No, Instagram Can’t Sell Your Photos
Chris Foresman:
Apple announced the acquisition of NeXT on December 20, 1996, noting it wanted NeXT’s object-oriented software development technology and its operating system know-how. As part of the deal, Jobs came back to Apple, eventually taking over as CEO and making the company into the consumer electronics giant it is today. Sixteen years later, several technologies developed or championed by NeXT still survive in OS X and in its mobile cousin, iOS.
Well, I’m $4 lighter.
My App.net iOS client of choice is out of beta and on the App Store for $5. If you’re a heavy user of the service, check it out.
Kevin Systrom:
Yesterday we introduced a new version of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service that will take effect in thirty days. These two documents help communicate as clearly as possible our relationship with the users of Instagram so you understand how your data will be used, and the rules that govern the thriving and active Instagram community. Since making these changes, we’ve heard loud and clear that many users are confused and upset about what the changes mean.
In both 2008 and 2009, I completed a “Project 365,” which is a year-long series of photos, one shot, edited and posted each day.
I’ve decided to this again for 2013. I’ve gotten away from my photography over the last two or three years for lots of reasons, and I think this will be a great way to get back on the horse with it.
Incidentally, this meant re-joining Flickr. (I’ve come to regret shutting down my account a few years ago.) While I’m not thrilled with Instagram’s new Terms of Service, I’m not leaving the service. However, Instagram is not the right service for this kind of project.