Google:
Starting January 30, 2013, consumers won’t be able to set up new devices using Google Sync, however, existing Google Sync connections will continue to function. Google Sync will continue to be fully supported for Google Apps for Business, Government and Education users who are unaffected by this announcement.
In short, if you’re using Google Sync now, you’re good, for now. That said, this method is a great alternative to Exchange.
Thomas Brand discusses what was a must-have accessory for most iMac G3 owners.
Gabe was nice enough to have me on his excellent podcast to discuss empathy and charity. It’s a conversation that was a little weird to have on a show, but I think it turned out great.
I’m getting more and more excited about this update. Since April 21, 2011, I’ve invoked Alfred on my MacBook Pro 15,634 times. That’s an average 25.9 times per day.
On Ignore the Code:
You can’t make a complex application simple by adding a veneer of simplicity on top of it. in fact, that will just add to the confusion, because now you’re sending the user misleading signals about what’s really going on. Apple promised a «dramatically simplified new interface». They were right; the interface does look more simple. Unfortunately, this just makes the rest of iTunes all the much worse.
On May 6, 1998, Steve Jobs took the stage and announced the iMac G3, a consumer counterpart to the G3-powered PowerMac and PowerBook, the only remaining computers in Apple’s lineup after he had slashed all other machines, including the popular Performa line.
“The back of our computer,” he said, “looks better than the front of the other guys’. It looks like it’s from another planet. A good planet. A planet with better designers.”
This is a good move.
Another sweet looking mail client for iOS is on its way. When will Apple let users change the default app?
This week, Myke and I return to their discussion of Apple’s new iMac, then talk more about the huge number of keyboard I have purchased and returned over the last few weeks. Finally, we talk about my first iPhoneless month, and the iPod touch I bought and might return.
Show Notes:
Lots of goodies for the popular CMS.
Wikipedia:
Star Trek was to be a version of the Macintosh operating system running as a GUI on Intel-compatible x86 personal computers on top of Novell’s next in-development version of the DR DOS operating system in a similar fashion as Microsoft Windows 3.x would run on top of DOS (including DR DOS). (At that time, the Mac OS ran only on Apple’s own computers based on the Motorola 68000 architecture.) The project was named after the Star Trek science fiction franchise with the slogan “To boldly go where no Mac has gone before.”
James Galbraith at Macworld:
The new iMac steps into the future, with cutting-edge design (literally), updated processor and RAM, better sounding speakers, and reduced-glare (but still glossy!) screens. Unfortunately, the new iMac also follows Apple’s trend towards less repairable and upgradeable Macs and the elimination of useful features such as optical drives and FireWire 800 ports. I think it’s reasonable to drop the optical drive from laptops, where the benefit of reduced size and weight can be immediately appreciated when you walk around with a laptop in your bag. On a desktop computer like the iMac, it’s unclear what the benefits are of going without these conveniences in order to have a thinner and lighter iMac at your desk — unless you’re admiring the iMac from the side, of course.