A year before the Macintosh was released, Apple’s Lisa introduced the concept of a GUI and mouse to Apple’s customers. Often considered to be ahead of its time, the Lisa also offered protected memory, limited multitasking, hard disk support and more. Ultimately a failure, the Lisa was priced at $9,995.
This is the mouse that put mice on the map.
The best podcatcher for iOS is about to get a lot better.
It’s easier than you would think.
The Apple PR Machine:
Apple today announced the all-new iMac will be available on Friday, November 30. Featuring a stunning design, brilliant display with reduced reflection, faster processors and an innovative new storage option called Fusion Drive, the new iMac is the most advanced desktop Apple has ever made. The 21.5-inch iMac will be available through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. The 27-inch iMac will be available for order through the Apple Online Store and will begin shipping in December.
David Pierce:
The Up is an impressively powerful tool for your $129. I spent a week diligently entering everything I ate and tracking every step I took and movement I made (and wondering why Jawbone hasn’t used The Police in its ads), and I really did get a lot out of it. When I drank coffee at night, I didn’t sleep as well. (Shocking.) When I walked around a lot in the morning — walking to the second-closest subway stop instead of the closest, for instance — I felt better and more awake all day. When I read before sleeping, I sleep better than when I watch TV in bed. When I eat dinner late, I sleep poorly. These, and a thousand other little observations, did legitimately give me a way to be healthier, and sleep and feel better.
I’ve collected all the notes and download links for Myke Hurley and my first podcast all on one page. Enjoy.
My old college newspaper editor, Trey Heath:
Every day on the way to work, I get to pass by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The hospital provides some of the best care in the world to kids suffering potentially terminal diagnoses.
St. Jude does all of this, including supporting the child’s family while he or she is seeking care, for no out-of-pocket expenses. Nothing.
Although this is well documented, one thing that is not typically discussed is that St. Jude is far from undefeated.
Over the last several months, the number of projects I’m overseeing at work has changed more times than I can begin to count. One of the many side effects of this is that my OmniFocus project list — and overall organization — went to hell pretty quickly.
About a month ago, I reverted to using Remember the Milk for critical tasks. I used RTM for years, and really like it as a service. It’s no where near as powerful as OmniFocus is, but it got me by until this weekend.
I was excited to be able to write for Randy Murray’s site, and took the chance to write about writing reviews. Meta, perhaps, but it was a lot of fun. First Today, Then Tomorrow is a great site. If you’re a writer, this should be in your RSS collection.
Sven Fechner just restored some sanity to my Mac.
This morning, every tech site on the planet reported that Google had purchased ICOA Inc., a provider of Wi-Fi hotspots across the country.
The source? This PRWeb post.
But there’s a snag…
Here’s Arik Hesseldahl at All Things D:
Sources at Google are denying reports that the search giant has acquired ICOA Wireless in a $400 million deal.
And CNET’s Shara Tibken:
According to a press release on PRWeb, Google bought WiFi provider Icoa for $400 million. The trouble is the press release isn’t real, according to Icoa.
If you’ve never setup a cloud backup, you don’t have an excuse today.