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The Paladin⇢

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I thought I knew about all of Apple’s weird prototypes that had leaked over the years. I recognized everything in this Macworld article except for the Paladin:

In the mid–1990s, Apple tinkered with creating an integrated, all-in-one office appliance that included a computer, telephone, scanner, fax machine, modem, and printer. The result was the Apple Paladin prototype. It combined the guts of an Apple PowerBook Duo 230 (including its grayscale monitor) with a StyleWriter 1200 printer in a sleek white enclosure.

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Thankful⇢

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Thomas Brand:

In one week I will be running the St. Jude Marathon in Memphis Tennessee. I am asking you to help me in my fight to keep young cancer patients like Josiah running. During this day of thanks, remember the one thing so many of us take for granted, our good health, and consider donating to this charitable cause. I have never asked you for a subscription. Never showed you an ad on Egg Freckles. Instead of joining my fan club, help me by running alongside Josiah, and raising $5,000 towards the cure of cancer. Please donate today.

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Out of the Box⇢

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James Gowans:

Does iOS ship with everything you need out of the box?

In an attempt to answer that question, he has been using his iPhone with only five non-stock apps, two of which are built by Apple. Again, Gowans:

And maybe that’s the real reason behind all of this: the less time I spend trying out some new or improved app, the less time I spend tinkering with settings or worrying if Dropbox or iCloud is the better synching solution, the less time I can spend with my eyes glued to a 3" glowing rectangle, means more time I can spend doing things that really matter. Like writing an essay, building a fort with my kids, or enjoying a glass (bottle) of wine (whiskey) with my wife. It’s that simple.

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iPhoneless: Podcasts & Music

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I listen to a lot of podcasts, mainly in my car, or while riding my bike. While Instacast HD is awesome, using my iPad mini in either of these locations is not.

After digging out an old HP-branded iPod, I discovered it’s clickwheel had gone to the great parts bin in the sky.

So, after ridiculing the iPod nano on my podcast, this weekend, I bought a black one. (The other models, with their bright backs and white glass look ridiculous to me. At least with the black mode, the glass kinda fades in to the metal when you aren’t staring at it.)

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The Golden Headphones Awards Return⇢

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Here are the answers you need for this form:

  1. The 512 Podcast
  2. Stephen Hackett
  3. Any episode of The 512 Podcast
  4. “When Stephen Hackett learned how to use Skype on the air.”
  5. The 512 Podcast
  6. Not worth answering
  7. Anyone who has been on my show
  8. The 512 Podcast
  9. Again, not worth the time
  10. Meh
  11. “Anything that means Stephen Hackett could win something.”

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On Apple’s Desirability⇢

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Emil Protalinski at The Next Web:

What do kids aged six to 12 want for Christmas this holiday season? Is it the highly-anticipated Nintendo Wii U? Sure, but much like everyone else, they want an Apple iPad more.

In fact, out of the top five products out there that kids want, four of them are from Apple: the iPad, the iPod touch, the iPad mini, and the iPhone. It makes sense for the phone product to be in last place, since many kids at that age simply don’t make that many calls, though I’m sure a few of them already know how to send a text.

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