This week on the 512 Podcast, Myke and I talk about the iPhones we ordered, Twitter’s new iPads, the Verge and Clamshell iBooks.
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What if Apple were added to the Dow Jones?⇢
Adam Nash:
As of September 17, 2012, AAPL closed at 699.781/share. As it turns out, if Dow Jones had added Apple instead of Cisco in 2009, the index would now be at 16,617.82. Hard to think that hitting all new highs wouldn’t be material for market psychology and the election.
Without Apple, the Dow sits at 13,553.10. It seems silly to me not to include Apple, and it really speaks volumes that a group of people thought Cisco was the way to go.
NYC Fox affiliate blows iPhone 5 story⇢
Michael Rose at TUAW:
As pointed out by 9to5Mac, the coverage package of interviews with line-waiters at the 5th Avenue store who are anticipating the Friday launch took a rather surreal turn. The reporter breathlessly cites “a laser keyboard and holographic images” for the new iPhone, as a clip plays showing those capabilities.
It seems Fox’s lack of concern for truthful reporting extends beyond politics.
More on Dropbox as a photo management app
Since posting yesterday about my new Dropbox-based photo management system, I’ve gotten several repsonses like this one from @sgo on App.net:
The one thing I don’t like about managing photos that way is you’re paying for storage twice…Dropbox and your backup service.
I pay $10/month for a 100 GB Dropbox Pro account. My photos currently take up just shy of 38 GB of that space (which is actually 118 GB thanks to referrals). If I ever need to pay for the 200 GB plan, I have no problem doing so.
More on AAPL and the Dow⇢
A good question and a good answer.
Endeavour moving to new home⇢
Nell Greenfieldboyce at NPR:
Space shuttle Endeavour begins a kind of farewell tour this week. The shuttle will set off on a cross-country trip to its retirement home, flying from Florida to Los Angeles on the back of a modified jumbo jet.
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Then, after processing at the airport, the shuttle will have to make a long, unprecedented trip through city streets. The giant spaceship will ride on top of a special transporter for about 12 miles.
Import Photo Stream Images to Dropbox with Hazel⇢
Daniel W on Twitter has Hazel working to do what my AppleScript was doing.
Genius stuff.
Some quick thoughts on Apple’s new EarPods
I’m an over-the-ear kinda guy — my Sennheiser HD–280 PRO headphones are never far away.
The older Apple earbuds simply don’t fit well in my ears, leaving me with a distaste for earbuds in general. When I do use earbuds, I use a pair of the original high-end Apple ones, with the smallest fitting.
I might have girly inner-ears. Don’t judge.
The EarPods are a huge improvement for me. They are comfortable and fit in my ears quite comfortably. Sound-wise, they seem on-par with my nice Apple ‘buds, and a good bit better than Apple’s previous built-ins. Mids and bass sound far more distinct than before, and highs sound less tinny.
How to import images from Photo Stream to Dropbox folder with AppleScript
Update: Turns out, this too can be done with Hazel. My script isn’t necessary.
Earlier today, I wrote about how I’m using Dropbox as my photo management app. I closed with this:
This setup doesn’t harness PhotoStream, however, so I still have iPhoto setup to catch those images, just in case I don’t import something by mistake.
Turns out, importing images from Photo Stream into the folder Hazel watches to rename them can be automated, too. Here’s how I did it:
Dropbox: My New Photo Management App
Viticci just wrote up a nice post outlining his move from iPhoto to Dropbox.
After reading it, I started to think about why I continue to suffer with use Aperture. I rarely use it edit my photos, and really prefer it over iPhoto just for the organization in to projects.
So, I’ve made the jump to join Mr. Smooth Hands on Dropbox.
I used Automator to export my library into a folder, with a sub-folder for each project. Automator named each file with the following scheme, based on file creation time:
Boring⇢
Harry Marks has rounded up some key quotes of the world’s dumbest tech writing concerning the iPhone 5.