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Nike+ FuelBand iOS App Updated⇢
I’ve been using a Fuelband for about 10 days now, and I can confirm what Matthew writes — the app is way faster than it was.
The First 48⇢
Ina Fried:
Thanks to its easy download and low price, Apple’s Mountain Lion appears on pace to be one of the most quickly adopted operating systems in history.
After just its first 48 hours on the market, Apple’s new Mountain Lion already accounts for more than 3 percent of Mac Web traffic, according to numbers provided to AllThingsD by Web tracking firm Chitika.
Boom.
‘Highly Confidential’ Prototypes⇢
Oh, mama.
On the Mac App Store⇢
Marco Arment:
But now, I’ve lost all confidence that the apps I buy in the App Store today will still be there next month or next year. The advantages of buying from the App Store are mostly gone now. My confidence in the App Store, as a customer, has evaporated.
Next time I buy an app that’s available both in and out of the Store, I’ll probably choose to buy it directly from the vendor.
The Subscribe To Feed Safari Extension⇢
Replace Safari 6’s missing RSS button with this extension by Daniel Jalkut.
Carbon Copy Cloner Goes Commercial⇢
Megan Lavey-Heaton at TUAW:
With the launch of OS X Mountain Lion, Carbon Copy Cloner has made the transition from donationware to commercial product. The cloning software that makes a bootable backup of your hard drive will be $29.96 until August 12, then the price rises to $39.95. A free 30-day trial is available.
To run CCC on Mountain Lion, you’ll need the new paid version. I use CCC all the time, and have no problem paying for it.
Apple’s History of Skeuomorphism⇢
Thomas Brand builds the case that Apple’s recent love of skeuomorphism isn’t all that new.
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Apple Releases iWork 9.2 Update⇢
Apple:
iWork 9.2 is recommended for users of iWork 9.0 and later when using OS X Lion v10.7.4 and above. In this release, the iWork for Mac apps are updated for OS X Mountain Lion and take advantage of features such as iCloud and Dictation.
The iWork apps are also enhanced to take advantage of the Retina display on new Mac hardware, so presentations, documents, and spreadsheets appear sharper and more vibrant.
Siracusa, On His Own Review⇢
John:
I consider the web version to be the canonical version. It has the best formatting and the most features. I believe that good writing for the web includes a lot of links. A web browser is the best place to inspect and follow those links.
If you haven’t sent this to Instapaper yet, something is wrong with you. In your brain.
On MacStories’ 10.8 Review⇢
Viticci and his team have published a 120 page, $7 PDF review of Mountain Lion. I was lucky enough to help them get it out the door, and I have to say, it’s pretty great.
The best part? The team is donating a third of the money to the American Cancer Society.
Which is freaking awesome.