I usually find those “family car” decal sets silly, but I might just order this for our minivan.
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Tweetbot for Mac Enters Public Alpha Phase⇢
Be sure to check out Viticci’s review. Update: Here’s a direct download link.
Verizon to Charge More for Hackable S3⇢
Android is open, if you have enough cash.
Even AppleCare+ Has Its Limits⇢
It turns out that if your iPad gets hit by numerous cars and is in pieces, Apple won’t honor the accidental damage protection sold as AppleCare+.
‘Stephen Stole an iPod’⇢
This week on the 512 Podcast, Myke and I talk about every iPod sold since January 2004, and I make a confession to Myke about my criminal past.
This episode is made possible by Squarespace and Hover.
Microsoft Chasing Apple⇢
Tom Warren at The Verge:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has promised the software maker will continue to compete against Apple. Sparking memories of the fierce battle between Mac and PC during the 1990’s, Ballmer has been touting the company’s advantages at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference this week. Speaking to CRN, Ballmer says “we are trying to make absolutely clear we are not going to leave any space uncovered to Apple.”
Chrome to Drop 10.5 Support⇢
I can’t imagine many people are still using Leopard on their Intel-powered Macs.
Dropbox Doubles Storage for Pro Accounts⇢
Adi Robertson:
Dropbox Pro now offers 100GB and 200GB plans for the price of the previous 50GB and 100GB ones, meaning they’ll cost either $99 or $199 a year. A new 500GB plan will also be rolling out when all the prices are updated tonight, and current Pro users will see their space bumped up automatically.
Yay!
I’m not commenting on this, as I just keep typing the f-bomb over and over in ALL CAPS.⇢
Rep. David Dreier, via Igor Volsky:
And I believe my state of California has a structure in place to deal with pre-existing conditions. It’s a pooling process, which I think is one worthy of consideration, because while I don’t that think someone who is diagnosed with a massive tumor should the next day be able to have millions and millions and millions of dollars in health care provided, I do believe that there can be a structure to deal with the issue of pre-existing conditions.
Relativistic Baseball⇢
On Pinboard⇢
Maciej Cegłowski:
Today is the third anniversary of the site’s public debut.
I really can’t imagine my Internet-based workflow without Pinboard at this point.
I use the service as my end-of-the-road, collect-everything bucket. Instapaper articles all get copied there. Funny cat .gifs get saved there. Links I post on Twitter get archived.
I just keep a handful of bookmarklets on my local computer. Everything else I imported in to Pinboard last year.
RSS Sponsor: TextExpander⇢
Thanks to Smile for sponsoring the 512 Pixels RSS feed this week! — SH
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