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Retro Mac Games Turned Into Nice Looking Wallpapers
The World’s Tiniest Violin
Gruber weighs in on Apple’s new unfixable laptop.
Separate Podcast App Coming From Apple?
People familiar with Apple’s plans tell me that when its new iOS 6 software becomes widely available this fall, podcasts will have their own app, where users will be able to discover, download and play them on mobile devices. Users who access iTunes via laptop and desktop machines will still find them in that version of iTunes, though.
Fifteen Inches
With the Retina MacBook Pro, Apple once again proves it is a company that refuses to sit still and get comfortable. It redefined the ultraportable laptop with the MacBook Air, and has now altered the concept of the “pro” laptop. Going lighter and smaller was expected, given how Apple does things, but the change in feature set will have current MacBook Pro owners reexamining their needs.
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The Retina MacBook Pro, however, is the future of Apple’s laptop line—and it’s a bright, shinning symbol of excellence. The Retina display is something to be marveled at, and the lightweight, smaller design addresses the demand for our devices to be even more portable. You’ll have to make a few adjustments, but fortunately, you don’t have to sacrifice performance. The Retina MacBook Pro is quite a remarkable laptop.
On Twitter as RSS
Twitter is great. I funnel a lot of stuff from Twitter into Instapaper and Pinboard. But Twitter is a flowing river. I am not on Twitter all day so I miss the clever banter and people complaining about Twitter.2 RSS is time-shifted. RSS is targeted and bounded by my subscriptions.
For these reasons, I don’t use Twitter as an RSS replacement.
Here at the 512 Pixels HQ, I know the site has a lot more RSS subscribers than Twitter followers, for what it’s worth.
Old Mac of the Month: The Macintosh Plus
Will Hopkins is a budding IT specialist. You can find him on Tumblr and Twitter as @willjhopkins.
The first computer I remember using was a beige box with a small black-and-white monitor and a floppy drive like a mouth, lop-sided with a thumb indent. It was a Mac Plus, and I still have it.
My first Mac was our family computer, originally intended for doing taxes and the occasional batch of word processing or spreadsheet ninjary for work. Of course, we also had a floppy disk with Space Invaders, Wizard’s Fire, and (my favorite) Brickle.
On Running iOS 6
Time Coming to iPad
Reeder 3
Reeder has always sported a nice and customized look, but this app is more than just a pretty face. As I mentioned above, Reeder is jam packed with new features. Some are huge, some are subtle, but all are awesome.
The update to my favorite iPhone RSS app is great, but I was disappointed that the app didn’t retain any settings after being upgraded from version 2.
‘Unfixable’
Christina Bonnington at Wired:
Those who throw down more than two grand for a new MacBook Pro with Retina Display will have a hell of a time trying to fix their notebook should anything go amiss. iFixit’s latest teardown reveals the newest member of the MacBook Pro line is the “least-repairable laptop” the team has ever had to tear apart.
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So, if indeed you do splurge, you’ll want to consider your future computing needs. And maybe store it in a museum-quality vault when it’s not being used.
On AppleWorks Support Documents
AppleWorks has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase. There will be no further software updates.
While AppleWorks might be gone, there are lots of support documents still available for reading.
via @agiletortoise