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Apple, on Job Creation
NASA Hacked 13 Times in 2011
NASA said hackers stole employee credentials and gained access to mission-critical projects last year in 13 major network breaches that could compromise U.S. national security.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Inspector General Paul Martin testified before Congress this week on the breaches, which appear to be among the more significant in a string of security problems for federal agencies.
via The Loop
On the iPad Home Button
There are eight functions the iPad Home button performs. As far as replacing it with a touch-sensitive area on the bezel, that’s just impractical. The main problem is orientation. Where is it? Since there’s no “wrong” way to hold an iPad, the Home button could be at the top, bottom, left or right at any time. I often find it by feel, a tactic that a touch area would eliminate.
On MacPaint
NeXT: The Apple Purchase
My mini-series on NeXT Computer: Installment 1: On the Creation of NeXT Installment 2: NeXT: The Hardware Installment 3: NeXT: The Software Installment 4: NeXT: The Apple Purchase Installment 5: Why Did NeXT Fail?
I don’t think the importance of NeXT being purchased by Apple can be overstated.
With a single purchase, Apple gained a stable, mature OS, lots of underpinning technology and Steven P. Jobs.
Apple’s Failure to (Re)Launch
After launching System 7 — and handing it out to clone makers — Apple looked forward to a new Mac OS.
NPR’s Ethic Standards
Our purpose is to pursue the truth. Diligent verification is critical. We take great care to ensure that statements of fact in our journalism are both correct and in context. In our reporting, we rigorously challenge both the claims we encounter and the assumptions we bring. We devote our resources and our skills to presenting the fullest version of the truth we can deliver, placing the highest value on information we have gathered and verified ourselves.
Instapaper Bookmarklet Updated
The previous little “Saved!” frame had a great run, but its time has passed. Readers are now saving more pages than ever on tablets and phones, and the old bookmarklet wasn’t visible enough there. Instapaper’s customers would often complain that they didn’t even see the old bookmarklet working.
So the bookmarklet now sports a completely new design that’s highly visible at every screen size, and works in more browsers, too.
‘I Left Because of the iPhone’
I was thrilled when Thomas Brand and I got asked to talk on the Bro Show about our time as Mac Geniuses. Check it out here, just in case you haven’t heard enough of my voice this week.
Mac Floppy
My bud Thomas Brand has a new site, and it’s awesome.
Memphis Named No. 1 City for BBQ
App Giveaway: ProjectDesktops
I have a promo code for the Mac app ProjectDesktops, which makes it easy to organize and efficiently use your Mac’s desktop.
One lucky reader will get the $19.99 app for free. Here’s what you need to do:
- Follow the site on Twitter at @512px
- Send me an @ reply saying you’d like to win.
I’ll pick a winner tomorrow afternoon sometime, and DM the winner the App Store promo code.