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10.7.3 Released
On iPhoneography
My pal Paul Skidmore’s post over at Macgasm is a must-read if you are serious about taking photographs with your iPhone.
App Recommendation: Launch Center
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had the same four apps in my iPhone’s dock:
- Phone
- Safari
- Settings
This week, in a major upheaval in my life, Launch Center replaced Settings in the Dock.
Now, this app isn’t one for everyday users. It’s closest Mac cousin is Automator, really. Here’s how App Cubby describes it on its site:
Launch apps and trigger actions from a quick, easy to use app! Call a friend, start an email, send a text, post to Twitter, turn on a flashlight — get to where you’re going faster than ever before.
Speaking of Shuttles...
Today is the ninth anniversary of the Columbia disaster.
Ungeniused 018 - The Challenger Disaster
I was born the day this happened.
512 Pixels v1.1
Version 1.1 of the site went live yesterday. Among the bug-fixes:
- Margins should be even on the left and right of the page when viewed on an iPad or other small screened devices.
- Load times should be faster
- Images in posts now are served from S3
- The space between the sidebar and body copy is larger
- Footer widgets align with body elements better
Major props to my buddy PJ McCormick for this work. I went to high school with PJ, and have worked on several projects with him. He’s worth checking out if you need some cutting-edge web work done.
Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3
Amazon Profit Falls 57 Percent
St. Jude Unlocks Genetic Info About Rare Brain Tumors
While this isn’t directly repeated to Josiah’s type of brain tumor, this research is very exciting. St Jude really is not only an amazing hospital, but a force for change in the fight against childhood cancers.
Brett Kelly, on iBooks Author
Let me restate that I’m not just generally crapping on iBooks, the iBooks Author application or anything else. I’m an eBook author that’s sold a few copies and is pretty happy with how things have gone. If Apple’s wares seem like just the thing for your next eBook project, then I’d suggest you seriously consider employing them.
Just make sure you think through all of the possible ramifications of such a decision. That’s all I’m saying.
Deja Vu [Sponsor]
Thanks to Kooaba for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed!
Déjà Vu is your visual memory. Use the app by taking pictures of things you would like to remember. For example, products you see in a magazine, recipes you read in a cooking book, wine labels in a restaurant, Newspaper article, DVDs, CDs or event flyers. Each picture is a visual memo. A regular camera app doesn’t distinguish those photos of stuff from “regular“ photos. Déjà Vu helps people organize and structure their visual memos in an easy and effective way. It does this by a tailored interface for tagging and categorization and integration of image recognition technology.