It is really starting to feel like 10.6.7 will be the last version of Snow Leopard.
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Sebastiaan de With’s Vaio UX
Well, this is the smallest Hackintosh I’ve ever seen.
On Paying for Mobile News
A new study of mobile device users indicates that almost half use their handhelds to get some kind of local news or information. But will they pay for it? Here’s the latest data: just ten percent of adults who use mobile applications to get local news/info pay for these services—one percent of all adults. And most of them say they’re not particularly interested in paying much more.
The Sweet Spot
Marco explains exactly why I sold my iPad, and am working toward an 11.6" MacBook Air.
Message in a Bottle
I just wanted to thank everyone who sent me an email, shot me a note on Twitter or even called me after reading my post about depression. Your concern for me is deeply touching, and simply blows me away.
This song came to mind, as I was looking over the responses I received:
Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore Seems I’m not alone in being alone Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home
iFixit Already Tearing iPad 2 Apart
Perspective
It’s hard to get worked up about something as silly as a new product when so many are suffering. Prayers for those caught in this tragedy.
Chairmen Gruber, on Mossberg
Walt Mossberg has a 500-word section on “Drawbacks” in his review today of the iPad 2. The whole thing is a crock, an example of trying to be fair/balanced/objective by bending over backwards to find negative things to say about the device. No one is arguing that the iPad 2 is beyond criticism. But almost nothing in Mossberg’s list of drawbacks is valid.
It needed to be said, and Gruber has said it well.
Inky Truck Crash
GarageBand for iPad
There are sour individuals among us who claim that the iPad is a tool for consumption rather than creation. GarageBand for iPad proves them wrong. This amazing tool—complete with eight-track recording, easy-does-it interface, customizable and easily played virtual instruments, on-board loops, sampler, guitar amps and effects, drum machine, and tuner—may be the most inspiring musical iOS app I’ve ever used. And at a meager $5, it’s an astonishing bargain. Musician or not, it’s a must-have app.
Broken
I’ve never cried listening to a podcast. But as I listened to episode 14 of the Enough podcast driving home the other night, I just about lost it.
Patrick Rhone opened up about some things that are super personal, and in a way that was so honest, so sincere, I just want to give the guy a hug and thank him for his words.
But it wasn’t just Patrick’s honesty about his past that blew me away — it was my present.
Engadget Reviews iPad 2
It might frustrate the competition to hear this, but it needs to be said: the iPad 2 isn’t just the best tablet on the market, it feels like the only tablet on the market. As much as we’d like to say that something like the Xoom has threatened Apple’s presence in this space, it’s difficult (if not impossible) to do that. Is the iPad 2 a perfect product? Absolutely not. The cameras are severely lacking, the screen – while extremely high quality – is touting last year’s spec, and its operating system still has significant annoyances, like the aggravating pop-up notifications. At a price point of $499, and lots of options after that (like more storage and models that work on both Verizon’s and AT&T’s 3G networks), there’s little to argue about in the way of price, and in terms of usability, apps like GarageBand prove that we haven’t even scratched the surface of what the iPad can do.