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On Journalism, the iPad and Good Writing
Ben Brooks, in a discussion about iPad news apps:
Again I ask, would it not be more helpful to have a summary of the story on the front page, instead of the industry standard ‘we put as much of the stories text that we can fit even though it provides no value’?
Without a doubt, most iPad news (and magazine) apps are crappy. Without a doubt, the news industry really doesn’t get the Internet, let alone mobile devices.
On This Whole Damn AirPrint Thing
Over the last two days, the Apple-centric part of the Internet has shat it pants over a rumor that Apple had cut some features from AirPrint, a component of the upcoming iOS 4.2 release. The release of 10.6.5 late this afternoon seems to confirm that iOS devices will only be able to print directly to printers that support the technology, and not to printers simply shared from a Mac or PC.
Instapaper 2.3
Marco, on what has to be the most clever software update I’ve seen in a long time:
The iPhone’s font panel also got its most highly requested feature, a Light/Dark toggle without needing to leave the article:
But you won’t need to use it as often, because I’ve added a ridiculous little feature:
You can now have Instapaper automatically use dark mode at night and normal (light) mode during the day.
Moron of the Week
Paul Rubens claims the prize this time.
Update: Michael Grothaus comes in a close second.
On Open Letters, the Xserve and Virtualization
Dave Schroeder is an Apple Distinguished Educator, a member of the Apple University Executive Forum and is on staff at University of Wisconsin-Madison. In short, Schroeder knows what he is talking about. His open letter to Apple about the Xserve being discontiuned is brilliant, and well worth the read:
Some of our smaller departmental or lab users may be able to run Mac OS X Server on a Mac Pro or Mac mini. At a campus level, we cannot, because these systems do not have the required mounting, power, management, and other functionality. While it is possible to rack mount a Mac Pro with third-party hardware, it is a non-starter because of the lack of dual redundant power supplies, management capabilities, and spare parts kits, to say nothing of space considerations.
Tablets to Kill Smartphones?
But this very new dilemma begs the question: Are we at the dawn of an age in which tablets will become the jewel in your gadget crown, eclipsing the mighty smartphone only a few years into its reign?
I know it did for me.
Disney Posts New Tron Trailer
Holy crap, why can’t this be out yet?
History of Apple Tablets
This is a great walkthrough of some forgotten and interesting Apple concepts that have come about over the years.
On Adobe and Cruft
Ok, this is just pathetic, Adobe. This folder is almost 1GB in size, most of which is for things I uninstalled. With your uninstaller.
‘Did You Have a Stroke?’
The Consumerist points to this wonderful blog highlighting just how good the iPhone’s auto-correct really is.
On Mobile Working
Ben Brooks, on using the MacBook Air and/or the iPad:
The iPad is great for wasting small portions of time, the Air not so much. Yes, it is easy enough to pull out the Air and get working on it, but it is far easier to just pull out the iPad. It seems to me that the iPad is made for taking care of the minutia of the day when you only have a short amount of time. By that I mean things like checking RSS feeds, Twitter, Email and OmniFocus are far easier and faster to do with the iPad than they are on the Air in short bursts.