Scott Bourne, on his new glossy MacBook Pro and Cinema Display: It doesn’t make sense to me to have a glossy main monitor for editing photos but a matte finish on the smaller laptop. I wanted them to match. I only do serious editing on my large monitor. I use the small laptop monitor only [...]
The New York Times: The company said it would continue to operate its newspapers and online sites while it focuses on further improving its cost structure and stabilizing operations. The company has retained Rothschild to commence a process for the sale of asset, the company said. The bankruptcy petition was filed in Delaware. [...] While [...]
Zlok has a brief piece up about Rob Janoff, who invented the Apple logo. Here’s some direct quotes: For inspiration, the first thing I did was go to the supermarket, buy a bag of apples and slice them up. I just stared at the wedges for hours. At first the Apple logo was black to save on [...]
I came across a bulldozer this afternoon:
There’s an event in May called “140 | The Twitter Conference” that is exactly what I was talking about yesterday: On May 26th and 27th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, we’re bringing together the top gurus in the Twitosphere to discuss all things Twitter, from understanding the business value of Twitter to exploring the what makes a great [...]
Microsoft’s new ad, targeting the “Mac Tax:” Hey, you get what you pay for, sweetheart. Also of note: at one point, she picks up a netbook and pokes fun of it, saying, “This is like a phone.” Subtle.
Macworld: Businesses can make use of Twitter as a public relations channel, but they need to be aware of security when sharing ideas, market-research firm Gartner has said. [...] Many businesses are using Twitter as a public relations and marketing channel, Gartner said. Businesses are “tweeting” about corporate accomplishments, distributing links to press releases, and [...]
CNET has posted a nice collection of sketches and screenshots documenting the developement of the Windows 7 user interface: Much of the early work in coming up with the Windows 7 desktop was done not at a computer, but in freehand drawings. Some was on whiteboards, others on notepads or scraps of paper. “We would [...]
Apple Insider: Published for the first time this week, a patent filing for the process reveals that Apple wants to provide a more secure method for preventing unauthorized access to a whole device — or private information on that device — than current techniques like passcodes; however, it also wants to avoid taking up the [...]
