Author: Adam

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There’s literally nothing new in that Jony Ive interview, don’t waste your time.

The first hundred or so times Expereal asked me how I was feeling, my assessments were the kinds of superficial ones you might respond with if a stranger asked you on the street: “I’m fine.”, “All good.”, “Frustrated by a supermarket line.” Reviewing my answers after the first few weeks, it dawned on me: I […]

if we evaluate the bug aesthetically, without any knowledge of the circumstances that led to it, does it appear more like a bug or more like a backdoor? Nadim Kobeissi: Understanding the Aesthetics of Apple’s SSL Bug

I’ve been thinking Apple’s next keyboard should be an iPad. Or, you know, a multi-touch display that can also handle gestures & display a dock or app launcher or palette or menus. OS X and iOS may not be converging in the next couple years, but that doesn’t mean Macs don’t get sexier.

I love the Mac. I love what it did for me, it gave me a lot of freedom I wouldn’t have gotten any other way. However, it stopped short of where it could have gone, and in doing so, I hope serves as a lesson for future generations of technologists. Dave Winer: 30th Anniversary of […]

johnthelutheran: Everything From This 1991 Radio Shack Ad You Can Now Do With Your Phone.

Electronica Artist Owl City/Adam Young Designed iOS 7 Sounds [Updated] – Mac Rumors

Electronica Artist Owl City/Adam Young Designed iOS 7 Sounds [Updated] – Mac Rumors I sort of hate my phone now.

danielrehn: minusbaby made a *.PAT of Susan Kare’s original MacPaint fill patterns. It works with Photoshop versions CS2—CS6 on Windows / OS X. Download → http://minusbaby.com/drop_box/minusbaby-macpaint.pat News you can use.

About the new iWork for Mac: Features and compatibility

About the new iWork for Mac: Features and compatibility There has been a lot of noise about the fact that the long-awaited iWork updates removed a lot of features. This support document explains that Apple intends to reintroduce many features and continue to add new ones. I’ve never seen Apple discuss a software roadmap like […]

rickwebb: Oh this is just a Macintosh running Mac System 7 IN A BROWSER. Jesus.  Entirely true. I played a complete game of Risk in this (& won handily, I must say).