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Is Safari the new IE?
Nolan Lawson: “It’s tempting to interpret this as a deliberate effort by Apple to sabotage any threats to their App Store business model, but a conspiracy seems unlikely, since that part of the...
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Jim Dalrymple on Apple Music
The Loop: “Over the weekend, I turned off Apple Music and it took large chunks of my purchased music with it. Sadly, many of the songs were added from CDs years ago that I no longer have access to....
View ArticleDon Melton on Debug 69
I was hoping we’d hear from Don Melton on the idea that Safari is the new IE and he didn’t disappoint. For those that don’t know Don is the man that started the WebKit and Safari projects at Apple....
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Ranking My Apple Devices
I’ve been meaning to write this, as well as many other things, for some time. Back on Father’s Day my wife and our girls gifted me with an Apple Watch [Darth Vader model; black on black]. It was quite...
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Wall Street is Bizarro World
Market Watch [hat tip: Daring Fireball]: “The expected iPhone 6s so far sounds mostly like an incremental update, which could lead fewer users to upgrade. Jordan Edelson, founder and chief executive of...
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Is the future macOS?
If, like me, you’re an Apple fan you know they announced a bunch of new products on Wednesday. It seems apparent to me the future is based on the iOS codebase, not OS X. We now have iOS, watchOS, and...
View ArticleThat’s a big NO for macOS
Cult of Mac: “We don’t believe in having one operating system for both mobile and PCs (like Microsoft),” he said. “We think it detects from both.” He got a smattering of applause for that. “We have no...
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IT MUST BE FREE FOREVER!
Developing software is time consuming and challenging no matter how big or small the application. When the iPhone SDK arrived developers rejoiced. Not only did we get a great SDK, we also got the App...
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My Dearest Apple
If you’re a developer in the Apple ecosystem you’ve no doubt heard of Swift, and could be developing with it every day. I work for a little shop focused on Agronomics Software and Services. Our service...
View ArticleOn Saving the iPad
Jared Sinclair: “The iPad should be rebooted with a set of fresh design principles that are aimed at answering the question: How can a multi-tasking touchscreen device fully replace a Mac? These...
View ArticleXcode on iPad?
This is another interesting idea, if only to ask why? A lot of developers have a habit of doing things “because.” It’s not a bad thing, it’s usually out of curiosity or because it’s a fun challenge....
View ArticleCore Intuition(@coreint) 209: We Need A Grand Gesture
I’ve been listening to Core Intuition with Daniel and Manton for a very long time. Being new to the Apple and iOS ecosystem it’s nice to hear from guys that have been around for a while. They have some...
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John Saddington on the MacBook
John Saddington: “I gave it a serious run through a typical work week. And then, I gave it one more week and it just didn’t perform like I wanted it to.” This shouldn’t surprise anyone doing...
View ArticleHard Times for Mini?
Above Avalon: “Apple is still selling too many iPad minis for the product to be mothballed. However, the more likely path will be a slow yet steady slide into irrelevancy. The product will see more...
View ArticleJust say No to Big Brother
Apple: “The FBI may use different words to describe this tool, but make no mistake: Building a version of iOS that bypasses security in this way would undeniably create a backdoor. And while the...
View ArticleApple’s Cloud Infrastructure
Mac360: “In recent years Apple has used Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure and Amazons’s Web Services, as well as it’s own data centers, as a mashup melange which together makes up iCloud and other...
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macOS Sierra and my MacBook Pro
I recall listening to a podcast I really love a few months back and one of the hosts described his late 2011 as unusable. That statement is completely hyperbolic. I’m writing this post on my late 2011...
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Future macOS Frameworks
I stumbled upon an interesting conversation between some well know Apple Ecosystem Developers this morning discussing, maybe lamenting, the lack of UIKit on macOS. I’m afraid I may have pushed these...
View ArticleApple Watch in the Hospitality Industry
Eater: “When Meyer’s 30-year-old Union Square Cafe reopens in Manhattan next month, every floor manager and sommelier will be wearing an Apple Watch. And when a VIP walks through the front door,...
View ArticleBattersea Power Station
London Evening Standard: “Apple will occupy the top six floors inside the former boiler house around a huge central atrium. There will also be three floors of shops, 253 apartments around a “garden...
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