Yearly Archives: 2012

Presenting wirelessly with an iPad and Apple TV

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David Sparks:

Imagine yourself making a presentation with nothing but your iPad in hand. You’re not chained to the podium or sitting behind a desk. You are roaming like a lion, and you are awesome. For the cost of an Apple TV and an AirPort Express (just 200 bucks), you too can get some lion-like tendencies.

Six String Recess video guitar lesson

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Alex Vollmer released his first video guitar lesson today and it looks great. With the lesson you get a 40 minute video, 43-page companion PDF, MP3 jam tracks and a jam track video demonstrating the concepts.

Self doubt

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Matt Alexander:

If you’re working to build a business, an identity, a brand, a weblog, a Twitter following, a podcast, a publication, or even a friendship, doubt and impatience are fundamental elements of the human experience which need not be paved over with excuses and escapism. Do not allow yourself to succumb to fear of your feelings, but rather use them to your advantage.

iExplorer – Save your iPhone’s text messages [Sponsor]

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From texts, to music, playlists, photos, and everything else — iExplorer lets you access, transfer, and copy everything from any iPhone or iPad. If you’re getting a new computer, iPhone, or iPad this holiday season, iExplorer is a must-have app to help you get everything backed up off the old device so you can get going with your new one.

Metal drum loops

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I’ve been getting drum loops from these guys for years. They are the best. Real drums recorded in a studio.

Jason Kottke

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If anyone is looking for articles to read after the Newtown shootings, Jason Kottke has been posting non-stop.

Digitimes

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Interesting perspective from Eric Slivka. I still think Digitimes is a bit too loose with the rumors.

BBC on why Android sucks

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BBC talking about building iPlayer for iOS and Android:

If you look at the amount of energy we spend on Apple, it pales in comparison to what we spend on Android.

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Believe it or not, we started work on the iPlayer radio app for Android on the same day as the one for the iPhone, but we’re still resolving a number of issues […] That worked out of the box on Apple, but not on Android.

[Via Sam Radford]

RIM, Netflix removed from the Nasdaq-100

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The NASDAQ-100 Index is composed of the 100 largest non-financial stocks listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market and dates to January 1985 when it was launched along with the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index, which is comprised of the 100 largest financial stocks on NASDAQ.

Netflix, RIM and Electronic Arts were among the companies removed.

Cubasis for iPad

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Cubasis is Steinberg’s streamlined, multitouch sequencer for the iPad. Specially designed for quick and easy operation, Cubasis makes recording, editing and mixing a breeze. Record tracks in CD audio quality, and edit your music with the Key and Sample Editors, while the included mixer and audio effects polish your song to perfection. Cubasis comes loaded with dozens of virtual instrument sounds which can be played in real time using the virtual keyboard and drum pads. Cubasis’ projects can be even opened in Cubase under Windows and OS X! Cubasis places touch-intuitive production tools in your hands, opening up a new world of possibilities for your creativity.

Great looking app.

Why Xbox failed in Japan

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Microsoft has had a challenging time with its Xbox video game consoles in Japan. Wesley Yin-Poole tries to understand why.

Unusual baby names of 2012

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BabyCenter: Of all the factors that parents consider in picking a name for their child, one floats consistently to the top: Picking a unique name. As you can see from the list, some parents did a bang-up job. Each of … Continued

Breakfast

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Merlin Mann knows how to eat.

31 best food gifts under $20

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BuzzFeed: Impress and delight your favorite food lover with any one of these budget-friendly presents. These are some very creative and original gift giving ideas but make sure you’ve eaten before you read the story because otherwise, you’re going to … Continued

Doxie Mobile Scanners – Starting at $149

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Many thanks to Doxie for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed on The Loop.

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Maps blame game

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John Gruber:

Google wasn’t trying to bolster Android by withholding turn-by-turn and vector tiles from iOS. They were withholding those features as a negotiating tactic to get Apple to integrate iOS Maps further with Google’s services.

I don’t mind the fact that Apple stood up to Google to protect our privacy. You shouldn’t either.