Yearly Archives: 2012

A flying lesson from Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson

When the company he flew for (whilst still a frontman for Iron Maiden, mind you) commercially closed down last year, he started offering a limited number of flying lessons in a $10,000,000 Boeing 757 flight simulator. Needless to say, I was one of the first to know.

How awesome is that!

New Siri ads from Apple starring John Malkovich

Apple has posted two new iPhone 4s/Siri ads, these ones starring the actor John Malkovich.

Malkovich is an interesting choice, given that most people find him (wonderfully) creepy.

UX and UI explained in cereal

Ever met someone who uses UX and UI interchangeably? Ed Lea created this photographic infographic to visually define the differences between user experience and user interface design and how they relate to a product.

Not cool Apple

Paul Kafasis:

Today, we’ve been informed that Apple has removed Airfoil Speakers Touch from the iOS App Store.1 We first heard from Apple about this decision two days ago, and we’ve been discussing the pending removal with them since then. However, we still do not yet have a clear answer on why Apple has chosen to remove Airfoil Speakers Touch. Needless to say, we’re quite disappointed with their decision, and we’re working hard to once again make the application available for you, our users.

There has to be a better way to handle this and deal with your developers.

Apple’s iPad will be dominant until…

My newest column on Techpinions:

The next time you see a forecast of Apple losing its dominance in a market, ask yourself what the competitors are doing to differentiate themselves from Apple. That answer is all you need to know.

Beauty

Jonathan Ive on Apple’s designs:

“There is beauty when something works and it works intuitively.”

HP plans to cut 27,000 jobs

HP plans to cut up to 27,000 workers through early retirement and other means as part of a restructuring.

Know your rights: Photography in public

Lifehacker:

Nearly every modern phone has a camera attached to it and subsequently more and more people are taking photos in public places than ever before. The shot might be as simple as snapping a picture of a parade or as tricky as recording video of a riot. Regardless of the reasons, the rules for photographing in public places are the same.For the most part, your right to take photographs and video in public places in the United States is protected under the First Amendment under free speech. This includes snapping pictures of your favorite monument when you’re on vacation or taking part in a little citizen journalism. It’s not as cut and dried as you may think and it’s good to know your rights and the caveats that come with them.

Good article and subsequent discussion in the comment section about your rights to photograph.

Amplified: Feel every note

Jim and Dan talk discuss the the larger iPhone screen rumor, insight on how Apple works, some great Mac apps, Comic Sans, Dell’s decline, Chrome overtaking IE, Ron Johnson’s performance at JC Penny and how to play lead guitar.Sponsored by Warby Parker, Squarespace, and Shopify.

Evolution of an iPhone app

The LogYourRun iPhone app was launched in the summer of 2009. It is coming up on 3 years now and I thought it might be interesting to do a short historic review of the evolution of the app to show some of the design and UI changes that the app has undergone during it’s life time. It has truly been an evolutionary process and I don’t think people with the current app would recognize the original incarnation of the app nor would they probably be too happy with the original version

Amazing changes in a relatively short time.

Seagate to buy LaCie

Seagate is set to acquire storage peripheral maker LaCie in a stock acquisition and cash buyout valued at $186 million.

Investors sue underwriters, Facebook over IPO

Facebook’s IPO, already off to a rocky start, has been marred further by a lawsuit that claims that Facebook and its underwriters failed to disclose lower earning estimates.

Capo [Sponsor]

Reverse Engineering Rock and Roll: Capo is a revolutionary tool that helps you learn the music in your iTunes library. Available for your Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad.

Download the free trial for the Mac, and check out the new mastering-quality slowing engine that retains the detail in your music all the way down to quarter-speed!

Feds probe Facebook IPO insider bank warnings

Sam Gustin for Time:

Facebook’s Wall Street investment banks warned top clients of new doubts about the social network’s financial prospects just days before the company’s IPO, according to a series of reports that emerged Tuesday. After receiving briefings from Facebook executives, analysts at the banks lowered their financial forecasts for big institutional clients, some of whom scaled back plans to buy Facebook stock, even as the banks raised the IPO price and number of shares amid a frenzy of hype.