Yearly Archives: 2015

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos unveils plans for rocket plant

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday unveiled plans to build a rocket manufacturing plant and launch site in Florida, a business that will compete against fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Bezos taking on Elon Musk.

Tim Cook interview

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John Paczkowski had 20 minutes with Apple CEO, Tim Cook, to discuss a number of things while he’s in New York.

Creating complex icons with CSS

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Coded CSS icons have some significant advantages over icon fonts or static images. CSS icons are a part of the DOM and unless you’re using a CSS icon library like Icono, they don’t require another HTTP request. Just like font icons, CSS icons can be colored by CSS and You can also animate the icons in an easy, smooth way without much effort.

How to prepare your devices for iOS 9

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Barring unseen developments, tomorrow should see the official release of iOS 9. Macworld put together this short take on getting ready for the upgrade.

Low: Live video texting [Sponsor]

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Low is live video texting you can do from anywhere without being overheard. More fun than plain texting. Less awkward than video chat.

Sponsorships available on The Loop

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We have some sponsorships available on The Loop, including a last minute cancellation for this week that I’ll sell at a great deal. If you want to get your product or service in front of the wonderful readers of The Loop, get in touch with me.

The Dalrymple Report with Merlin Mann: Have You Thought About Not Being Sad?

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Jim and Merlin talk about procrastination, software privacy, and swap live-performance horror-stories.

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Replacing Google products

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I understand that Macminicolo is looking for your business, but this article brings up some good alternatives if you want to get away from Google and its tracking.

Phil, Sir Jony, and Angela

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Om Malik was at the Apple Event and had the chance to snap a few photos. Take a look.

No, Apple TV games are not limited to 200MB

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A variety of gaming sites are reporting that the Apple TV limits its apps to a total of 200 MB. That’s just not true. Serenity Caldwell, writing for iMore, lays out the actual limitations.

Here’s the skinny on Apple’s iPhone 6s Upgrade Program

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In a nutshell, you agree to pay a monthly fee, to Apple, for a minimum of 24 months. In exchange, you get the exact phone you want and the ability to trade in for a new phone after 12 months. Read on for the math and other thoughts.

Tim Cook to be on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”

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Stephen Colbert:

“Siri, put Apple CEO Tim Cook on my calendar for Tuesday, Sept. 15. Oh, and come up with some questions to ask him.”

Looks like I’ll be watching Colbert on Tuesday. I wonder if the bar in the resort I’m staying at in Mexico will carry it?

New Apple TV drops optical fiber connection

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Personally, I’ve never used the optical interface on the Apple TV. I won’t miss it, but for folks who do use it, good to know the deal on this.