Joe Rossignol, writing for MacRumors, pulled together a nice list of tips and tricks for the new Apple TV. Worth reading through.
How to disable password prompts for both free and paid downloads on Apple TV
If you’ve got a new Apple TV, you no doubt feel the pain of the long, linear software keyboard and recognize the value of any tip that will save you typing time (especially typing of long, arcane passwords).
How strong your iPhone signal actually is
I tested this on my iPhone and it works as advertised.
TidBITS Apple TV FAQ
Josh Centers, writing for TidBITS, pulled together a well-written assemblage of frequently asked Apple TV questions. Terrific set of questions, well worth scanning through.
Jean-Louis Gassée: The Apple Car and Apple’s software culture
A thoughtful column (as usual) from JLG, questioning the culture that builds software that has the luxury of being allowed to crash and having that culture be required to build software that absolutely cannot fail.
The podcast universe
This is an incredible infographic. Be sure to click on the image to make it full-screen, then click again to zoom in.
Beautiful photos of first Jony Ive designed Apple Store
Check out the images. This is an incredibly beautifully designed store.
The Beatles: A 5 minute drum chronology
This is phenomenal. Note that this was filmed in 4K, so ratchet the video settings up if you have gear that will support it.
Happy Halloween
Some Halloween links to spread the Halloween spirit. Have a great Halloween and be sure to save some candy for us!
The subtle ways in which Pulp Fiction visually inspired Breaking Bad
I am a huge fan of both. Amazing how many of these shots are strikingly similar. I just can’t imagine this is coincidence.
Roundup of best Apple TV apps and games
Got an Apple TV on its way? Spend a few minutes and Christian Zibreg, writing for iDownloadBlog, will give you a tour of some of the best Apple TV apps and games you can look forward to downloading.
Everything you need to know about Apple TV and game controllers
Serenity Caldwell does her usual awesome job laying out the details. There’s one bit in particular I found interesting, about how Apple not allowing games to require a controller. Read on.
The animated biography of Steve Jobs
This was just lovely. Watch the video below, then take a trip over to the home page to read through the time line.
Bluetooth not working or unreliable? Here’s the fix
Another of those tips that you should bookmark and pass along. You never know when you’ll need it. In my post, there’s a TL;DR version.
Apple TV and cord cutting
Hayley Tsukayama, writing for The Washington Post:
The new Apple TV, which launched this week, offers a tantalizing breakthrough: It has the potential to be the only set-top box you will need.
Interesting read, plus a video that lays out some cord cutting options.
Apple has sold more than $1.7B in Apple Watches, and 11 other tasty morsels from its annual filing
There are a lot of interesting tidbits in Apple’s 10-K, including patent filings, dependencies, and lots of discussion of risks in the marketplace. But if you don’t feel like digging through all the cruft, Chris O’Brien, writing for Venture Beat, did a nice job of laying out some of the highlights.
Apple and the hidden challenge standing in the way of their web TV service
Most of what you read about Apple’s rumored web TV service (where Apple provides both the set top box and the content) revolves around the complexities of acquiring rights. But there’s another, subtler issue that is just as critical.
Greenland is melting away
This is a bit terrifying but gorgeous at the very same time. Be sure to scroll through the whole thing, especially that page that zooms in and out from a skyward overhead view of Greenland, to the closeup on the porous ice at the surface.
Android development is 30% more expensive than iOS. And we have the numbers to prove it!
This detailed analysis is from a firm that does both Android and iOS development. Read the blog post, draw your own conclusions.
BBC iPlayer app coming to Apple TV. A tipping point for Apple TV.
As reported by the BBC’s own Leo Kelion, the iPlayer app is being rewritten as a native Apple TV app, which means it can now be searchable, right alongside Netflix, Hulu and other third party apps. This is a tipping point.
Stop doubting the iPhone, the Macintosh company
Ben Thompson, writing for Stratechery, takes on a recent New York Times article, which casts doubt that Apple can continue its success.
Terrific Op-ed by Ben.
73 (mostly) free, essential apps for OS X
This is an ambitious effort. As with all lists, some of these will click for you, others might not. But worth looking through this, I think. Some excellent apps worth having here.
Apple Senior VP Eddy Cue talks Apple TV
Two part interview with Eddy Cue. Sadly, both parts are set to AutoPlay, which means I can’t embed them. Hate that.
Nintendo teases plans for smartphone app, follow-on games
From the Wall Street Journal live blog:
Nintendo has introduced its long-awaited and highly anticipated first smartphone app, called Miitomo, but pushed back the release date to the spring of next year. The title is a new franchise for the company– first of five smartphone apps Nintendo plans to release by March 2017.
Read on for more details.
Jeffpardy!
Jeff. Jeff, Jeff Jeff, Jeff Jeff Jeff. Jeff!!! [Watch the video]
Detailed review of the new Apple TV
If you are interested in the new 4th generation Apple TV, take some time to read this detailed, thoughtful, well-written review by John Yanarella for Universal Mind. There’s a lot to process.
Google takes aim at Apple’s podcasting dominance
Amazing it took this long for Google (or Amazon) to make this play.
Bill Hader and Siri
Bill Hader and Siri are magic together. I wonder how long it will be until Netflix gives them their own show. Until then, you’ll just have to be satisfied with the video embedded in the main post.
Here’s where Angela is
At the heart of yesterday’s Times’ article was this quote:
“Instead, it is Jonathan Ive, chief design officer of Apple, who has become the face of the brand.”
We got a surprising response, directly from someone in Apple retail.
Transcription of Apple’s earnings call, shout out of thanks
Serenity Caldwell and Jason Snell have made a tradition of transcribing Apple’s earnings call so we can read and search through it.