A few days ago, I posted about a Mac Plus emulator running in Safari. From the post:
Wish there was a way to run Dark Castle on this puppy.
And my wish was granted.
Disney artists go hands-on with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
If you have a few minutes, watch the Periscope session. Fantastic to see the iPad Pro and Pencil and the Disney artists, at work. Riveting.
How to create a custom Safari pinned tab icon for your web site
Yesterday, we walked you through the process of pinning Safari tabs in El Capitan. Turns out, it’s very easy to create your own custom pin icon. Read on to learn more.
Video: Shark attacks underwater drone
Fantastic video. Look at those teeth!
Carriers are making more from mobile ads than publishers are
Rob Leathern, writing for Medium, with some interesting analysis on where all the money is going.
This is why we can’t have nice things
M.G. Siegler worries that Amazon’s move to ban Apple and Google streaming devices is the start of a war of walled ecosystems.
On Apple’s Perceptio acquisition
The Perceptio acquisition is a big show of Apple’s commitment to privacy and, potentially, a huge step forward for the Photos app at the heart of your iOS device.
Apple begins selling official Apple Watch lugs to third-party band makers
This will surely open the door much more widely for third party Apple Watch bands.
The huge value of pinning a tab in El Capitan
Here’s how to pin Safari tabs in El Capitan, and some thoughts on the value of doing just that.
Porsche: Apple Play in, Google data collection out
Two different core approaches to privacy, now playing out in the marketplace.
Apple’s official statement on the YiSpecter iOS malware
Earlier today, we posted about a report from Palo Alto Networks about YiSpector, iOS malware that was said to attack non-jailbroken iOS devices.
We reached out to Apple for comment. Read on for their response.
YiSpecter: New iOS malware attacks non-jailbroken devices
This has the potential to be a real mess, but the sense I get is that this is something Apple can detect and eliminate with more stringent review controls.
At what age did your childhood pet run away?
Fantastic alternative list of password security questions. Hard to pick a favorite.
Mac OS System 7. In your browser. Much fun.
Though this emulator will run on your iOS device, the taps are not responsive, so save the link to run on your Mac.
How to fix that iCloud “last backup could not be completed” error
Sébastien Page, writing for iDownloadBlog, digs into an error that is both common and non-obvious and lays out the fix. Worth bookmarking and passing along.
The diagnostic info on every iPhone and iPad
Joe Caiati, writing for dot info, digs into the completely visible diagnostic info found on each of your iOS devices.
Apple tops Interbrand’s 2015 list of best global brands
Third year in a row. Best brand in the world.
Tim Cook receives Human Right’s Campaign’s National Visibility Award [VIDEO]
On Saturday, Tim Cook was awarded the Human Rights Campaign’s National Visibility Award. Watch the video below, especially the embedded tribute that starts at about 2:50 in.
One quote from that tribute:
Knowing that the leader of the company that I work for, the boss’s boss’s boss’s boss, is advocating for the rights of those who have been disenfranchised, makes me beyond proud.
These 11 actors play more than 100 Simpsons characters
Amazing to see all those different voices coming out of the same person. Just great!
El Capitan, iOS 9 security and the new version of two-factor authentication
From Apple:
Two-factor authentication is a new service built directly into iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan. It uses different methods to trust devices and deliver verification codes, and offers a more streamlined user experience. The current two-step verification feature will continue to work separately for users who are already enrolled.
These differences are explained in the post and linked article.
The bloat mix of mobile ads on 50 news websites
Bloat, as measured by the New York Times.
How I ended up purchasing & owning Google.com via Google Domains
Really interesting.
Apple Watch is coming to Target, Target.com, starting this week
Think Target’s red card discount applies to Apple Watch? Turns out it does.
iPhone owners seeing their phones randomly shut off
This appears to be an iOS 9 issue, rather than a 6s, 6s Plus issue.
James Bell, former Boeing CFO, corporate president, joins Apple’s Board
Impressive resume, interesting choice.
Apple invents ring-style wearable device with voice control, haptics, cameras and more
Mac shrinks to phone, phone shrinks to watch, watch shrinks to ring. A natural progression.
Oh Samsung
Arthur Neslen, writing for The Guardian:
Independent lab tests have found that some Samsung TVs in Europe appear to use less energy during official testing conditions than they do during real-world use, raising questions about whether they are set up to game energy efficiency tests.
Harrumph.
Apple’s official list of El Capitan enhancements
That is one long list.
New York Times runs its own ad blocker test on its own home page, others
Brian X Chen put a series of web pages through an ad blocker test, including his own New York Times.
Apple’s Zane Lowe, on the birth of Beats 1
Zane Lowe used to work for Ben Cooper and Radio 1 before he left to help create Beats 1 for Apple. Now they’ve gotten together again, on stage at the Radio Festival in London. Terrific read, full of little insights into the birth of Beats 1.