Loved every bit of this.
A bit of Spotlight playing around
For your enjoyment, a few small Spotlight tips and tricks for iOS 9 and El Capitan.
First Prius. Then Tesla. Now Apple.
Interesting article shows the path taken by Prius and then Tesla Motors to bring a brand new car to market.
Use Safari’s responsive design mode in El Capitan
If you’ve got any interest in web development, take Safari’s Responsive Design Mode for a spin.
Box posts official take on Tim Cook fireside chat
Here’s the official take from Tim Cook’s fireside chat at the BoxWorks conference.
Google Maps makes its way to Apple Watch
It’ll be interesting to see how this compares to the excellent Apple Maps Apple Watch app.
Tim Cook: “We don’t believe in having one operating system for both mobile and PCs”
Tim said a lot of interesting things during his chat, but this is clearly a highlight comment.
The iMore El Capitan review
Terrific job by Rene Ritchie. Lots to absorb here, definitely worth the read.
A grand experiment: Techdirt lets you turn off ads
Fascinating idea. Good for them.
Advertising industry trade association CEO on ad blocking, viewability, and fraud
Mike Shields, writing for the Wall Street Journal, pulled together this fascinating interview with Randall Rothenberg, CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, a trade association of sorts for the advertising industry.
So very revealing.
Apple brings Apple Music, iTunes movies & iBooks to customers in China starting today
Follow the link to Apple’s press release. China is a hugely important market for Apple.
El Capitan pricing and availability
Some musing on Apple’s move, 2 years ago, to a free OS for the Mac.
First Apple Music free trials end today
Follow the link to yesterday’s post on Apple Music subscription settings.
El Capitan: The Ars Technica review
Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson did a massively comprehensive job filling John Siracusa’s reviewer shoes.
Pixar: iPad Pro palm rejection “nigh on perfect”
Nice test drive from Dr. Wave and the Pixar team.
The truth is still out there
I want to believe.
Now this is the iPhone 6s
If you are considering ordering an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus, this walkthrough from iMore is worth your time.
Apple: Never gonna give you up
This came out about a week ago, but I just came across it, and I thought it was so delicious I just had to share.
YouTube using ad-free video viewing to sell its music service
YouTube is going to offer a $10 per month service that bundles music and ad-free YouTube viewing.
iOS 9’s Wi-Fi Assist is eating my cell data
Woah. This is a bad idea. Read the post, then check your Wi-Fi Assist setting.
Has it already been three months? Here’s how to check your Apple Music subscription settings.
Here’s a friendly reminder for folks who signed up for the free trial of Apple Music. Sometime tomorrow (September 30th), it’ll be three months since the rollout and, for some of you, time for your automatic paid subscription to kick in.
Here’s how to manage your subscription settings.
A gallery of real world iPhone 6s and 6s Plus photos
David Pierce took his iPhone 6s and 6s Plus out on the streets and took a bunch of photos. None of these are retouched in any way. Tap on a picture to embiggen.
Getting a new iPhone? Here’s a bunch of 3D Touch tips
Jonny Evans, writing for ComputerWorld, pulled together a nice little collection of 3D Touch tips and tricks.
The secret of Apple’s new San Francisco fonts
Akinori Machino, writing for Medium, digs into the details of the San Francisco font. There are just a ton of fascinating details here.
All about 3D Touch: Quick actions, peeks and pops
Nick Keppol, writing for the MartianCraft blog, takes you on a smartly written tour of 3D Touch. This is relatively short with lots of pictures. Just the way I like it.
Some iconic eye candy
Icon design firm Artua puts up a page with high rez views of some of their favorite icon work.
Adblockers: The only way out
Frederic Filloux, writing for Monday Note, in an excellent take on ad blocking. Why it is happening and, more importantly, where we’re going.
Apple announces record iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus sales, but Upgrade Program still a tough get
Apple announces huge numbers, but try buying one of the new phones via the Apple Upgrade Program.
SoundShare: The missing piece of Apple Music
Kirk McElhearn, writing for Macworld:
A friend recently showed me an iOS app called SoundShare. This free app lets you play music and, if you want, share it with your friends. You can follow people, as you would on Facebook or Twitter, and see what they’ve listened to, while sharing what you’ve heard.
I’ve been beta testing SoundShare for a while now and, I have to say, it is a brilliant complement to Apple Music and my go-to app for new music discovery.
Give it a try. It’s free and, in my opinion, well worth your time.
An open letter to anyone moving to San Francisco for a tech job
I’ve been gone a long time. Is this really the way things are now?