Ringo!

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This is the video they showed as an homage to Ringo Starr in his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Just great.

Magic Number, fantastic calculator for OS X

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I’ve been playing with a replacement calculator for the Mac. Magic Number has been out for a while, but is new to me. There is an incredible amount of functionality built into the calculator, yet it is incredibly easy to use.

Much more than the history of NeXT

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In addition to his role supervising the Tools Story/Editorial team at Pixar, Michael B. Johnson, AKA Dr. Wave, or just Wave, is on the Board of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. The video below is a fascinating interview Michael did with three people who witnessed the early days of NeXT firsthand: Doug Menuez, Peter Graffagnino, and Don Melton.

How many times has your personal information been exposed to hackers?

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The New York Times pulled together a very short, clickable questionnaire that’ll give you a sense of how your personal information might be compromised, along with a series of links to articles laying out the major recent attacks, from the Adobe breech on down to UPS.

This site may be hacked

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I got a disturbing text a few days ago. Seems that when a business associate looked up my business name in Google, they saw a message, just below the main site URL, that said “This site may be hacked”.

Here’s how I dealt with it.

Apple Music licensing rights, explained

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Serenity Caldwell does a phenomenal job explaining the licensing rights associated with the various elements that make up Apple Music and why we should care. Great writing, great research.

The “Happy Birthday” copyright battle may take a big left turn

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Ever wonder why most restaurants sing some odd birthday, rather than the traditional version we’ve all grown up with? It’s all about a long brewing copyright battle.

Thanks to filmmaker Jennifer Nelson, that may be about to change. A fascinating story.

Who’s doing this to my internet?

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Fantastic post by Vicki Boykis (“Born Jewish in Russia. Raised guilty in America.”) on the deterioration of the internet and the similar changes coming to SoundCloud. Great read.

Sources: Apple Music already over 10M subscribers

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10 million subscribers in a month is an impressive number, even if they are mostly unpaid. Spotify hit 20 million paid subscribers about a month ago. It took Spotify five and a half years to get their first 10 million paid subscribers.

Finally, a Steve Jobs movie that really gets it

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Watch the trailer, embedded below. This clicks for me. Obviously it helps that this is real footage, versus actors playing roles, but this feels real. And Gibney knows how to tell a story.

The history of icons

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A beautiful scrolling time line showing the history of icons.

So why don’t you just use Spotify?

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With all the talk about Apple Music, iCloud Music Library, and iTunes interface issues, why not just switch to Spotify?

So I did. Read on for what I found.

Meet the man who flies around the world for free

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The article was a riveting read. The whole process sounds intriguing to me, but realize that the airlines have the power to yank your frequent flyer miles if they detect misbehavior on your part.

iOS design rules to break

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If you have even a passing interest in iOS app design, this is a terrific, thoughtful read.

Dave Mark: Why I’m not done with Apple Music

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A few days ago, Jim wrote about his nightmarish experience with Apple Music. I do understand his frustration. But I’m not ready to give up on Apple Music just yet.

Here’s why…