Great appreciation piece on Medium.
I do not agree to your terms
Mike Ash writes a widely read development blog, which he makes available as an RSS feed. Mike got an email from Apple letting him know that they planned to include his feed in their iOS 9 News initiative. Nice to be noticed, right?
Read on.
Oh Trevor
More original thinking, this time from a Samsung fan.
Why I’m getting on board with watchOS 2
Daniel Pasco, CEO of Black Pixel, writes about the importance of Apple’s new (available to developers only at the moment) Apple Watch operating system.
Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen pen tributes to Christopher Lee
Sadly, actor Christopher Lee died last week. You likely know him best as Saruman, from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. Director Peter Jackson and actor Ian McKellen (Gandalf himself) put pen to paper to pay last respects to their friend.
Apple, WWDC, and accessibility
This is a great read. Kudos to Steven Aquino for pulling together this tour and analysis.
Thoughts on last week’s keynote
Thoughts on last week’s keynotes, spurred by a Monday Note writeup from Jean-Louis Gassée.
Dave Grohl breaks leg after falling off stage, finishes concert anyway
Dave Grohl is a master showman, great guitarist and songwriter, and must have one hell of a pain threshold. Respect.
Video for John Gruber’s WWDC interview of Phil Schiller
Here’s the video to Gruber’s interview of Apple’s Phil Schiller. Just great.
Apple, backstage at the start of the WWDC keynote
This is what developers saw just before Tim walked out onto the stage. Pretty great.
Twitter will remove 140 character limit on DMs next month
I wonder if the 140 character limit on regular tweets is sacrosanct, or if its days are numbered, too.
Wired’s take on Apple Music
Liz Stinson of Wired lays out her take on Apple Music.
No, CNN, Apple Music will not sound worse
Kirk McElhearn explains why Apple Music’s 256 kbps is better than Spotify’s 320 kbps.
Phil Schiller takes a big risk, John Gruber makes it pay off
Phil took the risk. John Gruber made it pay off. And Marco caught the true essence of the moment.
Apple Pay is about to get much better
First woman on stage at an Apple keynote? Really? This is a terrific read, really shows how much is happening in the Apple Pay universe.
How to export and import your Health data
Sébastien Page, writing for iDownloadBlog, talks you through the process of exporting data from your Health app so you can later import that data into a 3rd party app, import that same data into a freshly restored device, or a new device.
Initial thoughts on iOS 9’s iPad multitasking
This is a great read, gets right to the heart of the matter.
Apple Maps vehicles
Apple is sending cars around the world to collect map data. Want to know where they are going next?
The Apple collector
Interesting video on Apple collector Lonnie Mimms and his lifelong dream to create a museum dedicated to old computers and gadgets, especially those made by Apple.
Want to beta-test El Capitan and iOS 9?
Help Apple make their new software better. Join the Apple Beta Software Program.
Apple’s watchOS 2 and activation lock
The features Apple is promoting from watchOS 2. Chief among them? Activation Lock.
Apple Music antitrust investigation – Nothing to see here
The attorneys general behind the 2013 eBook price fixing investigation are at it again.
Hound demo: Keep Siri in mind when you watch this
An impressive demo, a bit of what Siri could be.
How to add spaces to your Mac’s Dock using Terminal
Peter Cohen, writing for iMore, talks you through the process of adding spacers into your dock, creating natural groupings for all your dock icons.
Apple Legal prevents AltConf from streaming WWDC keynote
Apple just sent AltConf a letter that, in effect, was a shot across their bow. Be sure to read the update at the bottom of the post, as well as the comments (some excellent points, well made).
Today is National Doughnut Day
Turns out, the first Friday in June is National Doughnut Day.
Jeff Williams: “Response to Apple Watch has surpassed our expectations in every way”
The logjam is loosening.
Is that an Apple Watch on your wrist?
If you are the go-to person for your friends and family on all things tech, this is worth a read.
ETA brings travel times and traffic status to Apple Watch
This will be going on my Apple Watch today.
No new Apple TV at WWDC
Brian X. Chen, writing for the New York Times:
Yet one much ballyhooed device will be absent from the conference: a new Apple TV, Apple’s set-top box for televisions.
Feh.