Aubrey Johnson:
In late November, Nguyen was seated at the dinner table in Steve Job’s home on Waverly St in Palo Alto. Also present were Eddy Cue and Tim Cook and other Apple executives. Steve led the conversation while eating a beet salad:
“I’m going to give you a number, Bill, and if you like it, let’s do it and just be done with this whole thing. Okay?” Bill agreed.
Jobs passed a piece of paper to Nguyen and Bill nodded. The deal was done.
That’s the way you get shit done.
Here at MailChimp, we’re realists—as much as we love email and all the things you can do with it, we understand that building a campaign is a task, not a life event. You want to get in, get done, and get on with things. Duly noted.
Anyone that signed up for a membership would have gotten an email confirmation — I use MailChimp for that. Great service.
Tony Fadell:
“When you’re in a culture that has a point of view, and drives to launch everything it does, you know you’re on the hook and you better bring your best game every time.”
To commemorate Gretsch’s 130th anniversary, the Gretsch Custom Shop introduces the beautiful new U.S. Custom Shop 130th Anniversary Hollow Body guitar.
I bet that sounds nice.
Many designers use a grid as the foundation for every one of their designs. Some will use a 12-column grid, some will use a 16-column grid, some will use a 24-column grid, and others will use anything in between. The point isn’t so much the type of grid that you use, but the fact that you use one. Grids in web design are very common, and with the implementation of responsive web design, grids have become even more important than ever.
Hearst on Thursday posted 20 of its magazines on Apple’s Newsstand and said the iPad versions of the magazines would be available before they are released in print. […]
Grant Howitt describing his experience at the Panasonic Toughpad press conference:
I think Panasonic has invented a new kind of pixel. A bendy pixel. I don’t understand. What does PPI stand for? What am I doing with my life? Why am I here in this basement in Munich at the age of 26 staring at a man fire a laser pointer at a graph? How did this happen? I wanted to be a Sky Pirate. I don’t understand any of this.
You have to go read this. It’s hilarious.
Steven Levy talking to Google CEO Larry Page: Wired: Steve Jobs felt competitive enough to claim that he was willing to “go to thermonuclear war” on Android. Page: How well is that working? Android is a stolen product and you … Continued
Overcome the clutches of procrastination with Finish, a busy iPhone user’s best friend. Unlike other to-do apps that are “clever” for their own sake, only Finish takes advantage of how you naturally think. Finish gets in your face when you need it, stays out of the way when you don’t, and effortlessly keeps you focused the only thing that matters.
Love this — I just bought it.
Use Kaleidoscope to spot the differences in text, images, and folders. Review and merge changes in seconds with the world’s most advanced file comparison application.
Great looking app from the folks at Black Pixel.
Turbulenz offers the ability to play the most engaging and connected games the web has to offer today. Games on Turbulenz provide everything, from 3D visuals through to real-time multiplayer, social feeds, leaderboards, and badges. The best part of the Turbulenz experience is that everything is free to play!
This was pretty cool. I tried “Save the Day” and ran over some people with my helicopter — don’t do that.
Use of negative space is a factor that is often overlooked but just as, if not more, important than the physical aspects of a website.
Graham Cochrane put together a great video on what phase issues can do to your recorded guitar tone.
Jim and Dan discuss the article put out by the Wall Street Journal “devaluing” Apple and speculate on Dell’s plans with private-equity firms.
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You can download it and then pay when you submit your taxes.
Seth Godin:
If you go to work and do what you’re told, you’re not being negative, certainly, but the lack of initiative you demonstrate (which, alas, you were trained not to demonstrate) costs us all, because you’re using a slot that could have been filled by someone who would have added more value.
So true.
And this is why people are flying Virgin.
Many people may have known about this, but I didn’t. I haven’t had that much trouble with the new default behavior though.
Oh Google.
Rene Ritchie outlines what an LG smart home would look like and wonders how Apple will fit into that future.
I visited the Fender Custom Shop last year and it was an amazing place.
As a result of ongoing testing, we’re announcing AT&T will enable FaceTime over Cellular at no extra charge for customers with any tiered data plan using a compatible iOS device.
Just go read Mark Rogowsky’s article on Forbes. Lots of good points.
That looks cool.
iRig HD features superior digital audio quality, and offers a premium 24-bit A/D converter for a crystal clear digital signal that’s free from noise and crosstalk. Plus, its ultra-low-draw power-consumption circuitry eliminates the need for batteries – it’s powered by your mobile device or computer. An onboard gain control allows you to dial in the perfect signal level for your instrument and apps, and a multicolor LED lets you know what’s going on with your interface and signal.
IK Multimedia is taking the Apogee Jam approach. A much better idea in my opinion.
“Apple needs to adapt to a very different world,” Sculley said. “As we go from $500 smartphones to even as low, for some companies, as $100 for a smartphone, you’ve got to dramatically rethink the supply chain and how you can make these products and do it profitably.”
Seriously? The guy that kicked Steve Jobs out of Apple and then ran the company into the ground is giving advice to Tim Cook, a supply chain guru. What’s Bloomberg got on tap for tomorrow, an interview with a car full of clowns and a skateboarding dog?
Some tips from the Lightroom team.
Jonathan Penn posted another way to produce App Store screenshots, following up on today’s earlier post.
With Pixelmator you can resize your images quickly and easily, while the resized pictures remain crisp and sharp.
Love Pixelmator.
Congrats to the After Effects team.