Squarespace gunning for WordPress

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Erin Griffith for PandoDaily:

But, especially with Squarespace 6, Casalena said the platform is ready for adoption from publishers of any size. Version five, while excellent, “wasn’t a developer’s dream come true because they couldn’t get into all the code,” he said. The new version is more open for developers. The company is completely capable of hosting high volume sites and is building out programs comparable to WordPress’s support staff.

I’m beta testing Squarespace 6 and I really like what I see so far. There are some functionality things that I’m not too sure about yet, but I expect this to be a really big rollout.

Pixelmator 2.0

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Many thanks to Pixelmator for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed this week.

Pixelmator – beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X.

Amplified: Crunchy Center

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Jim and Dan talk about bad customer service, collusion, WWDC, false spam, mug censorship, and crunchy guitar tones.Sponsored by Harvest and EveryMe.

For those that said they liked my laugh, you have to listen to the beginning of this show.

Unofficial Spotify iPad app

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Brent Dirks:

My utter disgust at Spotify’s inability to produce an official iPad client has been well documented. And Petriv, an interactive UI/UX designer and developer from New York, is taking it upon himself to beat Spotify to the punch.

Developers on iCloud’s first six months

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Federico Viticci:

With third-party developers, however, adoption of iCloud sync and storage features has turned out to be a bit tricker, and possibly less intuitive than Apple’s own implementation due to the early nature of the platform.

I’m hoping this gets easier for developers. I rely on iCloud and would like to use it even more.

Dear Rogers Wireless shit heads

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Do you want to know why people hate you Rogers? Try calling to order a data plan for your iPad or even calling tech support. That will make you so frustrated, you’ll know why most of the country hates you. […]

Texts from Dog

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My dog sends me texts. I post them here. Yeah, it’s weird.

I couldn’t help but laugh at a few of them.

Apple says DOJ accusation of collusion is not true

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“The DOJ’s accusation of collusion against Apple is simply not true. The launch of the iBookstore in 2010 fostered innovation and competition, breaking Amazon’s monopolistic grip on the publishing industry. Since then customers have benefited from eBooks that are more interactive and engaging. Just as we’ve allowed developers to set prices on the App Store, publishers set prices on the iBookstore.”

BBEdit celebrates 20th anniversary

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Jason Snell:

Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of the venerable Mac text-editing app BBEdit. I’m sure there are other apps not published by a gigantic company that have managed to last as long, but I’m not sure that any app has changed with the times and remained as relevant as BBEdit.

I’ve been using BBEdit for 18 years to build Web sites and do my daily writing. It is and indispensable tool.

Congrats to Rich and the crew at Bare Bones Software and thanks for such a great piece of software.

Apple releases Flashback removal tool

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As promised, Apple on Thursday released a utility to remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware. According to Apple the update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable … Continued

Memoirs of an Apple Genius eBook

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The Apple Store is the place where those experiences are made far better or far worse. Being on the front lines means gathering some great war stories. Stephen is here to share a few of his.

EA cheats

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Jeff Scott: The lack of an ability to download previously paid for digital goods, in the case an app, is the real problem. In the world of digital distribution, one where we are moving to a cloud-based backend and a … Continued

Quote.fm

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I signed up for this yesterday to give it a try. It’s a curated list of stories that people you follow find interesting. You can find friends through Twitter or Facebook to make things a bit easier. You can also check out the staff recommendations.

There’s so much crap around the Internet these days, I’m all for looking through some good stories. I like it so far.

Anne Geddes ‘My First Five Years’ available for the Mac

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The best-selling Anne Geddes Baby Record Book, My First Five Years is now available in an incredible new way to record your baby’s precious early years. Imagine being able to record your baby’s favorite lullaby, to have proud grandparents film a keepsake message for their new grandchild, and to have the ability to store all of your captured moments in one place.

I love Anne Geddes. If this were available when my kids were young, I’d definitely buy it.

Music & Memory

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Music & Memory is a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, vastly improving quality of life.

The group is also asking for donations of your old iPods. Sounds like a good cause to me.

Kicking LinkedIn to the curb

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Om Malik:

Infact I get so much unwanted email from the service and from people I don’t know and don’t want to know. Today, I got so frustrated with the whole email thing, that I shut down the account. Done! I will give them full credit for making it much easier than say Facebook to delete my account.

I must say this is similar to my experience with LinkedIn. I did use it when I left Macworld to show recommendations, but that’s about it.

DOJ likely to lose ebook antitrust case against Apple

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CNET:

The Department of Justice “has a far better case against the publishers than Apple,” says Dominick Armentano, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Hartford and author of Antitrust and Monopoly who’s now affiliated with the Independent Institute in Oakland, Calif. “If the CEOs of the various publishers got together in hotel rooms to discuss prices, they are sunk” and might as well settle, he says.

CSS sprites

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The aim of this article is to find out why people still find it difficult to use CSS sprites. Also, we’ll come up with a couple of substantial improvements to current techniques.

I like, but don’t understand how to implement sprites. I’ll do it one day.

iCloud: The center of the universe

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Here is my latest column for TechPinions where I look at iCloud:

iCloud is not just a syncing service — it’s a content delivery mechanism that will play an increasingly important roll in future products.

Axl Rose refuses induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Part of a letter Axl Rose wrote to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf. Neither former members, label representatives nor the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should imply whether directly, indirectly or by omission that I am included in any purported induction of “Guns N’ Roses”.

Nokia warns of disappointing smartphone sales

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AppleInsider:

The Finnish handset maker had previously told investors it expected to break even on device sales during the quarter, but its operating margins proved to be around negative 3 percent. Nokia now expects its second quarter of 2012 to be similar to or below the first quarter.

States follow DoJ and sue Apple over eBooks

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Jeff John Roberts:

Now, state governments are seeking their own pound of flesh. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has just announced that his state and 15 others have filed an antitrust lawsuit again Apple and five publishers in Texas.

The states say it’s cost consumers $100 million.

Jim Marshall: The Father of Loud

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Shortly before his death last week, Jim Marshall, creator of the famous amplifier, gave his last interview to Alfred Hickling. He talked about his debt to Hendrix and Spinal Tap – and his final invention, the one-watt amp.

DOJ sues Apple, publishers over eBook pricing

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WSJ:

The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, alleges Apple and the publishers reached an agreement where retail price competition would cease, retail e-books prices would increase significantly and Apple would be guarantee a 30% “commission” on each e-book sold.

Metroptimizer: A simple iPhone app for the NY Metro

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A drop dead simple utility for any New Yorker. You tell the little robot, (we call him Metro for short) how much money you have on your metrocard, he spits back out you what you need to put on it to get an even fare.

A simple utility, but I can see how useful this would be.