Kirk McElhearn, writing for Macworld:
I find the changes Apple has wrought to the interface of iTunes 12.4 to be both positive and intuitive, and I think all users will find these new ways of navigation to be more efficient, once they get used to them.
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David Chartier:
When using a hardware keyboard with iOS 9, you can hold the Command key to view a cheat sheet of an app’s shortcuts (assuming its developer has updated to add some). But I noticed this morning that those shortcuts can be contextual, based on the task at hand or which panel or tab you are currently viewing.
There’s just something about Apple. I feel it. And, if you’re reading these words, you no doubt feel it too.
Radiohead is making the adjustment to a new reality. Streaming is here and the new mainstream. The up-sell to their fan base is Radiohead’s way of not just living with the “barely scraping by” that comes from their share of streaming money. Interesting read from M.G. Siegler.
Backups will save your music, and the layered Time Machine backup will allow you to track down specific missing files.
I am a big fan of Monument Valley. When I came across Luke Dormehl’s review of Mekorama, I had high hopes. I downloaded the game, gave it a whirl, was not disappointed.
Apple’s investment in Didi seems quite nuanced, serves Apple on a number of levels.
CNBC:
Apple chief executive Tim Cook met some of China’s hottest app developers and used a Didi Chuxing car to visit Apple’s store in the popular shopping district Wangfujing on Monday, after arriving in Beijing for a charm offensive.
Tim Cook is playing it smart with respect to China.
I think Gboard is brilliant and it is now my default iOS keyboard. Here’s why.
This is brilliant. Just tried it. External keyboard in place, type, type, type. Then, reach over and touch the screen with two fingers, slide around, and the cursor moves as advertised. Love this.
A very clever idea from Google, a keyboard plugin that brings search right to the keyboard in any app. Watch the embedded video to see this for yourself.
If you are considering the 2016 MacBook, definitely read this review. It focuses on the product itself, rather than a comparator between the new MacBook and the previous model (though there’s some of the latter as well).
Solid song. The overall concept is repetitive. Feels like a deal was made to deliver x number of these. Video embedded in main post.
Lots of interesting facets to this deal. The whole thing happened in 22 days, an incredibly short span for such a large investment. Shrewd move on Apple’s part.
Adobe rolled out another Flash security advisory on Tuesday. Thought this post from Peter Cohen was worth a revisit.
This guide dives pretty deep, but is very readable. Chock full of links and suggestions, all designed to help safeguard your privacy.
Beautiful cutaway print showing what really goes on inside the original Mac.
Bloomberg:
If a person has enabled Apple’s Touch ID, her fingerprint will unlock the phone for 48 hours after locking before the device requires a PIN. Systems on newish Samsung and LG phones work similarly. Los Angeles and Oakland are among the cities that have already granted or received warrants for the use of a finger to unlock a phone. The next step may be a lawsuit that determines whether a fingerprint is off-limits.
Legal scholars say law enforcement is likely to win that fight.
The core of a coming legal battle, but one that law enforcement can avoid entirely.
Statement from Pamela Cohen, mother of one of the two missing boys:
“We learned yesterday that Apple went as far as they could to try to get Austin’s iPhone working, which, as Apple advised, was the first step in the process of retrieving information that might help us understand what happened to the boys. Apple also made it clear that getting the iPhone to power up was its only commitment to Blu Stephanos, which differs from what we heard from his attorney in court. For the generous efforts by Apple’s engineers, who we understand worked tirelessly to try to help us, we are so very grateful.
I found this hard to believe. So I spent a bit of time on eBay.
Some solid suggestions from Kirk McElhearn. I hope Apple reads posts like this, really considers some of the pain points. I’d also suggest that Apple spend some quality time with SoundShare.
More than one thousand MFi controller compatible games. Nice resource.
Links to the original letter and Tim’s response.
Long story short, reset your settings. But read the post to learn about the impact of this move, what you should do to minimize the pain.
WhatsApp has a user base of more than a billion users worldwide. Facebook paid about $20 billion for the company back in 2014. Now WhatsApp has expanded their reach to the desktop, with clients for Mac and Windows.
Read the main post for a walkthrough of the Viv live demo, with embedded video so you can watch it yourself.
I suspect we’ll see a nice burst to shipped units when Apple updates the retina MacBook Pro.
The sense I get from reading this is, though Steve may not even have been aware of the Apple Watch design effort, his battle against cancer was a major motivating force behind the Apple Watch design and creation.
475 people are having a very exciting day.
Cramer delivers his take on Musk (promises based on demand) and Tim Cook (doomed even though he delivers).