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How to turn your Apple Watch gold (or any other color)
Casey Neistat takes an Apple Watch and does his best to turn it into a poor person’s gold Apple Watch Edition.
Lining up for the Apple Watch, the new model
Why is Apple pushing the Apple Watch lines to other stores?
The definitive guide to Apple Watch icons
This post was written for developers, but if you are interested in the design side of Apple Watch, you might find this interesting. No programming required.
The math behind the iTunes Affiliate Program
If you are a developer with an app in progress or already in the App Store, the iTunes Affiliate Program is an absolute no-brainer. But this logic also applies for any other iTunes content, even free content.
Deconstructing an Apple Watch emoticon
Taking apart one of the Apple Watch animated emoticons, all from my Mac with no special tools.
An Android fan’s take on Google vs Apple
Take a look at what is buried on Google Maps in the north-east corner of Pakistan.
Three new Apple Watch ads
Three new Apple Watch ads, full of detail.
How tough are the Apple Watch finishes?
Greg Koenig, writing for iMore, digs into the durability of the various Apple Watch finishes. Fascinating read.
Early 1976 Apple 1, built in Steve Jobs’ garage, up for auction
The whole auction page is a fascinating read. As of this writing, the current bid is $79,100. A bargain! Auction ends today.
Apple Watch app tracker
Another Apple Watch app tracker. This one is from WatchAware and includes the current number of approved Apple Watch apps.
The state of Twitter clients for Apple Watch
There are a boatload of Twitter clients for OS X. Apple Watch? So far, according to the linked article, there are three: The official Twitter client, Twitterrific 5, and Tweetings 2. But there’s more to that story.
iMore’s list of shipping Apple Watch apps
Allyson Kazmucha, writing for iMore, has put together a solid list of shipping Apple Watch apps.
First wave of Apple Watches set for delivery this Friday
This is getting exciting.
The “No iOS Zone” iPhone crashing vulnerability
Security researchers at SkyCure stumbled onto an iOS vulnerability that, at its extreme, may cause all phones on an attacking network to go into an infinite restart mode.
Un-conventional: How WWDC became the heart of the Apple world’s calendar
WWDC is a massively good time and the center of the Apple universe, at least for a week. Great writeup.
AnandTech’s highly detailed 2015 MacBook review
Ryan Smith, writing for AnandTech, digs in to the new MacBook as only AnandTech can. And the new MacBook brings Apple towards the muddy product waters of Apple just before Steve Jobs’ return.
A digital packrat uncovers Apple’s very first home page
Follow along as Kevin Fox’s archaeological skills kick in and he finds the earliest known image of Apple’s home page. Great read, great work.
Porsche to offer Apple CarPlay in future models
Apple Insider:
Porsche owner Volkswagen Group is offering substantial CarPlay support across its marques, including Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Suzuki and Volkswagen.
Third party replacement Apple Watch straps and other accessories
Jordan Kahn, writing for 9to5mac, pulled together a collection of ads for Apple Watch replacement straps and other accessories. Fascinating.
A detailed look at Twitterrific for Apple Watch
IconFactory lays out the details of their Twitterrific Apple Watch app.
Tim Cook is a steal
Tim Cook is the consummate team player, incredibly well organized, and unselfish to boot.
Jony Ive shows off previously unseen Apple Watch band colors at Milan Design Week
Follow the link to see a gallery of images.
Apple Pay plans fall launch for Canada
Breaking news from the Wall Street Journal.
Apple releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update
From the download/knowledge base page:
The OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update fixes a video driver issue that may prevent your Mac from starting up when running certain apps that capture video.
How to exclude files from Time Machine backups
Peter Cohen, writing for iMore, talks you through the Time Machine interface. It’s not difficult, perhaps obvious, but well worth the read and the thinking that goes with it.
Apple adds more Apple Watch guided tours
Apple fleshed out its guided tour offerings, adding four new videos.
Apple Stores to offer “Apple Watch Basics” workshops beginning April 24
Smart offering from the Apple Workshop folks.
Apple officially names Steve Dowling VP of Communications
Dowling replaces longtime Communications VP Katie Cotton.
Tim Cook on Time’s list of 100 most influential people
Time published its annual list of its 100 most influential people and Tim Cook was right near the top.