Apple fleshed out its guided tour offerings, adding four new videos.
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Enter Sandman, the awesomeness
Just watch.
Free eBook teaches HTML5 and CSS3
If you are brand new to HTML and web development and want an easy introduction, this free eBook is worth a look.
DirecTV told to stop airing Rob Lowe ads after Comcast complains
I love the Rob Lowe ads. I think they are satirical, funny without being truly mean. They capture the spirit of the Mac vs PC ads of a generation ago. Question is, are they deceptive.
Fast Company’s profile of HBO and HBO CEO Richard Plepler
Part industry analysis and part interview, this Fast Company profile is a well crafted and extremely entertaining read.
Entire Star Wars saga headed to iTunes this Friday
The entire collection is available for preorder now. Choose carefully, Padawan.
He is just so focused on his phone…
This is a pretty amazing image. No spoilers, just follow the link and see what you might miss if you are too immersed in Trivia Crack.
The do’s and don’ts of making a video trailer for your app
If you are building an app, you are going to want to build an app trailer. App Annie offers some useful advice, worth the read.
The battle of the two Steve Jobs’ bios, plus a new movie
There’s the Isaacson official Steve Jobs bio. There’s the new bio, Becoming Steve Jobs. And now there’s a documentary that’s of an unguarded Steve Jobs. At the center is what’s really important.
The shift-option-K Apple logo glyph is not cross platform
Shift-Option-K produces an Apple symbol on an Apple product, but not on other platforms. This is not a good thing, it turns out.
The Onion compares Apple’s new MacBook with Google’s Chromebook Pixel
You had me at “Daddy Likey?”
Sony rolls out Vue, its own cord-cutting service, but no ABC or ESPN
Sony rolls out their own cord-cutting service, Vue, but without ABC and ESPN. Are network televisions’ days numbered?
Tim Cook on Steve Jobs, legacy, and Apple Watch
Rick Tetzeli, Executive Editor of Fast Company and coauthor of Becoming Steve Jobs, had the chance to sit down with Tim Cook for a reasonably long Q&A. Presumably, this interview was done as background for the book.
The whole thing is an excellent read.
Transcript of Tim Cook’s surprise Mad Money call
Serenity Caldwell pulls another rabbit out of her hat, listening and typing, sometimes typing and listening. All for our benefit. A great call, thanks for the transcript.
Robert Downey Jr. delivers a real bionic arm
I thought this was just fantastic. Robert Downey Jr plays Tony Stark, delivering a bionic arm built by Limbitless founder Albert Manero to a kid in need.
Don’t have time to watch the entire Apple Watch event video? Watch this instead
This is a nice cut-up of the two hour event video, focusing on the highlights. Unfortunately, it’s in flash, so you’ll need to watch it on your computer. Update: I’ve now added in an embed of an Apple Insider video as well.
The new Apple Watch ad
This is the best kind of ad. Just show off the product, show what it can do. Simple. Perfect.
What HBO Now means to Apple and to Big Cable
Why HBO Now is so critical to Apple and the future of Apple TV
Here’s Ford’s plane
Some pithy words about Harrison Ford, plus a picture of his plane after the crash.
Mary Poppins death metal
With apologies to Jim. Can not stop watching this.
My ’70s TV
This may just ruin your weekend.
Austin Mann video shows hanging of Apple World Gallery print on side of building
Jump to the page and watch the video. You’ll watch the process of taking down an existing ad, see a time lapse of the new piece being hung, and get a really nice tip on shooting a panorama. All of this was done using an iPhone 6 (of course!)
HBO Now needs to be rock solid
HBO is taking on a new responsibility with HBO Now, that of a service provider.
Awesome Zeppelin kids
“We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.”
If those words mean anything to you, spend a few minutes watching these awesome kids getting their Zeppelin on.
Designing for the Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel won the Academy Award for Best Production Design (an award that combines the categories of art direction and set decoration). In my opinion, no other movie even came close.
To get a sense of the elements involved, take a read through this interview with the film’s lead graphic designer Annie Atkins, who was responsible for every graphic prop in the movie.
All-Apple Modern Family episode on line now
I watched this all-Apple episode of Modern Family with low expectations. I loved it. So very well done.
First Hollywood film edited with Final Cut Pro X hits theaters this week
Astonishing that there’s not been a single film edited with Final Cut Pro X to hit the theaters in the last four years. Interesting development.
Apple’s Oscar ad was worth the wait
Apple got permission from Martin Scorsese to use excerpts from his NYU Tisch School of the Arts commencement speech, given last year, in a new “Make a film with iPad” ad they ran during the Oscars broadcast.
Pitch perfect ad. Watch the video below.
How Oscar voting really works
Academy Awards are chosen using two different systems, one for Best Picture and one for all the rest of the awards. The non-Best Picture awards go to the nominee with the most votes. Simple. But the Best Picture voting is a little more complex. Read on for the details.
The Nest Protect in frightening action
I can’t comment on the Nest Protect smoke alarm. I don’t own one, have never had to set one up or disable one. But this video feels like the opening of a science fiction movie on the order of Alien or Terminator.
Fear the future, SkyNet is here!