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Interesting story of one man’s fight against Apple.

I always wondered why Uber didn’t have this as an option. I mostly use Lyft now, so it doesn’t really matter, but it’s a good thing for the drivers.

There’s some really fun stuff here.

No need to point out the irony of the presentation itself leaking.

There’s this thing in motorcycling called “ATGATT”. All The Gear, All The Time. Watch this video of a guy getting literally run over at about 50mph and realize that anyone you see riding on the street who isn’t wearing ATGATT is taking unnecessary risks.

What a great list. I’ll admit to seeing the vast majority of these movies and it’s hard to disagree.

Remember this game?

These are incredibly popular programs that fill up fast so if you have an eligible child, sign them up ASAP.

Obviously, this only works on those shots edited in Adobe’s Lightroom but I often wonder what photographers do to their shots in the edit. This tool will help.

Very cool.

[Via Swiss Miss]

When it launches, the app will let customers choose which IKEA product they want and then use an iPhone or iPad powered by ARKit to see how the IKEA furniture looks in their own home before it’s purchased. IKEA has been doing this for years now, including an early version which required users to scan pages of an IKEA catalogue to view AR furniture, but the company said that Apple’s platform will greatly increase the consistency and quality of the experience.

I really hopes this works well. This could really help AR take off for the average consumer.

President Donald Trump will meet with the chief executives of technology companies including Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc on Monday as the White House looks to the private sector for help in cutting government waste and improving services.

Le Mans doesn’t get the coverage of other motorsports but I find it a fascinating race.

Obviously, “everyday laptop” depends on what you do every day but it sounds like this latest MacBook is a real little workhorse.

Apple today announced that Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, two of television’s most creative and successful executives, are joining Apple in newly created positions overseeing all aspects of video programming. Erlicht and Van Amburg will lead video programming worldwide, reporting to Eddy Cue. They join Apple from Sony Pictures Television where they have served as presidents since 2005, and have been responsible for some of the most popular and widely acclaimed programming of the past decade, including favorites such as Breaking Bad and its spinoff Better Call Saul, The Crown, Rescue Me and many more.

Apple is getting serious about video content.

Amazon.com sent a shock wave through the grocery industry Friday when it announced plans to buy Whole Foods Market and formally enter the world of bricks-and-mortar retail.

Wow.

Jacquire King speaks the same way he produces and mixes records: he’s direct, to-the-point, and avoids unnecessary hype. It’s an approach that has served the 50-year-old Washington, D.C. native well, from his previous perch at Nashville’s legendary Blackbird Studios to his Grammy-winning work with Kings of Leon, Buddy Guy, and Tom Waits.

This video demonstrates perfectly why I love Universal Audio so much for recording and mixing. They care so deeply about matching their plug-ins to the analog counterparts that you can’t tell the difference. I use an older Apollo twin and UA plug-ins in all of my recordings.

The iPhone 360 explores the story of iPhone, from its prehistory, inception, and launch, to its evolution and impact. Coinciding with the 10th anniversary year of the iPhone launch in 2007, iPhone 360 includes integrated initiatives across the Computer History Museum to create new collections of artifacts and oral histories, scholarly research and insights, dynamic events, and educational content and curriculum.

Scott has been very quiet since leaving Apple a few years ago, so this should be an interesting discussion.

Even though this was presented in reverse, this is still some pretty good flying. When you finish watching it, check out the Unstabilized version and outtakes as well.

There are some really interesting and geeky stats in this story but the bottom line is, if your three years or older iMac feels “sluggish”, you’ll notice significant speed gains on the newest iMacs.

How completely the smartphone has taken over so many aspects of our lives is a remarkable story.

I’m addicted to movie trailers

Wow. Watch this video. Epic staredown by both teams. That’s a field full of men with bad intentions.

I had no idea Hollywood gave so much credence to Rotten Tomatoes’ aggregation of reviews. Personally, I’ve never used it to decide whether or not I see a particular movie. Have you?

QR codes are an interesting lesson in the differences between users in the “western world” versus those in Asia in particular. QR codes really haven’t taken off much here but they are a big part of the user experience in places like China.

Contrary to the headline and the writer’s assertion, it’s not the “sneaky psychology” of Apple Pay that could be a concern but the general nature of the way we think about money. Slamming Apple for our own failings isn’t at all fair. But, that having been said, it is interesting that, while Apple isn’t going to make much money by “holding” on to our Apple Pay dollars, they do stand to profit from our use of “fuzzy money”.

Of the three, I only use Keynote on a regular basis. Do any of you use all three as an “Office” suite of apps?

This sounds silly until you read the article and realize how important an experiment this will be.

What do you get when you put John Gruber, Matt Drance, and Jim Dalrymple in a room together with 24 Heineken? A podcast!

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It’s unlikely this option will become available to us here in the Great White North but I often tell my photography students about lens rental. You get to try out gear before you buy it or you get to use gear you’d never buy but want to use for a specific purpose.