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Apple Music adds new playlists based on listening habits
Apple on Saturday added two new playlists to its Apple Music service, which are both based on your listening habits on the service. […]
Hey, Apple: It’s time to rethink iCloud
iCloud is a great idea – in theory. In practice, there are far too many issues for far too many people.
About the security content of Security Update 2016-001 El Capitan and Security Update 2016-005 Yosemite
This is another of those DO IT NOW! security updates.
Google updates Snapseed photo app for iOS w/ RAW support, new face editing tool, more
Snapseed is my favorite iOS photo editing tool. It’s remarkably powerful yet still very easy to use.
CSS 3D Box with mock shadow
Well done.
iPhone, Apple Watch combination charging dock
Matching the low-profile floating design from our Apple Watch Dock, iPhone + Apple Watch Dock adds functionality with a place for your iPhone. A combo dock ensures less clutter in a beautiful package.
This looks really nice.
A fix for Samsung exploding batteries
You’re welcome Samsung users.
Ireland joins Apple in fight over EU tax decision
Ireland’s cabinet agreed on Friday to join Apple in appealing against a multi-billion-euro back tax demand that the European Commission has imposed on the iPhone maker, despite misgivings among independents who back the fragile coalition.
The EU clearly overstepped here.
NFL puts tracking sensors inside footballs
The sensors, which rest just under the ball’s laces, can capture information like velocity, acceleration and distance, and send that info back to computer monitors in just half a second. The League has been using the sensors during preseason games this summer, but hasn’t yet decided if the sensors will be used in the regular season.
It is amazing how much data leagues and teams can get.
A CSS smiley face with dynamic googly eyes
In the previous article I demonstrated how to make an element rotate to follow the position of a cursor or a touch on the screen. At the time, I explained that the technique was not necessarily limited to a single element: in this article, I’ll show how to apply the code to two elements simultaneously, in the form of eyes that follow the mouse / touch position.
Who doesn’t love googly eyes.
Winning
He attached a tiny remote controlled tugboat to his Kayak to tow him around.
This is awesome.
Samsung expected to issue recall due to exploding battery in Galaxy Note 7
Following reports of exploding batteries in its latest smartphone, Samsung is expected to announce an “unprecedented” recall of the Galaxy 7 Note less than a month after it first debuted.
Be safe Samsung people.
More App Store changes coming September 7
We love helping customers discover innovative, useful, and exciting apps on the App Store. With more than 2 million apps available and around 100,000 new and updated apps submitted each week, there’s something for everyone. To make it easier for customers to find great apps that fit their needs, we’re implementing two suggestions from the developer community starting September 7, 2016.
Phil Schiller continues to make improvements.
Stolen Dropbox passwords are circulating online. Here’s how to check if your account’s compromised
I used the Have I Been Pwned site to check several of my email addresses to check if they have been compromised. Sadly, some had been and I made changes ASAP.
Explosion at SpaceX launch pad destroys rocket as well as Facebook satellite
The very definition of a bad test.
The burning desire for hot chicken
I lived in Nashville for several years and loved it I ate at Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack once – and only once. I’ve never understood the penchant people have for eating food that causes them physical pain.
Make the Mac App Store check for updates more frequently
Great little tip for those of us who want/need to know about the latest updates as soon as possible.
Trucks carrying wind turbine blades to a mountain top
I’ve often wondered how 172 ft long, 12 ton wind turbine blades get to the tops of mountains. This video shows how they do it in China.
The best calendar apps for iPhone and iPad
My life isn’t busy enough to need a powerful calendar app but I have used and liked Fantastical in the past.
“It is total political crap” – Apple chief Tim Cook
Unusually strong words (for him) from Apple’s CEO.
Steve Jobs was working on a TV set
Instead, Jobs was going to focus his energy on one very specific, secret project: Apple’s reinvention of TV — including the TV set itself.
Walt Mossberg, Recode’s editor at large and an executive editor at the Verge, says Jobs called him on the night he announced he was formally handing over control of his company to Tim Cook, and told him about his TV ambitions.
“I think we figured out a way to do it, and it’s going to be fantastic,” Jobs told Mossberg, and invited him to see what he was working on.
Steve said that he had “cracked it” to his biographer. I wonder how much he shared with Apple.
A quick reference guide to Apple’s keynotes
I don’t know who put this site together but it’s brilliant. Ever gotten into a discussion or wondered when and where Apple announced a particular product or a service or where Apple made announcements? Well, wonder no more.
Our (un)reasonable expectations of Apple
Apple is in a very unique position in the tech industry in that expectations of the company are much higher than those of its competitors. Let’s be honest, when was the last time you heard someone talk about Dell or HP product releases with the exuberance that we talk about Apple. That also puts Apple in a tough position of meeting, what are sometimes, inflated expectations from Wall St. and consumers. […]
Peter Cohen: How to add Bluetooth to a car with a cassette player
This is old school. But still, pretty interesting, and good to know if you’ve got a car with a cassette deck and no Bluetooth. Still plenty of those on the road.
Google to open rider-sharing service in San Francisco
Alphabet Inc’s Google unit plans to open its ride-sharing program to Waze app users in San Francisco this fall, pitting itself against Uber Technologies Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The Waze app is extremely popular in the Bay Area, so I can see this Google ride-sharing service doing very well.
Dog becomes legendary for daily walks to town
I promise this will be the sweetest story you’ll read/watch all day. What a lucky dog and a lucky town.
Úll conference 2016
Úll is an incredible conference that I attended for three straight years. The presenters are always great and it would be hard for me to say that there is a better organized conference anywhere in the world.
The best places to buy and sell a used iPhone
With a new iPhone arriving soon, many people will look to sell their old iPhone for some quick cash. But which places offer the best return and the smoothest process? To find out, Tom’s Guide tested seven services that buy and sell used iPhones.
I’m sure a lot of people will take advantage of this.
The best customer service reply ever
The Web site said his flight was delayed for 47 years, so he sarcastically asked customer service what he should do to pass the time. The answer is priceless.