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Jim and Dan discuss the iPad and iPad Mini sales, their favorite text editors, the great London beer flood of 1814 and more.

Definitely worth a read.

This would be great to see in 2013.

The FTC has announced amendments to COPPA, to protect children who use social media services online.

WTF? […]

Instagram’s updated terms of service were clear, its apology isn’t. That does not bode well.

A little history on Jenny from Wikipedia:

“867-5309/Jenny” is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2, on the Columbia Records label. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982 (see 1982 in music). Co-writer Call came up with both “Jenny” and the telephone number and completed the song with Keller.

The song caused a fad of people dialing 867-5309 and asking for “Jenny”.

Now a some people got the famous Jenny phone number and are recording the messages that come in.

Damn. […]

Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook and Andrew Mason at Groupon almost made the list, but escaped.

The Verge: Hollywood insider Franklin Leonard this week released his annual Black List — a collection of the year’s best unproduced screenplays. Compiled based on insights from more than 290 film executives, this year’s list includes plenty of time-bending, apocalyptic, … Continued

It’s interesting to see what other people use to get their work done. Patrick Rhone posted some of his favorites.

If you’re not paying to use a service, chances are you’re the product. Latest case in point: Instagram.

Foxconn, the company responsible for much of Apple’s manufacturing, is struggling with increasing demands from workers.

David Sparks:

Imagine yourself making a presentation with nothing but your iPad in hand. You’re not chained to the podium or sitting behind a desk. You are roaming like a lion, and you are awesome. For the cost of an Apple TV and an AirPort Express (just 200 bucks), you too can get some lion-like tendencies.

Alex Vollmer released his first video guitar lesson today and it looks great. With the lesson you get a 40 minute video, 43-page companion PDF, MP3 jam tracks and a jam track video demonstrating the concepts.

Matt Alexander:

If you’re working to build a business, an identity, a brand, a weblog, a Twitter following, a podcast, a publication, or even a friendship, doubt and impatience are fundamental elements of the human experience which need not be paved over with excuses and escapism. Do not allow yourself to succumb to fear of your feelings, but rather use them to your advantage.

From texts, to music, playlists, photos, and everything else — iExplorer lets you access, transfer, and copy everything from any iPhone or iPad. If you’re getting a new computer, iPhone, or iPad this holiday season, iExplorer is a must-have app to help you get everything backed up off the old device so you can get going with your new one.

If anyone is looking for articles to read after the Newtown shootings, Jason Kottke has been posting non-stop.

I had a nice chat with Tal and Brad.

Interesting perspective from Eric Slivka. I still think Digitimes is a bit too loose with the rumors.

MacTech has teamed up with CES to offer a one-day conference within the conference aimed at Apple users.

Much respect to arfsoftware for making this. […]

The NASDAQ-100 Index is composed of the 100 largest non-financial stocks listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market and dates to January 1985 when it was launched along with the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index, which is comprised of the 100 largest financial stocks on NASDAQ.

Netflix, RIM and Electronic Arts were among the companies removed.

BabyCenter: Of all the factors that parents consider in picking a name for their child, one floats consistently to the top: Picking a unique name. As you can see from the list, some parents did a bang-up job. Each of … Continued

Merlin Mann knows how to eat.

Thoughtful article by Rian van der Merwe.

BuzzFeed: Impress and delight your favorite food lover with any one of these budget-friendly presents. These are some very creative and original gift giving ideas but make sure you’ve eaten before you read the story because otherwise, you’re going to … Continued

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John Gruber:

Google wasn’t trying to bolster Android by withholding turn-by-turn and vector tiles from iOS. They were withholding those features as a negotiating tactic to get Apple to integrate iOS Maps further with Google’s services.

I don’t mind the fact that Apple stood up to Google to protect our privacy. You shouldn’t either.