Good to see Apple doing this. We do far too little for our veterans and military personnel. I’d like to see Apple offer this in all of its sales regions. And frankly, a 10% discount is the bare minimum. It should be much larger.
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My beautiful death
What an awful, terrible story. My heart goes out to this artist.
New Mars lander safely touches down. What happens now?
I was lucky enough to watch the landing live with a couple of 12-year-olds. I was as excited about it as they were.
The truth about vinyl – vinyl vs. digital
It’s just science.
TV Treasures live auction
The Star Trek memorabilia alone will get you drooling and wanting to bid. Luckily, the prices are out of reach for the vast majority of us.
The Dalrymple Report: Alexa, Queen, iPhone Wifi with Dave Mark
Apple Music will be available with Alexa next month, but is that a smart decision for Amazon? A new video of Queen surfaced playing “We are the Champions” in the studio, and Dave and I look at the problem of the iPhone trying to stay connected to your Wifi network when you leave the house.
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How Peter Jackson made his state-of-the-art World War I documentary, “They Shall Not Grow Old”
The videos in this piece show the amazing amount of work that went into creating “They Shall Not Grow Old”.
SubEthaEdit 5 – now free and open source
SubEthaEdit was the first app I used for collaborative editing back in the very early days of my podcasting career.
Bloomberg is still reporting on challenged story regarding China hardware hack
Bloomberg may be just covering their asses on this one or doing actual due diligence on a very damaging story. Regardless, I hope we haven’t heard the end of this.
The HIV-positive caregivers working to end AIDS in Africa
What a great story. There’s a long way still to go but (RED) has made a real difference. I support it in my small way whenever I can.
Sennheiser discloses monumental blunder that cripples HTTPS on PCs and Macs
If you’ve ever used this software, you should fix/patch it immediately.
Group FaceTime on iPhone – “A Little Company”
Oh my God, this is so wrong.
Spotify’s “2018 Wrapped”
Some of these playlists are hilarious and just make you want to listen to them.
Apple says the iPhone XR has been its top-selling iPhone since launch
Wait. That can’t be true. All the pundits are telling us it’s a flop and that Apple will be out of business by next spring. I don’t know who to believe anymore.
Reminder: Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacement program ends December 31
We’ll be taking my wife’s iPhone 6 Plus in before the end of the year. But the “All you have to do…” isn’t very easy for those of us who don’t live near an Apple Store.
The best table tennis shot of 2018
This is hilarious.
Who is J.D. Power, and what do his associates do?
J.D. Power is ubiquitous in car advertising and marketing but do you know the history of the firm?
Hacker breaks down 26 hacking scenes from movies & TV
This is a lot of fun to watch and interesting how the depictions of hacking have changed and in some cases, gotten more realistic.
Meet Knickers, Australia’s biggest steer!
Wow. 194cm is 76.4 inches. This cow is 6’4″ tall. That’s incredible.
Apple Entrepreneur Camp
What a great idea. Surprised this hasn’t happened sooner.
The death of the Montreal bagel?
This story is much bigger than being about “just” a bagel. It’s about tradition vs “progress” and how Montreal sees itself as a city.
Japanese company’s hands-free umbrella
I live in a very rainy part of the world and there’s still zero chance I’d ever wear this contraption. But I love the utter ridiculousness of it.
Watch InSight Mars landing online
I’ll be watching it on Monday.
Christmas short film – “Love is a Gift”
Wow. That was a real kick in the feels.
Award for “Structural Artistry”: The Steve Jobs Theater Pavilion
Even from afar, it is a remarkable building.
Mac mini review—a testament to Apple’s stubbornness
The mini is a much loved little box.
My “Today at Apple” experience
Apple has been doing these classes and sessions for years. I’ve taken a couple and briefly watched many others. I think it’s a fascinating aspect of the company and something I don’t think any other retail environment has.
How an iPhone and a hairy hamster create magic movie sound
I’ve always been fascinated by the behind the scenes work of foley artists, sound engineers and sound designers.
When Hollywood went to Toontown
A brilliant movie and not just for the technical achievements.
Tim Cook: Wanted to show kids it’s ok to be gay
While Cook said he didn’t come out in order to prompt other CEOs to do it, I agree with him when he says it’s “kind of shocking” he is still the first openly gay CEO.