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Apple Should Not be Publishing "Designed by Apple in California"
And John Gruber seems to agree:
Apple’s products deserve this sort of treatment, but part of me says someone else should have published it, not Apple.
I saw this news story hit on my way to work and have been thinking about it all day. After thinking about it for much of the day,
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TOMS Apple Watch Bands
Okay, I want these. TOMS is the company who famously give 1 pair of shoes to people in need for every pair they sell. It's a great initiative, and something that more companies should strive to match.
This week the company announced they are selling Apple Watch bands, and of course that gets
How to Easily Type Emoji in macOS
Adding emoji to our conversations is just a way of life, and our smartphones have made this incredibly easy to do. But what about the desktop? Yes, it's easy to access emoji from here too, but it's a little more hidden than it is on the phone.
You can bring up
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For the Record: Things Donald Trump was Elected to Do
Donald Trump is about to be our 45th President, and I think the American people have made a terrible mistake. As some have said, you can't just stick your head in the sand for 4 years or move to Canada. Nor can you be like the Republicans in 2008 and decide that when
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A Touch OS is About More than Just Bigger Touch Targets
David Sparks on a recent trip the Microsoft Store to try out the Surface Studio:
In more traditional apps, like Microsoft Word, the touch interface was less useful and more wonky. Word is way more touch-friendly on iPad than the Surface Studio. Those two teams at Microsoft should have lunch together once in awhile,
Mac Performance has Stagnated, and the iPhone and iPad are Catching Up
We are all familiar with the MacBook Pro drama going on this year. I've weighed in a number of times, and I've heard from people who agree and disagree with me, and both sides are equally passionate. The more I mull over this situation, the more it seems like it'
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Pinboard is on of the Simplest, Best Services I Pay For
Pinboard has been a staple of the nerdy community for years, so you probably already know all this, but I have to mention this every now and again.
Pinboard is a service for saving links for later. Think of it like a Pocket or Instapaper-like service, but without the custom reading interface. It'
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Apple Watch Sales are Disastrous! No, They're Amazing!
Remember a few weeks back when I expressed my concerns with Apple Watch sales? Well there are new numbers out from Canalys that suggest the smart watch industry is actually doing much better. So while IDC reported a 51% decrease in smart watch sales in Q3 2016 and a 71% decrease in Apple Watch sales,
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Nike+ Run Club Review: Brilliance Marred by a Few Bugs
I'm starting to think I should just write my own damn workout app for the Apple Watch. That's how I feel after trying out yet another running companion for my Apple Watch, Nike+ Run Club. I've used plenty of the other options out there already, and I always go
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Apple Does This Sort of Thing
From Stephen Hackett over on 512 Pixels:
When Apple pushes into the future, it usually does so without much regard for the present. A bunch of people are conflicted about this computer, but Mac users should be used to that by now.
I don't want to say people who are concerned about their
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What Should You Get Instead of a MacBook Pro?
I've found myself in the somewhat awkward spot of defending Apple's choices made with the new MacBook Pros over the past week. To summarize many pieces and hundreds of tweets, I think Apple made a "pro" laptop that will be a great machine for most professionals in the field.
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CMRA: Add a Camera to Your Apple Watch
I just saw this new product called CMRA, a band for your Apple Watch that has not one but two cameras built into the strap. There's one 8MP camera for taking pictures of the world around you, and a 2MP "front facing" camera for selfies and FaceTime calls.
This is very
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Sony's Q2 2016 Results: A Merely Acceptable Pre-Holiday Quarter
Sony announced their 2016 Q2 results today and they were honestly a kind of boring release. Their revenues were technically up year over year in Q2, but this was ultimately a down quarter for the company due to currency fluctuations.
But what I really care about with Sony is their gaming division, so let'
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Sometimes the Apple Watch is Absolutely Essential
This Reddit user just got an Apple Watch and needless to say it's made a good first impression.
Why I love Apple from AppleWatch
It's a very quick read, so check out his story.
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Google's AMP Pages are a Raw Deal for Publishers
The Wall Street Journal reports publishers are finding their return on investment in Google's AMP pages a bit lacking.
For some publishers that is a problem, since their AMP pages do not currently generate advertising revenue at the same rate as their full mobile sites. Multiple publishers said an AMP pageview currently generates
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Insane Double Standards in the Republican Party
Did you know George W. Bush ran a private email server from 2003 through 2009? Did you know that his administration and the Republican National Committee have lost track of 22 million emails?
Clinton’s email habits look positively transparent when compared with the subpoena-dodging, email-hiding, private-server-using George W. Bush administration.
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Apple Missing the Boat on Macs?
Owen Williams wrote this piece with a headline designed to rile people up, Apple just told the world it has no idea who the Mac is for.
The Mac made its name because it embraced the creative industry where Microsoft missed the boat, but in 2016, it seems like it’s going to miss out
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Don't Live in the Past
I saw this tweet today and it blew me away:
https://twitter.com/vladsavov/status/791774827107520520
That's a photo straight out of the Google Pixel camera, and it looks stunning. Say what you will about this being a fluke, or how the iPhone would have done even better, but you have to admit