Impressive new UI design toolkit for the iPhone, by Rob Rhyne. Debuted last night here at C4[3]. It strikes me as hitting the sweet spot between simplicity and usefulness.
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Archive > September 2009
Great Things Come in Small Packages
Reviewing the iPod nano, Stanford student Annika Heinle (stanforddaily.com) declares it a “masterpiece.” Citing both its classroom utility (built-in mic and speaker for note-taking) and extracurricular benefits (video camera for YouTube and Facebook posts; step-tracking accelerometer and FM radio for the gym), Heinle concludes: “It’s no longer entirely about the music with the iPod, but [...]
Apple Launches Major Green Effort
Peter Burrows (businessweek.com) reports that Apple is working “to change the terms of the debate” on green accountability by revealing its total annual corporate carbon emissions on its new Apple and the Environment site. Writes Burrows: “Apple argues that broader, more comprehensive figures for carbon emissions should be used—for everything from materials mined for its [...]
Microsoft’s Response to Google Chrome Frame
Microsoft spokesperson:
“Given the security issues with plugins in general and Google Chrome in particular, Google Chrome Frame running as a plugin has doubled the attach area for malware and malicious scripts. This is not a risk we would recommend our friends and families take.”
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Other World Computing
My thanks to Other World Computing for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed. OWC has been selling Apple related upgrades and accessories — for the Mac, iPod, and iPhone — since 1988. Over the years, I’ve bought more stuff from them than I can count. The single best upgrade you can buy for any Mac [...]
Noted for Future Claim Chowder: Scott Moritz Reports That Verizon Is Passing on the Palm Pre
No surprise given Moritz’s horrendous track record, but analysts are skeptical about this report.
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Visitor OS Share at Talking Points Memo
Just under 30 percent of the visitors to TPM are using a Mac, up from about 20 percent just 30 months ago.
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Indie Software Security: A 12 Step Program
I wouldn’t hesitate to call this the best presentation from last year’s C4 conference. Really good.
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Delivery Status 5.0.1
Nice update from Junecloud to one of my very favorite Dashboard widgets, Delivery Status, which tracks package deliveries from all the major companies. It’s free, but donations are accepted — don’t be cheap, let’s reward Junecloud for their generosity.
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Jackass of the Week: U.S. District Court Judge James Ware
This is absurd:
Rocky Mountain Bank emailed confidential financial information to the wrong Gmail address.
The bank attempts to force Google to release the name of the owner of the email address. Google refuses without court order.
Federal judge James Ware orders Google to disable the email account — which belongs to someone who did nothing wrong and [...]
