Reviewer Ken Mingis (computerworld.com) writes that “Apple’s new 27-inch iMac can be described in one word: stunning.” Citing its super-high-resolution LED-backlit display, speed, and industrial design, Mingis concludes: “With an absolutely stunning screen, a lot of under-the-hood performance improvements, the wireless keyboard and the new mouse, and flexibility that makes it fit in at work [...]
Archive > October 2009
Ulysses 2.0
My thanks to The Soulmen for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed to promote Ulysses 2.0, their Mac OS X semantic text editor for writers. It uses a plain text syntax that borrows from LaTeX, Setext, and Markdown, separating content from presentation. It uses a project metaphor that lets you group all related documents, and [...]
★ Regarding Apple TV
Dan Frommer is pretty down on the Apple TV 3.0 update:
Apple needs to make major changes to the Apple TV’s software and
platform. That could include some or all of these options:
Opening Apple TV up to all Web video content, whether Apple
controls it or not. (Rival Roku is heading in this direction
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Jason Snell on Apple TV 3.0
Jason Snell:
Steve Jobs said, “The reason I call [Apple TV] a hobby is, a lot
of people have tried and failed to make it a business. And it’s
a hard problem. So we’re trying. I think if we work on it and
improve things over the next year, 18 months, we can [...]
Sprint: No Internet Tethering for Smartphones
That’s a shame. Not sure though if he means no tether at all, or no tethering for “free” without an extra tethering charge.
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