Posts in Apple

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May 04, 2010
Apple

Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and iPad

I picked up an iPad on release day, but didn’t bother to get the Apple Bluetooth keyboard until today. Here are a couple quick thoughts about it: This is the only way to type on an iPad. It turns the device from a content consumption mech...

Twelve Years Ago...

I was in Boston visiting my sisters with my mom. I was able to get into Apple’s Boston sales offices to watch the MacWorld Expo keynote via a remote link. I distinctly remember it, as it was my first Stevenote. Check it out. </param></param></par...

Jan 15, 2009
Apple iPhone

Predicting the iPhone

Imagine the scenario: a billionaire walks into a mobile phone shop. The sales assistant says, "Can I help you?" but gets the reply "Just looking, thank you." The man tries a few phones, lifting his glasses to look at the detail of the display. He ...

Dec 30, 2008
Apple

25 Years of Mac: From Boxy Beige to Silver Sleek

"When I got back here in 1997, I was looking for more room, and I found an archive of old Macs and other stuff. I said, 'Get it away!' and I shipped all that shit off to Stanford. If you look backward in this business, you'll be crushed. You have ...

Sep 10, 2008
Apple Mac OS X

iTunes 8: 60 Second Review

Immediate reactions after first firing up iTunes 8, and configuring the Genius feature: Wow, I didn't think Apple could make iTunes look more inconsistent with the rest of the OS and itself than they already had. Guess they topped my expectation...

Jan 15, 2008
Apple

MacWorld Expo Keynote Predictions

Here are my guesses for tomorrow morning’s Stevenote: iPhone and iPod sales figures have surpassed the Street's expectations. Mac sales figures have surpassed the Street's expectations. 16GB iPhone iPhone SDK Apple TV 2.0 and iTun...

Free Mac OS X Icons for Developers

I'm building a little one-off Mac OS X application for uploading photos to my website, and needed to add a few icons to it. Here are a few very high-quality resources I've found. There are actually some really nice, free icons out there for Mac de...

Jun 05, 2007
Apple

How Fake Steve Jobs Made Me Look Weird(er)

I’m writing specs for our next Popfly iteration at the Starbucks down the street from my apartment, and decided to take a quick break by reading through my email and news feeds (sorry, I can’t tell you what the specs cover). I came across one post...

May 16, 2007
Apple

Further Apple Delays?

Engadet claims that the iPhone’s release is being pushed to October, and Leopard’s release has commensurately been delayed to January 2008. It’s not clear yet if this is true (i.e. Apple hasn’t officially come out and said it), but this is a very ...

May 12, 2007
Apple

Big Displays, Small Resolutions

Last night, I commented to my girlfriend that I had to have a new Apple laptop immediately due to the increasing decrepitness of my poor, old iBook G4. As if on cue, the laptop’s battery indicator dropped below 70%, and the computer lost power. ...