iShnoob quickie

Microsoft Branding Proposal

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:36:00 -0600

I know, I know. It’s not real, so it isn’t subject to real world perceptions. It’s essentially a concept piece. But it’s interesting nonetheless. And frankly, I love it.

via siracusa

The Graphic Calculator Story

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:01:36 -0600

The Graphic Calculator Story:

An engineer working on the built-in graphing calculator app for Mac OS on PPC recounts his story. It’s good. You should read it.

Beautifully Simple Lego Ad

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:55:58 -0600

Beautifully Simple Lego Ad:

A perfect visual description of childhood.

via marcedwards

Gizmodo and BGR Report a 2011 Story

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:16:25 -0600

Gizmodo and BGR Report a 2011 Story:

Internet journalism at its finest.

AnandTech Reviews the Retina MacBook Pro

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:29:00 -0600

AnandTech Reviews the Retina MacBook Pro:

A great review of the new retina display MacBook Pro.

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Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:09:27 -0600

The 1700 Year War

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:33:00 -0600

The 1700 Year War:

A reddit user has been playing a single game of Civilization II for 10 years. Here’s the world that exists:

The world is a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation.

There are 3 remaining super nations in the year 3991 A.D, each competing for the scant resources left on the planet after dozens of nuclear wars have rendered vast swaths of the world uninhabitable wastelands.

Via The Verge

OS X Mountain Lion in the Fall

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:08:54 -0600

OS X Mountain Lion in the Fall:

For $19.99. Frankly, I think they should just make it free. Not because I feel entitled to free OS updates, but that it would increase the health of the Mac ecosystem. Faster adoption of new operating systems makes developers lives easier and increases overall application quality across the board.

Anyway, this looks like a good update. Better iCloud integration with iCloud tabs and document sync, Messages, Notification Center and a lot more.

MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:03:32 -0600

MacBook Pro with Retina Display:

This was released alongside some new standard-display MacBook Pros. The “MacBook Pro with Retina Display” is essentially an Air version of Apple’s high end laptop. Very powerful, but it starts it at $2199 USD/$2229 CAD.

This looks like a great computer, but I’d personally get one of the new 11” Airs.

iOS 6

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:00:09 -0600

iOS 6:

New Maps app, Siri with upgraded capabilities and now on iPad, Facebook integration and the new Passbook app. Looks like a good update.

To be released in the fall.

WWDC 2012 Predictions

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:47:11 -0600

It’s the day before the WWDC Keynote and here are my predictions.

iOS 6 is introduced and demoed. This is already a given.

A new maps app based on some of the technology from mapping company purchases they’ve been making for the past several years.
Facebook integration. Similar to the Twitter integration thats built into the native apps and provided as a public API for third party developers.
Release date will be announced to be in the fall. Apple won’t say it, but it will likely be released alongside a new iPhone.

OS X Mountain Lion is demoed and a few new features are revealed.

iCloud tabs will be demoed.
Release date will be announced to be in July. New dev preview will be released at the conference. We’ll also probably see a new dev preview of Safari 5.2.

New Macs.

Every Mac in Apple’s product line will be updated. That means, Mac mini, iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. They’re all in need of an update. Especially the Mac Pro.
New 15” MacBook Pros with retina displays and thinner chassis. It will drop the optical drive and most of the ports save for Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 (which the entire Mac line will get).

Those are my predictions. There’s also talk of an Apple TV SDK being announced, but I’m a little bearish on that one. I think the things above are sure bets, and I can’t imagine that they’ll also have the time during the keynote to introduce a completely new platform.

The Story of Marklar

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:35:20 -0600

The Story of Marklar:

Marklar was a legendary Apple rumour: that Apple had started building versions of OS X for Intel. The wife of the engineer that started the project recounts how it all began.

Via Harry Marks

iOS 6 Banners at Moscone West

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:07:36 -0600

iOS 6 Banners at Moscone West:

Sucks for Apple. Everybody was pretty sure that iOS 6 was going to be announced at WWDC but Apple usually likes to tightly control the message.

Anyway, that’s an interesting background for the “6” badge. I wonder if that’s a hint at a new feature.

Osfoora for Mac v1.2 (App Store Link)

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:14:24 -0600

Osfoora for Mac v1.2 (App Store Link):

Osfoora is my Twitter client of choice on OS X. Version 1.2 adds streaming support for the timeline, mentions and DMs. The new icon is nice, but it misrepresents the app. The warm, saturated colours in the icon don’t reflect the dark and cool colours used in the app.

But, a good update nonetheless.

Change Your LinkedIn Password

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:26:25 -0600

Change Your LinkedIn Password:

LinkedIn on Tuesday confirmed reports that some of its users’ passwords have been compromised.

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Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:19:34 -0600

Ray Bradbury Dead at 91

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:01:31 -0600

Ray Bradbury Dead at 91:

The only book I’ve read from him is Fahrenheit 451. Rest in peace Mr. Bradbury.

Gameplay demos can be misleading. But this… this is...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:10:38 -0600

Gameplay demos can be misleading. But this… this is promising. The action is genuinely gut wrenching and tense.

Instapaper for Android

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:28:03 -0600

Instapaper for Android:

The Verge has a nice review of this. Their video review has a nice rundown of the features and the design.

Overall, this looks like a good first stab at a truly native Instapaper client. It’s missing a couple of key features like pagination and sepia. Hopefully the developers (Mobelux, makers of the Tumblr app) add these soon.

Very Useful

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:22:41 -0600

parislemon:

Ladies and gentlemen, @jesselupini and I just discovered you can open beer with an iPad adapter. You’re welcome. twitter.com/EvaZebra/statu…
— Eva Giselle (@EvaZebra) May 3, 2012