Clean Install - What would you do differently

post from The Apple Blog on 28 April 2006 08:59:56 PM. © The Apple Blog

So after a solid year of careless downloads, installs, file storage, and a plethora of other bad usage habits, I’m going to do a clean install of Tiger.This time around I’d like to do it right. I need an environment that’s conducive to a fast working environment as well as one that’s code for not [...]

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Aperture Dirt

post from Daring Fireball on 28 April 2006 06:37:52 PM. © Daring Fireball

Regarding Think Secret’s report on the break-up of the Aperture development team.

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Why iPod killers are no joke

post from The Apple Blog on 28 April 2006 04:04:33 PM. © The Apple Blog

As I cruise around the Mac news web, I often see headlines that read “XYZ Corporation releases iPod killer” which is immediately followed with laughter from the Mac community about why the devices is inferior to the iPod.I do think that it isn’t wise to immediately assume that all other music players will never be [...]

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Why iPod killers are no joke

post from The Apple Blog on 28 April 2006 04:04:33 PM. © The Apple Blog

As I cruise around the Mac news web, I often see headlines that read “XYZ Corporation releases iPod killer” which is immediately followed with laughter from the Mac community about why the devices is inferior to the iPod.I do think that it isn’t wise to immediately assume that all other music players will never be [...]

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Deleting individual Safari Google searches

post from Mac 911 Weblog on 28 April 2006 02:01:00 PM. © Mac 911 Weblog

Care to delete individual items that appear in Safari's recent Google searches? Here's one way.

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Tiger Experiences Shrinkage

post from The Apple Blog on 28 April 2006 12:26:31 PM. © The Apple Blog

As predicted by a number of rumor sites, the retail packaging of OS X 10.4 Tiger has been shrunk to conform with the size of the iLife ‘06 boxes. Its a sad statement about the Mac rumor mill when we are reporting boxes getting smaller, eh? In any case, the new boxes take up less [...]

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TIger Experiences Shrinkage

post from The Apple Blog on 28 April 2006 12:26:31 PM. © The Apple Blog

As predicted by a number of rumor sites, the retail packaging of OS X 10.4 Tiger has been shrunk to conform with the size of the iLife ‘06 boxes. Its a sad statement about the Mac rumor mill when we are reporting boxes getting smaller, eh? In any case, the new boxes take up less [...]

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Apple to launch TV ad campaign for Macs next week

television CNET News reports that Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs said during the company’s annual shareholders meeting that a “very exciting” ad campaign will be launched as soon as next week and that it will focus on Macs rather than the iPod.

“Jobs revealed the plan in response to a shareholder’s question as to why Apple hasn’t taken more market share over the past few years. Apple’s market share declined just a little during the first quarter, in part because some potential customers are waiting until the transition to Intel chips is completed, he said. Once that finishes up later this year, Jobs expects Mac sales to grow.”

The most recent ad campaign intended to promote Macs was launched in January, it mainly related Apple’s switch to the Intel chip.

Macworld and ThinkSecret are both providing a summary of the meeting.

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What Do You Do, After Apple

So JC's recent expansion into a sibling site made me think about something else. What do you do, after Apple? It's a great community of people, and there are people going in and out all of the time. How do you keep in touch?

There's a site for an alumni group, but after repeated attempts at getting a human, I have no response. So, I created After Apple to address that.

It's just starting out and every member has a blog and access to the forums. More than that, really, is that it's a place to register and keep in touch with each other. The target is for current and former Apple employees, and accounts will have read access until I can review them (which is within the day, usually). I only request that the topics center around the Bay Area, the Austin area, and Apple as a company rather than as Yet Another Mac Site.

Apple Patents Two-Way LCD Screen

Apple has submitted a patent application for an LCD screen that can display images as well as capture a shot of what's in front of it. According to an article at NewScientist, the device would contain "thousands of microscopic image sensors in-between the liquid crystal display cells in the screen. Each sensor captures its own small image, but software stitches these together to create a single, larger picture."

In addition to the obvious use in videoconferencing, the Web site speculates that the invention could be used in a cell phone or PDA as a way to both snap photos and display information.

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