Segway’s now former CTO Doug Field, has just joined Apple, working directly with Johnathan Ive (arguably todays DaVinci, he creates some of the most beautiful functional design around), The executive is rumored to be working on a scooter for Apple, imagine that! Wouldn’t that be awesome?!
From the Article:
“The 20-year death grip that Microsoft has held on the core of computing is finally weakening—pried loose with just two fingers. With one finger you press “Control” and with the other you press “right arrow.” Instantly you switch from a Macintosh operating system (OS) to a Microsoft Windows OS. Then, with another two-finger press, you switch back again. So as you edit family pictures, you might use Mac’s iPhoto. And when you want to access your corporate e-mail, you can switch back instantly to Microsoft Exchange.This easy toggling on an Apple computer, enabled by a feature called Spaces, was but an interesting side note to last fall’s upgrade of the Mac OS. But coupled with other recent developments, the stars are aligning in a very intriguing pattern. Apple’s (AAPL) recent release of a tool kit for programmers to write applications for the iPhone will be followed by the June launch of iPhone 2.0, a software upgrade geared toward business users.”
Read more here: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc20080410_206881.htm
I’ve been enjoying my Macbook. I am interested in learning more about the inner workings of the Mac. What sites or forums beyond Apple’s own do you recommend for accuracy and depth of expertise for the Mac platform?
One of the best sites is ArsTechnica, their educated and calm coverage of Apple News by John Syracuse is great: http://arstechnica.com/apple.arsAnother good site is Daring fireball, written by John Gruber, it’s more op-ed than Ars Technica: http://daringfireball.net/Both of these often link to the really good and exciting news and developments in the Apple community so they’re both on my must read list.
From the WSJ: ”Yahoo Inc.’s board plans to reject Microsoft Corp.’s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer to acquire the Web giant, a person familiar with the situation says.” This is a wonderfully audacious and spirited move by Yahoo! who are grossly undervalued at the moment, their stock when Microsoft made the offer was only $19 per share, the lowest in over two years, and doesn’t represent Yahoo!’s talent at picking great upcoming companies from Silicon Valley, (something Apple is also quite good at, but something I’ve never witnessed Microsofty do well). In recent years, Yahoo! has fostered Del.icio.us, FlickR and upcoming.org, they’ve also developed gorgeous pages for the iPhone, widgets for the iPhone, Push IMAP email for the iPhone and UNLIMITED email storage space (to compete with Gmails 6Gb limit).Yahoo! brought in revenue equal to a almost a half of Google’s last quarter and has a P/E ratio almost half of Google’s, this alone should put it’s market price near $70billion (Msft offered $45billion) and when one see’s that Yahoo!’s properties (a large the largest base of email users, ties to AT&T, great ocean front properties (FlickR, Del.icio.us, Upcoming, iPhone hooks), it makes one think, “hey maybe Yahoo is actually a damn steal at $70billion”(which may be what Msft’s offer is come Monday morning…
MacBreak Weekly, hosted by Leo Laporte and part of the TWIT network, has been getting better and better recently, The Macalope has made a few appearances and this week in episode 64, John Siracusa, writer of this wonderfully intricate review of Leopard on Ars Technica
, is a guest and provides fantastic details of how and why Mac OS X Leopard is such an important step.
Listen to it over on http://www.twit.tv/mbw64
Macworld is an enticing, exciting oppurtunity to see Apple’s new products and developments, Steve Jobs always provides an exciting Keynote, and last year, visitors were treated to the amazing iPhone revelation which made the whole week very exciting.
There’s lots of after parties, connections, and discounts on great Mac accessories and software to be had so run over to the website and grab your four day pass for just $25!
Via TUAW
I am happy to report that registration for Macworld 2008, happening in San Francisco January 14 through the 19th, 2008, is open.
If you register before October 5th you can get a free Exhibit pass (using Priority Code: 08-E-VF01) or special rates for the higher end passes (which allow you into the various classes and labs offered at the Conference).
This glorious week began with the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Moscone (or Mascarpone) center in San Francisco, the WWDC is a week long event for Developers of Apple Software to converge in San Francisco, spend their days in very special Workshops headed by actual Apple Engineers.
Developers get to meet their peers and also internal Apple Developers who can shed new light on new technologies, how to use them, how to write for them.
One of the biggest events throughout the week (if not the biggest) is the Keynote which is now available on Apple’s Website at this address: http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/d7625zs/event/
The keynote is also being discussed thoroughly at various respected podcasts and websites around the Interweb, to catch one of these Podcasts, try my recommended ones first:
1. Macworld WWDC Roundtable This is the best and most clear discussion of the WWDC keynote that I’ve heard so far, there are however a few alternatives;
2. Maccast Special EditionThis is a fifteen minute special that Adam recorded in his car and uploaded immediately, its the most concise of all the podcasts covering the Keynote.
3. MacBreak Weekly A lighthearted and opinionated podcast with some renowned Mac Pundits opining on the announcements of Steve Jobs at the WWDC Keynote.