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Apple releases Aperture 3.0

By thecodepounder | Published February 9, 2010

There are some long awaited new features, including Faces, Places, Brushes and Custom Presets, among some 200+ others.

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iPad as a photographers tool

By thecodepounder | Published February 5, 2010

Scott Bourne provides a professional photographer’s take on the iPad:
I get a real chuckle out of people who say you can’t use the iPad to show off your portfolio because it doesn’t run Flash. P L E A S E! Apple will ship the iPad with a wonderful photo viewer and you can bet your [...]

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On the iPad, Daring Fireball, and other crap that undoubtedly is of interest to no one but me

By thecodepounder | Published January 29, 2010

Earlier today, I had reason to reference an old John Gruber article, Windows: The New Classic, as I have several times since that article first appeared at Daring Fireball back in April 2006. In addition to providing a terrific explanation of why Boot Camp was important, what segment of the market it would appeal to, [...]

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You can’t just ask customers what they want…

By thecodepounder | Published January 28, 2010

You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.
– Steve Jobs

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Gotta have one, I just can’t yet explain precisely why…

By thecodepounder | Published January 27, 2010

…which I’m going to have to be able to do before “running it by my wife”. At least I’ve got some time.
Call me an Apple fanboy if you must (and that’s fine, I make my living as a “Senior Windows Developer” so it’s not going to phase me one bit), but I just have to [...]

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My wish for the upcoming Apple event

By thecodepounder | Published January 22, 2010

What, only one? Well, this will probably surprise any Machead reading this, but it has nothing to do with the “tablet-thingy”. My wish? Take the AppleTV to the next level.
Personally, as someone who’s been waiting a long time to see the AppleTV become something more than just my iTunes library on my TV, I’d like [...]

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Andy Ihnatko on what an Apple tablet should be – or not

By thecodepounder | Published January 11, 2010

I probably can’t justify $600 for a netbook. Which is why the RAT [Rumored Apple Tablet] will be as unlike a netbook as you can possibly imagine. A netbook is a device that you haul out to do a little writing, or check some email, or goof around on some blogs.
The perception of the RAT [...]

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John Gruber on ‘The Tablet’

By thecodepounder | Published December 31, 2009

Like all Apple products, The Tablet will do less than we expect but the things it does do, it will do insanely well. It will offer a fraction of the functionality of a MacBook — but that fraction will be way more fun. The same Asperger-y critics who dismissed the iPhone will focus on all [...]

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iPhone 3G S launch day

By thecodepounder | Published June 19, 2009

Well, for me it’s all up to FedEx now.  Might be early, might be late, but at least I won’t have to head across town to wait in line at the Apple Store…

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Why are iPhone users willing to pay for content?

By thecodepounder | Published February 26, 2009

It’s the user experience, stupid!
Saul Hansell, writing in the New York Times Bits Blog, gets it:
What’s most interesting is how iPhone users are willing to spend money in ways that Web users are not.
I’ve criticized Apple from time to time for not having a coherent approach to delivering free content with advertising. But in some [...]

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Macworld 2009 Keynote now online at Apple.com

By thecodepounder | Published January 6, 2009

It hasn’t been posted to the Apple Keynotes podcast yet, but it’s available at Apple.com for streaming via QuickTime.
Personally, I’m still bummed that they didn’t announce a 32gb iPhone…  I guess I’ll have to wait until summer to upgrade my 8gb iPhone… oh well!

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9to5Mac: POTUS uses a Mac

By thecodepounder | Published November 14, 2008

Turns out our President-elect is a Mac guy. That would help explain his ability to “think different”, no? He ‘”Barack’s” a Mac!
I just love this:
There has been some question as to whether Clinton or Bush used Macs. Clinton sent a grand total of 2 emails while in the White House – which was two [...]

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