Kit·Blog Notestag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//22010-09-01T06:09:07ZMovable Type Pro 4.32-enStar Wars as a silent movietag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11442010-09-01T06:04:23Z2010-09-01T06:09:07ZJoin me and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son. Via Chishbak....Kithttp://kitblog.com
Join me and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son[%(end).%]
_Via ["Chishbak":http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1014603856]._]]>
Leica and Hermèstag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11402010-08-24T08:20:03Z2010-08-24T08:45:37Z Patrick Thomas, the head of the French luxury goods group Hermès is on the Board of Directors of Leica Camera. Hermès has a 49% stake in the Japanese subsidiary of Leica. Via LR....Kithttp://kitblog.com
* Patrick Thomas, the head of the French luxury goods group Hermès is on the Board of Directors of Leica Camera.
* Hermès has a 49% stake in the Japanese subsidiary of Leica[%(end).%]
_Via ["LR":http://leicarumors.com/2010/08/20/leica-camera-ag-has-a-new-ceo.aspx/]._
Mac users, open Dictionary app and search "haiku" in Thesaurustag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11372010-08-15T17:08:41Z2010-08-15T17:10:03ZEnjoy....Kithttp://kitblog.com
Enjoy[%(end).%]
We don’t wear suitstag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11302010-07-27T17:00:58Z2010-07-27T17:05:52ZKithttp://kitblog.com
bq. We’re Apple. We don’t wear suits. We don’t even _own_ suits.
—One of Jobs’ deputies answer to an AT&T representative suggesting that the Apple CEO wear a suit to meet with AT&T’s board of directors, ["Wired":http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/07/ff_att_fail/all/1][%(end).%]
_Via ["DF":http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/07/19/vogelstein-apple-att]._
New Flickr photo pagetag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11222010-06-24T05:52:46Z2010-06-24T06:57:24ZWe will be rolling out the fresh features to the entire Flickr audience in the coming weeks, but why wait? The new photo experience is available for signed-in members to preview now. To opt-in, visit any photo page and follow...Kithttp://kitblog.com
bq. We will be rolling out the fresh features to the entire Flickr audience in the coming weeks, but why wait? The new photo experience is available for signed-in members to preview now. To opt-in, visit any photo page and follow the directions on top of the image.
—Josh Nguyen, "A New Photo Experience: Your Photos, Happier":http://blog.flickr.net/en/2010/06/23/a-new-photo-experience-your-photos-happier/ on Flickr Blog.
Took them years to add a 'view on black' option — well, better late than never[%(end).%]
Hosedtag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11212010-06-22T05:42:45Z2010-06-22T05:44:16ZNokia’s CEO calls his new head of mobile devices, Anssi Vanjoki: 'Anssi, we’re hosed.' A “science fiction” piece from Jean-Louis Gassée. Via DF....Kithttp://kitblog.com
bq. Nokia’s CEO calls his new head of mobile devices, Anssi Vanjoki: 'Anssi, we’re hosed.'
A "“science fiction” piece":http://www.mondaynote.com/2010/06/20/science-fiction-nokia-goes-android/ from Jean-Louis Gassée[%(end).%]
_Via ["DF":http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/21/gassee]._
If you ever get close to a humantag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11192010-06-20T08:22:07Z2010-06-20T08:32:09ZComputers and robots are doing things considered human a while ago. And chimpanzees are doing things considered um, very, very human. To paraphrase Ms. Goodall’s mentor, Louis Leakey, “Now we must redefine wittiness/dance/sex toys, redefine Man, or accept computers, robots...Kithttp://kitblog.com
"Computers":http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/magazine/20Computer-t.html and "robots":http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/18/nao-robots-get-together-to-get-down-video/ are doing things considered human a while ago.
And "chimpanzees":http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/science/04tier.html are doing things considered um, very, very human.
To paraphrase Ms. Goodall’s mentor, Louis Leakey, “Now we must redefine wittiness/dance/sex toys, redefine Man, or accept computers, robots and chimpanzees as human”[%(end).%]
Welcome to Mars, babytag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11182010-06-17T06:10:02Z2010-06-17T06:16:28ZMars! Yeah, BP, that looks familiar, doesn't it. Via KN....Kithttp://kitblog.com
Mars! Yeah, BP, that looks familiar, doesn't it[%(end).%]
_Via ["KN":http://kitsunenoir.com/2010/06/10/mars/]._]]>
Why everything suckstag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11142010-06-07T20:25:17Z2010-06-08T08:28:08ZSo that’s why the vast majority of everything on the internet sucks. It’s because most of the people doing it, most of the time, just haven’t put in the hours yet. And most of them never will. So only a...Kithttp://kitblog.com
bq.. So that’s why the vast majority of everything on the internet sucks. It’s because most of the people doing it, most of the time, just haven’t put in the hours yet. And most of them never will. So only a small percentage of all the people online will ever be vaguely good at whatever it is they’re doing.
But here’s the thing: _I think this is beautiful._
p. —Derek Powazek, ["Why Everything Sucks, Why That’s Awesome, and How It’s Changing Us":http://powazek.com/posts/2454][%(end).%]
iPhone 4, specs, soultag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11122010-06-07T19:21:19Z2010-06-07T19:31:05ZSo this is it: iPhone 4. People comparing lists of specs will say "most of these things have been done before and are not new on the market, why the fuss?" Short answer: Because state of the art design and...Kithttp://kitblog.com
So this is it: "iPhone 4":http://www.apple.com/iphone/design/#design-video.
People comparing lists of specs will say "most of these things have been done before and are not new on the market, why the fuss?"
Short answer: Because state of the art design and unparalleled experience are not specs on a list. They are the very soul at the center of the Apple device. Specs are secondary.
Very short answer: _Welcome to the post-specs world_[%(end).%]
WWDC 2010 keynote live coveragetag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11112010-06-06T11:59:12Z2010-06-06T12:14:23ZLive coverage of Steve Jobs' keynote at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2010—Monday, June 7th, 10:00 AM in San Francisco (08:00 PM Bucharest time): Apple blog; Ars Technica; CNET; Crunch Gear; Engadget; Fortune Tech CNN GDGT; Gizmodo; Live Tech...Kithttp://kitblog.com
Live coverage of Steve Jobs' keynote at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2010—Monday, June 7th, 10:00 AM in San Francisco (08:00 PM Bucharest time):
* "Apple blog":http://theappleblog.com/live/;
* "Ars Technica":http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/wwdc-keynote-steve-jobs-liveblog.ars;
* "CNET":http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20006866-260.html;
* "Crunch Gear":http://www.livestream.com/crunchgear;
* "Engadget":http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2010/;
* "Fortune Tech CNN":http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/
* "GDGT":http://live.gdgt.com/2010/06/07/live-wwdc-2010-keynote-coverage/;
* -Gizmodo-;
* "Live Tech Events":http://livetechevents.com/;
* "Mac Life":http://www.maclife.com/article/news/live_blog_wwdc_2010_keynote;
* "Mac Observer":http://liveblog.macobserver.com/;
* "MacRumors":http://www.macrumorslive.com/;
* "Macworld":http://www.macworld.com/article/151730/2010/06/liveupdate.html;
* "SlashGear":http://live.slashgear.com/;
* "Technologizer":http://technologizer.com/wwdc2010/;
* "Techztalk":http://techztalk.blogspot.com/2010/06/steve-jobs-wwdc-keynote-live-coverage.html;
* "Twit Live TV":http://live.twit.tv/;
* "Wired":http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/iphone-os-4-2/.
What's your favorite source?—leave a comment[%(end).%]
Adobe Digital Viewertag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11092010-06-02T07:29:28Z2010-06-02T07:34:21ZAdobe makes WIRED Reader Application public: Adobe Unveils Digital Viewer for Magazines. This is kinda rudimentary right now, but could evolve into something great....Kithttp://kitblog.com
WIRED Reader Application public: "Adobe Unveils Digital Viewer for Magazines":http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201006/060110AdobeDigitalViewer.html.
This is kinda rudimentary right now, but ["could evolve into something great":http://laytonduncan.tumblr.com/post/640355763/bundle-diving-in-the-wired-ipad-app][%(end).%]]]>
The art of apptag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11082010-06-01T06:59:44Z2010-06-01T07:04:51ZWell-Placed Pixels — a visual record of beautiful software. Via DF....Kithttp://kitblog.com
"Well-Placed Pixels":http://wellplacedpixels.com/ — a visual record of beautiful software[%(end).%]
_Via ["DF":http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/03/22/well-placed-pixels]._
‘This is how Apple rolls’tag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11072010-06-01T06:47:55Z2010-06-01T07:05:30ZThey take something small, simple, and painstakingly well considered. They ruthlessly cut features to derive the absolute minimum core product they can start with. They polish those features to a shiny intensity. —John Gruber, This is how Apple rolls....Kithttp://kitblog.com
bq. They take something small, simple, and painstakingly well considered. They ruthlessly cut features to derive the absolute minimum core product they can start with. They polish those features to a shiny intensity.
—John Gruber, ["This is how Apple rolls":http://www.macworld.com/article/151235/2010/05/apple_rolls.html][%(end).%]
AAPL > MSFTtag:kitblog.com,2010:/notes//2.11042010-05-27T07:26:08Z2010-05-27T07:34:12ZOver those past five years, Microsoft’s stock has been largely stagnant: it’s up about 4%. Apple’s stock, meanwhile, is up some 550% over that same time frame. MG Siegler, Boom, Indeed: Apple Passes Microsoft In Market Cap at TechCrunch. They'll...Kithttp://kitblog.com
bq. Over those past five years, Microsoft’s stock has been largely stagnant: it’s up about 4%. Apple’s stock, meanwhile, is up some 550% over that same time frame.
MG Siegler, "Boom, Indeed: Apple Passes Microsoft In Market Cap":http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/26/apple-microsoft-market-cap-2/ at TechCrunch.
They'll swap places back and forth for a while, but the trend is solid. Amazing[%(end).%]