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MacSurfer's Archive: Sunday, March 22, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple Opens Up to Praise New Book on Steve Jobs, and Criticize an Old One"  New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:00 PM
  • "Everything we know about 'Becoming Steve Jobs,' an alternate biography of Apple's iconic cofounder" VentureBeat 6:56 PM
  • "How Steve Jobs reacted when a top Apple executive left for a competing company" Business Insider 7:39 AM
  • "Intel Core M lets new MacBook go light and fanless, but with sacrifices"  AppleInsider 7:45 AM
  • "Why the Apple Watch versus Switzerland isn't the real battle" ZDNet 7:26 PM
  • "Apple Inc Campus 2 Spaceship Ring tops out fifth floor at front gates (Video)" AppleInsider 3/21
  • "Apple Collected Over 18,000 Hours of Health and Fitness Data for Apple Watch" MacRumors 3/21
  • "Inside Apple's gigantic Apple Watch rollout" Computerworld 3/21
OS X
News
  • "Apple boots Windows 7 out of Boot Camp: New Macs fall foul of Cupertino's Drill Sergeant" The Register 8:56 PM
  • "Apple Kicks Windows 7 Out of New MacBooks' Boot Camp" PC Magazine 3/21
  • "Apple stops support for Windows 7 in Boot Camp on new MacBook Pro, Air" Neowin 3/21
  • "These 13 characters will crash your Chrome tab on a Mac" VentureBeat 3/20
  • "Apple discontinues Boot Camp support for Windows 7 on latest MacBook models" 9to5Mac 3/20
  • "Force Touch features in iMovie illustrate the power of 'bumpy pixels,' says haptics pioneer" 9to5Mac 3/20
  • "Apple: Those security holes we fixed last week? You're going to need to repatch" The Register 3/20
  • "Apple Posts Security Update 2015-003, iPhoto 9.6.1 Updates" FairerPlatform 3/20
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "This 13-character string will kill any Mac's Chrome browser dead" Cult of Mac 3/21
  • "Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup/Instead of seeing the Finder or the login window after startup, your computer may stop responding and the display may only show a persistent gray screen (you may also see an Apple logo, spinning gear, spinning globe, prohibitory sign, or a folder with a flashing question mark on it)." Apple Support 3/21
  • "Open Directory: Enabling SSL for Open Directory with Replicas/Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) can be enabled to provide encrypted communications between an Open Directory Master, Replica, and the computers that access the LDAP directory domain. SSL uses a digital certificate to provide a certified identity for the servers. You can use a self-signed certificate or a certificate obtained from a certificate authority." Apple Support 3/21
  • "Mac Basics: Use Mail on your Mac/Use OS X Mail to compose, reply to, and store email on your Mac." Apple Support 3/21
  • "Outlook 2011 to Mail migration: When mbox goes bad" Macworld 3/20
  • "Akismet Error Code 10003: How to avoid forced upgrade" Foliovision 3/20
  • "Security notes talk about recent problems with Apple two-factor authentication; Apple Security Update glitches; unexpected Notes sync (and privacy issues); ATM door skimmers; AppleScript tips and more." MacInTouch 3/20
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to use window snapping with HyperDock on Mac" iDownload Blog 3/20
  • "How to Switch Search Engines on Mac OS X and iOS (And Why You Should)" Intego 3/20
  • "Pointers: Edit PDFs with PDFpen (OS X, iOS)" MacNN 3/20
  • "Snail Mail Is Alive And Well On A Mac" Mac 360 3/20
  • "How To Sync Browser Bookmarks Between Safari, Chrome, And Firefox" BohemianBoomer 3/20
  • "Type Faster Than You Can Type" Mac 360 3/20
  • "Radio Isn't Dead (it's alive and well and ready to move in and live on your Mac)" NoodleMac 3/20
  • "Got Little Kids? Get This Mac App" Mac 360 3/20
  • "If You Could Have Only One Mac Photo App, Make It This One" TeraTalks 3/20
Op/Ed
  • "Authenticating with Touch ID and the iPhone pin" Fast Chicken 7:31 AM
  • "What's the best CRM software for Startups?" Foliovision 3/20
Press Releases
  • "Softobe released PageMeUp on the Mac Apple Store at $9.99 only" prMac 7:33 AM
  • "Nisus Writer Pro 2.1 – Mac Word Processing For Serious Writers" MacPrices 3/20
  • "Get the Latest Audio Hijack for Latency Reduction and More" Rogue Amoeba 3/20
  • "Trimble Announces Enhancements to SketchUp's 3D Warehouse" Architosh 3/20
  • "TurboSite v4.1 Adds Industry First Editable PDF Forms Frontend for Mobile Field Reporting" Architosh 3/20
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "iOS 9 Beta Release Date and What to expect" Among Tech 9:03 AM
  • "iOS 8.3 includes settings to download free apps and iTunes content without requiring a password" 9to5Mac 9:02 AM
  • "We Ordered a Fake Apple Watch From China and This Is What We Got" ABCNews 3/20
  • "We asked a bunch of European TV execs what they thought about the impending arrival of the new Apple TV service" Business Insider 3/20
  • "About-face: Spurred by Apple, Swiss warm to smartwatches" IDG News Service 3/20
  • "Apple is reportedly pulling 'misleading' anti-virus apps from the iOS App Store" The Inquirer 3/20
  • "Apple is removing 'anti-virus' apps from the App Store" AppAdvice 3/20
  • "85% of iPhone 6 users have never tried Apple Pay" TechnologyTell 3/20
  • "Steve Jobs told Disney's Bob Iger about cancer recurrence 30 minutes before Pixar deal" AppleInsider 3/20
  • "Jony Ive describes the moment he stopped fearing Steve Jobs" Business Insider 3/20
  • "Jony Ive was almost fired by Steve Jobs" Cult of Mac 3/20
  • "Steve Jobs had a crazy idea for Pixar's office to force people to talk more" Business Insider 3/20
  • "Steve Wozniak tweets his Tesla roadtrip" USA Today 3/20
Non-Apple News
  • "Bill Would Limit Use of Student Data" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9:23 PM
  • "How music labels are trying to kill off Spotify's unlimited free streaming" VentureBeat 6:50 PM
  • "FTC Report Details How Google Manipulated Results to Hurt Competitors" The Mac Observer 3/20
  • "Kenya becomes second country in East Africa to enjoy free Wi-Fi" IDG News Service 3/20
  • "Smart clothes: The next big fitness craze?" CNNMoney 3/20
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Read an exclusive free sample of Becoming Steve Jobs in iBooks"  9to5Mac 11:03 AM
  • "iMore show 449: Apple Watch buyers guide" iMore 3/21
  • "The Talk Show 114 with Serenity Caldwell" iMore 3/20
  • "TC AppleCast 10: 13-inch MacBook Pro And Apple TV" TechCrunch 3/20
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-03-20: Apple's Streaming TV Opportunity, iPhone Passcode Hack" The Mac Observer 3/20
  • "AppleInsider podcast recaps exclusive Project Titan details, first look at Force Touch trackpad, more" AppleInsider 3/20
  • "This War of Mine creators tell us why they support the Mac (interview)" Mac Gamer HQ 3/20
Hardware/Software
  • "New Apple TV box will be revealed at WWDC in June" ITProPortal 7:41 AM
  • "'Hey Siri' in iOS 8.3 allows for automatic speakerphone calls" 9to5Mac 3/21
  • "New Apple TV Set Top Will Debut This Summer With App Store, Siri: Apple intends to show the device off at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in June."  BuzzFeed 3/20
  • "Who Is Apple's Best Processor Friend?" Benzinga 3/20
  • "Insiders detail beginnings of Apple's ResearchKit health data framework" AppleInsider 3/20
  • "Photo allegedly reveals Apple Store demo kit for trying on in-ear headphones" AppleInsider 3/20
  • "Google brings beta Places API to iOS, promises better location sharing" AppleInsider 3/20
  • "Apple Patent Suggests 'Taptic' Technology for Keyboards" Digital Trends 3/20
  • "Video: See Apple Watch animated emoji and Companion app Home Screen rearranging in action" 9to5Mac 3/20
AppleCare/Helps
  • "How to disinfect the Apple internal or external keyboard, trackpad, and mouse: Learn how to disinfect your Apple internal or external keyboard, trackpad, and/or mouse." Apple Support 3/21
  • "Get help using iCloud storage: Get help upgrading or downgrading your iCloud storage." Apple Support 3/21
  • "About Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable (2.0 m): Learn more about Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable (2.0 m) and find answers to frequently asked questions, including the proper usage of Thunderbolt cables." Apple Support 3/21
  • "iMac Retina - WiFi troubleshooting" MacInTouch 3/20
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "The Love Book For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 3/21
  • "Atomus For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 3/21
  • "Radian -Puzzles With A Twist For iPhone/iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)" Apple Sliced 3/21
  • "Today's Top iPhone /iPad /Mac App Freebies And Price Drops" Apple Sliced 3/20
  • "Calista -Best Way To Design Your Photo For iPhone/iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)" Apple Sliced 3/20
  • "Split Screen For Mac Is Free Right Now (Previously $6.99)" Apple Sliced 3/20
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 3/20
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 3/20
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 3/20

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "Review: The 2015 MacBook Air's once-trailblazing design is showing its age/Its insides are more than competitive, but they're encased in 2010's design." Ars Technica 2:43 PM
  • "Which Apple Watch Edition should you get?" iMore 5:24 PM
  • "iPhone 6 vs. HTC One M9" iMore 8:06 PM
  • "Review: Apple's early 2015 13" MacBook Pro with Force Touch trackpad"  AppleInsider 3/21
  • "Which Apple Watch (steel) band should you get?" iMore 3/21
  • "Review: Elgato's Game Capture HD60 livestreams your iPad, iPhone, and console games at 1080p/60fps" 9to5Mac 3/21
  • "2015 13-inch MacBook Pro With Retina Display Review" TechCrunch 3/20
  • "The best iPhone/iPad USB flash drives with Lightning connectors" 9to5Mac 3/20
  • "Review: TaoTronics' Bluetooth 4 Car Kit for iPhone adds low-cost speakerphone, music to older cars" 9to5Mac 3/20
  • "Review: EnerPlex Surfr for iPhone 6" iLounge 3/20
  • "Review: Aukey's PB-N30 is the first iPhone external battery with a female Lightning port, but does it matter?" 9to5Mac 3/20
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "The top 50 apps for creative minds: Our pick of the best tablet and smartphone tools to enable you to make video, music, art and more" The Guardian 7:43 AM
  • "Woodpost: Unusual Photography App for Output on Wood" eXtensions 8:19 AM
  • "SlideMail Is An Intelligent Email App For The Rest Of Us" TechCrunch 3/20
  • "Collaborate on Event Photos with PartySnapper -Fun and Easy" The Mac Observer 3/20
  • "Hands On: Atari Fit (iOS)" MacNN 3/20
  • "Hands On: Enlight 1.0.1 (iOS)" MacNN 3/20
  • "Blokshot Revolution review: swing and smash your way to a high score" iDownload Blog 3/20
  • "Appidemic: Road to Dragons for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch" TechnologyTell 3/20
  • "You Should Play: Planet Quest blends music-based gameplay with alien abductions" Macworld 3/20
  • "Stan Lee's Hero Command - Does It Pack A Punch?" Apple'n'Apps 3/20
  • "'Odd Bot Out' Review - One Man's Unique Puzzle Platformer" Touch Arcade 3/20
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to fix 'iTunes Store unavailable' error on Apple TV" iMore 4:24 PM
  • "How To Use WhatsApp Web Client With iPhone" Redmond Pie 3/21
  • "Yosemite & iOS 8 How-To: Record video from your iOS device on the Mac" 9to5Mac 3/21
  • "How to Mark All iMessages as Read on iPhone & iPad Instantly" OS X Daily 3/20
  • "Ask: How to Use an iPhone without SIM Card (like an iPod)" Mac|Life 3/20
Tips
  • "The 512 Guide: 'Which Mac desktop should I buy?'" 512 Pixels 3/20
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Regarding web ads redirecting to the App Store" iMore 2:18 PM
  • "The Apple Watch Augean Stables" [Paid Registration Required] Tech.pinions 7:41 AM
  • "Apple Killed the PC: Smartphones are now the King of Smart Connected Devices Hands Down" Patently Apple 3/21
  • "Gold fever makes Apple Watch devs chase the dream" Cult of Mac 3/21
  • "Is the iPhone a Blessing or a Curse for Art?" Artnet 3/21
  • "The prayer hands emoji will soon lose its rays" Mashable 3/20
  • "Apple opens iOS public beta, but is that good news? Follows up last summer's OS X Yosemite public beta" SuperSite for Windows 3/20
  • "'Swiss Horologists Are Well Positioned to Out-Apple Apple'" Daring Fireball 3/20
  • "Can the Swiss Make a Smarter Watch Than Apple?" Bloomberg View 3/20
  • "Forget Apple fanboys, Apple doomsayers are the true cult" iMore 3/20
  • "Can Apple make 46% of you cut the cord?" MarketWatch 3/20
  • "What we want to see from the next Apple TV" iMore 3/20
  • "Nintendo making mobile games was inevitable, and it's good news for everyone" Macworld 3/20
  • "Apple's TouchID has promise for the enterprise" Computerworld 3/20
  • "What is the current state of the iOS Jailbreak community, and does anyone care anymore?" iPad Insight 3/20
  • "What Watch People Think Of Watch" Mac 360 3/20
  • "Internet TV: We Know It's Coming, But Will Apple Be The One To Bring It?" Mac 360 3/20
Non-Apple
  • "Remixing Culture And Why The Art Of The Mash-Up Matters" TechCrunch 9:23 PM
  • "Mentors Are The Secret Weapons Of Successful Startups" TechCrunch 11:34 AM
  • "Netflix 'God Mode' lets you have ultimate control" The Daily Dot 3/21
  • "If You Try the HTML5 Drum Machine, It's All You'll Do for the Next Hour" Gizmodo 3/21
  • "Diary Of A Cord Cutter In 2015 (Part 5: Upgrading To The TiVo Roamio OTA DVR)" TechCrunch 3/20
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Here's how silly taking a call on Apple Watch might be/Technically Incorrect: A parody video shows just one of the dilemmas that people might soon be suffering when they have a watch and a phone that take calls." CNET 4:00 PM
  • "Pearls Before Swine" GoComics 7:43 AM
  • "Apple Watch Too Pricey? Conan Unveils Bargain Version." Re/code 3/21
  • "Conan O'Brien launches the Apple Pocketwatch/Technically Incorrect: All the functions of the Apple Watch, all the traditional Apple quality for much less. This is just what the traditional Apple fanperson needs." CNET 3/20
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "iOS Photo Booth App - SnapBooth Offers Major New Features" prMac 7:31 AM
  • "Weather 365 days: Free year-ahead weather forecast app for iPhone, iPad" prMac 3/21
  • "Coming March 21: Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' and Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 3/20
  • "Weather Live update ushers in a better way to view upcoming condition changes" AppAdvice 3/20
  • "OmniOutliner 2 for the iPad goes universal for the iPhone and adds new features" AppAdvice 3/20
  • "Random for iOS Aims to Shake up the Way You View News" The Next Web 3/20
  • "20 best iPhone and iPad apps and games this week" The Guardian 3/20
  • "Design Shots is a Minimalist Dribbble Client for iPhone" The Next Web 3/20
  • "Print your photos on wood with Woodpost by Fuzel" prMac 3/20
  • "Dungeon and Puzzle released for iOS - Exciting Match-3 RPG Puzzle Game" prMac 3/20
  • "Horizon 3.0 update for iOS - Freemium update" prMac 3/20
Computer Industry
  • "Microsoft exec: Why Apple and Google have an advantage, and how Microsoft plans to compete" GeekWire 10:08 AM
  • "Requirements to install Windows 10 on computers, mobiles, tablets, notebooks" The News Tribe 8:14 AM
  • "HP India tax case: Customs Tribunal to reconvene hearing in April" Zeenews India 8:13 AM
  • "AMD R9 390X specs; expected to be 60 percent faster than R9 290X" Christian Today 8:14 AM
  • "Cisco takes steps to avoid NSA tampering" The Hill 8:15 AM
  • "Everything is insecure and will be forever says Cisco CTO/How to cope? Don't groan: Big Data is the way to keep informed of nasty incidents" The Register 7:23 PM
  • "Foxconn Explores Investment Opportunities at Struggling Sharp: Taiwanese electronics maker looking at partnership possibilities with Japanese company" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:51 PM
  • "Tech Money Sends Funds on the Hunt for Unicorns" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:25 PM
  • "A New Dawn for Gadgets: Tools move production process for electronics hardware into the fast lane" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:05 PM
  • "Revival of Oracle patent claims is another reason for Google to consider Java license agreement" Foss Patents 3/21
  • "What's Happening with Windows 10 for Tablets" Thurrott 3/21
  • "Windows 10 to lock out Linux with non-disableable Secure Boot" Neowin 3/21
  • "Windows 10's Start Menu has the best icon ever" Digital Trends 3/21
  • "A visual history of Microsoft's Internet Explorer" Computerworld 3/21
  • "Microsoft: The $70 Lumia 430 Should Alarm Samsung And Google" Seeking Alpha 3/21
  • "Microsoft's obsession with piracy threatens to create a Windows 10 licensing mess" ZDNet 3/21
  • "Former AMD CEO Rory Read to Join Dell" Re/code 3/21
  • "G-Sync or swim? AMD claims Nvidia gaming tech will ruin your frame prices" Chronicle Bulletin 3/21
  • "Intel Joins The Indoor Location Chip Revolution" Seeking Alpha 3/21
  • "Intel takes aim at the mobile marketplace -- againWith a flurry of new chips and approaches, Intel is mounting its most significant push ever into a mobile computing market that threatens one of its important enterprise lines.It is not the initial time.In 1996, Intel supplied the processor for the Nokia..." Chronicle Bulletin 3/21
  • "IBM Study Shows Mobile App Developers Neglecting Security" eWeek 3/21
  • "IBM issues grave security warning as mobile app developers neglect protection: Nearly 40 percent of large companies, including many in the Fortune 500, aren't taking the right precautions to secure the mobile apps they build for customers." IDG News Service 3:49 PM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Industry News
  • "Stocks end up: Nasdaq tops 5000, near all-time high" USA Today 3/20
  • "Stock Market Today: Lower Dollar Gives Oil and Stocks a Boost" TheStreet 3/20
  • "Market Snapshot: Nasdaq Punches Past 5,000 As Stocks Score Big Weekly Gains" MarketWatch 3/20
  • "Claman on Call: Dollar Index Sees Biggest Drop in 18 Months" FOXBusiness 3/20
  • "Asia Markets: Japanese stocks hit new 15-year high as yen softens/Japanese stocks finished higher Friday, with the benchmark index rising to a new 15-year high as the yen softened against the U.S. dollar." MarketWatch 3/20
  • "Europe Markets: European stocks nudge higher, with Greek stocks advancing/European stocks edged up Friday, moving toward a weekly gain, with Greek equities bumped solidly higher as officials said they're drawing up another plan for economic reforms." MarketWatch 3/20
  • "Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 3/20
  • "Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 3/20
  • "Midday Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares up at 1 p.m." Associated Press 3/20

 
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