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Creator of the Apple Startup Sound

Tony Oravet — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:48 +0000

Thanks to TUAW for this great post and find. The folks over at One More Thing had a great interview with Apple sound designer Jim Reekes.

OMT in San Francisco #3: ‘Let it beep’ from One More Thing on Vimeo.

Read the entire article over at TUAW.

Backup Your Data Please!

Tony Oravet — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:33 +0000

Apple Time Capsule

Not having a data backup plan is like not having health insurance….you better get it, because your eventually going to need to use it!

The folks over at Freelance Switch have a nice article on data backup solutions and how to implement them. There are tons of online data backup services, but you can start right now by simply burning your data to a DVD disk.

Check out the article by Thursday Bram on Belts and Suspenders: Backing Up Your Data.

Get A Mac Ads

Tony Oravet — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:00:26 +0000

Apple has put together some great new “Get A Mac” ads. Head on over to the website and check out the new ads they have on their site.

http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

Apple to introduce more affordable Macs, sources say

Tony Oravet — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:10:13 +0000

Determined to grow its share of the personal computer market during the worst economic climate in its corporate history, Apple is tailoring changes to a pair of its offerings that will help drive down prices of some of the most popular Macs, AppleInsider has learned.

Word of the changes comes just weeks after Cupertino-based company became the target of a renewed advertising blitz from rival Microsoft Corp., which is using a new series of controversial television spots to cast Macs as overpriced novelty PCs that command a premium purely for their distinctive aesthetic.

Read The Full Article over at AppleInsider

Five Reasons Why Designers Developers are Switching to Mac

Tony Oravet — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:00:23 +0000

Designers and developers have many choices to make when it comes to getting work done, from what frameworks, languages, and image editing software to use, to what platform to run. The latter is an oft debated and controversial topic and the mere mention of it risks setting off flame wars of epic proportions, so in the interest of sanity, we’ll try to avoid any direct comparisons to other operating systems.

It’s no secret that there has been a growing trend in recent years toward developers, especially of the web variety, choosing a Mac as their main dev machine. In this two-part series, we will examine some of the reasons behind this trend, look at some of the pitfalls of switching to the Mac, and go over the must-have software and configurations every switcher should be aware of.

Why your next PC should be a Mac

“It’s gorgeous, inside and out!”
http://www.apple.com/getamac/whymac/

SmashingMagazine Article

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/26/five-reasons-why-designers-are-switching-to-mac/

Head Tracking Display System

Tony Oravet — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:27:14 +0000

Apple has applied for a patent for a head tracking display system. From the filings of the patent applied for in February, the device looks like a pair of googles that would display a media file from a media device. The patent claims that as the viewer rotates his or her head or moves it in anyway, a built in gyroscope and accelerometer (also found in the iPod touch and iPhone) in the goggles could adjust the media file in a way in which it would appear to the user as if they were in a theater. This could help cause motion sickness issues while viewing a movie in the car, plane, train, etc.

[VIA TUAW, Engadget, and Electronista.]

Here is a link to the patent filing, named the “Automatically adjusting media display in a personal display system”

Field Trip…

Tony Oravet — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:47:43 +0000

Apple has introduced a new campaign, “Field Trip to the Apple Store”.

Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store for an unforgettable learning experience. On their Field Trip, students can create something amazing right on the spot. Or they can bring in a project they’ve already created and turn our store into a theater, sharing their achievements with parents, teachers, and friends. No matter which option you choose, everyone will have a great time.

Best Buy to sell iPhone3G?

Tony Oravet — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:56:55 +0000

According to AppleInsider.com and other sources (Engadget), Best Buy may be close to offering the Cupertino-based Apple’s newest iPhone model, the iPhone3G, as early as next month.

This would make Best Buy the first independent U.S. reseller to offer the the highly sought after touchscreen handset outside of Apple and AT&T. To find out more, read this article.

iphone 2.0 software update now available

Tony Oravet — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:36:13 +0000

As of 7:30 AM CST the iPhone 2.0 software update is now officially out!

Apple and AT&T

Tony Oravet — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:55:18 +0000

AT&T is paying Apple a $325 subsidy on each new iPhone 3G sold in the US in addition to offering the electronics maker a hefty bounty for each subscriber addition it gains from sales of the handset at Apple retail stores, according to a new report.

To read the entire article, go to Apple Insider