Roustem Karimov of AgileBits tweeted that the latest 1Password update was rejected for sandboxing entitlements. The direct purchase version was set as end of life about nine months ago. I recall the massive forum discussion about the decision to take 1Password MAS only. I converted to the MAS version in March to get on-board with their product roadmap. Now I see that it is available again as a direct download purchase and @roustem confirms it will receive the next update soon.
Here are two different visions of user input in the future1:
They are both relevant and viable solutions but solve two different problems.
The keyboard is an answer to a question from the 50's: How do we communicate commands to a computer with only our hands?
Siri is an answer to a more general question: How do we communicate commands to a computer?
It would be ignorant to knock anyone for making better input devices like keyboards.
While I think the “Genius” moniker is abuse of language, iTunes recommendations are getting better. I’m pretty proud of my latest batch.
Application sandboxing is upon us and it's bitter sweet. Sandboxing is intended to protect Mac users from malware and poorly designed apps. I think it will accomplish some of these goals, but with a high price.1
I've always recommended buying apps like Keyboard Maestro outside of the App Store. The first hint of this came when BBEdit first rolled out onto the App Store and lacked some basic command line integration and authenticated saves.
The latest version of Bento for iPad is out and it reveals how Apple may approach paid upgrades in the App Store. Bento 4 1 is currently on sale for $5. That's a good price. But Apple is showing how they want paid upgrades to function. They removed the previous version of Bento from the App Store and replaced it with Bento 4 as a new purchase.
I say "Apple", because FileMaker Inc.
Dr. Drang waxes about his iMac and the realization that a new model is at least six months away.
I have a 2011 27" iMac (2.93GHz Core i7) and it's the best computer I've ever owned (I've had many Macs, including a Mac Pro and MacBook Pro). I would happily replace it with a Retina version but I have doubts that I will see (or afford) a 27" Retina iMac any time soon.
Apple may be a computer manufacturer, but they primarily sell expectations. Apple's designs set the standard by which all other manufacturers are judged. They set the high water mark that consumers use when they open their wallets. The process starts with a rethinking of accepted design patterns and ends with all other competitors scrambling to keep up.
This is what they do best. They take over the mind share of consumers and define the norm.
Dave Caolo hits the nail on the head. Apple highlights what they are focusing on at the end of every presentation. They tell the world what their priorities are; No punditry is required.
I'll be playing with farm animals all day today with the best three year old on the planet. If I were not, I'd be surreptitiously browsing the following sites for their live WWDC coverage.
TUAW with the uniquely talented Brett Terpstra MacStories with the awesome Steve Streza Macworld with the dream team Jason Snell and Dan Moren Ars Technica with the succinct and accurate Jacqui Cheng Starts at 1pm EDT
As I have said before, Samsung copying Apple doesn't bother me that much. Neither does HP copying Samsung copying Apple.
