Poor Netflix. They’re really taking a beating lately. It’s a little sad. I really believe in what they were doing but recently they lost their way. Which brings me to the odd-ball title of this post.
As a customer, I am not thrilled with their recent changes. So much so, that I put my Netflix account on hold while they try to figure things out. However, I am thrilled with their existence.
It's on sale right now for $20. That seems like a good deal if you don't already have Audible credit to use.
Great article by Dan Pallotta over at the Harvard Business Review.
Last year Change.org wrote of Steve Jobs, "It's high time the minimalist CEO became a magnanimous philanthropist."
I've got news for you. He has been. What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy and courage we are willing to expend reversing entropy, battling cynicism, suffering and challenging mediocre minds, staring down those who would trample our dreams, taking a stand for magic, and advancing the potential of the human race.
One of my favorite new features in iOS on my iPad2 is mirroring to an Apple TV 2. This is a pretty big deal. It transforms the iPad from an introverted device to a home activity center.
If you own an Apple TV2 you probably know how satisfying it is to watch the photo screensaver serve up all of your favorite family moments. It’s equally satisfying to sit together on the couch and look for local restaurants on Yelp or look at recipes in Paprika.
I received the notification yesterday. Two things strike me. The product is named "World Ease" on the tracking page and Apple and UPS have some amazing coordination. 1M units are, in theory, traveling by a similar route all over the country and due to arrive on the exact same day.
If everything works according to plan, iCloud should arrive next week. The only immediate actions are to get ready to download several application updates. iWork for Mac and iOS is likely to be released at the same time that iCloud goes live. In addition to the applications from Apple, I’m sure there are a number of top-tier developers ready to start using the iCloud syncing (for example the Omni Group).
Up early to pre-order a new iPhone. As of last week, my household is one mobile phone down from previously optimal levels. It seemed like the perfect time to get a new iPhone. Unfortunately Apple's servers disagreed. I spent about 40 minutes refreshing my browser and enjoying the familiar "We'll be right back" post-it styled note.
I've never pre-ordered an iPhone before so maybe my experience today was typical. I was surprised that what I actually pre-ordered was a reservation for an iPhone pre-order.
Ridiculous Fish has blog that is very good reading for beginners. It might well be good reading for more advanced Cocoa programmers but I’m not one to say since I am a beginner.
Make sure to start at the beginning of the posts and work towards the more recent articles.
I'm running Lion Server on a Mac Mini. Recently I was trying to configure an attached drive for Time Machine sharing and realized I could no longer log in. A bit of research revealed what I consider to be a bug in Lion. Visiting the Apple Support pages reveals a quick fix.
Apparently in "some situations" servermgrd may not start automatically, which prevents login to the server application. Yeah, just a minor bug.
John Gruber.
