Why is it like that, and not like this?
- Jonathan Ive
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Brian
Not anymore!
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vaa
Thanks for this tip. I’d been looking for it for years :-)
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Unicode Hex Input on OS X Leopard
[...] someone’s advice on Twitter, I found this blog entry explaining the same thing, but he (?) did not mention selecting “U.S. Extended”. [...]
- What if? – A blog that doesn’t update anymore, sadly.
- Check out the Air Zoo – the most beautiful use of trash bags to date.
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Design Within Reach has some nifty doorbells that would go really well with some Neutra designed numbers.
- He writes on his hands and makes klein bottles. This TED video is a hoot.
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Apple Is Sued Over iMac Colors Claim
The Cupertino-based company touts that ability on its Web site and other marketing material even though it knows iMac monitors can display only 262,144 true colors, according to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Users are fooled into seeing many more colors because the monitors use technological tricks that involve showing many similar shades at high speeds to create the illusion of the desired shade, according to the lawsuit.
- Joe explains why sucks is a four letter word.
- Some amazing art by Andy Gillmore [via DDC]
Snow Leopard Means Better Color Consistency
Noël Jackson @
As Ars points out:
Though Mac users will probably instinctively prefer the 1.8 gamma image that they’re used to, Apple has decided that this historical difference is more trouble than it’s worth. The default output gamma correction value in Snow Leopard is now 2.2, just like everyone else. Done and done.
What does this mean to my fellow web developers? Your life making colors look similar across monitors and platforms just became a little bit easier. 2.2 gamma is where it’s at baby, and now even Apple agrees.
via Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review – Ars Technica.
Apple’s Matrix-Style App Wall
Noël Jackson @
Today at Apple’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Apple had a bunch of Cinema Display monitors mounted together on a wall showing what looked to be some sort of pulsating canvas. But a closer look revealed that it was actually a huge collection of icons for many of the apps available in the App Store, arranged by color. Apparently, when someone purchased one, that app’s icon would pulsate, creating the effect.
via Apple’s Cool Matrix-Style App Wall , via Dean.
I am rich.
Noël Jackson @
“The red icon on your iPhone or iPod touch always reminds you (and others when you show it to them) that you were rich enough to afford this. It’s a work of art with no hidden function at all.”
Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones
Noël Jackson @
Artists and producers work hard in the studio perfecting their sound, but people can’t really hear it with normal headphones. Most headphones can’t handle the bass, the detail, the dynamics. Bottom line: the music doesn’t move you. With Beats, people are going to hear what the artists hear and listen to the music the way they should– the way I do.
Iris, a New Image Editor Is in Town!
Noël Jackson @
Digital Video Adoption
Noël Jackson @
The idea of “my computer as my music library and my iPod is my walkman” was very quickly adopted. Conversely, it’s very interesting to see how slowly people are adopting the same strategy in regards to video. But, I see the shift starting to happen.
Personally, I’ve started ripping my DVDs (just my favorites) to my computer and purchasing more and more movies in pure digital form. I hate the thought of DRM invading my movie files, but the convenience is just too great. Sitting down with some friends on a late Saturday night, I can rent ,on demand, an HD version of almost any movie I want, through my AppleTV – many of these movies I can also purchase. The AppleTV is severely under-appreciated. I think there will be some big moves in store for the AppleTV in the near future.
So what’s holding us back from clearing our shelves of cumbersome DVD cases and praying to the encoding gods? Hard drive speed and capacity. An hour and a half movie takes up about 1.1GB. HD versions take up about three times that. We need faster and larger hard drives and we need them yesterday.
I can’t wait till the day my shelves are clear of DVD cases.
Mac OS X Unicode Hex Input
Noël Jackson @
How do you get those fancy hearts, or other unicode characters, without going to the character palette?
Add the Unicode Hex Input via the International System Preference pane and then hold down shift-alt and type in your unicode character code. shift-alt-2665 is the solid black heart.
vaa are discussing. 
oak 4:37 pm on 9 Jun 2009 Permalink
i can’t get over how awesome this idea is. It shows the massive depth of content and the popularity of the content at the same time with very little need for explanation.