Workflows with Merlin Mann
Mac Power Users latest podcast is Workflows with Merlin Mann and it’s fantastic. I hate listening to Merlin discuss workflows because (1) I end up with a list of about 10 applications I need to check out and (2) I realize how pathetic my workflow really is. I really need to get busy on that.
I’m going to be recording my side with RecTools08 for iPhone
Update 3/18/10 6:30am: Rectools02 is back in the AppStore. Apparently, there was a bug that has now been fixed that must have made them remove the app from the store so that folks didn’t update to it. Rectools02 is also on sale for $2.99 instead of the usual $19.99. The app description says 1 week [...]
Want GodFinger or We Rule But Live in the US? Read On…
Update (3/20/10 – 8:06pm): We Rule has been released to the world as of today. So you won’t need to do this trick in order to play it now. GodFinger is probably soon to follow. I found an article on AppAdvice.com that describes how to create an iTunes account for a country other than the [...]
Tweetie 2 for iPhone now supports Instapaper Mobilizer
The latest update of Tweetie 2 (Version 2.1.1) supports something called Instapaper Mobilizer. What that means is that when you look at a link in a tweet, instead of being taken to the actual website, Tweetie uses Instapaper to show you an iPhone optimized version of the site. This makes reading tweets and the links [...]
Pink Floyd, EMI and a Possible Use for iTunes LP?
So, Pink Floyd just gave EMI a beat-down in court. Apparently Pink Floyd’s contract with EMI states that EMI could not unbundle individual songs from their original album settings. Confusingly, given the record label’s deep care and concern for its artists, EMI has been making Pink Floyd songs available for individual purchase from places such [...]
Multitasking in iPhone 4.0?
Is Apple going to introduce backgrounding capabilities in iPhone 4.0? AppleInsider thinks so and John Gruber agrees. I think it has to happen sooner or later, with sooner being the preferred answer. The AppleInsider article, while not containing any technical details, gives a good layout of the considerations and possible impacts of such a move.
iTunes LP is a Turd
Hey, remember iTunes LP? Yeah, I forgot all about it, too. At the time, and even today, it makes no sense and when we discussed it six months ago on the podcast, I said as much. Why the hell would Apple do this? Well, Paul Bonanos over at GigaOM has revisited the iTunes LP and, [...]
Are template-based apps next on Apple’s list of No-No apps?
Update (3/9 2:54pm): From what I can see so far, this banning/not approving apps that are template-based/cookie-cutter type apps doesn’t seem to be happening. There is a new developer, LMK.com, that has added 51 new apps all of which use the same app to display different data. Just the kind of think that Apple would [...]
