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*sniff* Spent the last week or so sniffing... 51,786 Views / 77 Replies  
*sniff*

Spent the last week or so sniffing about for other Mac news sites to fill the pending void. Not one holds a candle to MacNN...

Wishing you all well in future endeavours.
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jun 30, 2016 at 05:08 PM, in Mac News
So long and thanks for all the fish? How... 16,018 Views / 135 Replies  
So long and thanks for all the fish?

How ironic that Apple's success changed the perceived value of MacNN in the end, after toughing it out in the early days when the rest of the world was busily...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jun 20, 2016 at 06:19 PM, in Mac News
What an excellent way to completely flood the... 657 Views / 6 Replies  
What an excellent way to completely flood the bedroom blue spectrum light. Sleep is overrated anyway.
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jun 10, 2016 at 07:23 AM, in Mac News
I don't think the revenue will amount to much... 592 Views / 3 Replies  
I don't think the revenue will amount to much compared to their other streams, but the value in good PR value is worth a lot more.

It's a terrific signal to the corporate world that doing things...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jun 9, 2016 at 05:08 PM, in Mac News
This symptoms are similar to a bug I've had for... 434 Views / 2 Replies  
This symptoms are similar to a bug I've had for about three years on the Mac Pro in Safari.

It's a strange system lockup: no kernel panic, the mouse cursor moves around fine, but unable to switch...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jun 7, 2016 at 07:12 AM, in Mac News
The FormBox is indeed interesting, but it is... 385 Views / 3 Replies  
The FormBox is indeed interesting, but it is disappointing to see their hyped comparison to 3D printing echoed here.

There are overlapping areas in market and usage — the same can be said...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on May 12, 2016 at 03:06 PM, in Mac News
"A bit over a quarter of a century ago now..." ... 2,393 Views / 14 Replies  
"A bit over a quarter of a century ago now..."
"...that press launch I went to would've been in 1994"

Was this article published at least three years too early?

BTW, I think the Apple Display...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on May 6, 2016 at 11:54 AM, in Mac News
It's hard not to compare the apparently... 502 Views / 5 Replies  
It's hard not to compare the apparently uncompromised enterprise network vs. the commercial network to the "perfectly legal" offshore shenanigans revealed in the Panama Papers.

Given BlackBerry's...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Apr 14, 2016 at 10:06 PM, in Mac News
If it did indeed take a week or at least several... 854 Views / 4 Replies  
If it did indeed take a week or at least several days to extract the data bit by bit (likely destroying the phone in the process), then it would seem to be too expensive and slow for the method to be...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Apr 6, 2016 at 09:19 PM, in Mac News
"More than 9,000 of 3,000 glass panels have been... 379 Views / 1 Replies  
"More than 9,000 of 3,000 glass panels have been installed."

Sounds a tad redundant if you ask me....
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Mar 8, 2016 at 02:12 PM, in Mac News
So to play this out logically, the U.S.... 1,649 Views / 15 Replies  
So to play this out logically, the U.S. government would be deliberately choosing to purchase tech that is less secure by design.

A prime example of cutting off the nose to spite the face.
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Mar 4, 2016 at 10:24 AM, in Mac News
It looks a little like what happens when you put... 516 Views / 1 Replies  
It looks a little like what happens when you put a CD in the microwave.
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Mar 3, 2016 at 02:10 PM, in Mac News
Don't mind the idea of a refresh, but the desktop... 7,005 Views / 84 Replies  
Don't mind the idea of a refresh, but the desktop layout looks very messy.

The mobile layout is so much simpler and more sleek, that it leaves one feeling as though your desktop readers are being...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Feb 4, 2016 at 11:29 AM, in Mac News
Such welcome news! No more jailbreaking iOS... 2,700 Views / 18 Replies  
Such welcome news! No more jailbreaking iOS devices to install f.lux.

That said, I hope Apple's implementation takes advantage of light-sensing to adjust the degree of colour-shifting. It's the...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jan 18, 2016 at 01:36 PM, in Mac News
The entire sesquicentennial project (don't get to... 2,958 Views / 17 Replies  
The entire sesquicentennial project (don't get to use that word very often) was assembled, prosaically, under a shoestring budget, in keeping with the previous Conservative government's aversion to...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jan 13, 2016 at 02:05 PM, in Mac News
"Do you remember floppy discs?" Since you're... 431 Views / 2 Replies  
"Do you remember floppy discs?"

Since you're talking about Macs, the 3.5" disc were hardly floppy (some called them "stiffies").

The Apple ][ 5.25" discs were floppies, though the expression I...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Oct 30, 2015 at 08:14 AM, in Mac News
Good tip on the attachments. Though I usually... 1,211 Views / 9 Replies  
Good tip on the attachments. Though I usually drag-drop an attachment to spark an email, I messed that up just this morning with a client and had to re-send.

As long as you're shaking up the...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Oct 19, 2015 at 11:01 AM, in Mac News
"Should Apple pursue a similar strategy, if not... 572 Views / 7 Replies  
"Should Apple pursue a similar strategy, if not porting full OS X across to its ARM-based A-series chips.."?

WIth both OSX & iOS application libraries, Apple benefits tremendously – there's little...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Sep 24, 2015 at 10:46 AM, in Mac News
I have always suspected that the design was... 2,615 Views / 42 Replies  
I have always suspected that the design was purposefully awkward to cultivate a Mac market for USB products.

The iMac was the first computer to have USB as a standard port, and was released at...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Aug 27, 2015 at 10:10 PM, in Mac News
I'm happy with my Pono player (hardware's great,... 1,163 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm happy with my Pono player (hardware's great, interface is on the better side of "meh").

Not having a store yet in Canada, however, kinda makes it difficult for me to buy any content from them....
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Aug 25, 2015 at 02:36 PM, in Mac News
"pubic beta program" ? I'm not sure I want... 491 Views / 1 Replies  
"pubic beta program" ? I'm not sure I want in...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jul 21, 2015 at 06:28 PM, in Mac News
While the advantages of this are obvious, it... 448 Views / 3 Replies  
While the advantages of this are obvious, it would also make illicitly capturing or detecting fingerprints easier than ever, when there's no way of knowing where a reader is located.
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jul 21, 2015 at 12:34 PM, in Mac News
@ spidouz & Spheric Harlot I think my... 3,792 Views / 24 Replies  
@ spidouz & Spheric Harlot

I think my overall point is being missed here.

Looking past the range in quality of work put into digital recordings, the end result, at standard resolution, is...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jul 18, 2015 at 12:25 AM, in Mac News
@Spheric Harlot It's not the hardware... 3,792 Views / 24 Replies  
@Spheric Harlot

It's not the hardware — I have auditioned and owned several kinds and calibres of D/A converters, amps, headphones, etc. On my turntable setup, where even the most beat-up...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jul 16, 2015 at 09:24 AM, in Mac News
I won't second-guess Neil's motives. That would... 3,792 Views / 24 Replies  
I won't second-guess Neil's motives. That would be a fool's errand, given his seemingly capricious choices as an artist.

I will comment, however, on audio professionals commenting on this article...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Jul 16, 2015 at 01:24 AM, in Mac News
I hope the fellow wins only for the sake of... 2,577 Views / 15 Replies  
I hope the fellow wins only for the sake of making the law clearer.

However, unless he was using voice-only functions, whether the Watch is considered "handheld" or not, you do have to bring your...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on May 28, 2015 at 09:05 PM, in Tech News
I've been a fan of BBEdit since (I think) version... 513 Views / 2 Replies  
I've been a fan of BBEdit since (I think) version 1. The document comparison and multi-file search and replace remain valuable features (each have saved countless hours of hair-pulling), and are...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on May 13, 2015 at 04:49 PM, in Mac News
It's not that Continuum is a bad idea — in... 1,176 Views / 6 Replies  
It's not that Continuum is a bad idea — in fact, it represents a number of good concepts.

However, Microsoft once again muddies things once again with inconsistency across their products.
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Posted by sidewaysdesign, on May 6, 2015 at 09:20 PM, in Tech News
As useful as this app has been, $40 for an... 2,211 Views / 9 Replies  
As useful as this app has been, $40 for an upgrade — chiefly for a facelift, for my needs — is unusually stiff, especially when you consider this app has been part of Mac bundles for $10...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Mar 25, 2015 at 02:00 PM, in Mac News
I have a soft spot for Atari. My first computer... 431 Views / 3 Replies  
I have a soft spot for Atari. My first computer was an Atari 800, so it's nice to see the name come back from the margins.

However, Atari was not the creator of Pac-Man — that honor goes to...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Mar 20, 2015 at 08:46 AM, in Mac News
It only makes sense to fill a notable gap in... 1,613 Views / 10 Replies  
It only makes sense to fill a notable gap in their product lineup (just like a larger iPhone). Even if they don't sell like hotcakes, it takes away any argument of selecting another platform...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Sep 8, 2014 at 07:13 AM, in Tech News
I would love to see a hard-wired connection (I... 1,270 Views / 7 Replies  
I would love to see a hard-wired connection (I don't care if it's USB or Ethernet), but I don't think that's Apple's aim here. This certainly opens the doors to Li-Fi, however...
Posted by sidewaysdesign, on Oct 9, 2013 at 01:09 PM, in Tech News
 
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