MacNotables #1030: Adam Engst and Andy Ihnatko on the Casualties of eBooks and Why It Is Different This Time
A discussion with Adam Engst and Andy Ihnatko starts with a blog post by Andy, Darwinist Consumerism: What’s the most ethical way to buy books?, and ends with an analysis how long brick-and-mortar bookstores have to live. Along the way, whether you should, and can afford to, support your local bookseller, the loss of a [...]
MacNotables #1029: Adam Engst on Input Devices, Keeping an iOS App Current, and the TidBITS Publishing System
Adam Engst discusses his preferences of input devices, from the Tactile Pro Keyboard to an unusual pointing device. As a professional writer, Adam spends lots of time putting material into his Mac, so things like keyboard feel, pointing device precision, mouse acceleration curves and more are important to him. The are important to you too, [...]
MacNotables #1028: Ted Landau on the Ups and Downs of Jailbreaking, iOS File Sharing Options and Apple’s Cash
Mac expert Ted Landau is back from vacation to update us on the state of jailbreaking your iPhone and iPad, a topic that seems to change every week. Ted talks about online vs. offline jailbreaking, what you can still jailbreak and what you can’t, whether you can go back if you’ve already updated your software, [...]
MacNotables #1027: Jim Dalrymple on the State of Pad Computing, Papermaster’s Break with Apple and More
Jim Dalrymple of The Loop delivers his thoughts on the past, present and future of “pad computing,” evaluating the players and their chances of success. Why Microsoft appears to be clueless, Android is compelling, RIM may have the best competitive chance, and HP is the dark horse in the race are discussed, along with the [...]
