Blogger Jason Kottke has noticed an interesting pattern: Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who take Steve Jobs’s biography not as a guide to success, but as a warning. Kottke points to four entrepreneurs who are scaling back on work to focus on their families, lest they...Is Steve Jobs’s Biography An Inspiration To Entrepreneurs, Or A Warning?
Blogger Jason Kottke has noticed an interesting pattern: Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who take Steve Jobs’s biography not as a guide to success, but as a warning. Kottke points to four entrepreneurs who are scaling back on work to focus on their families, lest they...Apple’s Factories Are “Sweatshops” — But They’re Better Than Competition, Says Labor Activist
Apple is doing a better job auditing its suppliers than it’s competitors, says a China labor activist. Labor activist Li Qiang says Apple is doing a much better job of monitoring factory conditions than Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia and many others. “I compared Apple with...As Apple Explodes In The Workplace, Introducing Our New Business Reporter
I take great pleasure in introducing Ryan Faas, Cult of Mac’s new business reporter. Ryan will be writing for the site full-time, covering the incredible march of Apple technology into the workplace. Ryan is a veteran tech journalist who has written extensively about Apple,...Take A Peek At Upcoming Versions Of Abvio’s Full-Featured Running And Cycling Apps
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 — As the App Store approaches its fourth birthday this July, some early apps are getting quite mature. With each update, more and more features get added. Take for example a trio of apps from Abvio for running, walking and...Macworld Concludes With a Big Drum Circle
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 — Here is some video of the big drum circle that wrapped up Macworld. Such a great way to end a conference! Macworld is done, but we’ll have the remainder of our show posts tomorrow. Similar Posts:Why Macworld Is Being...Bring-Your-Own-Mac Is Fueling Big Gains For This Enterprise Software Company
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 — Here’s a story we’re hearing a lot at MacWorld: the business world is finally starting to embrace the consumerization of IT. Take...This One-Piece MacBook Stand Is Made In Same Factory As Apple’s Unibody Macs
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 – Rain Design’s new one-piece MacBook stand is made in the same factory that makes Apple’s unibody Macs, says the company. According to vice president Aven Koh, the mTower Stand ($50) is carved from a single piece of aluminum using the...Quick Look at Silo Ink’s Refillable Ink Cartridges
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 21012 — Silo Ink’s refillable ink cartridges are the last inkjet cartridges you’ll ever buy, according to the company. It offers a lifetime replacement guarantee to back that up. Once installed, the cartridges are refilled from bottles of ink, which cost...Hands On With the Uber-Useful Launch Center, An Automator For iOS [Macworld 2012]
Here’s a quick look at AppCubby’s $0.99 Launch Center app, a very cool and useful app launcher that’s like Automator for iOS. The app allows you to set up all kinds of actions and schedule them. Version 1.1 adds actions to iOS’s Notification Center....New Yorker Writer Susan Orlean Threatened Divorce To Convert Her Husband To Mac [Macworld / iWorld 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / iWORLD 2012 — Talking on stage about her love of technology and gadgets, New Yorker writer Susan Orlean rhapsodized her iPad, and told how she converted her husband to Apple technology. A self-confessed geek, Orlean told how the iPad solved...Why Macworld Is Being Rebranded As iWorld
Above: Macworld organizer Paul Kent on why the show is being rebranded as iWorld 2012. SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 2012 — In an era when trade shows are almost extinct, Macworld is a dinosaur. And that’s in a good way. Now in its 28th year,...Should Apple Make Its Products In The U.S.?
The New York Times on Sunday published a provocative piece asking whether Apple has an obligation to make its products at home in the U.S. The article describes how, in 2007, just before the iPhone hit stores, Steve Jobs angrily discovered that its screen...
