Interesting dilemma faced by physical retailers who have to deal with people coming in to try products before going home to buy them online.
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Photographer Travels the World Taking Pictures of Abandoned Airplane Wrecks
Beautiful images, and a stark serene beauty seeing these once powerful machines lying in their graves. A really beautiful set of images.
What Bitcoins Are All About
A handy explanation from Mac Observer if, like me, you’ve been wondering just what all the fuss is about. I’m still not entirely sure I get it mind you, but anyway!
Ron Johnson “Leaves” his Position As CEO of JC Penny
Not surprising considering JC Penny’s performance since he took over, but, as others have pointed out, they didn’t really give him time to turn things around. Still, his former position at Apple is still open. Just sayin’
How NASA’s Nuclear Rockets Will Take Us Way Beyond Mars
Fascinating article on Gizmodo about how Nasa plans to restart its Nuclear Rocket programme from the 60′s and 70′s
ProCutX is Now Free for a Limited Time
If you haven’t seen this before, ProCutX is an iPad app that gives you a control surface for controlling FCPx. Its very nicely done and is a useful way to enhance your FCPx using experience. No Film school is reporting that the app is being given away free for a limited time. You can find it in the App store now. It’s normally $25 so get it while it’s free!
Password Minder
And you thought 1 Password was good!
Hard to believe this isn’t a joke. I guess I should have waited a few days to post this !!
How Macworld Produces its Podcasts
Great piece from Macworld on how they produce their podcasts. Some good tips in there.
Gmail push notification no longer works with Mail on new iOS devices
Google announced in December that the Microsoft Exchange support offered with Google Sync would be removed, and the company ended that support on January 30, 2013. For those who are using the Gmail push notification feature on existing hardware, there’s no cause for concern as Google has grandfathered in your accounts. However, when you get a new iOS device through an upgrade or replacement, you’ll find that you can no longer receive instant push notifications for Gmail accounts.
You know…. “Open”
LEGO® Blocumentary – From Inspiration to Creation: Angus MacLane
Great interview with Pixar Artist Angus MacLane about how he uses Lego as inspiration.
The inevitable iWatch response
Speaking of the iWatch, this is funny. And so true.(via the Loop)
Panda Express
China Sends Pandas to Canada via FedEx. Don’t worry, this isn’t a story of animal cruelty. It’s great to see the lengths FedEx wen’t to, including a gorgeous re-painting of one of their cargo planes for the event. Check out the story and pictures on the FedEx blog.
Adobe’s Kevin Lynch to Join Apple as VP of Technology
Kevin Lynch has joined as VP of Technology, reporting to SVP Bob MansfieldJohn Fortt via Twitter
Interesting.
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