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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, May 15, 2015
 

 

 
Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple's green initiative offers a smidgen of hope" ["Considering that we're talking about the world's largest corporation by market capitalization, these are moves that will force people to take notice. They set a powerful example for other businesses. They also show spineless politicians the world over that, yes, it's possible to be socially responsible and still adhere to good old-fashioned capitalistic principles. 'Apple is really out front on environmental issues,' said Jesse Simons, chief of staff of the Sierra Club. 'They're sending a strong signal for the way the world should go.'"]  Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:35 AM
  • "Apple is the greenest tech giant according to Greenpeace" BetaNews 8:37 AM
  • "The final frontier: How Apple TV could connect all the dots"  Macworld 8:31 AM
  • "The Apple Watch's Future Is Bright—And You Can See It In Android Data: We're a social people, so the Apple Watch may be the right product at the right time."  ReadWrite 10:05 AM
  • "Does Apple Need to Worry About Slowing Smartphone Sales in China?" The Motley Fool 9:14 AM
  • "Apple Still Growing In China Despite Market Slowdown, Analyst Says" Benzinga 10:05 AM
  • "How Apple Could Help Tesla By Building A Car" Benzinga 3:39 PM
OS X
News
  • "No Oculus Rift for the Mac, but your Mac couldn't handle it anyway" Macworld 2:44 PM
  • "Oculus pauses Mac and Linux development, offers PC specs" Engadget 12:09 PM
  • "Oculus Rift Development on OS X 'Paused' to Focus on Strong Windows Launch" MacRumors 12:09 PM
  • "I wanted to buy an Oculus Rift — but there's no development timeline for Mac" VentureBeat 1:35 PM
  • "Early look at Windows 10 on the new Retina MacBook says it runs better than OS X" 9to5Mac 8:27 AM
  • "Apple HomeKit Devices Arrive in June?" PC Magazine 12:09 PM
  • "Apple says HomeKit devices to start appearing in June" ZDNet 8:20 AM
  • "Apple HomeKit: Delayed until June, mumble Cupertino spinners" The Register 7:53 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Ask: Yosemite Mouse Malfunction" Mac|Life 12:08 PM
  • "Yosemite - programming problems with version 'numbers'; 'nsurlsessiond'; video playback trouble" MacInTouch 2:46 PM
  • "Office 2011 - workarounds for Office 2011 14.5.0 update bug with Outlook (plus FileMaker copy-protection in the past)" MacInTouch 2:47 PM
  • "Virtualization - Migration Assistant issue with Snow Leopard Server; support for older Mac apps (PowerPC) via Rosetta in virtualization" MacInTouch 2:46 PM
  • "MainStage 3: Reducing latency in MainStage 3" Apple Support 12:08 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Seeking Replacements for Aperture (Part 5): ID Imager Photo Supreme -A Good Candidate" eXtensions 7:54 AM
  • "Alternote Review: Minimalist Markdown Evernote App for OS X" MacStories 2:44 PM
  • "The Text Editor I've Been Searching For This Whole Time Was TextEdit" Lifehacker 3:41 PM
  • "How To Reset Mac OS X Dock Layout To Default Settings" Redmond Pie 8:46 PM
  • "How to Recover Deleted Images in Photos App for Mac OS X" OS X Daily 1:35 PM
  • "How to read Mac OS HFS drives in Windows for free" PC Advisor 9:14 AM
  • "Free: Yet Another Way To Run Windows (or Linux) On A Mac" Mac 360 7:48 AM
  • "Use This App On Your Mac To Survey And Troubleshoot A Wi-Fi Network" Mac 360 7:49 AM
  • "Friday Freebie: Scan For Mac Malware" TeraTalks 7:49 AM
  • "Free: How To Use Your Mac To Count Stuff" NoodleMac 7:49 AM
Op/Ed
  • "How I Would Fix iTunes, Part 15: Fix Shuffle" Kirkville 8:50 AM
Press Releases
  • "MCE launches FCPX-compatible BluRay authoring system for OS X" MacNN 4:05 PM
  • "2015"s Best Mac Games so far (plus 23 more coming soon)" Mac Gamer HQ 3:34 PM
  • "'Take Control of Security for Mac Users' Ready for Everyone" TidBITS 3:30 PM
  • "Apple Raises iCloud Contacts Limit to 50,000" MacRumors 1:34 PM
  • "Hogwasher 5: First Update in 9 Year Brings Modern Features" FairerPlatform 1:14 PM
  • "FileMaker Pro/FileMaker Pro Advanced 14" TidBITS 12:10 PM
  • "iSMARTtrain v4.0 - Heart Rate and Power Meter Software for Mac" prMac 8:20 AM
  • "New Update for Theme Inn's Bundle for MS Office" prMac 8:19 AM
  • "Script of the Day: Increment Number Tags -Set various number tags of selected iTunes tracks incrementally" Doug's AppleScripts 7:48 AM
  • "Final Cut Pro 10.2.1 Address Panasonic, Accuracy, Quit Issues" FairerPlatform 7:48 AM
General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Trader Joe's grocery chain preparing to accept Apple Pay" AppleInsider 4:04 PM
  • "Trader Joe's begins accepting Apple Pay at select retail locations" 9to5Mac 8:42 PM
  • "iPhones in use in the US rise to 94M, new study suggests/No shock: the iPhone 6 line is off to a strong start. More surprisingly, some 8 million iPhone 4S devices are still in US hands." CNET 1:35 PM
  • "Apple, AT&T fight sale of RadioShack customer data" CNNMoney 10:05 AM
  • "Bentley again uses iPhones to shoot latest ad, this time using iPhone 6/Plus" 9to5Mac 8:30 AM
  • "Apple retail workers hospitalized after contaminated package delivered" MacNN 3:44 PM
  • "Spotify May Cut 'Freemium' to Three Months, Sources Say..." Digital Music News 8:51 AM
  • "Is Apple winning? Spotify might be ending its free music plan" AppAdvice 8:51 AM
  • "'The Apple of China' is dipping its toe in Apple's home turf" Business Insider 3:27 PM
  • "Can Nintendo Survive Mobile Without Catering to Whales?" Wired 8:32 AM
  • "Is Apple Reviving Ping for New Streaming Music Service?" Apple Gazette 9:15 AM
  • "Wolverton: Your smartphone is a target, so make it secure" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 9:47 AM
  • "Siri checks in: Welcome to Starwood's hotel room of the future" Macworld 8:30 AM
  • "iPhone Catches Fire, Burns Teen Who Blames Third-Party Charger: The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but the teen's family believes a third-party charger, purchased at a local gas station, is to blame." PC Magazine 2:55 PM
  • "Dumb Criminal Jailed For Scamming Apple's iPhone Replacement Scheme To Make $42,000" Digital Trends 8:39 AM
  • "How to Use Apple's Return Policy to Steal Money...and Get Caught" The Mac Observer 8:22 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Cyberattack on Penn State exposes passwords of 18K people" CNET 8:23 PM
  • "Panasonic Now Selling Firefox-Powered TVs" PC Magazine 4:04 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The TouchArcade Show - 205 - Obnoxiously Checking the Time" Touch Arcade 8:42 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-05-15: Apple Watch Security, Fixing iTunes 12" The Mac Observer 1:14 PM
  • "AppleInsider podcast tackles the latest 'iPhone 6s' & 'iPad Pro' rumors, Apple Watch water resistance, more" AppleInsider 8:28 AM
Hardware/Software
  • "Apple discontinues 15" MacBook Pro BTO models ahead of Force Touch refresh" AppleInsider 8:42 PM
  • "Many Apple Watch shipping times improve slightly from July to June" 9to5Mac 8:42 PM
  • "IHS: iPhone 6s Camera – 12MP But Smaller Pixels" G for Games 8:47 AM
  • "Smile! iPhone 6s camera is set for a major upgrade" Cult of Mac 8:47 AM
  • "Next iPhone's camera may get a pixel boost, but there's a trade-off: An industry observer says Apple's upcoming iPhones will increase the pixel count from 8 pixels to 12. The pixels would be smaller, though, which could affect picture quality." CNET 3:39 PM
  • "Quanta clarifies Apple Watch yield rate rumor" DigiTimes 8:28 AM
  • "Quanta vice-chairman reportedly acknowledges 'limited shipments' of Apple Watch, says capacity now fully up to speed" 9to5Mac 8:29 AM
  • "Apple Watch Production Bottleneck Ends, Quanta Now Building at Full Capacity" The Mac Observer 8:57 AM
  • "Apple Watch: No kill switch could make thieves rich" V3 8:43 AM
  • "These are the iPhones and Macs that are becoming 'obsolete' next month" BGR 9:29 PM
  • "Hon Hai Enjoys Big iPhone Bump: Contract manufacturer posts 56% jump in first-quarter earnings" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:50 AM
AppleCare/Helps
  • "If you forgot the passcode for your Apple Watch" Apple Support 3:20 PM
  • "Wireless input devices: Bluetooth frequently asked questions" Apple Support 12:08 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:47 AM
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:47 AM
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:47 AM

Reviews/How-To/Tutorials/Tips
Reviews
  • "The Apple Watch Review: Week 1 - A Very Beautiful Less Functional Pebble" Touch Arcade 1:56 PM
  • "Apple Watch Review [Updated!] Mac|Life 8:46 PM
  • "Exercising with the Apple Watch: The Hardware" TidBITS 4:05 PM
  • "Apple MacBook 12-inch Retina review: a beautiful compromise" Telegraph 1:25 PM
  • "12-inch MacBook month review: A great new Mac if you manage your expectations (Video)" 9to5Mac 8:29 AM
  • "Review: Spigen Apple Watch Stand is a minimalistic charging dock at an affordable price" 9to5Mac 12:09 PM
  • "Shootout: Samsung 850 EVO SSD versus other Samsung SSDs" Bare Feats 12:07 PM
  • "Fitbit Surge Review: The Ultimate Fitness Tracker? Fitbit Surge Review" Mobile Reviews Eh 12:08 PM
  • "Review: Nodus Access Case for the iPhone 6 Plus" Run Around Tech 8:52 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
  • "2015 Apple MacBook Review: Apple's new MacBook is more fun to gawk at than live with" Digital Trends 8:39 PM
  • "Feedly for Apple Watch has arrived: browse your favorite stories right from the wrist" iDownload Blog 8:46 AM
  • "SPG App Offers Keyless Entry with iPhone and Apple Watch" Best App Site 8:57 AM
  • "Hands On: Numberama 2 2.22 (iOS)" MacNN 8:47 AM
  • "Hands On: Toca Tailor 1.0.5 (iOS)" MacNN 3:43 PM
  • "Battle Camp review: raise a pet on Apple Watch, battle it on iPhone" iDownload Blog 8:45 AM
  • "'Fragger 2' Review - Definitely Not a Dud" Touch Arcade 8:42 PM
  • "App Of The Day: Kano - Fun Erupting On Your iOS Device" Apple'n'Apps 8:47 PM
How-To/Tutorial
  • "How to use your Apple Watch — and third-party apps — on an airplane" iMore 3:21 PM
  • "Snap Photos To Create Lists And Sort Them With Action Based Tags [iOS] AddictiveTips 1:56 PM
  • "How to set the clock ahead on Apple Watch" iMore 12:07 PM
  • "4 fun Apple Watch features and how to use them" Computerworld 7:53 AM
  • "Apple Watch: Change your app layout" CIO 7:50 AM
Tips
  • "Resetting your Home Screen Layout" iLounge 3:43 PM
  • "Pointers: Make 'Hey Siri' work on Apple Watch" MacNN 8:47 AM
Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion
  • "Report claims Apple (oddly) showed interest in failed payments startup Clinkle" 9to5Mac 8:58 PM
  • "How Steve Jobs Botched Things Up For His First 20 Years - And Why Nobody Cares" Quora 8:23 PM
  • "How future iPhones could take a cue from... the 2009 BlackBerry Bold?" BGR 3:21 PM
  • "Self-driving Cars Will Need a New Breed of Software" The Mac Observer 1:55 PM
  • "Enjoy: Can Apple's former retail chief re-invent personalized shopping?" Mashable 1:35 PM
  • "Here's When Apple's Next Big Products Are Coming Out" Time 12:08 PM
  • "I'm still very tempted to switch to iOS – here's what Google could do to pull me back" BGR 10:04 AM
  • "Why the Apple Watch is keeping me awake at night"  Cult of Mac 9:46 AM
  • "Kahney's Korner: Cultmaster lays down an Apple Watch rant" Cult of Mac 8:48 AM
  • "A rising iPhone lifts all complements" iMore 8:47 AM
  • "7 ways Apple Watch will transform how you date" Mashable 8:32 AM
  • "Apple should improve Apple Watch's security, but the fear of theft is overblown"  Macworld 8:30 AM
  • "Apple Is An Innovating Disruptor So Why Didn't It Build This Phone?" Mac 360 7:49 AM
  • "A Few Words On The Lemmings Populating The Technorati Elite" Mac 360 7:49 AM
  • "AIA: Notes on Day 1 in Atlanta, Georgia" Architosh 7:47 AM
Non-Apple
  • "NSFW: Microsoft doesn't suck, and you don't have to hate it" iMore 1:35 PM
  • "Windows 10 to melt your brain and take over your life" The Register 8:45 AM
Humor/Cartoons
  • "Step into my parlor, said the Zuckerbug!" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:48 AM
Press Releases/Products/Public Relations
  • "Cassandra: Waterlogue now Available at a Reduced Price" eXtensions 8:52 PM
  • "Shuffle's New iPhone App Lets You Create Disposable Phone Numbers...And Emails, Too" TechCrunch 1:35 PM
  • "Stop the Drop with the new Loopy Vibe Case for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus" MacPrices 12:00 PM
  • "Dominate the battlefield in Special Ops, the first Unreal 4 FPS on iOS" AppAdvice 9:19 AM
  • "iStation Ltd Are Granted 'Apple Consultant Network Status'" PRNewswire 8:53 AM
  • "Sunrise calendar introduces Meet, the fastest way to schedule a one-to-one" Memeburn 8:52 AM
  • "'Jetpack Joust' Combines Endless Ascent Games with 'Joust'" Touch Arcade 8:49 AM
  • "Cover for iPhone helps you create beautiful photo overlays in seconds" prMac 12:09 PM
  • "MCE Ships USB 3.0 16X Blu-ray Authoring System for Mac Pro, iMac 5K" prMac 9:03 AM
  • "Ateam Inc. releases Unison League - Real-Time RPG Launches Globally" prMac 8:20 AM
  • "English To Japanese Translator Dictionary App for iOS" prMac 8:20 AM
  • "Safe: Code Breakers - The first brain thriller game for your Apple Watch" prMac 8:20 AM
  • "TaskOnPaper - The return of the legendary TaskPaper in App Store" prMac 8:20 AM
  • "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Releases Enhanced iOS App" prMac 8:20 AM
  • "touchbyte releases PhotoSync 3.0 for iOS" prMac 8:19 AM
Computer Industry
  • "With the launch of its Edge browser, Microsoft ends an antitrust era" ZDNet 8:38 AM
  • "FireEye, Microsoft wipe TechNet clean of malware hidden by hackers" ZDNet 8:50 AM
  • "Microsoft Reiterates that Pirates Will Not Get Windows 10 for Free" Thurrott 3:29 PM
  • "IBM's silicon photonics technology ready to speed up Big Data applications" The Engineer 8:35 AM
  • "Tackling tough transitions: Advice from a top IBM executive" Computerworld 8:36 AM
  • "Rosetta Teams With IBM to Launch Marketing Platform" MediaDailyNews 8:36 AM
  • "IBM rallies the troops in battle against cybercrime" ITProPortal 8:34 AM
  • "IBM predicts timid growth in Brazil for 2015" ZDNet 2:44 PM
  • "Update: HP not launching retail store in Melbourne CBD" CRN 8:32 AM
  • "Dell's New Miniature Inspiron Goes After HP's Stream And Intel's NUC" Digital Trends 8:40 PM
  • "Serverhub Introduces The Intel Xeon D Processor Family To It's Dedicated Server Platform" Mobile Commerce Press 8:29 AM
  • "Intel Broadwell release date - Broadwell to come to desktop PCs in June" IT PRO 8:26 AM
  • "Skin data transfer, autonomous drones and binaural audio: Intel showcases future tech" The Inquirer 8:25 AM
  • "3 Key Challenges to AMD's Turnaround" Investopedia 3:42 PM
  • "Oracle and Mirantis forge OpenStack alliance" Fortune 8:19 AM
  • "Oracle Financial Q4 net profit at Rs.201 crore" Indian Infoline 8:17 AM
  • "Insight - Google versus Oracle case exposes differences within Obama administration" Reuters 8:16 AM
  • "Oracle and Mirantis forge OpenStack alliance" Fortune 8:19 AM
  • "Oracle and Mirantis put Database 12c on OpenStack private clouds" ZDNet 8:12 AM
  • "The Oracle Cloud Worm Has Turned So Much That It's Doing Somersaults" Forbes 8:12 AM
  • "Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) SMB Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service" Security Tracker 8:09 AM
  • "Why This Analyst Team Sees Cisco and Juniper Both Winning Simultaneously" 24/7 Wall St. 8:09 AM
  • "Opinion: 4 reasons why investors will miss Cisco CEO Chambers" MarketWatch 8:08 AM
  • "Cisco Email Security Appliance Input Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks" Security Tracker 8:07 AM
  • "Comcast Selects Cisco New Evolved CCAP with 10Gbps Interface & Support for SDN" PCC Mobile Broadcast 8:06 AM
  • "Cisco IOS Voice Gateway ISDN Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service" Security Tracker 8:06 AM
  • "The serious side of the cloud playground" InfoWorld 11:52 AM
  • "How the cloud marketplace is shifting to target specific niches [Q&A] BetaNews 11:47 AM
Finances (Click heading for current Apple Stock price.)
Apple News
  • "Top U.S. hedge funds continued to dump Apple amid rally" Reuters 9:28 PM
  • "Apple Inc., Chipmakers Among Billionaire Ray Dalio's Favorite Tech Stock Picks" Insider Monkey 8:44 PM
  • "Icahn's 4Q14, Historical Holdings Show Robust Confidence in Apple" Market Realist 8:58 AM
Industry News
  • "S&P 500 hits record as stocks end mixed" USA Today 8:49 PM
  • "Stock Market Today: Stocks End Week With Slight Gains, No Thanks to Friday's Session" TheStreet 8:48 PM
  • "An indecisive day on Wall Street ends with stock indexes mostly higher; S&P 500 at record high" Associated Press 8:48 PM
  • "U.S. Stocks Close Higher; S&P 500 Sets Record: Traders say there is little enthusiasm among investors about buying shares" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:48 PM
  • "Asia Markets: Chinese stock rally cools, but Hang Seng higher/Shares in Shanghai fell Friday as a rally on Beijing's stimulus measures rapidly cooled, while Australia, Hong Kong and Japan posted modest gains after a record close of the S&P 500 index in the U.S. and signs of stabilizing bond markets." MarketWatch 7:50 AM
  • "Europe Markets: FTSE 100 falls, logs weekly decline as growth worries weigh/U.K. stocks fell Friday, dragged lower with other global equity markets on heightened worries about the health of the U.S. economy, the world's largest." MarketWatch 12:03 PM

 
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