#apple
14 posts
2017 - November
1 post2017 - January
2 posts2015 - November
1 post2011 - April
3 posts2011 - January
1 post2009 - July
2 posts2007 - June
1 post2007 - January
3 posts2017 - November
1 postFrom Microsoft to Apple, and Back Again
Comparing Windows 10, macOS, Linux, and premium laptops, the author concludes Windows deserves another chance, uses Manjaro in VirtualBox, and prefers a Dell XPS for development and a Surface Book 2 for design.
2017 - January
2 postsFrom the Macbook Pro to the Dell XPS. Arch Linux for Creative Pro Users
I move from a MacBook Pro to a Dell XPS 9550 and configure Manjaro, Bumblebee, and NVIDIA drivers for creative tools. Linux works well, but Apple still has the edge for mobile Pro workflows.
[Off-Topic] Why are we all moving away from Apple?
This retrospective argues that the iPhone, cloud, and web apps made switching systems easy, while Apple stopped advancing after Steve Jobs. To the author, technology has been stuck since 2010.
2015 - November
1 postBrazil Situation: No Macs for the Rest of Us
I tested a Dell Inspiron with Ubuntu after a MacBook Pro became too expensive for a Brazilian budget. Linux covers about 80% of my use, but proprietary software still requires Mac or Windows.
2011 - April
3 posts[Objective-C] Distributing your Static Library
Akita shows how to configure targets in Xcode 4, use lipo to combine ARM and i386 binaries into a Universal Binary, and distribute a static library with headers in a reusable ZIP for iOS apps.
[Objective-C] Categories, Static Libraries and Gotchas
While testing an Objective-C static library, Akita finds categories missing at runtime and fixes the linker problem with -all_load on targets that depend on the library.
[Objective-C] It's a Unix System! I know this!
Akita uses strftime and CocoaOniguruma on iOS to create date and regex helpers with Ruby-like syntax, showing how to integrate C libraries into Objective-C without a complex bridge.
2011 - January
1 post[Documentary] The iPod Revolution
The author subtitles The iPod Revolution, a documentary summarizing Apple's recovery from 1997 to 2006, Steve Jobs's return, the iPod, and iTunes, and compiles videos on the iPhone, iPad, and other milestones.
2009 - July
2 posts[Off-Topic] All Marketers Are Liars
Seth Godin advocates marketing built on stories and genuinely different products, not checklists. The author applies the idea to Apple, the iPhone, and how Rails spread in Brazil.
[Off-Topic] Bought My First Mac — Now What?
The author offers guidance for first-time Mac owners, covering shortcuts and Finder, apps, security, virtualization, and development. Adapting means leaving Windows habits behind.
2007 - June
1 postOff Topic: Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech, 2005
In his Stanford speech translation, Steve Jobs connects chance, being fired, and illness to life’s choices. The message is to follow curiosity, work you love, and your own intuition.
2007 - January
3 postsOff Topic: "Here's to the crazy ones ..."
The Think Different ad marked Apple and Steve Jobs’ comeback, celebrating people who challenge rules and change the world. The author links that defense of creatives to a possible Rails and 37signals manifesto.
Off-topic: MacWorld 2007 - Steve Jobs Announces the Long-Awaited iPhone!
At MacWorld 2007, Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone as an iPod, phone, and internet communicator in one device, with a multitouch screen, OS X, Safari, Wi-Fi, and a camera. The US launch is planned for June.
Off-topic: MacWorld 2007 - Steve Jobs Keynote
Before the 2007 MacWorld keynote, rumors about the iPhone, Leopard, new Macs, and Apple TV heighten an unusual level of anticipation around Steve Jobs and Apple.