Gadgetry

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

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Who wants to be a millionaire?

The most predictable way to make money on the stock market? Buy Apple stock the days before the event…

It’s tradition.

1) The press wildly inflates speculation on the new Apple (insert your favorite device here) - eg, iPad with stereo speakers, card reader, dueling cameras, supre-hires screen…all kinds of stuff

b) Then the speculators and naysayers come out, and also odd bits of personal bad news - eg, standard ram, no card reader, Steve very sick, Jony Ive possibly leaving Apple. The stock take a significant dip. Larger stock groups buy in.

iii) The products come out, the bad news is debunked, and generally the reception to the (product) is good. The stock jumps back up in a few days. Big groups sell out.

Profit!
Cynical, repeatable profit.

Posted by admin on 03/02 at 08:00 PM
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

iPad 2 - News around the corner

Now that they’ve dropped the bombshell, I expect Apple to announce the new iPad very, very soon.

Their modus operandi is to take their medicine and then start serving the treacle.

I expect to see an announcement card for and event soon, then hear about earnings successes in this months’ conference call, and then the event where the next iPad is announced. Maybe a thinner, DVD-less MacBook Pro (I just got a current MacBook Pro so it’s time to reveal a new one, of course).

Boom - boom - boom.

With Cook still working behind the scenes as COO, Ive still designing, Shiller still shilling, Apple continues to fire on all cylinders.

Posted by admin on 01/18 at 08:52 AM
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Get well soon, Steve

Take time for yourself and relax. Apple’s in good hands.

Posted by admin on 01/18 at 08:49 AM
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Monday, May 31, 2010

Font Management in OS X, 10.4-10.6

Fonts in OS X seems to change in every version. They’re a mystery, wrapped in a puzzle, often dotted with a umlaut and an accent-grave. Whether you’re a a Flash developer wondering why your final Helvetica looks larger than it should be, or a print designer who’s output looks strangely un-kerned, this link is for you…

I know nothing about JKL Studios other than they’ve got the most detailed and easy-to-understand overview I’ve seen about Mac font management.

Read it.
Learn it.
Live it.

And download the PDF for when you stupidly remove the LucidaGrande.dfont from your /System/Library/Fonts/ directory.

No…I admit to nothing.

Posted by admin on 05/31 at 09:28 AM
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Podcasts not syncing - here’s the fix

Can’t sync your podcasts? Playlists with podcasts don’t show up on your iPhone? Here’s the fix..

Previously the Podcast bug affected only the playlist order, but in the current iTunes 9.0.3 and iPhone 3.1.3 firmware (for example) the bug will remove any Podcast in a playlist from the iPod section of the device. If the Playlist is comprised of only podcasts, the playlist will not even be visible on the device (it will show in the iTunes sync).

To return podcasts to a playlist, you have to use the iTunes 9 trick:

  • Right-click your particular playlist and choose EDIT SMART PLAYLIST
  • Turn off LIVE UPDATING
  • SYNC

    • Then your podcasts return in a playlist in the correct order, but you’ll have to toggle it on again to update the playlist list.

    This bug has existed since iTunes 9 and it seems to only be getting worse. Hopefully Apple will fix it soon - I can’t believe they don’t want us to listen to podcasts in a playlist! C’mon Apple - fix this already!

    Posted by admin on 02/03 at 02:18 PM
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