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Is This the Catchiest Song of All Time?
Mashable19 Jun 2013 | 6:21 amDetailed musical phrases, the number of pitches in the hook and men with high voices are the keys to writing a super-catchy pop song, according to musicologists at the University of London. Which song is the catchiest of all time (according to SCIENCE)? Watch and learn, people. This week's episode of #5facts is all about cactus arms, lies about carrots and the lamest time machine that almost graced the silver screen. Be sure to subscribe to the 5 Facts YouTube channel for future episodes. Previously, on 5 Facts Read more...More about Video, Trivia, Watercooler, Videos, and 5 Facts -
Mesmerizing Maps Of A City’s Moving Buses
Fast Company19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amThese maps of how fast the buses drive through Boston offer a beautiful look at the city’s transit system. Realtime bus data has proved useful for commuters who’d rather not waste time waiting around a bus stop. But for cartographers, it’s a treasure trove of information begging to be analyzed and visualized. For example, consider the maps of live bus speeds for Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority buses created by the cartography blog Bostonography. Inputting real time bus schedule data collected over a period of 24 hours, the mappers are able to create a unique snapshot… -
Elon Musk Demonstrates The Power Of Transparency With First Tesla Model S Recall
TechCrunch19 Jun 2013 | 6:42 amTesla just issued a “partial recall” for its Model S sedan. Per the company blog, some Model S vehicles made between May 10, 2013 and June 8, 2013 might have a defect in the mounting bracket for the left hand latch of the second row. Thus a recall is in place to strengthen this part. It’s a small recall. It’s just a rear seat belt. The news is hardly a blip on most car websites. But this is the first recall for the Model S. And with this news, Tesla is showing the rest of the car industry the proper way to talk to customers. Recalls are huge to-dos for car makers. Ask… -
Quid pro quo (you can't play ping pong by yourself)
Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect19 Jun 2013 | 2:56 amThe irony of "getting in return for giving" is that it doesn't work nearly as well as merely giving. Giving because you care, because you have something to say and because it feels right. No Tat. Bloggers who measure the return on investment of every word, twitterers who view the platform as a self-promotional tool instead of a help-others tool, and those that won't contribute to Wikipedia and other projects because there's no upside... these folks are all missing the point. It's not that difficult to figure out who's part of the online community for the right reasons. We can see it in your…
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Too close for comfort: Bear joins guy in tree [video]
19 Jun 2013 | 6:43 amThink that treetop spot is a good bet for avoiding close encounters with wildlife? Think again after seeing this video of a man who found himself with some unlikely company and nowhere to run. Via YouTube. Bonding with nature. -
Beautiful Bolivia: Behind the scenes with director of “La La La” [video]
19 Jun 2013 | 6:37 amBolivia is getting its time in the international spotlight thanks to the UK hit “La La La” by Naughty Boy and director Ian Pons Jewell‘s unique choice of filming locations. CNN Travel’s Dana Joseph sat down with the director to discuss how he found the adorable boy who stars in the video as well as why [...] -
Shark shots: Photographing world’s largest fish [video]
19 Jun 2013 | 6:07 amGetting the perfect picture of a whale shark takes time, patience and a little bit of luck, as Tom Campbell explains in this short video for National Geographic, but a good chunk of our respect goes out to his relatively inexperienced diving assistant, Deidre, who was willing to strike a pose with the beast. The whale shark [...] -
The fresh princes of the farm [video]
19 Jun 2013 | 5:52 amNo corner of the country is too remote for a little YouTube stardom, as the Peterson Brothers of “I’m Farming and I Grow It” fame are back to prove with their rural take on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” Full story at YouTube via Neatorama. Down on the farm. -
Crowdfunding: Where dollars and dreams meet [infographic]
18 Jun 2013 | 5:35 pmHave an amazing idea your local bank isn’t buying into? Today, those dreams don’t have to stop at the banker’s desk thanks to the trend of crowdsourcing, where an adoring public can fund your project one dollar at a time. Via BestAccountingDegrees.net. Like infographics? So do we.
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Is This the Catchiest Song of All Time?
19 Jun 2013 | 6:21 amDetailed musical phrases, the number of pitches in the hook and men with high voices are the keys to writing a super-catchy pop song, according to musicologists at the University of London. Which song is the catchiest of all time (according to SCIENCE)? Watch and learn, people. This week's episode of #5facts is all about cactus arms, lies about carrots and the lamest time machine that almost graced the silver screen. Be sure to subscribe to the 5 Facts YouTube channel for future episodes. Previously, on 5 Facts Read more...More about Video, Trivia, Watercooler, Videos, and 5 Facts -
7 Hot Jobs for Developers in D.C., San Diego and More
19 Jun 2013 | 6:21 amUnemployed, underemployed or somewhere in between? The Mashable Job Board is here to help. Since 2005, Mashable has been dedicated to providing the hottest digital, social and tech news to our readership of 20 million and counting. Top companies know you excel in the digital world, so they come to Mashable to find the best and brightest minds. New jobs — including ones exclusive to us — are added every day to the Mashable Job Board. Take a look. Below, we've gathered 10 recently posted marketing positions. Keep coming back to the Mashable Job Board for new openings, and don't… -
Instagram's Video Rumors and Other News You Need to Know
19 Jun 2013 | 5:57 amWelcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. A report in the Washington Post indicates Google wants the U.S. government to lift gag orders on its highly secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, or FISA, requestsInstagram could be poised to jump into video. And it appears Apple is testing LinkedIn for closer integration with iOS 7. Check out the video above for more on these stories. Image courtesy of Instagram Read more...More about… -
12 Vintage Book Covers That May Have Predicted Internet Memes
19 Jun 2013 | 5:57 amGo back 10 years, and who had even heard of Internet memes? These books — and their covers — certainly hadn't. Though they were around way before memes really took off online, they uncannily remind us of some of the web fads we know and love today SEE ALSO: Ermahgerd! The 12 Best Memes of 2012 We're not saying that these book covers predicted the future or anything, but we're also not saying that they didn't. Maybe they were just waiting for the right (Internet) moment. 1. Prancercise The girl on this cover really captures the flowing energy and spirit of Joanna Rohrback's… -
4 Ideas Google Rejected Before Project Loon
19 Jun 2013 | 5:47 amGoogle's newest project is Loon, a campaign to spread Internet connectivity via a fleet of balloons (or 'loons for short). Remote areas and difficult terrain will have Wi-Fi access thanks to the 30 balloons Google launched last week, as well as the 20 more still awaiting their sendoff SEE ALSO: Top 28 Google Street View Sightings This got us thinking: What other airborne Internet implements could Google have considered before settling on balloons? Comic illustration by Bob Al-Greene, Mashable Read more...More about Google, Comics, Humor, Watercooler, and Project Loon
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Mesmerizing Maps Of A City’s Moving Buses
19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amThese maps of how fast the buses drive through Boston offer a beautiful look at the city’s transit system. Realtime bus data has proved useful for commuters who’d rather not waste time waiting around a bus stop. But for cartographers, it’s a treasure trove of information begging to be analyzed and visualized. For example, consider the maps of live bus speeds for Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority buses created by the cartography blog Bostonography. Inputting real time bus schedule data collected over a period of 24 hours, the mappers are able to create a unique snapshot… -
Personalized Prosthetic Limbs That Look Shocking On Purpose
19 Jun 2013 | 5:30 amMost people prefer that their artificial parts stay under the radar. The prosthetics built by Sophie de Oliveira Barata intentionally look weird, giving their wearers an opportunity to show off their bionic body parts. Most prosthetic limbs are designed to be as unnoticeable as possible. Sophie de Oliveira Barata’s artificial limbs are the exact opposite. For her, the prosthetic is an "extension of personality," and something to be willingly embraced. From the "stereo leg" to the "crystal leg" to the "floral leg" and "snake arm", the limbs are a statement, rather than an attempt to hide… -
This Is What Happens When You Give A Creative Community An Empty 14,000-Square-Foot Building
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amFreespace is a experiment in civic hacking, inspired in no small part by Burning Man. But it’s attracting the attention of Fortune 500 companies eager to find ways bring more creativity and innovation into their work spaces and companies. Walk into the mural-covered 14,000-square-foot space in San Francisco’s Central market district and you’ll see a flurry of seemingly organized activity: people manning desks in the front, a day-by-day schedule scribbled in chalk on the wall, someone sweeping the floor, a family examining the makings of a slide (soon to be set up, but no one… -
10 Tips For Managing Creative People
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amVeteran creative directors Evan Fry and Dave Swartz are charged with managing, inspiring and organizing the creative staff at agency CPB. Here, they outline some of what they’ve learned about getting the best from those we call "creatives." When the Harvard Business Review published a post called "Seven Rules For Managing Creative People" a few months back, the reaction was an almost universal "oh, please!" This was due to the fact that that most of the advice in the piece was bizarrely off-base ("surround them with semi-boring people." What?) but also because of the patronizing tone… -
Lessons In Web Video From The People Who Brought You Red Vs Blue
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amRooster Teeth, the studio behind machinima classic Red Vs Blue talk about lessons learned from ten years of making web video and how they’re evolving for the medium’s next phase. “It’s not often that we go out and hire a 20-year-veteran of the online media world. Those people don’t exist,” Burnie Burns says about the way Rooster Teeth, the production company he co-founded in 2003, recruits new talent. Burns, who transitioned from CEO to Creative Director of the company in late 2012, talks a lot about the speculative elder statesmen of web-based…
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Elon Musk Demonstrates The Power Of Transparency With First Tesla Model S Recall
19 Jun 2013 | 6:42 amTesla just issued a “partial recall” for its Model S sedan. Per the company blog, some Model S vehicles made between May 10, 2013 and June 8, 2013 might have a defect in the mounting bracket for the left hand latch of the second row. Thus a recall is in place to strengthen this part. It’s a small recall. It’s just a rear seat belt. The news is hardly a blip on most car websites. But this is the first recall for the Model S. And with this news, Tesla is showing the rest of the car industry the proper way to talk to customers. Recalls are huge to-dos for car makers. Ask… -
A $100 Watch Can Tell If You've Had Too Much To Drink
19 Jun 2013 | 6:40 amThe Japanese watch company Tokyoflash has long turned heads with their odd (if unreadable) designs but in a first they’ve added a breathalyzer to their Kisai watch, thereby allowing you to see just how drunk you’ve gotten at la Jetée. The video below is a bit, shall we say, obvious: the company hired a charming Irish (??) man to get drunk. He, in turn, does. He then tests the watch, showing off its various features. In short, the watch has a sobriety game – basically a little test of your hand eye coordination – as well as a real breathalyzer built in. While the… -
Nestio Launches A New Initiative For Landlords And Brokers To Make Rental Listings More Accurate
19 Jun 2013 | 6:38 amToday Nestio, the same service that helps you sort through and organize rental listings in the hunt for a new apartment, has today announced a brand new initiative to help improve the accuracy of listings across all of the web by offering a comprehensive service for brokers, landlords, and the end-user. In the rough, and quite crowded world of NYC rental listings, TechStars-backed Nestio made a name for itself by taking all the various rental listing services on the web and compiling them in one place. But the service has been quiet of late, working on solving yet another problem for its… -
Velodroom Does What Every Bike Light Should – Responds To Your Ride And Turns On And Off Automatically
19 Jun 2013 | 6:14 amTartu, Estonia-based startup Velodroom leverages tech to solve a problem any bike commuter can sympathize with – how to add lights to your ride that are convenient to use and require absolutely nothing from the rider besides a simple installation. The Velodroom light borrows some tricks from tech available in any smartphone to give the Velodroom a mind of its own, with some very useful consequences. The Velodroom’s tricks are mostly about automating repetitive actions that are normally done manually on most bike lights, including powering on and off, activating brake lights and… -
Turner's Media Camp Announces The Next Five Startups To Go Through Its Media-Centric Incubator
19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amLast Summer, Turner announced that it was creating a startup incubator focused just on young companies that were creating products for media businesses. The incubator, called Turner Media Camp, would leverage the conglomerate’s vast expertise in video and publishing to find companies with innovative ideas and help them find customers. With networks like TBS, TNT, CNN, and Adult Swim in its portfolio of businesses, the idea was that Turner would be able to provide startups that pass through Media Camp with introductions to key decision makers within its organization and others. In…
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Quid pro quo (you can't play ping pong by yourself)
19 Jun 2013 | 2:56 amThe irony of "getting in return for giving" is that it doesn't work nearly as well as merely giving. Giving because you care, because you have something to say and because it feels right. No Tat. Bloggers who measure the return on investment of every word, twitterers who view the platform as a self-promotional tool instead of a help-others tool, and those that won't contribute to Wikipedia and other projects because there's no upside... these folks are all missing the point. It's not that difficult to figure out who's part of the online community for the right reasons. We can see it in your… -
The confrontation waiting to happen
18 Jun 2013 | 2:00 amIt's not between you and your boss, your critics, your editor, your competition, your spouse or some other outsider. The essential confrontation, of course, is with yourself. You are your own biggest critic. And your own biggest competitor. Now that it's easier than ever to pick yourself, the question is, "why haven't you?" And now that it's easier to ignore the competition and become a category of one, the question is the same. Our instinct is to externalize the forces that are holding us back, but in fact, that's not the problem, is it? -
The thermostat and the frying pan
17 Jun 2013 | 2:45 amIf you want to cool your house to 68 degrees fahrenheit quickly, setting the thermostat to 62 degrees isn't going to get it temperate any faster than if you set it to 68. It blows full cold until it hits the number, then it stops. (For those down under where it is winter, the opposite is also true--extreme thermostat settings won't warm you up any faster). Frying pans don't work that way. Turning the temperature on the burner all the way up will certainly heat up that pan faster. Ah, an analogy! There is significant pressure on marketers to get it done fast. And so the inclination to spend a… -
"I get it"
16 Jun 2013 | 2:28 amNo need to read the whole book, I can just glance over the Cliffs Notes... I get it. I don't need to hear your whole pitch, just show me the summary slide... got it. No, I already heard about your vacation... remember, I saw the Instagram feed. Him, why would I go out with him? I read his match.com profile. You're probably smart enough to 'get it' merely by reading the 140 character summary of just about anything. But of course, that doesn't mean you understand it, or that it changed you. All it means is that you were quickly able to sort it into an appropriate category, to make a decision… -
Angry is a habit
15 Jun 2013 | 2:13 amIt's easy to imagine habits like a scotch after dinner, biting your nails or saying, "you know" after every sentence. An event or a time of day triggers us, and we go with the habit. It's easier than exploring new territory--it's merely a thoughtless response to an incoming trigger. But emotions can become habits as well. Distrustful is a habit. Lonely is a habit. Generous is a habit. When that stranger doesn't do what you expect, is your response to assume that she's out to get you, trying to make an extra buck, looking for a shortcut? Or do you default to the habit of giving that new person…
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Afghanistan Rejects Talks With Taliban and the U.S.
19 Jun 2013 | 6:13 amAngered over the way that a Taliban political office was opened in Qatar, the Afghan government backed away from discussions, while separately breaking off talks on military ties with the United States. -
Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders
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Monitor Finds Lenders Failing Terms of Settlement
19 Jun 2013 | 5:02 amThe biggest mortgage lenders in the United States have not met all of the terms of the $25 billion settlement over abuses, an independent monitor found. -
E.U. Fines Drug Companies for Delaying Generics
19 Jun 2013 | 4:49 amAntitrust regulators levied a total of $195.5 million in penalties for what they said were companies’ attempts to block a less expensive generic version of a popular antidepressant. -
The Price of Loyalty in Syria
19 Jun 2013 | 2:00 amThe Alawites are caught between support for their own increasingly brutal leaders and a rebellion that may want to wipe them off the map.
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Why Facebook Home Should Make Apple and Google Very Nervous
19 Jun 2013 | 6:30 amFacebook Home is a whole lot more than that it seems. Think of it as an "apperating system," a software platform that sits between the operating system and the apps, capturing an enormous share of the user's attention. And, Facebook hopes, an enormous chunk of advertising revenue. -
MIT Whiz Sets Out to Humanize the Internet of Things
19 Jun 2013 | 6:30 amValentin Heun's projects include a door lock, desk lamps, and a small radio that bring the benefits of computation to objects without sacrificing their intrinsic, tactile pleasures. -
Phew, NSA Is Just Collecting Metadata. (You Should Still Worry)
19 Jun 2013 | 6:30 amAt least 'nobody is listening to our telephone calls'; many people breathed a sigh of relief since first learning of the surveillance because it's just metadata, after all. Phew! Wrong. Metadata still leaves a lot to be concerned about. There's more to privacy than just the sounds of our voices: Content may be what we say, but metadata is about what we actually do. And unlike our words, metadata doesn't lie. -
Sony Won E3 (But That Doesn't Matter)
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amTo sit back, cross one's arms, and declare the console war over would be ludicrous at this point. -
The Company Website Is Making a Comeback
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amCompanies are pulling more and more content off of outside social streams like Twitter and Facebook and onto websites they own and control.
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Content Creation vs Content Promotion: Where is the Balance?
18 Jun 2013 | 9:08 amA few days ago we published a post on ProBlogger titled ‘Forget about Marketing: Concentrate on Blogging‘, which led to some interesting discussion on Twitter and in the comments. I love the points author Nicholas Whitmore made in the post but I wanted to give a few thoughts, based on my own experience, on developing great content and promoting your blog. Nicholas wrote some great arguments for focusing your energy on writing great content as the central way of growing your blog. He writes: “When you write and publish awesome content on your blog, good things will come your… -
Don’t Be Lazy: 9 Ways to Blog Smarter and Harder
17 Jun 2013 | 8:37 amThis is a guest contribution from Eric Cummings who writes about art and philosophy for On Violence. I’ve been writing this post for three years. What can I say? I’m lazy. Or I should say, I used to be lazy. That’s not the case anymore. Four years ago, my brother and I started taking our writing career seriously. I now write. A lot. On my days off from work, I regularly put in over ten hour days, just writing, editing and re-writing. I’ve learned how to work, both smarter and harder. You can too. (Finally, an admission: though I wrote down an outline for this post three years… -
Forget about Marketing: Concentrate on Blogging
14 Jun 2013 | 8:24 amThis is a guest contribution by Nicholas Whitmore. The title: What on earth does it mean? Well, recently it seems like a lot of bloggers fancy themselves as marketers. You can’t read a post on a blog without seeing a load of other bloggers commenting at the bottom, with a link back to their own site. Of course other bloggers use black hat SEO tricks and other shady tactics in order to drive traffic to their blog. Each to their own you might say, but at the end of the day life can be much, much easier. If you publish blog content that’s truly awesome, everyone else will market your blog… -
Why Your Blog Posts Are Falling Short of Greatness and What To Do About It
13 Jun 2013 | 9:15 amThis is a guest contribution by Belinda Weaver, marketing copywriter behind The Copy Detective. You’ve finished your latest blog post and it’s pretty good isn’t it, isn’t it? Are you sure? Some bloggers think that coming up with ideas is the hardest part of blogging. Maybe you agree. Personally, I think it’s harder to turn an idea into blogging GOLD. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Writing a really great blog post isn’t simply down to your writing. Sure, you need to use language that will appeal to your reader, and all your verbs need to be the right way up… -
How to Make Your Blogging Dreams Come True
12 Jun 2013 | 8:42 am“ONE DAY I’ll be a full time blogger!” ‘V’ – my wife – must have heard that statement 100 or more times in 2003-2004. Me posing for my first ever press photo in 2003. Out of shot all my neighbours were watching on and wondering why I was videoing a guy taking a photo of me while sitting in my front yard. It would usually be accompanied by a spread sheet and/or chart in which I showed her how the earnings from my blog had grown from $9 per month to $11 per month and me excitedly talking about how if things kept growing like that I’d be full…
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Why Steve Case Is Betting Millions on Lolly Wolly Doodle
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Urban Bees For Hire: A Thriving Hive Business
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amSeattle's Ballard Bee Company hopes renting hives to urban gardeners can ease the risk of 'beemageddon.' -
China's Huawei Unveils the World's Slimmest Smartphone
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Fran Tarkenton on Winning As a Self-Taught Entrepreneur
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Tech Can Make Immortality a Reality, Says Head Google Engineer
18 Jun 2013 | 11:00 amRapidly evolving technology is making immortality more realistic, Google's engineering director told the Global Future 2045 World Conference.
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My Secret to Reading A Lot of Books
19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amMy girlfriend says I have a thing for books. I probably spend more money on books than any other expense, aside from food. Walking into a bookstore with a good selection makes me want to rent a truck and haul their entire stock away to pile in my house so that I can read every single one of them.Read more... -
This Video Shows You the Difference Between a T-Bone and a Porterhouse
19 Jun 2013 | 5:30 amIf you've always thought that a T-Bone steak and a Porterhouse steak were the same thing, you'd be mistaken. They're both from the same cut and they both have the characteristic t-shaped bone in the center, but this video from the folks at America's Test Kitchen explains why one costs so much more than the other.Read more... -
Research Shows that Airbnb Is, In Fact, Cheaper than a Hotel...Usually
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amOne of our favorite travel tips is to use a service like Airbnb to rent apartmenta instead of book hotel rooms. You get more for your money, can stay in locations you'd never be able to otherwise, and enjoy the luxuries of a home. Now, a new study from Priceonomics points out that it's almost always cheaper, too.Read more... -
Get Social With Lifehacker and Your Favorite Writers
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How to Make Your iPhone Look Like iOS 7 Right Now
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amiOS 7 comes with a pretty sleek new look, but you need to be a developer to actually check it out before this fall. Thankfully, you can get the look and feel of iOS 7 really easily with a few jailbreak tweaks and themes. Here's what you'll need.Read more...
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New Video May Show iOS 7 Running on an iPad
18 Jun 2013 | 3:55 pmApple has yet to release iOS 7 for the iPad, which has led to speculation about what the operating system will look like on a larger screen. Over the weekend, photos from the iOS 7 simulator in Xcode 5 surfaced, demonstrating how several stock iOS apps might look on Apple's tablet, and now a tipster has directed us to Russia-based YouTube user Rozetked, who has released a video of what he claims is iOS 7 "alpha" running on an iPad. Rozetked does not explain where the software came from nor how it was installed on the tablet, so there is no proof that the video depicts a bona fide version of… -
Apple Giving Retail Employees Beta Access to OS X Mavericks
18 Jun 2013 | 3:15 pmLast year, roughly a month before Apple released OS X Mountain Lion, it extended its beta program to certain Apple Retail Store staff members. This year, the company appears to be doing something similar. 9to5Mac reports that retail store staff are again being invited to try the beta of OS X Mavericks. You are invited to participate in the pre-release OS X Mavericks seed program. Participation, including submitting feedback, is completely voluntary and not an expectation of your job. If you accept, we will provide you with a pre-release version of OS X Mavericks to install and use. You will… -
Leaked Image Suggests 'Voice Memo' Will Return in Future iOS 7 Beta Release
18 Jun 2013 | 2:12 pmA leaked image from a WWDC developer session is making the rounds, showing that the Voice Memo app that isn't currently included in the iOS 7 Beta 1 will make an appearance in a future release. Also, a tipster tells us the release notes for the first iOS 7 Beta mention the Voice Memo app: Voice Memos - Known Issues The VoiceMemos app is not available in this seed.The Voice Memo app doesn't seem to appear in any of the iOS 7 marketing materials on Apple's website, but developers should see it in a future iOS 7 beta release and we expect it to be included in the final iOS 7 release this fall. -
Apple TV iOS 7 Beta Adds iTunes Radio and Conference Room Display Mode
18 Jun 2013 | 8:54 amLast week, Apple released iOS 7 Beta 1 for iPhone to developers. At the same time, it released a new beta for the Apple TV as well. Users of the Apple TV beta have discovered at least two new features inside. AppleInsider notes that Apple built an iTunes Radio client for the Apple TV -- something that Eddy Cue mentioned during the WWDC Keynote and that Apple has promoted to potential iTunes Radio advertisers -- with in-line video advertisements. Apple has also added a 'Conference Room Mode' for use in business and academic settings that displays simple instructions for connecting to a Wi-Fi… -
Case for Lower-Cost iPhone with Thicker Profile and Curved Edges Surfaces
18 Jun 2013 | 6:49 amMacotakara points to a blog post [Google translation] from case design firm MGM showing off a new case intended to fit Apple's rumored lower-cost iPhone. The photos reveal a case that is largely identical to iPhone 5 cases, with the exception of being approximately 2 mm thicker. iPhone 5 case (left) vs. lower-cost iPhone case (right) Macotakara has also posted a hands-on video of the case. In the video, an iPhone 5 is placed into the case and appears to fit fairly well. It is clear, however, that the case is intended for a device with rounded edges rather than the squared edges of the iPhone…
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Not Getting My Podcast?
13 Jun 2013 | 6:35 amWhat? You’re not getting my podcast? Get it HERE. You can: Subscribe via Stitcher Radio (my favorite!) Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe on the Blackberry Network and you can subscribe to me via the Zune part of the XBOX Live store, but there are no direct links (sorry about that)! Want a simple RSS link? I have that too. Also, if you’re not yet subscribed to my free newsletter, it’s highly recommended. : ) Want the most recent episode? Make Your Own Damned Show I’d LOVE to see you there. Already Subscribed? May I BEG you for an iTunes Review? That link goes to the SIMPLE… -
Marketing Vs Owning Relationships
12 Jun 2013 | 4:28 amThe reason most companies and people have a challenge with their marketing efforts is that they’re trying to market and not own a relationship. I found myself wandering through Boston’s Faneuil Hall the other day and happened upon the band, the Ballroom Thieves playing for a crowd. I love watching musicians in street situations, because I learn a lot about pure business from them. They need to get someone’s attention, wow them enough to motivate that person to put a hand into their pocket, and earn some money. It’s pure marketing and pure sales at its best. And when… -
Ownership Starts From Within
7 Jun 2013 | 1:30 amI wanted to share a thought with you about ownership. Ownership starts from within. You start by realizing one day that you can own your choices. It grows. You accept that you can choose your goals. Then, you realize you can create a kingdom or a world or whatever you want to call it (your domain). And from there, your ownership becomes an obsession. Ownership Starts from Within People always seem to ask about a specific moment where everything changed. I don’t believe in them. I believe there are dozens of moments, hundreds. We think there’s only one shot, like that Eminem song. -
Shift Your Social Media Usage to Fabric Mode
4 Jun 2013 | 4:18 amWhen social media came out and for the next many years, people have treated it like a main course. Ultimately, it’s more like a condiment, or a texture. It’s time to move it to the “fabric” mindset. I was talking with Jacq about our upcoming talk at State of Now about how one starts a health reboot. In brainstorming, we both realized that we use social media and social networking tools to help with various aspects of our fitness and health. But we don’t make a “thing” out of it. We just do it. The tools just get us to the information and the people. -
Sponsored Post – Two Weeks of Office365 and Windows
31 May 2013 | 4:44 amI decided to challenge myself and really put Office365 to the test. The following is sponsored by Cloud Powered Work, which is a project with IDG, LinkedIn, and Microsoft’s Office365. Everything in this post is mine, and my opinions are my own. I’ve been dabbling with and enjoying the experience of working with my Dell XPS10 tablet for a month or two now, and I really dig the new Office365 experience. The thing is, my entire business runs on a totally different operating system and using a completely different suite of cloud tools. So I’ve really only been dabbling all this…
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The Evolution of Permission Marketing: What You Need to Succeed in 2013
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amAre you familiar with the phrase Permission Marketing? If you’re trying to sell anything online (including your ideas), you should be. In 1999, a certain smart marketer made some observations about what kinds of persuasive communication worked well as we moved into the 21st century … and what kinds didn’t. Permission marketing is the privilege (not the right) of delivering anticipated, personal and relevant messages to people who actually want to get them. ~Seth Godin The 20th century was the era of interruption. Your favorite television shows were “brought to you… -
How To Leverage the Science of Relationships to Gain True Influence
18 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amIf you define influence by the size of your Klout score, you can stop reading this right now. If you believe influence is driven by the creation of a relationship between two parties, where one sees the other as truly knowledgeable about a particular product or service, then let’s talk about the science behind that influence. Establishing influence is a multi-step process that moves the influenced through four key stages. They move from awareness of the influencer, to knowing the influencer, to liking the influencer and finally finishing with preference for the influencer’s advice and… -
How to Build a Massive Email List (Without Being Annoying)
17 Jun 2013 | 7:00 amFact: Email is still (by far) the most profitable online sales channel. That means an essential aspect of your audience is the segment that trusts you with their primary email address. So, it seems fair to say that enticing your prospective customers and clients onto an email list is crucial. Once you start building that list, you always want more. It’s like crack, really. Email subscriber count crack, to be exact. And like any addiction, you start considering desperate measures to get more. Things like annoying the majority of your site visitors in order to increase your daily sign-up… -
“Content” Isn’t a Buzzword, It’s the Future of Your Business
14 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amContent Marketing is a hot topic, no doubt. What you may not know, however, is that it’s been around for a long time, and that it’s finding itself in the midst of yet another “Golden Age” with the rise of the Internet. This is very good news if you’re a content creator. It’s even better news if you’re building authority online. But, are you actually getting the job done? Whether you have no idea what I’m talking about, or you do, and you’d like to take your content marketing skills much further online, we’ve got your back. We’ve… -
5 Writing Links That Will Help You Get Better … Stronger … Faster
13 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amThis week on The Lede … How a 40,000 Word PDF Earned a Massive Audience The Overwhelming Force of “Gradual” How to Write a Good Blog Post, Fast On Finding Real Pleasure in Our Work Twitter’s First Bona Fide Star Want to grab even more useful links, beyond those that make The Lede, plus additional obscure references to The Six Million Dollar Man, adjusted for inflation? You only have to follow @copyblogger on Twitter. // How a 40,000 Word Guide Earned 361,494 Site Visitors and 8421 Email Opt-ins Mr. Patel is a master of taking action on real data. Through this…
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Macworld
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Mac Gems: OneSafe gives 1Password some password-saving competition
19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amThere’s certainly no shortage of password managers for OS X—there’s even a basic one (Keychain Access) built into the OS, and the next versions of OS X and iOS will include a cross-device-syncing option. But rather than over-saturating the market, these apps are catering to different kinds of users—and that can only be good news if it means better security for more people. A case in point is Lunabee’s $13 OneSafe (Mac App Store link), one of a genre of apps designed to keep your personal information safe from prying eyes while making it readily available when you need it. (I review… -
Lab Tested: New MacBook Air offers best battery life of any Apple laptop
19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amWhen Apple revealed the new MacBook Air at WWDC, the highlighted feature was its drastically improved battery life. While Macworld Lab didn’t experience the 12-hour battery life cited by Apple, our tests do show that the new MacBook Air lasts considerably longer than before. And our results were the best we've seen from an Apple laptop. Apple To test battery life, we ran two different tests on the new models, last year’s models, and a 2013 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. In both tests we set the brightness to maximum and made sure that automatic brightness adjustment was off, backlit… -
Master the command line: navigating files and folders
19 Jun 2013 | 5:30 amIf you’ve been using a Mac for any length of time, you know that it’s more than just a pretty point-and-click, window-and-icon interface. Beneath the surface of OS X is an entire world that you can access only from the command line. Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities) is the default gateway to that command line on a Mac. With it, instead of pointing and clicking, you type your commands and your Mac does your bidding. Why would you want to do that? For almost all of your computing needs, the regular graphical user interface is enough. But the command line can be handy when it comes to… -
How to extract audio from movie files
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amA reader who prefers to remain anonymous has some movies that he’d like to turn into an entirely different kind of media file. He writes: I have some MPEG-4 music video files and all I want to do is lift the soundtrack from them and burn that music to CD. What’s the secret? There are many secrets to this one. Allow me to run down a few of them that are built into the current Mac OS and Apple applications you likely have on your computer. Use QuickTime Player X: Launch QuickTime Player X (found in the Applications folder) and use it to open your movie. Choose File > Export and in the… -
Catching up with developers: Brent Simmons on Vesper and iOS 7
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amVesper made its debut the week before Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. But with Q Branch’s Brent Simmons in San Francisco for Apple’s annual conference, the time seemed right to talk about the new note-taking app for iOS. In this latest in our series of video chats with developers, we ask Simmons on how Vesper’s flatter interface fits in with what we’ve seen so far from iOS 7. We also talk about the possibility of syncing features finding their way into future versions of the app.
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ReadWrite
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AMD Stiff-ARMs Intel By Offering ARM Server Chips
19 Jun 2013 | 6:32 amAMD is pushing its chips in on its commitment to ARM-based server technology, announcing the new "Seattle" ARM processor for launch in the second half of 2014. The release of an ARM-based processor built specifically for servers, instead of the smartphones and other smaller electronic devices they currently power, marks a significant step in moving away from the power-hungry and heat-generating Intel-based chips that have dominated the server market for decades, as well as a big opportunity for AMD to get out of the shadow of Intel. AMD is not the first manufacturer to commit to the creation… -
Instagram Videos Could Spell A Billion Dollars Worth Of Magic For Facebook
19 Jun 2013 | 6:02 amFacebook is widely expected to announce Thursday a video feature for Instagram, the photo-sharing service it bought for $1 billion last year. Some are speculating that this is a competitive response to Vine, Twitter's clever short-video app. But what if Facebook had a broader purpose in mind—habituating its users to seeing videos? It's An Ad, Ad, Ad World Marketers are eager to buy video ads on Facebook. But users, used to the quiet experience of reading updates and viewing photos from friends, may find them jarring, especially if the ads start playing automatically. Yet Twitter's Vine has… -
An Honest, Law-Abiding Patent Troll?
19 Jun 2013 | 5:04 amGiven the inanity that is our current patent system, it's not surprising that innocent patent holders can look like trolls. Such might well be the case with SightSound Technologies, a subsidiary of General Electric, which has spent years in patent lawsuits with Apple, CDNow, Bertelsmann, Napster and others. As SightSound's CEO Scott Sander argues in a letter to The Wall Street Journal editor, "true innovators [can be] so burdened by the cost of the very patents meant to protect them that they themselves must become an 'assertion' entity." Or, in other words, a patent troll. But when is a… -
A Handy Guide To Google's Project Loon
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amNo one can accuse Google of not thinking big. Project Loon, Google's audacious "moonshot" vision to bring mobile Internet connectivity to the billions without - via balloons - is one of the company's biggest ideas ever. It's madness, but it just might work. Considering the uniqueness of the idea, its use of old technology, and the potential impact it will have should Google succeed, you no doubt have questions. Here is a handy Q&A guide to help you understand Project Loon. Balloons? Really? Yes, really. The balloons are made of polyethylene plastic. They are… -
Google Cites First Amendment In Challenge To FISA Secrecy Order
18 Jun 2013 | 2:44 pmGoogle, eager to salvage its security-related reputation in the wake of disclosures about the NSA's PRISM surveillance program, has asked a secretive intelligence court to let it disclose more details regarding government requests for information about its users, reports the Washington Post. In a legal filing Tuesday, Google cited a First Amendment right to speak about the information it must legally provide to the government. The company is seeking to have the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court lift a gag order that prevents companies from discussing or describing…
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Smashing Magazine Feed
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The Smashing Magazine 2013 Photo Contest: Winners And Best Entries
19 Jun 2013 | 2:47 amThree weeks ago we launched a photo contest and asked everyone to submit a creative picture of the object that fuels their creativity and inspiration. For all of you who have participated, thank you so much for taking the time and thought to interpret your object in a creative way. We did not only enjoy the brilliant photography that you sent us, it was also inspiring to read your thoughts on the story behind all these objects. We received around 350 entries from all over the world and only 70 could make it onto the poster we’ve created exclusively for our dear fans. As… -
Adapting To A Responsive Design (Case Study)
18 Jun 2013 | 6:48 amThis is the story of what we learned during a redesign for our most demanding client — ourselves! In this article, I will explain, from our own experience of refreshing our agency website, why we abandoned a separate mobile website and will review our process of creating a new responsive design. At Cyber-Duck, we have been designing both responsive websites and adaptive mobile websites for several years now. Both options, of course, have their pros and cons. With a separate mobile website, you have the opportunity to tailor content and even interactions to the context of your… -
Five Ways To Prevent Bad Microcopy
17 Jun 2013 | 10:13 amYou’ve just created the best user experience ever. You had the idea. You sketched it out. You started to build it. Except you’re already in trouble, because you’ve forgotten something: the copy. Specifically, the microcopy. Microcopy is the text we don’t talk about very often. It’s the label on a form field, a tiny piece of instructional text, or the words on a button. It’s the little text that can make or break your user experience. If you think you’ve built the best user experience but didn’t make sure the microcopy was spot on, then you haven’t built the best… -
200 Foodie Pack: A Free Set Of Food Icons
17 Jun 2013 | 8:14 amToday we are pleased to feature a set of 200 useful and beautiful foodie icons. This freebie was created by the team behind Freepik, and at the time of writing it’s the largest set of food icons available on the web in one pack. The 200 Foodie Pack includes 200 customized icons available in PNGs (32×32px, 64×64px, 128×128px), as well as in AI, EPS and vector format. Perfect for any projects around gourmet, food, restaurant, gastronomy and the like. Enjoy! Large preview Download The Freebie! You may freely use it for both your private and commercial projects without any… -
What Leap Motion And Google Glass Mean For Future User Experience
14 Jun 2013 | 2:42 amWith the Leap Motion controller being released on June 27th and the Google Glass Explorer program already live, it is obvious that our reliance on the mouse or even the monitor to interact with the Web will eventually become obsolete. The above statement seems like a given, considering that technology moves at such a rapid pace. Yet in 40 years of personal computing, our methods of controlling our machines haven’t evolved beyond using a mouse, keyboard and perhaps a stylus. Only in the last six years have we seen mainstream adoption of touchscreens. Given that emerging control…
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CNN.com - Top Stories
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President wants to slash nuke supply by one-third
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Immigration reform helps cops
19 Jun 2013 | 6:44 amGeorge Gascon, a former police chief, says immigrants are less likely to report if they are victims of crimes if they fear police. It's in law enforcement's interest to bring them out of shadows -
Listening to terror calls: Worth it?
19 Jun 2013 | 6:43 amPeter Bergen says Americans will have to decide if the yield of NSA-monitored calls justifies the invasion of privacy -
Saving human trafficking victims
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Opinion: Elephant slaughter surges
19 Jun 2013 | 6:38 amMark Quarterman says the slaughter of elephants for their tusks is at its worst in decades. As demand for ivory soars in Asia, Africa's vicious militant groups are killing elephants to pay for their arms and ammunition.
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Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider
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Guest Blog- RC Concepcion: To Thine Own Self Be True
18 Jun 2013 | 9:04 pmLast year I got a call from photographer Joe McNally asking to talk to me about a project that he wanted me to work on. I have the absolute pleasure of being able to call Joe a friend , but its never really lost on me the fact that when we are working, this is Joe “Frigging” McNally we are talking about. Joe is one of the three most influential and inspiring photographers for me – a long studied idol. To be asked to do a project with him filled me with anticipation.As it turned out, Joe wanted me to work as a guest instructor with him on an annual class that he does: The Advanced Flash… -
Behind-the-Scenes at the B&H Photo Lightroom 5 Summit Yesterday in NYC
17 Jun 2013 | 10:26 pmWhat an amazing day!!!! Over 1,500 photographers (capacity) at the B&H Photo event in person — literally thousands more watching the live stream from literally all over the world — Adobe was there, including the new Lightroom Product manager Sharad Mangalick, who was answering questions all day, one-on-one from attendees at the event — and I’m training alongside Adobe Evangelist Julieanne Kost and The Photoshop Diva herself, Katrin Eismann. What a blast! :)Lots of learning. Lots of laughs. Lots of Lighting. Lots of Lightroom. Canon was there. Sony was there. -
Greetings From New York City
17 Jun 2013 | 5:30 amSorry for the late post, but I was up REALLY late prepping for my sessions today at the B&H Photo Lightroom 5 Digital Photography Summit at the Javtis Center (it kicks off at 10:00 am this morning). I took the shot above (the view from my hotel room at the Hilton Garden Inn on 8th) with my iPhone last night when I got in, and I processed it in Camera+ on my phone (Oppa Kalebra Style). I did get to meet up with my buddy, NYC-based photographer Jason Joseph (shown above) at one of my favorite New York restaurants, the incredible Keen’s Steakhouse. Mmmmm. Keen’s. We were hoping… -
It’s Free Stuff Thursday!
12 Jun 2013 | 9:01 pmLive Action Horse Racing Photography with Dave Black In the latest addition to KelbyTraining.com, Live Action Horse Racing Photography, join Dave Black on location at Tampa Downs and learn how to photograph horse racing from one of the top sports photographers in the world. Dave gets up early to document everything that happens in the course of a day at a working racetrack, while sharing tips and tricks he’s learned over a career that spans 30 years. You’ll learn about all the gear he uses, how to set up a remote camera, the importance of choosing the background in each of your shots, why… -
It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Brian Hirschy!
11 Jun 2013 | 9:01 pmI want to thank Scott and Brad for sharing the space with so many great photographers. You guys are good people, and it’s an honor to be here among such amazing photographers, creatives, and story tellers. Again, much thanks!I spent the better part of the last 8 years living and working in far western China, running a photography tourism agency. Just last year I returned to the States to continue a career in the commercial photography market.I mention western China only because where I predominantly photographed was far enough from the hyper-developed east coast that my life resembled…
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Digital Photography School
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Life With A Rangefinder, Plus Street Photography Tips.
18 Jun 2013 | 12:37 pmThese days you are most likely to find me wandering the streets of London with a Leica M Monochrom hanging from my neck. Street photography and Leica have been inextricably linked for decades and this is solely down to Leica’s M system camera and its rangefinder focus mechanism. This is not to say that you cannot be a street photographer without a rangefinder camera or, transversely, that you cannot shoot anything but the streets with a Leica. It is simply that this style of camera is the preferred tool of the serious street photographer. If you’re unfamiliar with Rangefinders, the name… -
Master These Five Lightroom Sliders and Your Photos Will Pop
18 Jun 2013 | 9:30 ama Guest Contribution by John Davenport from Phogropathy Have you ever opened up Lightroom (or any other professional level editing program) and said, “Oh my – where do I start?” If so then this post is probably right up your alley. Today I’m going to show you how to take the process out of processing photos and how you can get some great results simply by learning how a handful of sliders work. After you learn these basics you can start to dig deeper into the program and learn how to bring out even more of the hidden details in your photographs. The Seven Lightroom… -
77% of dPS Readers Take A Camera Everywhere [POLL Results]
17 Jun 2013 | 12:56 pmLast month we asked readers whether they took their camera with them everywhere in a poll. The results are in! If you include the camera in your phone… 77% of the almost 20,000 people who responded take a camera with them everywhere. What I find interesting is that we ran this exact same poll in January 2009 so we can track how things have changed over the last 4 years among our readers. Here are the 2009 results (the results were from around 18,000 readers at that time). While the changes have only been subtle there are a few interesting observations to make. Firstly – more people… -
Improving Composition with Tonal Contrast
17 Jun 2013 | 9:48 amA contribution by Andrew S. Gibson author of Understanding EOS: A Beginner’s Guide to Canon EOS Cameras. If you were to ask me for two ways that you could improve the composition of your photos, the first piece of advice I would give you is to keep the composition as simple as possible. Eliminate anything that isn’t part of the story from the frame. The second part of the answer is to focus on tonal contrast. Now, many discussions of composition tend to concentrate on the basics, such as the rule-of-thirds, leading lines, use of colour and so on. Not many people seem to be talking… -
Destination: Oregon
16 Jun 2013 | 12:51 pmHaystack Rock dominates the landscape at Cannon Beach. The wet sand, dramatic skies, and great light combined for some great images. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70 f/2.8L II at 24mm. 1/40 second at f/16, ISO 200. I used a 4 stop graduated neutral density filter on the sky. Every year I try to dedicate at least one week of vacation to photographing a destination that’s on my lifetime list of places to see- some might call it their bucket list for photography. The past few years those trips included Yosemite, Acadia, and Denali. I have wanted to photograph the Oregon coast since I…
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TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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Steve Jobs talks about his legacy in new video from 1994
19 Jun 2013 | 7:00 amThe Silicon Valley Historical Association has released a short video clip of Steve Jobs from 1994, part of a 20 minute interview he gave while at NeXT. Jobs talked about his future legacy and discussed if he would be remembered for his work. The clip's release is a promotion for the Silicon Valley Historical Association's 60-minute documentary based around the interview. Titled "Steve Jobs: Visionary Entrepreneur," the documentary is available on the Silicon Valley Historical Association's website. A digital download is US$14.99, with the DVD costing $24.99, and an audio-only version for… -
'Max Payne 3' coming to the Mac on June 20
19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amRockstar Games has announced that it is bringing its popular console and PC title 'Mac Payne 3' to the Mac on Thursday. Rockstar has yet to release its pricing, only stating that the Mac version of the game supports "a number of advanced graphics options, scalable high-resolution textures and character models, DirectX11 features, multi-monitor support and 3D." As far as what users need to run the game, Rockstar recommends the following: Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion Intel Dual Core Xeon / Core i Series 2.4 GHZ or greater 4GB System RAM NVIDIA(R) 8800GT 512MB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 4870 512 VRAM HDD… -
Facebook update boosts privacy features to iOS app
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amFacebook has updated its iOS app, adding new status icons and new privacy features. The version 6.2 update follows updates made to the web version of Facebook, especially regarding the all-important privacy status. Now after a user has posted a status update, photo or a link, they can tap a drop-down arrow next to the update and change the privacy settings. Users can change the privacy settings for older posts as well. Users can now select emoticons and other status icons while writing a status update. The emoticons are meant to be selected after a user has written a status update, with the… -
Apple updates Configurator app
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amApple has released an update to its Configurator app. The OS X app allows users to configure and deploy iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices in an enterprise environment, such as schools or government institutions. While no major changes were introduced, there are several minor improvements that administrators of institutions will find useful. Here's the news from the release notes: Apple Configurator 1.3 contains improvements and bug fixes including: o. Significantly improved reliability, scalability and performance o. A new status view that includes time estimates and error information with… -
Square Enix uses your face for action in Bloodmasque
18 Jun 2013 | 6:00 pmSquare Enix's Bloodmasque was undoubtedly the strangest game I saw at E3 last week, and in a year defined by indie titles and two new HD consoles, I think that's saying something. Square Enix has had a weird time with the App Store -- other companies like Capcom and EA have found a lot of success in smaller titles, but Square Enix has clung to its own console traditions, releasing relatively large and high-quality, high-production titles for a relatively high cost. Bloodmasque follows this trend (though the price has yet to be announced just yet), and it also brings one weird little twist…
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Strobist
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In Camera Veritas
19 Jun 2013 | 4:30 amShow of hands, who knew that the cameras we use every day are named after a room? The latin word for room is camera, which makes sense when you realize the first objects for recording light were cameras obscura. And in this case instead of the room being the camera, the camera is in fact the light modifier. Read more » -
How to Keep Your Old Flash from Exploding
14 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amHave a flash that's been sitting, unused, for a long time? Or did you buy a used flash with an unknown history? Turn it on the wrong way and you may be in for a bit of a surprise. Doesn't matter if it is a speedlight, an Alien Bee mono, a Profoto pack-and-head or whatever. Keep reading for a nifty little tidbit of info that may help you avoid seeing that "magic smoke" escape from your babies. Read more » -
On Assignment: Dahlia Flute Duo
10 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amWhenever possible, I scout not only location but also time of day when planning an outdoor shoot. Especially if that shoot is in the evening. When does the sun set? Where does the sun set? When is golden light? Where will it come from? So in this case, the I knew the ideal pop of tree-filtered backlight would happen at about 7:22pm. And at that time we were ready and in place, waiting for the light. Shame about the sun not showing up. Read more » -
Quick Hands-On: $100 "Polaroid" PL135 Bare-Bulb Flash
5 Jun 2013 | 9:30 amUPDATE: The Polaroid PL-135 (AKA the rebranded "Triopo TR120") has been unceremoniously pulled from the market just a week or so after it launched. Has the venerable Sunpak 120J bare bulb flash been reincarnated? By a world-famous company, no less? Well, no. Not exactly. It's no Sunpak 120J (doesn't have the extra stop of power) and, strictly speaking, it's not really a Polaroid flash per se. Keep reading for the bare facts (rimshot!) on the Polaroid PL-135. Read more » -
In-Depth QA: Martin Prihoda Photographs Priyanka Chopra for GQ India
3 Jun 2013 | 11:11 amLong-time readers will remember photographer Martin Prihoda, who was originally based in Vancouver before packing up and relocating to Mumbai. Or as he still often thinks of it, Bombay. (Martin, on the distinction: "You do business in Mumbai. You party in Bombay.") His recent cover shoot of Indian actress Priyanka Chopra for GQ India represents a major departure from his previous use of color and light. So I contacted him for a QA. My questions (and his generous answers) follow, along with more images form the shoot. To see any image bigger (and other images from the shoot not seen…
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News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
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Just posted: Our Canon PowerShot D20 underwater camera review
18 Jun 2013 | 4:17 pmWe've posted the first in a series of six reviews of rugged/waterproof compact cameras. First up is the Canon PowerShot D20, whose fish-inspired design can go for swim, get dropped on the floor, and shoot in freezing temperatures. Once we've completed our reviews of all six cameras, we'll put together a comparison, so you can find out which is best-in-class. Follow the link to see how the PowerShot D20 performed in our tests. -
Awards celebrate the best of iPhone photography
18 Jun 2013 | 11:46 amThe 6th Annual iPhone Photography Awards has announced its winners, celebrating smartphone images across 16 categories of mobile photography. The top three winners of the Photographer of the Year category each received an iPad Mini while the top entry from each category won a gold bar. We take a look at the award winners on connect.dpreview.com. -
Olympus UK serves up free Pancakes with PEN Lite and Mini
18 Jun 2013 | 6:48 amOlympus UK is offering a free M. Zuiko Digital 17mm 1:2.8 Pancake lens to anyone who buys a PEN E-PL5 or PEN E-PM2 from an authorised UK stockist. The lens can be claimed though the the company's website, and the promotion runs until 15th September 2013. -
Lens reviews update: DxOMark data for Nikon-fit full frame wideangles
18 Jun 2013 | 6:15 amDxOMark has just reviewed Nikon's latest budget full frame wideangle lens, the AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED. As part of our ongoing collaboration we've added the test results to our lens comparison widget, along with other Nikon-fit full frame wide zooms. You can compare it to its predecessor, the AF Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D IF ED, the AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, the legendary AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, and the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX. Click through to see the comparisons in our lens widget, and for the full data on DxOMark. -
Adobe releases subscription-only Photoshop CC
18 Jun 2013 | 6:02 amAdobe has released the latest version of Photoshop: CC for 'Creative Cloud'. It's the first to be made available solely though the company's controversial subscription-only model, that requires users to pay an ongoing monthly charge of £17.58 / $19.99 for access to the software. New features include a revised 'Smart Sharpen' function, a 'Camera Shake Reduction' filter, and the ability to apply Camera Raw edits as layers. The latest versions of other Creative Cloud apps such the video editor Premiere Pro are also now available to download.
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Lightroom Killer Tips
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The Top Q&A’s About The Lightroom 5 Upgrade
18 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pmI’ve seen a bunch of questions about the release of Lightroom 5 and what it means to existing Lightroom users. So I wanted to write a quick post to answer some of the most common questions about upgrading. Here goes: Q. Can I upgrade from Lightroom version 3 (or 2 or even 1)? A. Yes. The Lightroom 5 upgrade will work for any version of Lightroom (1 thru 4). As long as you own a previous version of Lightroom the upgrade costs $79. Q. What happens to my old Lightroom catalog? A. When you first install and launch Lightroom 5, you should get a message telling you that you need to upgrade… -
Tip: How To Turn Off The Annoying Photo Info Overlay
9 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pmI think Lightroom is all about showcasing your photos and making them look great. To me, nothing ruins that more than that annoying photo info overlay that appears in the top left of the photo in the Library and Develop module (see image below). I’m in Colfax, Washington right now teaching a workshop along side of Bill Fortney and friends. While in the classroom today, I noticed that overlay on several of the screens from people in the class and you’d be amazed at the sigh of relief when I showed them that you just have to press the I key to turn it off. Yup… that’s… -
Issue #5 Of Lightroom Magazine Is Out!
28 May 2013 | 5:25 amI just got word that the latest issue of Lightroom Magazine (issue #5) is up on the App Store. If you’ve got an iPad, here’s the link to the free app where you can download the first issue for free. Each issue after that is $4.99. I’ve also included a few screen captures from the app (Cover and Table of Contents). I’m really happy with the way this one turned out and I think our team put out a great issue. It’s got everything from the new features in Lightroom 5 to new Lightroom 5 presets, portrait retouching in Lightroom and how to use your Wacom tablet to get… -
Should You Create Multiple Catalogs In Lightroom?
20 May 2013 | 11:01 pmFor years, catalog questions tend to be the most popular questions I get at my Lightroom seminars. One of those questions is whether or not to create multiple catalogs in Lightroom. See, back in Lightroom 1, it became fairly common knowledge that when your catalog grew to a certain size in photos (say 20,000) that it would slow down and you should create a new catalog so Lightroom would keep running quickly. But that’s not the case anymore. Lightroom doesn’t have a photo limit that anyone has hit. Adobe doesn’t even recommend creating multiple catalogs anymore. So the first… -
Lightroom And WPPI Coming Your Way (Chicago, Atlantic City, Vegas and LA)
15 May 2013 | 9:00 amIf you live in Chicago, Atlantic City, LA or Las Vegas then you’ve got a WPPI “On the Road” stop coming your way. NAPP and WPPI are teaming up to provide you with some killer Photoshop and Lightroom training at each event. RC Concepcion, Pete Collins and I will be teaching along side plenty of other great instructors in each city. Here’s the link to WPPI’s website if you want to find out more and below is the list of cities and dates. Hope to see you there! • Chicago: May 21-22 • Atlantic City: June 3-4 • Los Angeles: July 15-16 • Las Vegas: August…
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MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - iOS Blog
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Apple Planning LinkedIn Integration for iOS 7
18 Jun 2013 | 4:31 pmApple appears to be building LinkedIn integration into iOS 7, though the feature is not active in the beta of iOS 7 that was released to developers last week. It is said to look similar to the social network integration that iOS currently sports for Facebook and Twitter. Apple supposedly included Facebook integration in an early build of iOS 5, but it didn't make it into the final build because of failed negotiations between the two companies. Facebook integration was built into iOS 6. 9to5Mac, which originally reported the story, says iOS 7 users will be able to post content directly to… -
Facebook for iOS Adds Status Update Icons, New Sharing Controls
18 Jun 2013 | 1:51 pmFacebook has updated its iOS app to version 6.2, adding mobile support for status update icons. The icons, which were originally introduced to the desktop edition of Facebook in April, allow users to add details about their actions to status updates. The icons link to relevant Facebook pages and give details on what a user is feeling, watching, reading, listening to, drinking, eating, or playing. Icons join other recently introduced Facebook features including Chat Heads and Stickers, which are emoji-style images that can be sent to friends. Facebook's newest update also includes quick access… -
'Bike Baron' Named Starbucks App of the Week, Available for Free
18 Jun 2013 | 1:30 pmMountain Sheep's Bike Baron has been chosen as the Starbucks App of the Week, making it available for free for the first time ever for customers who have downloaded the Starbucks app. Bike Baron is a an extreme biking game where the objective is to navigate through dangerous terrain and deadly obstacles. Our sister site TouchArcade has a review of the gameplay:Bike Baron successfully merges an excellent interface with charming art and sound design. Those things pull you in, and then the game tries to break you. If you’re looking for a casual biking experience where you’ll spend a lot of… -
'Paper' Developers Get $15 Million in Funding For Future Apps and Hardware
18 Jun 2013 | 12:09 pmFiftyThree, the company that created popular iPad sketching app Paper, today announced that it received $15 million in funding for future projects, which will focus on both collaboration and physical creation.We are especially focused on two areas: TRUE COLLABORATION—Social media has changed the way we communicate, but real collaboration has been left behind. Still nothing has surpassed the simple act of sitting down in a room with a group of motivated people. We believe a breakthrough around collaboration will revolutionize the creative process. How we work together. How we discover… -
Shazam App Updated with Music Discovery, New-Look Tab Bar and More
17 Jun 2013 | 10:22 pmJust a couple of weeks after rebuilding its iPad app as a universal app, Shazam has released another update, this time adding a music discovery feature called Pulse, a new-look tab bar, and more. Pulse allows users on both iPad and iPhone to see and sample music that is being tagged the most by Shazam users in real time. Other improvements include the ability to easily delete Favorite tags from the iPad edition and a new tab bar with more information.New look tab bar: -Settings is now located on the top left of the home screen -When a Friend tags, they appear in the tab bar -Chart updates are…
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China's ancient 'donut-like' homes: Where to see the tulou
18 Jun 2013 | 3:00 pmNear Xiamen, UNESCO-listed houses built by the Hakka people were once mistaken for a nuke baseTulou once served as home, fortress and marketplace for China's Hakka people. Southern China's Fujian province is never going to get as much attention as its urban neighbors to the north and west, regions that are home to internationally known cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou. But the coastal province offers a fascinating glimpse of traditional Chinese heritage, a growing rarity in this rapidly developing country. Among the more intriguing pieces of history in Fujian are the tulou -- large, round,… -
Adorable kid, exotic Bolivia star in magical 'travel' video
17 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pmNaughty Boy's "La La La" has hit No. 1 in the U.K. Here's the story behind the coolest "travel" video since Coldplay's "Paradise"La La La Naughty BoyNaughty Boy ‘La La La’ video courtesy of Virgin Records Limited. The minute we saw the video for “La La La” by Naughty Boy, we had questions that went far beyond how the catchy tune got us singing “la la la” so fast. Where was this thing shot? Who's the adorable kid? Could that incredible pooch steal Boo's crown as world's cutest dog? Now that British artist Naughty Boy’s “La La La”… -
Best of Penang rolled up in one big festival
17 Jun 2013 | 3:01 pmGeorge Town is a UNESCO heritage city. Organizers of the annual George Town Festival aren't letting you forget whyEven on the average day, George Town is a cultural overload for visitors -- the city is rightly famed for its food, history and diversity. Clearly, UNESCO knew what it was doing when it listed the Malaysian city located on the island of Penang as a World Heritage Site back in 2008. To mark the five-year anniversary of that designation, organizers of the annual George Town Festival have amped up the island's cultural offerings, stuffing a huge amount of art, film, music,… -
Skiing in Chile: 7 ways to do southern hemisphere slopes
17 Jun 2013 | 3:00 amIt's powder season down south and the case for a Chile snow safari is as bold as a hearty cabernetSkiing, as one witty anonymous figure once said, is “the art of catching cold and going broke while rapidly heading nowhere at great personal risk.“ Yet for many the ski season is all too short. Just as you start to perfect your skills, the snow melts and you have to pack away the boards. This is where the southern hemisphere comes to the rescue. A stronger-than-usual buzz surrounds Chile this year, where the ski season runs from June to October. Here's what has skiiers and… -
7 travel fashion trends that should be banned
16 Jun 2013 | 9:53 pmA New Jersey beach town has cracked down on low-hanging pants. Here are other style sins that should be punishable by lawWe’ve all heard the phrase “crime against fashion” used in reference to one’s sartorial sins. But one New Jersey town has actually made a certain style a punishable offense –- low-hanging pants. According to local news reports, beach town Wildwood recently passed a law banning people from wearing pants and shorts that hang more than 3 inches below the hips on the boardwalk. In other words, keep your bums covered, kids. Mayor Ernest Trojano says the town has…
