Apple’s info page for how Lion handles restoring OS X without a physical disc.
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Getting Lion to Those Without Speedy Internet →
According to the Lion press release, if you don’t have a decent Internet connection Apple gives you a few other options for getting lion: (a) you can take your computer into an Apple retail store and download Lion there; or (b) next month the Apple website will be selling USB thumb drives with Lion on them for $69.
MG Siegler’s Review of the New MacBook Air →
In short, it’s all the awesome of the late 2010 MacBook Air but now with even more awesome on top.
Use This Link to Buy Lion and Support shawnblanc.net →
Lion is here. When you go to buy it in the Mac App Store use this link or the one in the header and I’ll get a small kickback. Every little bit counts.
Thanks for your support and happy downloading.
It’s Going to Be a Roaring Good Day Tomorrow →
Lion ships for sure, and maybe we’ll see new MacBook Airs as well. I’ve got a review of the former ready to go as soon as it hits the Mac App Store.
It’s Been a Good Quarter for Apple →
Federico Viticci at MacStories reporting on Apple’s Q3 reports:
iPhone is growing 142% year over year, and with 9.25 million units sold the iPad saw a 183% increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold sold 7.54 million iPods with a 20% unit decline. The third quarter has been the best non-holiday Mac quarter ever, best iPhone quarter ever, best iPad quarter ever. There are now 28.7 million iPads out there, including 14 million units shipped this calendar year.
Perhaps “good” is an understatement.
Official Google+ iPhone App [iTunes Link] →
It’s not great, but it’s better than the mobile site. Also, Huddles are nice.
The Difference Between iOS and Android →
Ryan Heise switched from an iPhone to a Nexus S about 6 weeks ago and has been documenting the experience. After a month with Android he wrote his initial thoughts, including what he sees as the main differences between iOS and Android:
It is the difference between Apple and Google. It is the stark contrast of a polished, holistic, curated computing experience and a mess of ideas, some implemented well, some implemented poorly, some not making any sense whatsoever. It is the difference in the feel between a finished product and a beta.
What if Everyone in the World Stopped Being Bored? →
Scott Adams:
You might be there already. I know I am. If I have access to my phone, or my computer, I’m never bored. If I’m watching TV, I can fast-forward through commercials. If I’m standing in line at the store, I can check email or play Angry Birds. When I work out, I listen to my iPod. I wake up in the morning and walk straight to my iPad to browse the headlines while my coffee is brewing. The last thing I do before shutting my eyes at night is browse the news again on my phone. […] The only reliable place to be bored these days is in the shower.
Related (and required) reading: The Top Idea in Your Mind by Paul Graham.
Using a MacBook Air for Web Development →
With MacBook Air refreshes seeming to be imminent, Jonathan Christopher reviews his, which is the late 2010 model. Jonathan has owned 4 Macs to date: the black MacBook, an aluminum Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, the i7 MacBook Pro, and now the Air.
“The iCloudBook” →
Andy Ihnatko:
It’s so very clear to me now that just as Superman is the living ideal of Truth, Justice, and the American Way, the 11” Air is the tangible ideal of iCloud.
Apple Finally Catches Up with iPad 2 Demand →
Once a week I go out to morning coffee with a good friend. The Apple store is just two doors over from our favorite coffee shop, and for about a month or more after the iPad 2 launched there was a line for iPads every time we went to coffee.
After a couple weeks I thought it had something to do with new shipments coming in on Tuesdays, but the baristas told us that the line was like that every single day.
Eponymous or Not? →
Surat Lozowick asks a handful of authors who self-publish their own weblog about the pros and cons of naming the site after your own name or coming up with a unique title.
Happy 25th National Ice Cream Day →
This calls for a pint of Phish Food.