For those who have never read or seen this around 1 Infinite Loop (or been under a rock for their entire life), this post is a satirical version of Apple’s Think Different Campaign “Here’s to the Crazy Ones”…. The full post is after the jump…[ via Creating Passionate Users ]The Clueless Manifesto:Here’s to the clueless ones.”In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”… And it’s that question that leads to the answer no expert would have found.The clueless accomplish amazing things–not necessarily because we’re bold, brilliant innovators, but perhaps because we just don’t know any better…. You probably all know the story of Roger Bannister–prior to 1954, experts believed that running a mile in less than four minutes was beyond human capability…. But in 1954, Bannister broke the four-minute-impossible-barrier and clicked in at 3:59.4.That was cool, but the remarkable thing is what happened immediately after that. Just over a month later someone else did it, and then before too long a ton of people were doing the “impossible” sub-four-minute mile…. If–prior to Bannister’s run–some of them had missed the memo on the whole heart-exploding thing, chances are the record would have fallen sooner.Part of the charm of cluelessness is that you approach things with a hopeful perspective, trying to figure out how to do the I’m-too-clueless-to-know-it-cannot-be-done thing, rather than accepting the “reality”…. Their story is one of the most inspirational things I’ve ever heard.The clueless tend to be a bit more optimistic–after all, we don’t know how bad things really are.
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The Gates Effect
Fast Company is running an article about how the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and others, want to change American Schools. This is something that I can honestly say I commend Bill Gates on. I don’t however think that they can change everything or make a significant impact by just throwing money at it, as the author of this article implies.”A couple of years ago, high schools were not on anybody’s [to-do] list,” says Frederick M…. The foundation has also backed the restructuring of almost 700 existing high schools, often by breaking them up into smaller “learning communities” focused around such themes as science, art, or technology.Why?… Gates’s ambitious goal: 80% of all students graduating college-ready in 20 years, versus a third today.As someone who has worked in the K-12 education system, trying to implement technology solutions in to the curriculum and seen first hand the problems they face every day, there is a lot more that needs to be done than just throw money at the problem and solve the issues through the use of technology…. If parents don’t start to accept responsibility for raising their children properly by getting involved and teaching them right from wrong, NOTHING in the world is going to change those kids pre-determined paths and behaviors…. Until the government and school system acknowledge that and try to change the behavior at home through education and incentives like free tuition, no amount of money or technology will help these kids (or parents) succeed…. Stop throwing money into programs and places where it won’t do any good, and start spending it where the kids are on the borderline and can go one way or the other…. As the article implies, creating programs centered around specific themes (what we call magnet programs), the kids seem to get more involved, learn more, and overall turn out better than those students who don’t have that opportunity.
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Broadband Woes : HD Delight : Gearlive Posts
It’s been over 2 weeks and Bellsouth STILL doesn’t have a clue how to fix the problem with my DSL line…. Every time I call I get someone in India who is clearly having to call back to the states to actually get a real Bellsouth employee to tell them what to do…. By the time I get home tonight, I should have a brand spankin new 6Mbps connection through Adelphia. I originally thought Comcast serviced my area, errr – technically I guess they do since they bought Adelphia, but for now everything is branded Adelphia.I had the cable tv installed this weekend and got 2 Motorola HD / PVR receivers to boot. I can’t begin to express how absolutely AMAZING the HD picture is from regular cable or Satellite…. If you offered me the upgrade at no cost, you would have most likely kept me as a customer…. If the cable modem is anywhere near as fast as I am thinking it will be during those heavy peak hours, I will be one happy camper. Next step – order up Supra telecom and completely dump Bellsouth services and related affiliates.
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MacStyles relaunches expanded, enhanced Web site
Been a loooong weekend at Disney and I am beat. Just checkin the wires and came across this…. Give some new life to that old iBook or PowerBook laying around… [ via MacMinute ] MacStyles relaunches expanded, enhanced Web site: MacStyles.com today relaunched an all new and expanded Web site. MacStyles are custom-cut vinyl decals for iBooks and PowerBooks. They can be made in a variety designs and are crafted from a selection of 21 colors. Eleven new colors are being offered as of today. Along with the addition of “MacPads and MacStyles Pro,” the company is working on a line of decals for iPods, as well as an extended line of accent decals known as “Maccents.”
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Apple shows Intel-native Logic 7.2 at NAMM
[ via Apple Insider ] As part of its exhibition at National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show this week in Aniheim, Calif., Apple Computer could be seen demonstrating a new version of its Logic music composition and production software designed to run natively on the first Intel Macs. The company also said it is ahead of schedule developing the application and plans to release the software as Logic Pro 7.2 next month. According to a report from Macworld, Logic’s performance seemed much faster running on the new Intel Macs than with PowerPC-based machines. “The performance is stunning and has met my already high expectations,” Dr. Gerhard Lengeling, Apple senior director and lead architect audio applications said…. During one demo, Apple’s Bob Hunt was reportedly running video, with thumbnails, music and a dozen or more high-end effects…. Logic Pro 7.2 will also reportedly feature integrated support for the new Apogee Ensemble interface; Digidesign Pro Tools HD 7 DAE support; Serato Pitch ‘n Time support; Improved Rewire support; Enhanced Control Surfaces support; and 32-channel support for multi-channel Audio Units instruments. The application also adds compatibility with GarageBand 3 through new support for playback of compressed files; a Ducking plug-in; a speech enhancement plug-in; and the same jingles and sounds effects found in GarageBand. Owners of Logic 7.1 may upgrade to Logic 7.2 for Intel via a $49 crossgrade upgrade package Apple will begin offering in February.
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NHL and NASCAR Working on iTunes Music Store Deals
[ via iPod Observer ] NHL and NASCAR Working on iTunes Music Store Deals: The NHL and NASCAR are both within weeks of signing deals to provide content to the iTunes Music Store (iTMS), according to the Sports Business Journal (subscription required). Apple has already signed deals with ESPN and ABC Sports, and is close to a deal with MLB Advanced Media, too. The extent of the NHL’s and NASCAR content is not yet clear, but it looks like a deal may be struck in time for the Daytona 500 in February. Video downloads at the iTMS and other legal Internet video content provider sites are proving successful for the broadcasters that have already jumped on board. The NFL and NBA are both looking for deals, although neither have committed to a specific provider yet. Brenda Spoonemore, senior vice president of interactive services for NBA Entertainment commented “The iPod is a great device and it’s exciting to see what’s happening. Apple, however, is only one piece of a much larger distribution model. The key thing is having the best available content in the most convenient manner for fans.”
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Video: OS X 10.4.3 dual-booted on a Thinkpad
Hmmmm, I dunno whether to cry or be elated. I think this is potentially the secret trojan horse that Apple needs to be honest. The perfect machine – you get to pick your platform of choice. Doesnt get much better… [ via Engadget ] Video: OS X 10.4.3 dual-booted on a Thinkpad: By now a [...]
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iLife ’06 From the Perspective of an Anthropomorphized Brushed Metal Interface
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, The Day After the Macworld Expo Keynote Address, 8:30 AM Pacific A bedraggled figure stands at the front door of a nice house…. There’s a tangible sense of Brushed Metal waiting for a “come inside” invitation that is quite obviously not forthcoming, the awkwardness of which neither acknowledges, which (the lack of acknowledgement of the awkwardness of the situation) is itself awkward…. Fucking iLife, the whole goddamn suite, gone to that bastard theme from iTunes…. They didn’t even bother weaseling out of them with loopholes — you know, saying something like that the contract was for “iMovie”, not “iMovie HD”, that sort of thing…. Brushed Metal: You know what gets me about these apps using that fucking theme?… Brushed Metal: That everyone’s raving about how good they look without borders…. They took borderless from us. Safari: My browser windows do have some borders when they’re in bookmarks mode…. You know, like make it official, put it in the HIG: “This theme is only for use by iLife apps.”
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Microsoft offers Flip4Mac for free
[ via TUAW ] Microsoft offers Flip4Mac for free: Flip4Mac is a plugin for Quicktime that allows you to watch Windows Media files in Quicktime itself, and that’s pretty cool. However, what is even cooler is that this great little plugin is now available for free thanks to Microsoft. You read that correctly, Microsoft is freely distributing Flip4Mac thought they are only offering the viewer, if you want to create WMV files in Quicktime you’ll still need to pony up the cash.
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Google Earth officially available for Mac OS X
Google Earth officially available for Mac OS X: [ via TUAW ] With all the cool new goodies from Apple distracting us today, we almost missed the fact that Google has officially made Google Earth for Mac OS X available. After the rumor and then the leaked beta, it sure is cool to see an official version. I played with it only briefly this afternoon (I could only pull myself away from the day’s Apple news for so long) and found it very smooth and responsive on my G5 iMac. Check it out. Thanks for the tip, Ben!
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