Apple sold 3.704 million iPhones in 2007, 13.675 million iPhones in 2008, 25.09 million in 2009, and 47.49 million in 2010.
Horace Dediu calculated that iPhone sales double with every new model. That’s incredible in and of itself, but it’s not the whole story.
Most people measure growth using…
This is actually the craziest chart about Apple following their insane earnings today.
There is exactly one company on that entire list that is not an oil and gas company. And they’re not that far from the top.
Alfred is one of the most frequently used apps on my Mac.
Congratulation!
Wooohooo!! Just a quick tumble to say that Alfred has been chosen as a winner of the Macworld 27th Annual Editors’ Choice Awards.
This is an absolute honour and a lovely feeling after putting so much of my life and soul behind Alfred since his birth until now. Here is to his future! :D
Cheers,
Andrew
The world needs a lot of people like him
"But of the three major smartphone operating systems, Android is still by far the most confusing. It’s also the least likely to inspire joy."
— Farhad Manjoo wrapping up his thoughts on Android Ice Cream Sandwich and the Galaxy Nexus for Slate. (via parislemon)
(via parislemon)
Can the iPhone 4S replace a “real” digital camera?
As ArsTechnica investigates, the answer is like any other reviews out there - inconclusive or “it depends”.
iPhone are more convenient, light-weight, easily available and easy to use.
Digital SLRs are big, heavy but offers great quality and a lot of advanced settings.
From my personal experience, I am using my iPhone more and more for my photography needs.
I feel that the photo quality difference is no longer critical for me to always bring my digital SLR camera.
Share your thoughts too!
Activate iTunes Notification in MacOSX
Here’s how to activate it now:
Step 1: Quit iTunes.
Step 2: Open Terminal (Found in Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities).
Step 3: Copy and paste the following command:
defaults write com.apple.dock itunes-notifications -bool TRUE;killall Dock
Step 4 (Optional): You can customize it even further by adding the iTunes icon inside the popup along with the song info. Just add the following command:
defaults write com.apple.dock notification-always-show-image -bool TRUE;killall Dock
Step 5: Open iTunes and give it a try!
I’d like to think that I’m familiar with every song in my iTunes library, but decided to try the feature anyway. At first I thought it would be distracting, but found it unobtrusive and actually pretty cool! I think I may go ahead and keep it for a while. The process is completely reversible, anyway. If for any reason you’d like to deactivate the feature, simply follow these steps:
Step 1: Quit iTunes.
Step 2: Open Terminal.
Step 3: Copy and paste the following two lines:
defaults delete com.apple.dock itunes-notifications
defaults delete com.apple.dock notification-always-show-image;killall Dock
Keir Thomas discovered this handy little feature and shared it on Mac OS X Hints. He mentions that when he found the tweak, it came bundled with options allowing you to change the size (height and width) of the notification window. Apple could have been working on a new notification system to use with OS X applications but may not have been ready to make it official.
(from Redmond Pie)
Replace your iTunes dock icon with Album Cover Art
To use this trick, you’re going to want to download DockArt, a free iTunes plugin that works in version 10.4 or above.
Once you’ve downloaded Dock Art, you’re going to want to follow the following instructions from OS X Daily:
1. Unzip the DockArt2.zip file to a folder.
2. From the OS X Desktop, hit Command+Shift+G to bring up the “Go To Folder” window and enter the following directory path:
~/Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-Ins/
3. Drag the ‘DockArt.bundle’ file into that folder
4. Relaunch iTunes and start playing a song
Once you do, you should see the album art replacing the iTunes icon for any playing song. If there’s no cover art, the regular iTunes icon will pop up instead.
Want to play with DockArt’s options? No problem. In iTunes, just go to View > Visualizer > Dock Art, make sure it is selected, then go there again and select Options. From there, you can change the way the cover art is displayed, tick off a badge notice for unplayed podcasts and more.
(from Cult of the Mac)
Apple’s Retail Philosophy
People come to the Apple Store for the experience — and they’re willing to pay a premium for that. There are lots of components to that experience, but maybe the most important — and this is something that can translate to any retailer — is that the staff isn’t focused on selling stuff, it’s focused on building relationships and trying to make people’s lives better. That may sound hokey, but it’s true. The staff is exceptionally well trained, and they’re not on commission, so it makes no difference to them if they sell you an expensive new computer or help you make your old one run better so you’re happy with it. Their job is to figure out what you need and help you get it, even if it’s a product Apple doesn’t carry. Compare that with other retailers where the emphasis is on cross-selling and upselling and, basically, encouraging customers to buy more, even if they don’t want or need it. That doesn’t enrich their lives, and it doesn’t deepen the retailer’s relationship with them. It just makes their wallets lighter.
Former VP Retail Operation - Ron Johnson, who recently resigned and moved to be the CEO of JC Penney.
