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Essay: Jobs’s Departure as CEO of Apple Is the End of an Extraordinary Era
Why the day Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple isn’t like the day a typical CEO resigns.
Three Funky Mice Made for Laptops
Katie looks at three computer mice made for laptop users. Their designs make them simple to pack in a bag, use while sitting on the couch or recharge directly from the laptop.The iPad Now Can Take Command of Computers
Walt looks at two apps that let the iPad take control of a PC or Mac remotely.Exclusive: Digg Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer Departs for Start-Up
Chas Edwards, the publisher and chief revenue officer for Digg, the social news discovery service, is leaving the San Francisco company, according to sources. The exec, who came to Digg in May of 2009 from Federated Media, will move to a start-up called Pixazza, a photo-tagging site for advertising, “by enabling consumers to simply mouse over images to learn more and see related products.”
Apple Adds Touches to Its Mac Desktops
Katie reviews Apple’s latest gadget, the $69 Magic Trackpad, which is essentially a large, freestanding touch pad that brings multi-touch features to desktop Macs.Almost Famous: Ben Zotto of Cocoa Box Design
This week, we coffee’d at Coupa Cafe on the Stanford University campus to interview Ben Zotto. He’s the mind behind Cocoa Box Design, the app company responsible for Penultimate, a sleeper hit at the iPad App Store. Ben is developing popular software that is just a little outside of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s vision for his “magical” device. That doesn’t seem to bother Zotto though.
BoomTown Prediction: Chasing Away the Mice (And Keyboards Too)
The Washington Post, where I once toiled, asked me to do a short piece recently for a spring-cleaning feature in its Outlook section. It was titled “Twelve Things the World Should Toss Out,” and BoomTown’s choice was physical computer keyboards and mice. Before you go all technical on me, be warned: I wrote the piece on an Apple iPad with a virtual keyboard and touchscreen. And frankly, if I could have all my blog posts downloaded directly from my noggin, it would be okay by me.
An iPad Review Roundup
A handful of iPad reviews published online moments ago and they’re largely positive–with some expected caveats about its lack of a camera and support for Flash and multitasking. Consensus seems to be that Apple has a great shot at creating a new category of device with the iPad. After the jump, excerpts from eight early reviews.
KPCB Doubles Down on iFund: $200 Million for iPhone and iPad Apps
Add Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to the list of companies funding iPad app development. This morning the storied venture capital firm said it is doubling the $100 million fund it established to provide seed capital for iPhone apps to fuel development of new apps for Apple’s iPad.
Opening a Window on the Mac
A quick guide for new Apple users that explains some of the ways the Mac operating system differs from Windows.