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Rotatable Technologies is suing Apple, Netflix, Target, EA, Whole Foods, and more for infringing on a 1999 patent covering windows that rotate. Yeah, I said “windows that rotate.” Apparently the Texas-based company believes these companies won’t find prior art on turning something on its side.
Apple being sued for turning a window sideways. Yes, really.
Apple being sued for turning a window sideways. Yes, really.
How to make navigating between Safari tabs suck less
How to make navigating between Safari tabs suck less
Here's how to make Safari's tab navigation not suck!
With the release of Mac OS X Lion, I switched back to Safari as my main browser. Almost all the extensions I want are available for it, and it’s much less buggy than Google Chrome was beginning to be. But there are a few things that bother me about Safari, one of which is the way you navigate between open tabs.
With every other browser, you can navigate between open tabs by hitting Command + the tab number (#2 would open the second tab from the left, #3 the third, etc.). But with Safari, hitting Command + a number opens the link number of whatever is in your bookmark bar. Handy if you actually have bookmarks in your bookmark bar, but I have nothing but folders. Hitting Command + Shift + } four times to reach the fifth tab from the left is a pain because it requires both hands.
Thankfully, Olivier Poitrey offers SafariTabSwitching, a SIMBL plugin that brings the Command + number feature to Safari. I’ve been using it so long that I actually forgot where I got it from. It’s quite a nice add-on, and I’ve never had a problem using it. The only foreseeable issue is that it is a SIMBL plugin, which Apple doesn’t condone, and could cease to function at any OS update in the future if Apple so chooses – such as OS X Mountain Lion, due later this summer.
Seattle Rex vs. Apple – not everything about Apple is roses
Seattle Rex vs. Apple – not everything about Apple is roses
So, there we were. Not more than 2 minutes into the trial, and Apple conceded to trying to hoodwink the judge.
This situation is typical of any corporation, but it’s sad to see our beloved Apple sinking to these legal tactics. Thankfully, this user prevailed. It’s really sad commentary on the state of our legal system, but also a black eye to Apple.
A view inside Apple’s Cupertino headquarters
A view inside Apple’s Cupertino headquarters
This link has been floating around for a while, but I thought it worth sharing for those who may not have already seen the photos. AppleGazette has a handful of never-before-seen photos taken inside Apple’s HQ.
Photo by Joe Ravi, CC-BY-SA 3.0
The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection
The Ultimate Steve Jobs Collection
Look back at the career of Steve Jobs through this extensive collection of videos. Some of them are kinda funny to watch now – like how excited the audience was at the announcement and demonstration of WiFi on the clamshell iBooks back in the day.
Tim Cook: Apple grows a new core
Tim Cook: Apple grows a new core
When Apple’s charismatic founder Steve Jobs died in October of last year, there were many who wondered if the iconic electronics and consumer products company would be able to survive without its presiding genius. Those of us who know Apple, know that Apple is going to be just fine under Tim Cook’s leadership.
Apple is missing one killer option with OS X’s Full Screen feature
Unfortunately the one feature that would make Full Screen much more valuable to me, and one that should be painfully obvious to Apple, is missing. The ability to set Full Screen as the preferred viewing method in the preferences would be a killer option.
Putting the option in an individual application’s preferences won’t work, because we would be reliant upon the individual app developer to actually code this feature into their apps; and we simply can’t expect every developer to support this feature, at least not yet. But here’s an idea…