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Det här är fortfarande jävligt coolt.

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Det här är fortfarande jävligt coolt.

Oinspirerande outboard.

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Oinspirerande outboard.

Nu med mera prylar.

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Nu med mera prylar.

Tillbaka i studion där allt började.

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Tillbaka i studion där allt började.

Tennessee High String

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Tennessee High String
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How to change your Apple ID email

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Some people have problems with their Apple IDs being associated with the wrong email addresses. MacWorld has a solution.

Give it five minutes – (37signals)

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Learning to think first rather than react quick is a life long pursuit. It’s tough. I still get hot sometimes when I shouldn’t. But I’m really enjoying all the benefits of getting better.1

This is something that I need to think about. I can sometimes argue against a point made by someone else without thoroughly thinking about what that someone meant. Even if you ultimately still disagree, thinking through the other persons argument and points makes your counter-argument so much stronger.

The Apple TV Set — Not Again! | Monday Note

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As discussed in previous Monday Notes (here and here), there’s one strong, clear reason to bet against an integrated or smart Apple TV set: To perform the expected magic, a computer must inhabit the otherwise “dumb” TV. Very quickly, in a year or two, Moore’s Law will obsolete that computer. To get a new computer — more powerful, more fun –  you’ll need a whole new TV set. We might be willing to buy a new phone, tablet, or laptop every other year, but not a new 47” HDTV.1

Jean-Louis Gassée makes a great case for why Apple will not release a TV set.

Some hopes and dreams for this weeks Apple event

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On March 7 Apple is hosting a press event. The invitation makes it pretty clear that the event will be about the iPad 3. I will not rehash the rumors about retina display etc. since they are already all over the internet, but I will make some other predictions/guesses/wishes.1

According to sources (as well as Apple Store stock counters), the current Apple TV is becoming increasingly sparse at stores around the country, with most locations reporting no availability at all right now. More tellingly, at all of the stores where the device is out of stock, availability is listed as starting on or after March 7th2

So it’s very possible that the Apple TV will get some sort of update at the event.3 To this, add the following news from last week:

CHIPMAKER Intel is finally set to launch its Xeon E5 chips next week with server and workstation vendors keen to show it isn’t going to be a paper launch and that chips are already in the channel.4

As far as I know, this is the most likely chip to be used in the next generation Mac Pro and the very reason why the Pro hasn’t been updated for a long, long time. ”Next week” coincides well with the March 7 event, so maybe the Mac Pro will actually get some keynote time.

One of the features advertised for OS X Mountain Lion is AirPlay. What if the event reveals something new about this were you will be able to stream both ways between Macs, Apple TVs and iPads? Or maybe some other form of integration between the pro apps and Mac Pro and the Apple TV. I would very much like the ability to stream from my computer to my iPad, as well as the other way around.

Actually showing a new Mac Pro at the event would be a great move since I know a lot of people is beginning to doubt Apple’s devotion to the pro market, in part because the Mac Pro never gets any updates or press event time and in part because of the ”consumerification” of Final Cut (X). I think and hope that this is not the case. It’s very possible that Job’s Apple was ready to axe the Mac Pro, but that Cook’s Apple has other priorities. The pro market may not be as lucrative as the consumer market, but my gut feeling is that having the pros on your side is great marketing to bring more consumers in.


  1. Keep in mind though, the last time I made a prediction I said the then upcoming iPhone would absolutely not be called the 4S. 
  2. The Verge: http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/3/2/2839070/apple-tv-stock-shortages-appear-sources-say-new-model-imminent 
  3. Clarification: I do not think that Apple will release an Apple TV set, but likely a new Apple TV box 
  4. The Inquirer: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2156563/intels-xeon-e5-channel-boston