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Rob Schmitz was the guy who exposed the fabrications of high-profile critic Mike Daisey. Apple invited him into Foxxconn to get the real story.

(via Daring Fireball)

But it’s actually the best way to stay on top of what’s happening at LIVE events. Useful for me at big gymnastics competitions, for example.

On my Mac I usually use the standard Twitter app by Twitter.

But the most popular client for the iPhone is Tweetbot $2.99. Much more powerful.

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Twitter is here to stay, I think. Once people start tweeting by voice, it’s going to be overwhelming.

If Apple bought the company, it might even get popular with the masses.

This weekend, esteemed radio program “This American Life” aired “Retraction” — a stunning refutation of its most popular episode ever — “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory“, which aired on January 6.

A “Marketplace” investigation has revealed that Mike Daisey fabricated or exaggerated aspects of the stage play upon which the segment is based. …

The crimes of the Chinese, Foxconn, Mike Daisey and ourselves

It’s a fascinating story. But the most interesting aspect of all is how superbly This American Life handled the retraction. I listened to the hour long show twice.

TAL – 460:RETRACTION

If you’ve no time to listen to hour long podcasts, here’s a quick summary:

‘This American Life’ Issues Stunning Retraction On Show Critical Of Apple, Foxconn

This will go down as one of the best examples ever of how media should handle stories later proven to be untrue.

It’s fair to the liar. Well done Ira Glass.

Journalism lives.

Why?

Check this post on The Verge – The new iPad is a beautiful reminder of how stupid data plans are
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Facetime only works over WiFi, as just one example of the idiocy.

TelCos put “arbitrary restrictions on your data which don’t make any sense”.

Why don’t they simply sell all data at the same speed for some price?

e.g. $__ / Gig.

I have no idea. Some competitor needs arise to steal massive market share from the likes of Verizon, AT&T and the rest.

The high definition screen will ensure that millions more will be rushing out of the Apple Store.

I’m a laptop guy. But momentum is against me. The new iPhoto app for iPad is much better than iPhoto on the desktop.

Actually, I do have an iPad 2. A loaner from Doug Davis. And I find myself using it more and more. It is better for a few things — videotaping at Gymnastics training, for one.

Within a couple of years I’ll likely be using an iPad with wireless keyboard.

Should I get a dribble accessory like this guy?

With the Metro user interface, they’ve created a simple and beautiful design language that’s relevant to a broad range of devices and to the ways that people use computers in the second decade of the 21st century. …

Metro is all about reducing the screen to the absolute minimum of visual noise necessary to do the thing the user has chosen to do at a given moment. There’s no overlapping windows and no menus or toolbars. When you launch a Metro-based word processor, your document occupies the whole screen. …

Windows 8 and Metro show true multiplatform OS promise

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The “sharing” options is superb.

Task Manager is brilliant.

Even simpler than Mac. Congratulations Microsoft.

Verge has a more detailed review.

It’s pretty cool. And the top selling app right now.

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Clear is designed to help you manage your life without adding clutter. It’s a beautifully-designed, gesturally-driven app that we’ve created to improve on a pencil and notepad for flexibly keeping quick, simple todo lists.

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What’s the best “solution” for someone who travels non-stop? Mostly in North America. Occasionally abroad.

• how to phone?
• how to text?
• how to get data when you don’t have a WiFi connection?

What companies?

Is getting a MiFi part of the best solution?

In Canada, I’d consider any carrier but TELUS. … I recommend everyone avoid TELUS. Hate TELUS.

Rogers seems to be the least terrible. I very much like their new One Number option.

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Leave a comment if you have recommendations.

It’s only been seven months since Apple launched Mac OS 10.7 Lion, but the company isn’t sitting still: it just announced the developer preview of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, a tweaked and enhanced new version of the operating system that includes major new features …

Mountain Lion also represents a dramatic speedup in the pace of OS X updates …

Check out a PREVIEW VID on The Verge.

Looks GREAT.

Here’s the Apple preview promotion.

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Definitely a step in the right direction.