Ive — and Apple as a whole — is fond of saying that design is about more than the way something looks, it’s the way something works. OS X Mavericks might be the most iOS-looking version of OS X to date, but it’s a fundamentally different operating system built for a different type of input. It doesn’t matter how many notifications roll across your Mac’s display or how much Calendar, iBooks, and Maps look like their iOS counterparts — OS X is built around point-and-click, iOS is built around tap-and-swipe. That’s a wide gap to bridge. Nathaniel Mott
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June 11, 2013: John LeMasney presents Inkscape, an open-source, vector illustration program
John LeMasney will introduce [Inkscape](http://inkscape.org/), an open source, vector-based illustration program similar to Adobe Illustrator and Corel DRAW. Vector graphics programs allow for high resolution images, even when enlarged, because only basic shape combinations are used (like lines, boxes, and polygons) and are filled in by the computer. Bitmap graphics programs (like Photoshop and GIMP) … Read more
May 14, 2013: “Some Cool Stuff I Like (and a few things I hate)” with Bob LeVitus
Bob LeVitus returns to show some of the tools he considers beyond excellent—from Mac apps, to hardware and software for Mac OS and iOS, apps, productivity tools, and much more. ##About the presenter…## Bob LeVitus, often called “Dr. Mac,” has written about Apple technology for over twenty-five years. He’s written or co-written more than 65 … Read more
2013 Honda Accord, Acura RDX and ILX getting Siri Eyes Free option
More automobile manufacturers are hopping on the Siri Eyes Free bandwagon — or should that be car carrier? Khürt Williams‘s insight: Hmm … time for a new car? See on www.tuaw.com