iBooks 2.0 Now Available (via MacStories) Following the announcement at the media event in New York City, Apple just released a major new version of iBooks, iBooks 2.0. As we detailed in our overview, iBooks 2.0 is mainly focused on enabling textbook support – Apple has cut deals with a series of publishers to bring iBookstore-based … Read more
>Dan Kottke was Steve Jobs’ college buddy, India travel companion, Apple 1 board builder, and Apple employee #12. He helped design the Apple II series, Apple III, and Macintosh. He will [lecture](http://www.vintage.org/2012/east/bio.php?id=1579) at the VCF East 8.0 at 12:30pm on May 6. (via [Vintage Computer Festival](http://www.vintage.org/2012/east/))
Not sure how I would benefit but I would love to attend. BlogWorld is the first and only industry-wide trade-show, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media. Learn about Content Creation, Distribution, Monetization and Social Media Marketing strategies, including step-by-step techniques and leading-edge tools from the most successful and … Read more
The Lightroom 4 beta introduces quite a list of features, including a completely new book-creation module, expanded support for video, soft proofing capability, and geo-tagging of still and video images via a Google Maps-powered module. (via dpreview) I’ve been using the beta for a few days and I love it. My only regret is that … Read more
If you look at the two tablets that have succeeded — the Apple iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire — both Apple and Amazon have treated their tablets as simple screens connected to powerful sets of software and services. Amazon spent a year getting its services lined up before it even launched its tablet, and … Read more
