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In case you missed them, here are the top posts of 2010 from WebWorkerDaily. It’s clear that you like our compilations of tips, apps, and other tools, but you also appreciate practical discussions of ways to improve your ability to work effectively. Read More »

CrowdConf Contest Winner

Congratulations to Manuel Ponce de Leon, the winner of our CrowdConf 2010 ticket giveaway. Coming to San Francisco on October 4th, CrowdConf is the first conference centered around the field of crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work, discussing the flattening of the global labor market. Read More »

 
 

This evening we’re launching another redesign of all the network sites to bring them under one unified “GigaOM” experience. From a pure design perspective, it’s not a major visual change, but the navigation across all of the sites is a pretty significant change. Read More »

Changes to WebWorkerDaily

There are some changes happening to all of the sites in the GigaOM blog network, including WebWorkerDaily. Today, we’re introducing a new consistent header navigation across all of the sites, and soon we’ll be making some under-the-hood changes, too. Read More »

Opscode Gets $11M to Take on IBM and HP Management Software

Opscode, a two-year-old startup in Seattle has raised $11 million in its second round of funding. The company, co-founded and led by Amazon’s former Master of Disaster Jesse Robbins, offers a new way of configuring software that exemplifies a change in the way IT is handled. Read More »

TheAppleBlog will be at the WWDC 2010 keynote providing live coverage! We’ll be providing text and photo updates both before and during the event to see if any our predictions came true. Read More »

Using transitions and effects in your Keynote presentations can really help keep your audience engaged. We’ll show you how to get started creating transitions and effects right away. Read More »

After four months of development and production, I’m very proud to announce the launch of TechUniversity, a video tutorial and screencast site dedicated to teaching you how to use your Mac and Apple products. We have videos for both beginners and pros alike. Read More »

I’m a programmer who decided somewhere along the way that he could write words as well as code. I’ve determined that English isn’t so different from C or Java. English uses words; code uses bits. There’s more of each in the other than you think. Read More »

Well, where do I begin? First of all, it’s great to become a contributing member of TheAppleBlog. I’ve been a TAB fan for quite some time so it feels pretty surreal to be part of the team. Read More »

I was a PC for the longest time. In the late 90s Apple caught my attention as Macs were all we had in grade school. After spending an hour on Mac OS X 10.1, I was hooked and decided it was time to switch to Mac. Read More »

At home, I fancy myself an amateur photographer with a decent array of prosumer Canon products. I take on average 25K photos annually and spend a good amount of time organizing, printing and getting creative with the image library I have managed to create. Read More »

More Must Reads

Google Buzz has launched Buzz buttons that web site publishers can add to their pages to make it easier for readers to share content on the Gmail-based social network. GigaOM is one of the launch partners for this new feature, along with several other media outlets. Read More »

My first Apple device was an iPod Nano, second-gen, and using it was a revelation; the simplicity of the click-wheel and the solid industrial design wowed me. My second Apple device was an iPod touch, also a second-gen and also a revelation; interacting with a touchscreen … Read More »

It’s been many months in the making, but this evening we launched an entire overhaul of TheAppleBlog’s design. This redesign is part of an overhaul of the entire GigaOM network that started back in November. Read More »

I’d like to begin by telling you that there isn’t a single thing I haven’t heard said about my name. So, that said, here’s what you’d find written if I had a Wikipedia page: Yes, I do look small in that photo. That’s because I’m only 16 … Read More »

TheAppleBlog is looking for a few iPhone and Mac developers who are also writers to help us out. So, if you are a solid iPhone and/or Mac developer and like to write how-to’s, tutorials, etc., I’d love to chat with you. Please note, this is not a … Read More »

Today at 10 a.m. PST Apple is holding its “Latest Creation” media event in San Francisco, where it is widely expected to announce a new tablet device. TheAppleBlog is offering live updates and photos, along with live tweets, on all the news. Read More »

Tomorrow morning at 10AM PST Apple will be holding its “Latest Creation” Media Event. TheAppleBlog will be there providing you a steady stream of updates on everything announced. You can get your live coverage fix via two methods tomorrow. Read More »

If you’re reading this post in your newsreader, I strongly advise you to head over to the site and read it there instead, because I’m very pleased to use this post to introduce WebWorkerDaily’s redesign. Read More »

UPDATE: Thanks so much to the hundreds of people who took our survey! We’ve closed the survey and will be sending gift certificates to two lucky winners shortly. Stay tuned to the summary of the report that we’ll be sending out shortly! Here at TheAppleBlog, we think … Read More »

Urban Dictionary defines “red-headed step-child” as one who, unlike a stepchild who looks like their step parent, is likely to be singled out for abuse. Which may very well define my stint here at TheAppleBlog. Will you, dear readers, … Read More »

From the frozen tundra of Minnesota I hail, not by choice but by birth. I bring with me a head full of useless knowledge and trivia. I know, “Is this guy some sort of Superhero?” No, just an ordinary man, or am I? I’ve always been a … Read More »

If you check out the webcams at the European Organization for Nuclear Research’s CMS project, you may just observe something rather unexpected. Although the picture below is from CERN, it’s much more akin to a boring office space than a scientific laboratory. However, look a little … Read More »

Time Warner Cable, Fox Negotiations Near 11th Hour; cable subscribers could lose access to American Idol, The Simpsons and some of the NFL playoffs if the cable company fails to resolve a fee standoff with Fox by Dec. 31. (CNNMoney.com) FCC’s Levin: Broadband Plans Don’t Threaten … Read More »

Whatever happened to patience? More than 81 percent of all online video viewers click away if they encounter a clip rebuffering, according to a new study by Tubemogul. The Emeryville-based video distribution and analytics startup took a close look at 192 million video streams … Read More »

At GigaOM Pro, we offer a wide variety of in-depth market research that appeals to the technology enthusiast, innovator, investor and designer. While we know many of these words can be used to describe readers of TheAppleBlog, we also know most of you visit TheAppleBlog … Read More »

I have always been curious about what kind of tools people have used to liveblog events (especially those involving Apple). As many of you readers know, Apple recently held a media event on 9.9.09. I jumped on the opportunity to attend and represent TheAppleBlog. Naturally, one … Read More »

Here are a few threads worth checking out today in TheAppleBlog Forums. Check them out and get involved with other Apple community members! naren.bharatwaj needs help finding a good DC++ client for OS X JeremyK is having issues with the hinge on his MacBook sticking … Read More »

Where to begin? I didn’t always aspire to write about technology, but my complete lack of interest in a real social life got me noticed on a discussion forum about three years ago and led to a job offer. I’ve been slaving over a keyboard ever … Read More »

TheAppleBlog will be at Apple’s invite-only press event this morning providing you with live updates and photos. The event starts at 10AM PDT, though we will start providing updates approximately 90 minutes before. As a reminder, you can get your live coverage fix form us via … Read More »

Tomorrow morning at 10AM PDT Apple will be holding its 9/9/09 Press Event. TheAppleBlog will be there providing you minute-by-minute updates on everything announced. You can get your live coverage fix via two methods tomorrow. TheAppleBlog Live — This … Read More »

The last in our set of three users surveys, TheAppleBlog wants to know a little bit more about your habits at work. The results of these surveys will be used to craft our 2010 Media Kit for potential sponsors. Take our quick survey and be entered … Read More »

Apple has drawn an enormous amount of flak from developers for banning a host of offerings from its App Stores. But while some rejections may seem arbitrarily imposed, Apple — like any other retailer — has every right to decide which products line its shelves. The … Read More »

TheAppleBlog wants to know more about you. Take our quick survey about your home tech habits and be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the iTunes store. // // Read More »

In an effort to make TheAppleBlog even better, we want to hear from you! Take our super-quick survey and be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate from Amazon.com. // // Read More »

http://www.youtube.com/v/m4Q9MJdT5Ds&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 Good news if you’ve signed up for a Google Voice invite. The company announced today that those invitations are now starting to trickle out to new users. Didn’t sign up for an invite yet? No worries, but you should run, not walk, to the … Read More »

Today we are live-streaming Structure 09, our second annual conference devoted to all things cloud computing. As Om said in his opening remarks this morning: Last year companies were just taking about the cloud, this year we’re living the reality. If you’re unable to join us … Read More »

G’day fellow Apple Enthusiasts! I’m Peter Venero writing from the land down under! Just to be clear, I’m not actually Australian — but rather an “American Transplant” (as they call me) living in gorgeous Sydney, Australia. I’ll be the first to admit; I don’t boast the chops … Read More »

Many of the services we use now will eventually be web-based or “in the cloud.” People who use services like MobileMe will increasingly see more of their data and “work” being done out there in the cloud. The GigaOM Network will be hosting the second annual Read More »

Please tune in to our live coverage of WWDC 2009 Keynote where we’ll have photos and text updates throughout the entire event! You can tune in via live.theappleblog.com or @theappleblog. Read More »

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