Linked List: June 21, 2007

Thursday, 21 June 2007

Pretty Good Summary of My Soho Apple Store Talk Yesterday 

Sumana Harihareswara does a good job capturing most of the key points I was hoping to make.

My thanks to everyone at AIGA New York and the Soho Apple Store — it was a lot of fun.

New iPhone Commercial Showing Off YouTube App 

Here’s what I’m thinking: If you can download YouTube content directly to your iPhone, why not iTunes Store content? I predict that direct-from-the-iPhone iTunes Store integration will be announced (at a special event?) next week.

AFI Updates Top 100 American Films List; Still Sucks 

Just as bad as the original list. The only good thing about the update is Raging Bull’s move from #24 up to #4. But GoodFellas all the way down at #92? Star Wars at #13 and Empire Strikes Back doesn’t even make the list? What sense does it make that The Godfather Part II is 30 spots lower than The Godfather? Casablanca at #3? Let me tell you something about Casablanca — it’s boring.

The AFI’s nostalgic bias for old movies is preposterous. The only films from the last 25 years in the top 50 are Schindler’s List (#8), E.T. (#25), and The Fellowship of the Ring (#50).

New WebKit Inspector 

Works on both Mac and Windows, and in any WebKit view, not just Safari.

Steve Jobs for President T-Shirts 

Not bad, but the design is far too much like every typical “__ for President” shirt this decade. If Jobs really ran, his logo would be way better. (Via Khoi Vinh.)

Clean Your Keyboard in a Dishwasher 

Clever idea for redeeming a grimy keyboard, but it’s the film itself that’s worth linking to. So nicely shot and edited — and they even invented new cinematographic technology to capture inside-the-dishwater footage.

Keynote Kung-Fu 

Rands with some good Keynote tips. I don’t use Keynote often, but when I do, I’m always blown away by how good it is.

WordPress Security Flaw 

Strong words from Wincent Colaiuta:

This is not the first security disgrace for WordPress and it’s exactly this kind of flaw which makes it impossible to recommend WordPress as a public-facing web application. In fact, it’s not just that I can’t recommend installing it; it’s that it would be irresponsible to do anything but recommend that people uninstall it.

(Via Michael Tsai.)

We Need a Scripting User Interface Evangelist 

Mark Alldritt:

I had an epiphany at this year’s WWDC while listening to John Geleynse’s User Interface design talk. We need someone to evangelize Scripting Interface Design with the same passion and clarity that John Geleynse brings to Graphical User Interface design on the Macintosh.

Mocking Microsoft Surface 

Hilarious fake commercial for Microsoft’s $10,000 table computer. I watched it three times. (Via Andy Baio.)

A Friendly Reminder From Your IT Department 

This guy perfectly captures the sort of guy I was talking about when I asked yesterday whether anti-iPhone IT managers view their role as serving or ruling. (Via Damon Clinkscales.)

AT&T Says iPhone Rate Plans Will Be Announced Before June 29 

My money is on a Steve Jobs-hosted “special event” sometime early next week.

Mac OS X 10.4.10 

Our long national nightmare of goofballs claiming that version numbers can only go to .9 is over.