Linked List: May 17, 2014

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Slingshot 

My thanks to Squirrels for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed to promote Slingshot. Slingshot is a new service for sharing your screen — Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android — to anyone, anywhere. Built on the same foundation as AirParrot and Reflector (two other great products from Squirrel, both of them worth checking out), Slingshot securely mirrors desktops, apps, and mobile devices and adds great features like document sharing, meeting minutes, video chat, and even telephone dial-in.

In short, Slingshot is a powerful way to collaborate with anyone, on almost any device. You can even use it for customer support. Slingshot is free to download, and includes a 30-day full-featured trial — no credit card required. It’s a great product from a great company.

The Salary Gap Between Female and Male Journalists 

BuzzFeed:

As men and women advance through their careers, the pay disparity appears to grow. The median pay for senior non-managers was $77,500 for women, but $92,500 for men. These results are generally in line with earlier studies that show the pay gap increasing as careers advance.

Apple Issues Fix for Hidden ‘/Users’ Folder 

Fixed in iTunes 11.2.1.

Google Acquires Word Lens, the Live Translation App Featured in Apple’s Latest TV Commercial 

Seems like a natural fit for Google — now that I think about it, I’m surprised they hadn’t acquired them long ago. But I doubt we’ll ever see Apple feature this app again.