Linked List: June 2, 2014

Monday, 2 June 2014

Zoom Replaced by Full Screen Mode in Yosemite ★

From Apple’s Yosemite design page:

Take the red, yellow, and green “stoplights” in the corner of every app window. Not only have we streamlined their look, but we’ve also updated their functions. Close, minimize, and maximize are now close, minimize, and full screen, eliminating the extra full-screen control and consolidating the window controls in one place.

I seldom use full screen mode, but I almost never use those zoom buttons, so this change makes sense. It’s what most people probably expect to happen.

Update: The old zoom is still there, if you Option-click the green button or double-click on the window title bar, like we used to do with window-shading way back when.

Tomorrow’s Live Audience Episode of The Talk Show From WWDC ★

I just put another 75 tickets on sale for tomorrow’s show, where I’ll be talking to special guests John Siracusa, Casey Liss, Marco Arment, and Scott Simpson. They’re going to go fast — sorry we couldn’t find a bigger event space. Update: Sold out again.

Also: We have a last minute opening for a sponsorship for the open bar at the event. We’ll make sure everyone knows they’re drinking on your dime, and I’ll thank you heartily from the stage. We’ll also be sure you and your team get into the show. If you’re interested and can pull the trigger quickly, get in touch. Update: OK, all set on this front too.

Safari to Include DuckDuckGo as a Built-In Search Option ★

Apple:

Safari now gives you more control over your privacy on the web. You can open one Safari window in Private Browsing mode — which doesn’t save your browsing history — while keeping others in regular browsing mode. So while you do your online banking privately in one window, your browsing history is still being saved while you surf in another. You can also now search the web using DuckDuckGo, a search engine that doesn’t track you.

Update: Here’s the official announcement from DuckDuckGo.