The Old Farmer ’s Almanactells us that the Dog Days of Summer ended on August 11 , and the last couple of weeks demo that these old farmers sleep with a matter or two . While some of Apple ’s military action on July 11 did indeed make it appear as if the company was going to the dogs , Apple has quietly — sultrily , one might even say — move about its clientele , apologizing for this , fixing that , and boasting about the other .
With the news from Apple being a bit on the thin side , we consecrate this sequence of the Macworld Podcast to broader theme . Specifically , what a redesign iTunes might look like , how thing are going for the iPhone 3 G and App Store after a calendar month in the natural state , and the meaning of the iMac ’s 10th anniversary .
A redesign iTunes is the topic of my opening contemplation . Is iTunes just perfect as it is , or has it have on so many undertaking that it ’s become unwieldy ? I ’m starting to believe the latter , but welcome your input .
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Show notes
The impetus for musing over a redesign iTunes came from PCWorld’s11 Things We Hate About iTunesand my response , Do n’t Be A Player Hater . If you ’re a fan of iTunes , the PCWorld article is likely to get your dander up . find free to smooth it down again by perusing my perfectly reason out ( and not a bit sarcastic ) response .
Dan and I cover a lot of earth in our discourse . luckily , we ’ve also covered these issues — disappearing App Store applications , Apple ’s vetting summons for those App Store program program , the iPhone ’s “ kill switch , ” and communicating offspring between developers and Apple — extensively on Macworld.com . Check out the contact for more .
If you ’re interested in all that is iMac , you ’ll want to check out Jason Snell ’s commemoration of May 6 , 1998 — the daylight the Bondi Blue iMac was announced . To relive the experience , read Andy Gore and Anita Epler ’s iMac cover history from Back in the Day as well as Andy Gore ’s take on the then - just - announce iMac . We ’ll have more iMac coverage on Friday , the tenth anniversay of the iMac ’s ship appointment .
