How Subtraction.com was converted to EE. Lots of great (ExpressionEngine) tricks here. There’s no better way to learn EE than to have a look at the source of sites that are powered by it. ✓
A third dimension: Ars reviews Photoshop CS4 Extended.
The Save for Web color profile problem has been fixed. You no longer need to use this well-known workaround to get sRGB JPEGs
Hallelujah!
Beyond that, the rest of the updates seem worthy of consideration for anyone using Photoshop as a professional tool. ✓
Dan Cederholm on his new MacBook Pro:
I like that all the inputs are on one side now. I don’t like that it’s the opposite side that I’ve configured my desk for.
D’oh! ✓
On Apple’s Hot News page (emphasis mine):
Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8.
I’m stunned. It’s insane that any publicly-held company would consider taking sides in a political discourse like this. I doubt a company-wide poll was conducted in order to determine how Apple employees felt about the issue, so it’s safe to assume this statement was generated among Apple executives — most likely the board of directors. How arrogant of them. ✓
“Expecting” — Originally uploaded by Sean Sperte
Classics is a forthcoming iPhone application that looks amazing. (This one’s for you, Jamie.)
(Via Sebastiaan.) ✓
“Take On Me: Literal Video Version” is A-Ha’s classic music video, but with lyrics that explain what is actually going on. Absolutely hilarious. (Via SimpleBits.) ✓
John Gruber says to buy Apple stock, in not-so-few words. ✓
“Ply it forward” is social reformation waiting to happen. The idea is that you, after washing and drying your hands in a public bathroom, prepare the towel dispenser for the next patron. I love it. (Via DF.) ✓
Helvetica, a documentary film about typography, is available for purchase and rent on the iTunes Store. ✓
The iPhone development world is abuzz today after news that Apple has dropped the developer NDA:
[…] the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software.
John Gruber is calling it a “glorious non-[expletive]-NDA world”. (It made me laugh, at least.) ✓