When the App Store first launched, mere presence was enough to ensure at least some small amount of success. Today, things are much different. A great idea with good execution will still struggle to make a splash in the App Store, unless the stars are perfectly aligned. Even then, it’s usually more about who you know and the press you can drum up.

The iPhone 6 Plus is one of the most curious devices Apple has built in recent years. The largest iPhone ever built, it evokes a sense of awe, confusion, and concern. In some ways, it suffers a bit of an identity crisis in the iOS family, as it behaves like an iPad sometimes, but is also clearly an iPhone.

Justin Williams posted a great essay a few months ago where he shares a good bit of advice:

Tim Cook, writing on privacy:

Here’s a quick tip for git-svn users struggling to find the perfect Google-foo for git-svn usernames.

It seems like an unlikely candidate, but I’ve recently started using .ini files for iOS app configuration. I know what you’re thinking: “Wait - are you talking about those text files on Windows?”

Yesterday, the Macintosh celebrated it’s 30th birthday. To honor the beloved machines, aficionados shared stories that lead to their love for the platform, including the history of machines they’ve owned over the years. I included a picture of two Mac minis, declaring them as the first Macs I owned.

On Friday, FedEx dropped of my wife’s new iPhone 5s (gold). She graciously offered to wait for me to finish working before we unboxed it.

Favd is a new iPhone app by the fine folks at YourHead Software. I’ve been beta testing the app since WWDC, and it’s great. ^[1]

Now that the iPhone 5s is in our hands, the public FUD about its new finger print scanner (branded Touch ID) has begun. This piece from Ars raises the following questions: