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Cult of Mac: We All Want A Secret Bar Like Pixar’s Lucky 7 Lounge [Video]

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:06:45 +0100

We all know that Steve Jobs acquired Pixar in 1986. The studio released it’s first mega hit, Toy Story, in 1995, continuing on to win award after award with fantastic storytelling and groundbreaking computer animation techniques. A creative studio like Pixar needs a creative workplace environment, no? Andrew Gordon tells the story of one such secret place in the Pixar compound in an animated (natch) YouTube video.

Part of a series called Pixar Studio Stories, Where’s Gordon is an animated narration of a story told by a Pixar employee. When Pixar moved into their new building, animator Andrew Gordon found himself in a office with a tiny door and key. The access hatch led through some tight air conditioning vents to a large space that Gordon then decorated with Christmas lights, then pillows, then a bar (of course). As time and decorative improvements went on, his boss, Andrew Stanton (director of Finding Nemo and WALL-E found him. Instead of instantly firing Gordon for non-work activities, Stanton loved the spot, and began bringing by all the bigwigs from Pixar, including Steve Jobs. Watch the video below and listen for the sound effect when Jobs is mentioned.

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Hilarious, right? Just another example of a place we’d like to work. After Cupertino campus itself, of course. What would YOU do with a Lucky 7 Lounge at your place of work? Let us know in the comments below.

Source The Next Web

Cult of Mac: Learn MS Office 2011 for Mac [Deals]

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:31:22 +0100

Yeah it’s the set of apps we love to hate—Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. I know, it’s all be downhill since Word 6.0, but still MS Office is the standard for sending and receiving files. Myself, I’ve always liked Excel and I taught myself how to use Pivot Tables, but it wasn’t fun or easy. When I told other people “Oh, just use a Pivot Table and you can do all of that…” their response was “That’s too hard to learn, I’ll do it the way I’ve been doing it…”

Wow.

So how would you like to tap into all the features of MS Office 2011? Really learn it inside and out? Now you can with today’s deal—Microsoft Office for Mac Video Training Bundle for only $79! That’s almost a 60% discount off the usual $196!

Here’s what you get:

Microsoft Word 2011 Video Course (4.5 hours of video content)

Get a fast and effective guide to the world’s most widely used word processing tool with this video course!

What You’ll Learn:

How to create professional quality letters, manuals and presentation-ready documents with one of the world’s leading office productivity tools.

How to manipulate and implement text and data within complex projects and workflows, including marketing and email campaigns.

How to create fully compatible documents and projects that can be accessed by users working with Office for Mac products as well as Windows counterparts.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2011 Video Course (4.5 hours of video content)

Utilize the powerful hands-on resource for learning the world’s most popular professional presentation tool with this video course.

What You’ll Learn:

How to create professional quality presentations, slideshows and basic animations with one of the world’s leading office productivity tools.

How to manipulate and implement information and multimedia a wide range of projects.

How to create fully compatible documents and projects that can be accessed by users working with Office for Mac products as well as Windows counterparts.

Microsoft Outlook 2011 Video Course (3.5 hours of video content)

Cover a wide range of the program’s functionality, from powerful email functions to calendar features to comprehensive task management, calendar features and notes with this video course!

What You’ll Learn:

How to create professional quality emails, professional notes and boardroom-ready events and invitations with one of the world’s leading office communications tools.

How to manipulate and implement contact and organizational data data across a wide range of projects and accounts.

How to create fully compatible meetings, contact cards and messages that can be accessed by users working with Office for Mac products as well as Windows counterparts.

Microsoft Excel 2011 Video Course (5.5 hours of content)

Lastly, learn how to effectively use the many dangerously power features and functions of MS Excel with this video course.

What You’ll Learn:

How to create professional quality spreadsheets, workbooks and presentation-ready charts with one of the world’s leading office productivity tools.

How to manipulate and implement data across a wide range of projects.

How to create fully compatible documents and projects that can be accessed by users working with Office for Mac products as well as Windows counterparts.

You can get each of the courses on their own for $29 (which is a 40% savings on its own!) or get the bundle of all the courses for only $79 (saves you $37!). Remember the $79 gets you almost $200 worth of training…that’s a 39% savings for the entire bundle!

If you really want to set up your game with MS Office and learn how to really use these apps pick up the MS Office 2011 training bundle now.

Infinite Loop: Hands on with Glassboard 2.0 for iOS: simple, private group sharing

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:00:47 +0100

Glassboard: is it a group messaging app? Sort of. Is it a collaboration app? Sure. Is it like a Facebook Group? Maybe. Version 2.0 of the app, released this week, can be as many or as few of those things as you'd like, depending on who you're sharing with and why. On the one hand, it's a way to share notes, photos, files, and other updates with a group of friends. On the other, it could be useful among a group of colleagues working together on a project.

Glassboard 2.0 is now available for iOS and Android, as well as a newly unveiled Web app. The apps are offered by Sepia Labs—the new home of former NetNewsWire developer Brent Simmons—and we thought we'd take a look at the recently updated offerings. "The easiest way to describe Glassboard: as Pair is to the bedroom, as Path is to the rec room, Glassboard is to the boardroom," Simmons told Ars in an e-mail. "It's an app for communicating inside teams (formal or not). I think it's how people will work together in the future—it cuts way down on e-mail."

Indeed, if you are new to small group sharing apps, the idea is like taking Facebook and stripping down all parts of the social network except for the parts where you share privately among clearly defined groups. Or if Google+ allowed everyone in your circle to post to that same circle. The idea is to keep things insular and private. There's no way to blast updates to the whole world like Twitter, and there's no friending or unfriending. You can create or join various groups—close friends, family, coworkers, Ars Technica staffers, cousins, etc.—and post a variety of content to those "boards" as a way to keep each other up-to-date. According to Sepia Labs, Glassboard is supposed to be a digital boardroom.

Cult of Mac: Once More Unto The Breach, Apple Files For Another Galaxy Tab Ban

Sat, 19 May 2012 18:33:59 +0100

According to Foss Patents, Apple filed a motion for an immediate US ban of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 yesterday. This comes in the wake of Monday’s Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruling that was partially in favor of Apple.

If Apple’s motion succeeds, there will then be a US ban in place against three major Android device makers. Last December, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) banned specific HTC products based on an Apple patent and this past Friday, the ITC banned some Motorola devices based on a Microsoft patent. Seems like litigation is the new weapon of choice in this war of supremacy.

As Apple filed the new motion on Friday, settlement talks won’t likely take place until Monday or Tuesday, with Apple proposing to give Samsung until the end of May to respond. The same court will also hold a hearing on a second, separate motion filed by Apple against Samsung on June 7.

Samsung will most likely redesign it’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 to comply with any ruling in Apple’s favor, like it recently did in Germany. To be honest, this whole back and forth will likely continue for a while, as the Apple and other large companies battle it out for the lucrative tablet market, where iPad currently reigns supreme among strong challengers like the Tab.

Source: Foss Patents Via: Engadget

Infinite Loop: Week in Apple: stalkers, antivirus, and MacBook Pros. Oh my!

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:00:55 +0100

This week's top posts to our Apple section included the latest rumors about an updated MacBook Pro, Apple's curious (if only temporary) censorship of the word "jailbreak" in iTunes, a discussion about Apple's "green" initiatives, and more. And don't forget our guide to hardening your iPhone against stalkers, as well as a look at five Mac antivirus apps! Read on if you need to catch up:

How to harden your smartphone against stalkers—iPhone edition
Stalkers: sometimes they're coming from inside your phone.
MacBook Pro rumor rollup: thinner, better, faster, stronger
As the MacBook Pro update looms, "leaked" info is seeping out of the woodwork.
Hands-on with five antivirus apps for the Mac
Which antivirus software is the best for Mac users? It depends on your needs.
Stars aligning for June Ivy Bridge Mac launch alongside Mountain Lion
Yet another reason all eyes will be on WWDC.
According to iTunes, "jailbreak" is a four-letter word
Is the word "jailbreak" on the same level as "f**k"?
Judge: Ample evidence that Apple "knowingly joined" e-book conspiracy
Apple hasn't been found guilty yet, but the judge's comments don't bode well.
"Swiss Army knife for QuickTime" Perian turning off the lights
The source code will be made available on Github or Google Code.
WSJ: production of 4-inch iPhone beginning in June
There's hope for farsighted iPhone fans.
What it takes to make a "green" Apple
Nearly all of Apple's operations will run on renewable power by 2013.
A Good AirPlay Speaker
The best tool to listen to iTunes exclusively.

Have a wonderful weekend, folks!

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