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Apple Announces macOS High Sierra, Public Beta Late this Summer [UPDATE]

georgems & John Martellaro ·

SAN JOSE – Apple announced macOS High Sierra during Monday’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote. The new operating system brings Apple File System, significant improvements to Mail and Photos, and Metal 2. Apple will also be building in support for VR engines. We’ll update this article with more details after the keynote.

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TMO Background Mode Interview with Author and Linux Journal Sr. Editor Doc Searls

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David “Doc” Searls is a book author, consultant, and Senior Editor at The Linux Journal. Doc was inspired by a high school teacher who thought he could write well and encouraged him. Doc, who was already thinking about journalism, started his career as a reporter and photographer at a small newspaper. Early on, he also worked at a university radio station where, he earned the name “Doc.” That in turn, led to the founding of a successful ad agency. Today, Doc is an Alumnus fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University and a Fellow at the Center for Information Technology & Society at UC Santa Barbara. He continues his work as a book author focusing on consumers and markets. Doc’s career is rich and distinguished, and he shared some great stories with me.

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TMO's WWDC 2017 Keynote Live Coverage

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The Mac Observer is on location at the McEnery Convention Center for this morning’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote event. The keynote starts at 20 AM pacific time. You can follow along with our as-it-happens coverage, and then stick around for more news from the event, analysis, and reactions on TMO’s Daily Observations and Apple Context Machine podcasts.

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Simon Pierro's Newest iPad Trick is 'Naked Scanner'

bmunjani ·

For your pre-WWDC entertainment, I present to you Naked Scanner, by Simon Pierro. You might remember him as the magician who specializes in doing amazing magic tricks with an iPad. He ventured into the realm of candid camera trickery Monday with the help of well-rehearsed models in a gag he called Naked Scanner. It’s likely obvious how the trick was done, but the reactions of the passers by is definitely worth a smile. He talks about the trick in a blog post, including a test-video from the development phase. And don’t fret, all the bits deemed naughty are blurred.

WWDC Keynote Line Takes Over McEnery Convention Center
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WWDC Keynote Line Takes Over McEnery Convention Center

benzion ·

It’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote day, and that means big announcements are on the way. Developers attending the event started lining up early this morning so they wouldn’t miss out and the line to get in quickly grew to take over the block in front of the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose. MacVoices host Chuck Joiner snapped this pic showing how long the line was around 7 AM pacific time. The keynote starts at 10 AM and TMO is on location to fill you in on all of today’s surprises.