My Notes From Apple's WWDC Announcements

Software

OS X Mavericks

Finder

• Tabs
• Tagging
• Safari speed improvments & new features
• Apple Maps for Mac
• iBooks for Mac
• Calendar redesigned for the better
• Notification Center improvements
• iCloud Keychain (1Password has to be nervous)
• Lots of under-the-hood speed improvments and new frameworks for developers to take advantage of.
• Multiple displays
  1. Taking a window full screen now doesn't affect apps or windows on your second display.
  2. You can now access the menu bar or paneled windows on multiple displays.
  3. You can move or access your dock on either monitor.
  4. Mission control is now independent to each display, keeping track of two sets of spaces for each display which are independent from one another.

iOS 7

• OS-wide, overhauled design. New design if "flat" but has depth as well.
• In-depth page from Apple outlining all new features
• New Control Center, a Notification Center-like panel that slides up from the
• bottom giving you easy access to frequently toggled options or functions.
• AirDrop functionality added to share sheets where applicable. Useable with other nearby iOS devices.
• Overhauled UI for Notification Center, Multitasking, Photos, Camera, Safari, Siri, Mail, Weather and Messages. Gizmodo article on the new design.

iTunes Radio

• Build your own playlist on any Apple device (Mac, AppleTV, iPhone, iPad)
• The more music you listen to whether it is music you own, download or just play, stations will build around those selections intelligently.
• Define your own rules such as "New station from song", "New station from artist", and a slider bar that allows you to tune between Top Hits, Mix, or Discovery.
• Completely integrates with Siri.
• Purchase songs for download directly into your collection.
• If you subscribe to iTunes Match, then iTunes Radio is ad-free.
• Station history is stored in iCloud and synced across devices.

Hardware

New MacBook Airs - I noticed on Apple Store, that you can now configure a 13" MacBook Air with a 1.7Ghz processor, 8GB RAM and a 512GB SSD for $1849.

New Mac Pro (holy shit)

• My next computer.

New Airport Extreme

• Perfect timing for our new house for when I network everything.

Complimentary articles from reputable sites:

The Wirecutter's brief rundown of Apple's announcements.

MacStories Numbers Roudup

National Insecurity Agency

Jason Kottke, at Kottke.org has an excellent post that will catch you up on this important story:

By now, you've likely heard of Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked secret documents to the press regarding that agency's electronic surveillance activities. From Glenn Greenwald's excellent coverage for The Guardian, here are a few of the most interesting passages from interviews with Snowden.

The Story of Audion

Cable Sasser, at Panic Blog writes:

"I hear that your deal with AOL fell through. Any interest in throwing in with us at Apple?

Best, Steve The perfect story to read on WWDC Eve.

George R. R. Martin Watches Videos of Fans Reacting to the "Red Wedding" on Conan

How Iron Man 3 Should Have Ended

via Laughing Squid

"Having two pictures of the exact same lightning bolt lets you do something pretty amazing”

Richard Wheeler, at Calculated Images writes:

Having two pictures of the exact same lightning bolt lets you do something pretty amazing; reconstruct its path in 3D. In this case because the precise location and elevation of the photographers isn't known this is slightly more art than science, but it is still fun! This is amazing. You have to check out the photos.

Jon Stewart's Explanation of How Hospitals Set Prices is Alarmingly Close to Accurate