Millions of pixels: Visualizing the Retina MacBook Pro

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David Smith, at his blog, writes:

The new MacBook Pro introduced at WWDC features a new ‘Retina’ grade display with a resolution of 2880x1800. This is the highest resolution display Apple has ever shipped, besting the now discontinued 30” Cinema (2560x1600) by a million pixels. I wanted to link to his post so that folks would go and check out the two graphics he's created which show you just how many pixels the new Retina MacBook Pro screens use.

Five Live

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From David Smith:

Five Live

An easier way to listen to the 5by5 live stream.

I’m a big fan of the various podcasts on the 5by5 network. These span a variety of topics and subjects, almost all of which I’m interested in. A subset of these shows are recorded while being streamed live. You can listen to them via the 5by5 website (http://5by5.tv/live). I do this for all my favorite shows, but I soon found that I didn’t like having to play them within the browser. So I wrote a Mac menubar application that monitors the feed status and starts playing my favorite shows whenever they start. I’ve been using it myself for months, then decided to share it with other 5by5 fans. It’s called FiveLive. Enjoy. Note: This is just an app made by a fan. It is neither supported by or associated with 5by5. If you're a 5by5 fan, like myself, this is a required app to have. It will make your life measurably better.