Daring FireballMac and web curmudgeonry/nerdery. By John Gruber.Sponsor Where To GPS points of interest 1.1- September 15, 2008 TapTapTap just released version 1.1 of their popular iPhone app. New in this version are dozens of brands in the Travel & Transportation category. So now you can easily find your favorite hotel while you&8217;re on the road with just a few taps. Where To is the quickest way to find food, fun, and shopping around you. Like all TapTapTap&8217;s current and upcoming apps, Where To features a UI that feels like it belongs on the iPhone. And check out TapTapTap&8217;s blog for a look into what.http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284940039&mt=8 NYT: In Frantic Day, Wall Street Banks Teeter- September 15, 2008 Lehman goes bust, Merrill Lynch sold to Bank of America, AIG teetering. Perhaps this will refocus presidential campaign coverage on the economy rather than bullshit.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/15lehman.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&a... NetShare Verdict: Banned From App Store- September 14, 2008 So reports Nullriver.http://www.nullriver.com/home/news David Foster Wallace Dead of Suicide at 46- September 14, 2008 Oh, this is just awful: David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist and humorist best known for his 1996 tome &8220;Infinite Jest,&8221; was found dead last night at his home in Claremont, according to the Claremont Police Department. He was 46. Jackie Morales, a records clerk at the Claremont Police Department, said Wallace&8217;s wife called police at 9:30 p.m. Friday saying she had returned home to find her husband had hanged himself. Wallace was my favorite writer,...http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/books/14wallace.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&... Harry McCracken on the App Store- September 13, 2008 Harry McCracken: Way back when, if software distribution for the Mac had been handled via a Mac App Store with a don&8217;t-duplicate-Apple-products policy, Photoshop might have been refused distribution on the grounds that it was too similar to MacPaint.http://technologizer.com/2008/09/13/apple-to-iphone-developers-dont-compete-with-us/ Updated Version of iTunes 8 for Windows- September 13, 2008 The initial release was a disaster, causing BSODs for many users.http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/09/13/apple-re-releases-itunes-8-to-fix-vis... A Bridge Too Far- September 13, 2008 Paul Kafasis on Podcaster and Apple&8217;s App Store policies.http://blogs.oreilly.com/iphone/2008/09/a-bridge-too-far.html The App Stores Exclusionary Policies- September 13, 2008 http:speirs.org20080912app-store-im-outhttp://daringfireball.net/2008/09/app_store_exclusion Dan Moren on Whats New and Improved in iPhone OS 2.1- September 13, 2008 The iPod app now features more information in song lists (a la the Remote app), triple-clicking the earbud clicker goes to the previous track, and morehttp://www.macworld.com/article/135528/2008/09/iphone21_features.html Jeremy Horwitz Reviews the New iPod Nano- September 12, 2008 Detailed, thorough review. Here&8217;s the nut of it: &8220;Doubles past years storage capacity for same price. Best audio quality yet in an iPod Nano.&8221;http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipod-nano-fourth-generation-8gb-16gb/ |