Firefox 3.6 beta 1 arrives with better performance,
new Personas feature

The first public beta of the next significant point milestone has hit the streets and is the first version of Firefox built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine. The latest version of the world’s most popular open source browser is said to offer better JavaScript performance and several new features.
Mozilla has announced the release [...]

Video: Advertising genius Lee Clow [u] isn’t going anywhere

The mainstream media and the Mac blogosphere is replete with stories covering Lee Clow’s departure from TBWA/Media Arts. Why? He’s the creative genius behind the greatest TV ad ever, Apple’s 1984 SuperBowl ad, as well the company’s game changing Think Different and Get a Mac marketing campaigns.
[u] According to Media Bistro has published an email [...]

iTunes 99¢ movies: King of New York, Parents, Amityville II

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Best Mac prices: Refurbished Mac minis from $399

We probably won’t see another Mac mini priced this low again — it’s a previous generation 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo model with more than enough umph for use as a home computer or media.
And, of course, you can get it with a free after rebate printer (up to $100) and free shipping, as well as [...]

Apple TV 3.0 adds iTunes Extras, Genius Mixes, radio [u]

Earlier today, many sites reported that iTunes new terms and conditions pre-announced the release of Apple TV 3.0 software. Whereas previous slip ups like this by the mothership often take days or even weeks to be fulfilled, Cupertino’s software mavens have quickly followed through with delivery.
Apple has announced the release of Apple TV 3.0 [...]

Apple’s Ive speaks [obsessively] about Aluminum

The world is an imperfect place, especially in the incessantly critiquing and skeptical eye of a designer. For Apple’s senior vice president of industrial design, Jonathan Ive, his focus is mostly on the details you can’t see, the hidden bits of a device that allow him to present a more perfect whole.

I love the introduction [...]

SeaMonkey 2.0, Firefox 3.5.4 now available

Mozilla has announced the release of SeaMonkey 2.0, a milestone release that brings codebase of this browser + mail/news + IM client + .html editor into line with the current Firefox release (below).
New features and services include:
• New Add-on Manager allows to install, update, disable and remove extensions (add-ons), themes and plugins using the [...]