As someone who grew up working on newspapers and still loves to get ink on his hands, the current state of the print industry buffeted by the explosion in online media on one hand and the recession on the other, is worrying. There’s even talk of the NY Times going under. Michael Hirschorn in The Atlantic has some interesting thoughts on the death of newsprint and why it might not all be bad news.
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It’s probably about time someone made a movie about the Mac – now two are set for release. Welcome To Macintosh seems to be more a historical documentary about the Apple story from Apple I to iPhone 3G (Trailer quote: “It’s like a sausage factory. You really don’t want to know how this stuff is made.”)
MacHEADS looks more at the zealots, geeks and others who make up the Mac community and asks whether Apple is now just another brand. Trailer quote from Mac user: “I’ve never knowingly slept with a Windows user. Ever.”
BBC NEWS | Technology | Full-length MGM films on YouTube
Here’s another compelling reason to hit the YouTube channel on my Apple TV.