Jake Spurlock

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  • Announcing WalkUp DJ

    Announcing WalkUp DJ

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    WalkUp DJ is now available on the App Store. It’s a walk-up music app for baseball and softball teams. Create your roster, assign each player a song, and play their entrance music with a single tap during games. Download WalkUp DJ → Features Apple Music Integration — Search millions of songs, preview before you pick,…

  • I Built My Own iMessage Wrapped (And So Can You)

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    My daughter was joking that someone should build a Spotify Wrapped, but for iMessage — your year in emoji and reactions. My wife said my brother-in-law should build it since he works at Apple. (Every Apple problem is his fault in our house.) From the other room, my daughter yelled: “I bet Dad could write…

  • Apple’s Video Podcast Play: Consumption Solved, Creation Wide Open

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    Apple announced today that Apple Podcasts is getting video streaming support. Starting with iOS 26.4, you’ll be able to watch video podcasts right in the app, toggle seamlessly between audio and video, and download for offline viewing. It’s powered by HLS, supports dynamic ad insertion, and launches with a handful of hosting partners. This is clearly a…

  • ScriptStrip: A Simple Transcription App for macOS

    ScriptStrip: A Simple Transcription App for macOS

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    I created ScriptStrip, a simple Mac app that allows users to transcribe audio or video files by dragging and dropping them into the interface. It processes everything locally using Apple’s speech recognition, ensuring privacy. The app features automatic formatting, timestamps, and searchable transcripts, avoiding the need for cloud services or complex workflows.

  • Introducing Jewel Case: Spotify Album Art for Your Mac Desktop

    Introducing Jewel Case: Spotify Album Art for Your Mac Desktop

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    Remember when music was physical? You’d flip through a stack of CDs, admiring the album art before deciding what to spin. The jewel case was part of the experience—the artwork set the mood before the first note played. Streaming killed that ritual. Spotify buried album art behind tiny thumbnails, and unless you’re staring at your…

  • Dem bars… #apple.

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    Dem bars… #apple.— Jake Spurlock (@whyisjake) September 9, 2014

  • Apple Never Invented Anything

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    So, yes, if we stick to the basic ingredients list, Apple didn’t invent anything… not the Apple ][, nor the Macintosh, not the iPod, the iPhone, or the iPad… to say nothing of Apple Stores and App Stores. We’d seen them all before, in one fashion or another. And yet, we can’t escape a key…

  • What they’re “protecting” us from

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    I side with the makers, the creators, and the inventors, and its about time that the pack of clamoring would-be politicians be put on the defensive for attacking the values of those of us on this side. via What they’re “protecting” us from – Anil Dash.

  • NAB Live Blog

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    I thought that I would take a charge with LiveBlogging the Apple Special Event. Reminds me a lot of WWDC… Very Appley. 😉 So, the Apple Special event is about half an hour away, and I think that I saw the front of the line near the Venetian, but I think that I walked all…

  • Bill Gates: “Security Guys Break The Mac Every Single Day”

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    Today there was funny article in Newsweek about possible flaws in OSX. Take a read… Bill Gates: “security guys break the Mac every single day” From TUAW