Tag You’re Not It – A GiftttDy Update

A new Day One update is out with some nice new features, but it introduced a cosmetic issue for GiftttDy. A trick I used to manage data relied on the html bookmark tag. I used it because it was unique enough to parse for, but when html is rendered, this tag doesn’t show up. Well, it shouldn’t but for some reason, the new Day One is showing it. I’ve reported it to them as a bug, so hopefully, they’ll fix it soon. Still, I know that this tag has always showed up in the list of Day One posts, even if it didn’t appear in the full post until now. So, I’ve made a change to get rid of this eyesore.

Download the latest version and copy it to your Applications folder. No need to run Configurator or make any other changes. This fix is backward compatible with the prior 2.x versions of Day One.

This Cassette Tape-Based Navigation System From 1971 Is Kind Of Brilliant

Following on my earlier post about Apple Maps, here’s some perspective on how far we’ve come.

This clip from a 1971 episode of the BBC television show Tomorrow’s World has so many appealing details to me, most notably the featuring of a lovely UK-spec 1962 Volkswagen Beetle, but the true star of it is the remarkably forward-thinking navigation system the Beetle is fitted with.

Read the full article at jalopnik.com.

Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up

I’ve actually been using Apple Maps without issue for quite a while, but this would certainly be a welcome improvement.

’m not sure if you’re aware, but the launch of Apple Maps went poorly. After a rough first impression, an apology from the CEO, several years of patching holes with data partnerships and some glimmers of light with long-awaited transit directions and improvements in business, parking and place data, Apple Maps is still not where it needs to be to be considered a world class service.

Read the full article at techcrunch.com.

Crow vending machine skills ‘redefine intelligence’

I think these crows are smarter than some humans.

A small South Pacific island is home to a crow with remarkable abilities that have scientists hooked. New Caledonian crows make and use tools – including a kind of fishing hook. They can solve complex problems and have even been recorded capturing grubs by repeatedly poking them with a stick until they are so agitated, they bite.

Read the full article at www.bbc.co.uk.