Now that the dust has settled on Apple’s latest MacBook Pro lineup, I wanted to share what I took away from the announcement. First of all, I was really hoping that this time around we were going to get MacBook Pros sans optical drive. At least, an option on a built to order special whereContinue reading “Thoughts on The Latest MacBook Pros”
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Updated OS X Lion Preview
If you check out Apple’s Lion preview page, they have updated it with some screen shots of the new Mail.app, as well as they showcase a few other new features. I’m not going to repost the new stuff that you can just read for yourself. http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/ One interesting note I wanted to highlight is thatContinue reading “Updated OS X Lion Preview”
Why Most Console Games Ported to iOS Suck
I’d like to think that I’m a fairly nostalgic kind of person. I grew up in the 80s and experienced many great console games during that era. In the 90s, I was also fortunate enough to play through many great titles as well. Now that I primarily do my gaming on my iPhone 4, I’mContinue reading “Why Most Console Games Ported to iOS Suck”
Interesting Look into The Future of iPhone And iPad Designs
Anytime we are within months of a potential new product launch from Apple, rumour sites run rampant with speculation. While this can be fun, it does get tiresome after a while. What’s interesting though is some actual real evidence of where Apple may be going with future generations of iPhone and iPad. I came acrossContinue reading “Interesting Look into The Future of iPhone And iPad Designs”
OmmWriter: An Amazing Mac App for Writers
Very rarely do I have the inclination to discuss things such as word processors or text editing apps, but I recently discovered something that has truly made a difference for me. The app in question is called OmmWriter and it’s developed by a small indie Mac app company. I have started using OmmWriter for allContinue reading “OmmWriter: An Amazing Mac App for Writers”
On The Concern of Usage Based Billing by ISPs
This is not necessarily a follow up, but more of an addition to yesterdays piece on my ISP issues with Shaw Cable. Earlier today Michael Geist wrote an excellent overview on yesterdays CRTC hearing. Chair Konrad von Finckenstein had a fair chance to explain their case behind usage based billing. I seriously recommend you goContinue reading “On The Concern of Usage Based Billing by ISPs”
My Favourite iOS Note Taking App is Now Simplenote
I have tried countless numbers of different note taking apps that are available on the App Store for iPhone. I don’t ask for much, but my criteria for a note taking app is as follows: Dropbox syncing support Wordcount and link detection The latest 3.1 update to Simplenote released today is just great. Note onlyContinue reading “My Favourite iOS Note Taking App is Now Simplenote”