Monthly Archives: April 2011

It occurred to me today that many us that own iPhones and iPads have many apps installed on our devices, in addition to the stock ones provided to us by Apple. As we swipe from home screen to home screen, each littered with those distinctly recognizable icons, the dock (the area of apps at theContinue reading “Ruminations on iOS 5”

Its been another day where the media has totally overblown the recent discovery that iPhones record and store location data (woah big surprise there). Evidently when you connect your iPhone to iTunes and sync, once a backup is made there is a database file that contains a record of all location data, i.e. all placesContinue reading “Location Data Courtesy of Apple”

Since todays announcement of Apple filing a lawsuit against Samsung over their Galaxy line of tablets and smartphones, I wonder how Samsung is really feeling about this. It seems incumbent upon Samsung to really try something new and interesting when it comes to how they approach their hardware design. It’s clear as day that whenContinue reading “Copycats”

I would think most Mac geeks (presumably people reading this weblog) already know how frustrating iTunes is to use. It’s one of those pieces of software in OS X that seems to be coated with thick veneer of UI, but has the underpinnings of a beat up old 1973 Ford Pinto. You would also thinkContinue reading “Fluxmmoxed by iTunes”

One of the greatest things about being a geek is that we tend to search for the most creative tools to do a particular job. One thing that I’ve wanted to figure out is the quickest way to send a link from my Mac to my iPhone and vice versa. For what I do, theContinue reading “Handoff And Pastebot App Love”

I’ve owned an iPhone ever since Apple released the 3G version back in 2008. In that time frame I have since upgraded to a 3GS and now iPhone 4. I remember the first day we discovered that Apple would be adding support for folders in iOS4. I distinctly remember being more excited about that singleContinue reading “iOS folders in need of attention”

I’ve owned an iPhone ever since Apple released the 3G version back in 2008. In that time frame I have since upgraded to a 3GS and now iPhone 4. I remember the first day we discovered that Apple would be adding support for folders in iOS4. I distinctly remember being more excited about that singleContinue reading “Giving Jailbreak Users A Break?”

One thing I’ve been working hard to do since starting this weblog, is to try and offer my own unique style to everything that I write about. What good is a writer, or even better a tech writer, without his or her own unique voice? Most personal weblogs tend to consist of two different kindsContinue reading “Keeping The Fire Alive”

After the initial launch of the Mac App Store in January, I’ve had some time to purchase a few apps and come to grips with the user experience. So far, so good and I certainly have come to welcome the improvements on the app installation process. On a fresh install of OS X, I logContinue reading “Mac App Store Improvements”