There’s an undeniable problem with the comic book industry that has bugged me since I first became a fan in the 80s. No, I’m not talking about Marvel and DC’s ongoing struggle with transitioning to digital. Growing up through the 80s, I became a lover and loyal fan of comics. I never took part inContinue reading “The Comic Book Industry Could Learn from Apple”
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Exploring Supposed iPhone 4S Battery Issues
It seems that I always revisit this topic after any iPhone release, and sometimes even after a new iOS update. This time, I seem to be getting a whiff of more reports than usual of battery drain issues than on a typical major iPhone release. When the iPhone 4S was announced a couple weeks back,Continue reading “Exploring Supposed iPhone 4S Battery Issues”
Sorry Andy, the Future Is Voice Dictation
Andy Rubin doesn’t think we should be talking to our phones. Yes, okay Andy, you are entitled to your opinion — however wrong it may be. I don’t believe that your phone should be an assistant. Your phone is a tool for communicating. You shouldn’t be communicating with the phone; you should be communicating withContinue reading “Sorry Andy, the Future Is Voice Dictation”
Backing Up Your iPhoto Library to iCloud’s Photo Stream
Currently you can’t delete individual or select groups of photos from your iCloud Photo Stream, which is rather unfortunate. You can however backup photos that are not currently in your Photo Stream, if you use iPhoto 9.2 or newer on your Mac. I didn’t discover this by reading any documentation, but rather by stumbling overContinue reading “Backing Up Your iPhoto Library to iCloud’s Photo Stream”
iOS 5 Bugs
On Wednesday morning, I happily connected my iPhone 4 to my MacBook Pro via the USB cable, for the very last time. I fired up iTunes and clicked “Check for Updates” at 10am PST, hoping that I would be able to successfully download iOS 5. After a bit if waiting, I was able to grabContinue reading “iOS 5 Bugs”
A Loss for Words
Watching Tim Cook present for the first time during this week’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event was really interesting. Although we’ve seen Cook speak at several previous events, this was his first time in the lime-light. Let me preface this piece with one important factor: I will not attempt to compare Tim with Steve. These twoContinue reading “A Loss for Words”