iTunes Match only recently became available to me here in Canada. Unfortunately one of the downsides to being Canadian, is that we’re always behind when it comes to receiving the latest services and content that always seem to launch first in the US. I decided to try iTunes Match yesterday, but that wasn’t without theContinue reading “Thoughts on iTunes Match”
Monthly Archives: December 2011
An iOS 6 Wish List
With any major new iOS release, it typically takes several weeks for my giddiness to subside. Once the initial excitement wears off, I try to ruminate on all of the changes and new features so I can determine what I like and don’t like. Although I’ve written about some of my gripes with iOS inContinue reading “An iOS 6 Wish List”
A Quick and Painless Way of Sharing Screenshots with Dropbox
I have used Skitch for many years for taking screenshots on my Mac. I never used it because I couldn’t be bothered to use the built-in screenshot capability of OS X, but because it was so easy to annotate and share images. In addition to making that process easy, all it would take to uploadContinue reading “A Quick and Painless Way of Sharing Screenshots with Dropbox”
An Interview with The Creator of Calepin
Jökull Sólberg Auðunsson is the author of Calepin, the Dropbox powered blogging engine built off of the open-source Pelican, and also serves as interactive tech director at Icelandic agency. Over our email discourse, we discussed the recent static blogging engine craze and how it seems to be picking up steam, how his product Calepin cameContinue reading “An Interview with The Creator of Calepin”
Thoughts on The Apple Anobit Acquisition
Ever since the release of the most recent MacBook Air, Apple has made something very clear to people: solid state storage is the future across their entire product lineup. Apple is certainly no stranger to solid state storage technology. Ever since they moved away from magnetic storage in their iPod lineup, but perhaps more importantlyContinue reading “Thoughts on The Apple Anobit Acquisition”
My Love Affair with iA Writer
iA Writer touts itself as one of those distraction free writing environments. Whether you think the terminology to describe these kind of apps is gimmicky, there is some merit to it. I’ve only ever tried one other full-screen writing app on my Mac, and that was OmmWriter Dãna. Of course there has been a healthyContinue reading “My Love Affair with iA Writer”
Blurring the Line Between Native and Web Apps
Whether you prefer to develop native or web apps, there is without a shadow of a doubt still a huge advantage of native apps. This got me thinking though. The line is slowly blurring between what we now consider “web” apps and what we consider “native” apps. One good example of this is the newestContinue reading “Blurring the Line Between Native and Web Apps”
Does Google Care about RSS?
I’ve been using Google Chrome off and on since its inception. It doesn’t quite offer me the experience that I prefer, so I keep going back to Safari on my Mac. There are many reasons for this, but there’s one thing that’s been bothering me for a while. If you know what RSS is, thenContinue reading “Does Google Care about RSS?”
Twitter Has to Do What is Right for Their Business
Many of Twitter’s most passionate users have long clamoured for an option to let them pay for the service (yours truly included). The problem is I don’t think this will ever happen. The reality is that the advanced users who have been using the service since near the beginning — although probably make up aContinue reading “Twitter Has to Do What is Right for Their Business”
This is Your Idea of a Good Retail Experience?
After several years of getting accustomed to the kind of retail experience offered by Apple stores, all other retail stores seem to pale in comparison. If I just compare Apple’s retail environment to other electronic hardware stores such as Best Buy, the similarities end at the fact that both sell hardware, software and services. IContinue reading “This is Your Idea of a Good Retail Experience?”