There's no doubt that a team of Apple engineers have been working on the next major point release of iOS (5.0) for some time now. There is plenty to be done here, and I know a lot of enthusiasts and even developers are chomping at the bit
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One of the major problems right now, both for non-geeky and tech-savvy people is that there is no easy way to install bookmarklets on mobile Safari on any iOS device. One solution that I have been using lately has been working very well. Since I’m a heavy user of
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Many people have discovered that the Mac App Store has some shortcomings right now. Big ones too, such as: * No support for trials * No upgrades * No in-app purchases (especially a big deal for developers) In-app purchases are a big deal, and here’s why: Developers need the ability to offer
For a while I've been playing around with Yahoo's popular bookmarking service Delicious. I never really liked the UI/UX of the service so I gave up on it fairly quickly. After discovering Pinboard though, I decided to give it a go and see how it
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My mom’s birthday is in December and my dad told me he was planning on getting her an iPad. Naturally, I thought it was a fantastic idea! I recommended that he just get her the 16GB WiFi version as she won’t really be needing the 3G service. The
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I don’t normally do this, but I really wanted to bring some attention to an absolutely amazing note taking app called Notica by Cleversome software. Extremely well thought out and beautifully designed app. Very interesting design and provides a different take on note taking than many other similar style
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I've been thinking lately about the glutton of apps I have installed on my iPhone (3GS). I'm seriously considering wiping the entire phone and starting from a clean slate. Other than the core apps I use every day, the majority of my apps are games. It
Lately I’ve been lusting over getting a new MacBook Pro after my 2007 Santa Rosa’s logic board bit the dust earlier this year. I’ve been spending the last month determining whether or not I should think about getting an refurbished model from Apple and save a few
In yesterdays piece I wrote about Apple's second generation iPad that we're all anxiously awaiting with baited breath. It got me thinking when reading some back and forth discussions on Twitter yesterday about how Apple will (or maybe I should say would) pull off handling a
As I sit here at my desk drinking a delicious beer and wishing my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving, I can't help when my mind wanders away from me and starts to think about the MacBook Pro refresh happening early 2011 (kind of sad eh?). Yesterday 9to5Mac reported
I’ve tried a ton of different cooking apps on my iPhone over the years. Now with the iPad, I’ve come to the conclusion that following a recipe on the iPhone is completely useless. You really do need the larger screen and perhaps a dock to allow you to
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This is another piece on a continuing thought about app discovery: Lately I've been perusing the App Store spending on average 30 minutes in search of interesting, creative, beautiful, and well designed apps. Yes, all those things are requirements that I consider in order for something to be
