At yesterday’s Apple event, there were quite a few new products announced including a new Nano, new iPod Touches, and a new iPhone. All of these updates were what would be called incremental updates and would not really be considered major updates. Apple also spent some time on new services like the iCloud and the… [Read more…]
October 4, 2011
There is an Apple event planned today from 10-11 PDT (1-2 EDT) where it is expected they will announce iPhone 5s. We are actually looking at 2 new iPhones at least according to some sources including and iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4S. There may also be an announcement about iOS 5 and the new Assistant which will… [Read more…]
August 31, 2011
As I build out this website on the new platform, I find I have to clear the DNS cache on my Mac to make sure links are working properly. It’s pretty easy to do and here you go: Open up Terminal under /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app In terminal, type the following: dscacheutil -flushcache Now the next time you… [Read more…]
March 10, 2011
iOS 4.3 dropped yesterday but Apple appears to have left out multitasking gestures in the general release. This feature allows you to perform four and five finger swipes to speed up your workflow. For example, with mulitasking gestures enabled, you can switch between open applications by swiping left and right with four fingers. You can… [Read more…]
March 8, 2011
I have an iPad as many of you have probably guessed by my blog posts, and I use it all the time. In fact I am righting this post on the iPad right now including writing in html tags like italics and bold . But I am struggling with the decision to buy a new… [Read more…]
March 4, 2011
I recently ran across a little program for the Mac that provides extended functionality to the Finder. It is called Total Finder (by BinaryAge) and have spent the last few weeks with it using it. Basically what total finder does is provide you with tweaks to the finder to make it more useful, and at… [Read more…]
March 2, 2011
Along with the iPad 2 announcement, Apple is announcing two new apps. iMovie for the iPad Precision Editor Multitrack audio New Themes Airplay to Apple TV Share in HD Universal for iPhone and iPad Export to Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, iPhone, iTunes among others Garage Band for the iPad Multiple instruments Guitar Amps and effects 8… [Read more…]
March 2, 2011
The specs from the new iPad 2 were just announced. Here is the breakdown: A5 Dual Core Processor – 2x Faster CPU, 9x Faster Graphics Processing 30% Thinner – now thinner than the iPhone 4 1.3 lbs vs. 1.5 for the iPad 1 Dual cameras in front and back Almost no bezel around the edges… [Read more…]
February 24, 2011
Apple relased a product line update to the MacBook Pros today. Among many of the features are an updated processor, graphics processor, FaceTime HD Camera, and the new Intel Tunderbolt technology (formerly Light Peak). Processor Apple has switched to the new Sandy Bridge chipset offering giving the 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pros what appear to… [Read more…]
February 16, 2011
Getting Library books to your iPad just got even easier with the Overdrive Media Console for iPad. Learn how to get free books on the go.
October 5, 2011
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