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You’ve heard the question, ‘Where’s Waldo?‘ Sometime this summer Android OS mobile devices are predicted to top one billion activations. Activations? Maybe that’s akin to the difference between actual sales and projected shipments that analysts use all the time to … Continue »
The security guards in the school where I work are constantly being monitor and monitoring. Surveillance cameras observe and record video of their (and our) every move. Wherever they go on campus is tracked all the time. That sounds a … Continue »
Judging by the sheer number of todo list and task managers for Mac and iPhone a visitor from outer space wouldn’t know if earthlings were totally incompetent or fully competent creatures. Of course, judging by all the weight loss and … Continue »
With all the talk about Apple taking over the banking industry with an iWallet for iPhone it’s easy to forget that there are already a dozen wallet or wallet-like apps available. These wallet apps are not for spending your money, … Continue »
You know what they say? ‘The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.’ Maybe so. Maybe not. But definitely not right now. Obviously, whoever coined that phrase was not a patent attorney, and not a victim of the … Continue »
As the Miller family’s official photographer and iPhoto library manager I’m called upon to turn staid and standard photos into collectables. A photo isn’t a photo in this household unless it can be transformed into a work of art, fully … Continue »
One of the inherent benefits of the massive number of apps in the iPhone App Store is that there’s usually something for everyone, an app for every need. Need sushi? Yelp. Need pizza? Yelp? Nah, why bother with a general … Continue »
Finally, there’s a cure for the common FTP app. You remember FTP, right? It’s that notoriously messy file transfer protocol relic from the previous century. Mac users want, need, and deserve a better, easier, faster way to connect a Mac … Continue »
Something is happening to the electronic game industry and, depending upon your perspective, it’s not a pretty sight. With little fanfare, Apple has created the world’s largest, most profitable game platform in the iPhone and iPad. Meanwhile, sales of standalone … Continue »
The iPhone is the world’s most used, most popular camera. Why? The photos are of decent quality and the camera is always available. Wouldn’t it be cool to capture photos of every important event throughout the day? Your iPhone can … Continue »
Managing money is not fun. That is, unless you have lots of money to manage; so much money to manage that you need to hire someone to keep track of it. That might be fun. Otherwise, the rest of us … Continue »
When it comes to the Mac’s Finder app, most of us have a love hate relationship. The Finder has been around forever and then some, but it’s not the only game in town to find files, move files, copy files, … Continue »
In the 21st century age of digital yellow journalism it has become increasingly difficult to segregate fact from fiction, astute analysis from absurd opinion. Politics aside, there’s no better example than Apple, once a darling stock of the high flying … Continue »
It seems like a generation ago, but back in the day product reviews were difficult to find, and that made Consumer Reports the magazine to have before you bought a product. Sadly, those days are gone, and Consumer Reports today … Continue »
When it comes to graphic design utilities for my Mac I’m pretty sure I have them all. Or, at least I’m pretty sure I’ve tried them all. Those I like I keep, of course, but that doesn’t mean they get … Continue »
There are few locations on the Mac’s screen which are more convenient, accessible and useful than the Menubar. Love it or hate it, we all use the Menubar one of two ways. To get to the menus for any open … Continue »
White space. Designers, illustrators, painters, and anyone else with a creative bent knows the value of white space. It’s that portion of a page without graphics and it can be valuable to the eye. Apple’s huge cash hoard is like … Continue »
How Apple Is Trying To Kill The Folder And Why We Should Be Upset About That
Steve Jobs rightfully declared the era of mobile devices as the post-PC era. Much of what we once used a dedicated desktop PC or notebook to accomplish can now be done using an iPhone or iPad. That’s not saving us … Continue »