If you want a great overview of Mountain Lion Server, the website Ars Technica has an extensive yet well-written article about how to set it up, and how it's been simplified compared to its predecessors. Now even families, as well as small businesses, may find a use for a server. A few ways to use ...
Should Apple Invest in Twitter?
A recent article in the New York Times says that Apple is considering a stake in Twitter. Does it make sense for Apple to spend money on Twitter to advance its social media strategy? Apple has always been bad at anything social. Remember Ping, which was supposed to be the "social network for ...
Top Reviews of Mountain Lion
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion came out this week. Here's what the top reviewers are saying. John Siracusa at Ars Technica does a thorough review of every new operating system, and this Mountain Lion review is no exception. Yes it is a 24-page review. Highlights: Technology must now work for everyone, not ...
The iPad as Your Magazine Stand—Why Isn’t It a Success?
An article by A.T. Faust III on the AppAdvice site (cool site for keeping up with iPhone and iPad apps, by the way) talks about why magazines on the iPad have failed to take off. Faust writes, “…Though Apple’s Newsstand initiative continues to build up steam, the actual experience imparted by its ...
MacBook Pro Retina Display Review Roundup
The new MacBook Pro with Apple Retina Display has been out for a few weeks. What are the critics saying? David Pogue at the New York Times: MacBook, a Point Shy of Perfect “How does the new laptop fare on the Ultimate Laptop Wish List? Extremely well. It tops the charts on screen, keyboard, sound, ...
Shopping Cart E-Commerce Providers for Small Business
I’ve been researching web shopping cart options for selling products and services online. Here are a few of the providers geared toward small business, and that don’t require an expert programmer to set up. All of these providers require that you also have a credit card merchant provider, also ...