Podcasts are a great way to learn about what's new in technology while you're doing something else (like exercising, commuting, washing the dishes, or picking up around the house). Here are my 5 favorite tech audio podcasts that are useful for Mac, iPhone, and iPad users. They're all available for ...
iOS 7 on iPhone and iPad: Top 5 Likes and Dislikes
I've been using iOS 7 on my iPhone and my iPad mini for about a week. Here are my top 5 likes and dislikes about iOS 7. Likes Control Center is great--with one swipe I can get to a screen that allows me to control volume, brightness, wifi, lock, camera, Airplay, and a pile of other things. (To ...
FileMaker Pro: It Still Exists (for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Windows)
We recently checked out FileMaker Pro 12, because we wanted to use the Mac to create a customized, shared, web-published application that didn't require a ton of cost or development time. What I discovered was that what's old is new. FileMaker 12 is, in fundamental ways, not significantly different ...
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. Read the article: On iPad, Publishers’ Magazine Efforts Are Barely Past the First Page Faust writes, “…Though Apple’s ...