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 ...
How great is the new iPad?
I recently had my first hands-on experience with the “new iPad” at an Apple Store. The screen does look incredible, especially when reading books or web text—the sharpness of the words makes reading an effortless experience. The one thing I noticed is that many images, especially the ones on ...
iOS 5: Some first impressions
I upgraded my iPhone to iOS 5 yesterday. While it doesn't create any substantial changes in the way the phone is used, there are lots of details which have been refined. Things I like: - Notification center: You now swipe down from the top of the screen for a concise overview of whatever apps ...
Steve Jobs
There's nothing I or anyone else can add to the single fact: Steve Jobs has died. And though Apple will continue to innovate and thrive without him (just as it did throughout the 80's and early 90's), there can be no question that he will be missed every day by Apple's employees and users of Macs, ...
Mac OS 10.7 Lion Is Out
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is out. Should you upgrade? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKfFPGRCO4s Transcript of the video: Mac OS 10.7 Lion is out. We are still not advising our clients to upgrade to Lion although those who are using it are doing okay. We tend to be very conservative, at least in our ...
Lion first impressions:
I've been using Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" for about a week, and here are some first thoughts. The "natural direction" scrolling, in which directions are reversed on the trackpad so that you are moving with your document rather than moving with its scrollbars, isn't really getting in my way, but isn't ...