Virginia Heffernan's piece in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend tries to make the case that the Web is chaotic and dangerous, and therefore those who can afford the iPhone/iPad will increasingly be segregating themselves to a clean and happy non-Web future, one sanitized by Apple (thanks ...
Entourage Web Services Edition gets jet lag
One of the things that never ceases to amaze me about my work is that just when I think I've seen everything that can go wrong with a Mac, something new and crazy comes along. Well, that was sure the case today: an Entourage Web Services Edition user could suddenly no longer connect to her Exchange ...
The 5 Types of Digital Image Files: TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and Raw Image Files, and When to Use Each One
There are 5 main formats in which to store images. Why would you choose one over another, and what are the differences? 1. TIFF (also known as TIF), file types ending in .tif TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. TIFF images create very large file sizes. TIFF images are uncompressed and thus ...
iPad accessories
Now that the iPad has sold 1 million units, all the accessories companies are fighting each other to make the coolest items to go with it. On our most recent visit to the Apple Store, they told us that the Apple-made case ($39) is way sold out and won't be back in for at least a month. That's the ...
Unix Is Everywhere
Unix is usually thought of as an operating system that is used by servers and very technically-oriented people. What many Apple product users don't realize is that they are using Unix every day. Unix was, according to Wikipedia, first developed in 1969, which, in computing terms, is several ...
How to find a cab in NYC? Use your iPhone!
CabSense is an app available for both iPhone and Android phone that uses millions of pieces of actual cab data to analyze the best place to find a cab in NYC, in a particular location at a particular time. Their press release says that they use an algorithm based on 90 million taxi rides to ...