Link Goodness: iBook Update Overview
LINK GOODNESS:
Speaking of the iBooks app, there is a great overview at geek.com of the recent update to iBooks. This update has a lot to talk about (including a night reading mode!), so check out the overview:
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/ibooks-gets-a-huge-update-2011127/
Books or iBooks?
I was at Barnes and Noble today, considering a novel to read over my Christmas vacation, and started thinking about whether or not I should switch exclusively over to digital books, using iBooks or the Kindle app. I have a growing iBooks and Kindle collection, but could I abandon paper books altogether?
I was in the Fantasy section, and picked up the book by Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind,...
Shortcuts for your iPad and iPhone Settings
The one setting I access more than any other on my iPhone and my iPad is the brightness controls. I appreciate the easy access to that setting on the iPad, using the four-finger upward swipe, but on the iPhone, you have to go into the settings and navigate to it. Developer Jeff Broderick has created a terrific shortcut method, where you can have icons on your iPhone that lead directly to your...
Steve Jobs Biography
The new Steve Jobs biography by Walter Issacson is an excellent read. I’m about halfway through it now and can highly recommend it if you have an interest in Steve Jobs’ creative and sometimes tumultuous journey to creative domination in the tech world. I thought it appropriate to buy it through iBooks, but here are a few ways to get a copy:
Amazon (Hardcover) – $17.88
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Amazon...
Steve Jobs: An Insanely Great Visionary
Apple announced this evening that Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. They didn’t give the exact cause, but Jobs has battled cancer starting in 2004, and more recently has faced the complications from a kidney transplant he received in 2009.
I have followed Apple and Jobs for the last 21 years, starting with the Mac SE/30 I used almost every day at the junior college I attended...
Choose the Best iPad Stylus for Your Needs
Apple has never promoted the fact that the iPad is a great device to use with a stylus. The reason behind that is that it is supposed to be an interactive, tactile experience where we touch the interface. However, using a stylus with the iPad is a great way to enjoy the iPad’s capabilities. Handwriting, drawing, and painting possibilities on the iPad make a stylus an indispensable add-on.
When...
How to Quickly Lock Your Screen in Mac OS X
If you use your Mac in a shared space where you prefer to lock your screen when you are away, there is a way to do this quickly with a couple of one-time steps to set it up using the Hot Corners feature in OS X. I’m always surprised to run into Mac users who don’t even know this terrific feature exists!
Here’s how to set your screen to lock instantly when you are going away from your Mac:
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iPad Dis-Orientation
Just before selling my wife’s iPad to upgrade to a 3G model, we updated to the 4.2.1 iOS. Here’s my review:
Love the folders.
Love the multi-tasking.
Love the AirPrint capability (once we have a compatible printer, or make it work with our wi-fi Brother HL-2170).
Hate, hate, hate the repurposed button on the side which used to control orientation lock. What was Apple thinking? I’m...
Two MacBook Pro Features Worth Waiting For
I’m keeping my 2008 MacBook Pro until Apple releases one with two features that I’ve decided are essential if I’m to upgrade [writer crosses arms and points chin upward and off to the side in a defiant stance].
SSD internal storage. I’ve gone through two hard drives on my current MacBook Pro because I toss the thing around like it’s notebook, as in a paper notebook. Ya...
Own A 1990 Supercomputer
Part of Apple’s announcements yesterday included a huge power boost to the The Mac Pro. An article at FastCompany.com made an interesting point about the upgrade.
The new specs on this box are far beyond anything we’ve seen in a Mac. Two 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors come standard, but as FastCompany points out, if you go for the dual-6-core Intel Xeon CPU option, that gives...
