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Comment on Taligent – the Mac OS that never was by Ederson Honorato

Ederson Honorato — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:27:52 +0000

I agree.

Comment on 10 Plugins For Making iTunes Not Suck by Gugulino

Gugulino — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:43:30 +0000

There is a mistake in my post: The app is called Hypnos and I still use it nearly every DAY …

I forgot to write the word “day”. Can you add it, please? Thanks!

Comment on 10 Plugins For Making iTunes Not Suck by Gugulino

Gugulino — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:53:26 +0000

I miss a sleep-timer in your list! I often listened to relaxing music from iTunes when I went to sleep and forgot to shut down my Mac. So, I built a little app long ago to fulfill this task. The app is called Hypnos and I still use it nearly every (or rather every night). It is very handy!
You can find more information on my website.

(This is no spam, simply a little tip)

Comment on 10 Things I Hate About the App Store by AppleMatt

AppleMatt — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:50:24 +0000

We’re all entitled to our own opinions, and you expressed yours very well. To be honest I disagree with the vast majority of your points – sometimes in small ways and sometimes in large ways. A couple points, while logistically, the App Store doesn’t seem to belong in iTunes, they’re apps for iOS devices which up until recently have had to be synced through iTunes, and I personally think putting them in the Mac App Store in some way might make things confusing. Now of course we can get our apps directly on the devices, download already purchased apps from iCloud, and back up our devices to iCloud, but we can still also do those things through the computer, so as long as this is still offered as an option, I see no alternative placement for the App Store unless Apple were to make a separate Mac app for the iOS app Store or syncing or something – seems kind of unlikely to me. Regarding wrong category, I’m sure you realize that “games” or “entertainment” are not black and white issues to everyone, though they may be in Apple’s guidelines, but that’s a very minor difference. I have downloaded tons of apps for several years now and have never seen a blatantly out of place app – like a game under productivity or something. Next, your comments about the web interface are lost on me, because I can’t imagine Apple wanting to make the web interface completely powerful and robust when they can instead encourage more people to download iTunes. Finally, my biggest point is this, anyone who would have reason to be browsing for apps in iTunes could also browse on the App Store right on their iOS devices. This is the way I do it probably 99% of the time, and while it doesn’t address all of your concerns, it definitely speaks to at least a few of them. Anyway I do appreciate your comments too and just thought I’d share mine. Hope nobody took offense to anything I’ve said.

Comment on The Winners of the MacKeeper Giveaway! by James

James — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:21:55 +0000

another Giveaway available here:

http://www.easemac.com/landing/giveaways.htm

Comment on Apple’s Pippin named Worst Selling Console of All Time by Larry Bundy jr

Larry Bundy jr — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:24:39 +0000

Only problem is the pippin isn’t the worst selling console of all time. It’s the Amstrad GX4000 which sold only 14,000 units and lasted less than six months.

Comment on Apple Planning To Set Up Mini Apple Stores Inside Sam’s Club Outlets? by More EU Doctors Now Using iPads At Work

More EU Doctors Now Using iPads At Work — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:56:16 +0000

[...] 27 percent of it was done through the use of the iPad. It has already eaten a chunk off desktop or laptop internet access, which is pegged at 55 percent. Around 18 percent of the doctors surveyed used [...]

Comment on Kickstarter: AQUA TEK S iPhone 4/s case is waterproof, ruggedized, solar charger all in one! by BimOtakun

BimOtakun — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:03:11 +0000

LOL did i just saw a Digimon Digivice?

Comment on Revolutionary To-Do List App ‘Clear’ Now Available by Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:18:54 +0000

Revolutionary – really? Seriously? It reminds me of a supermodel – very pretty to look at, but without much substance.

Comment on EXCLUSIVE: MacKeeper Says “Unethical Competitor Trying to Tarnish Our Reputation” by Alastair

Alastair — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:12:49 +0000

I have “fixed” two peoples computers in the last 2 months, both of them had MacKeeper installed and said they had had nothing but problems starting from when they downloaded it. I don’t own it, I don’t own any of that kind of software, and if that’s what it does to your computer, I won’t be buying it anytime soon either. On a side note the advertising for it is everywhere, you can’t shift for it. I wonder if it was such a great product if they would have to advertise so aggressively.

Comment on Review: Boggle for iPad by Jake

Jake — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:08:40 +0000

Another equally addicting boggle game for the iPad (or iPhone) is Word ZigZag. It has pretty good options and is from an independent developer.

http://goo.gl/YCvD7

Comment on Reports Say iPad 3 Announcement in March by iPad 3 Rumor Roundup! | Vambient

iPad 3 Rumor Roundup! | Vambient — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:45:38 +0000

[...] you like to see in the next generation of the iPad? Let us know in the comments below! Sources: Apple Gazette, [...]

Comment on 10 Things I Hate About the App Store by D-B Hudson

D-B Hudson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:10:17 +0000

Your well-reasoned comments reflect my disappointments with the iTunes and AppStore, as well. Splitting off the AppStore would be a great first step. Thanks for effectively expressing these problems.

Comment on Review: The Wonders of Geology by Robin Parrish

Robin Parrish — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:14:22 +0000

It was a good idea because the iPad is the best computer tablet period. eBooks are an exciting new medium, and apps like yours that take full advantage of what the iPad can do are changing the publishing world forever. I believe print will always be with us, but the digital age has brought us access to new methods of presenting published works that were never before possible. Just look at what Apple’s doing with its new Textbooks initiative: significantly cheaper textbook purchases for students, higher-quality/always-current data contained within each book, zero printing costs, embedded video, audio, charts, and other interactive features, and on and on. Teachers can assign personalized assignments via iTunes U, and students can turn in their work directly over that same network. The old publishing model (not to mention our existing education methods) have been with us for so long that no one has ever bothered to question whether or not it was still relevant — until now. It turns out that there really are other ways of publishing, ways that offer significant advantages over paper.

Comment on Leo Laporte Predicts: New ‘Beatles’ Widescreen iPod to be unveiled during the Superbowl by Web Reloaded (VI) | Mareos de un geek

Web Reloaded (VI) | Mareos de un geek — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:56:35 +0000

[...] para el iPhone, cuyo lanzamiento se podría avanzar a octubre, puede ser más dulce si se lanza el iPod widescreen que predice Leo Laporte. En el campo judicial siguen de lios con las stocks options y demandas que vienen y van. Y entre [...]

Comment on The Family Tree of Steve Jobs by Wayne Harrel

Wayne Harrel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:36:34 +0000

Well I like the idea of keeping low profile. Steve raised his kids quite well.

Comment on Review: The Wonders of Geology by Michael Collier

Michael Collier — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:34:44 +0000

Robin — Thanks for the kind words about Wonders of Geology. I’m supposed to give a talk to interpreters at a Public Lands convention next month about making the leap from print to pads. We programmed Wonders of Geology only for iPads because we wanted glitch-free navigation and a beautiful screen. Frankly, I know very little about alternative platforms. I realize that, publishing with Applegazette, you may be biased. But can you explain to me (either at this forum or by phone) why our iPad-only choice was — or was not — a good idea.

Comment on A Visual History of the Apple Logo by Logo Evolution of Worlds 25 Well Known Brands - CreativeLite

Logo Evolution of Worlds 25 Well Known Brands - CreativeLite — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:16 +0000

[...] its products, Apple began placing sizeable and Monochrome styled logos on its products. (Read more: here and [...]

Comment on Top 10 iPhone Apps for Business Users by connectionfailure

connectionfailure — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:27:43 +0000

FuzeMeeting is inexplicably only available in the US app store. WHY WHY WHY do they do this. Australia, UK, South Africa and dozens more countries all speak English, so it can’t be because they are afraid of foreign language support.

Comment on EXCLUSIVE: MacKeeper Says “Unethical Competitor Trying to Tarnish Our Reputation” by Neil Shapiro

Neil Shapiro — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:39:23 +0000

Just want to say that I installed MacKeeper and chose to have the real time protection running. My iMac (3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 8 GB RAM) became totally unusable. The Activity Monitor showed that MacKeeper was intermittently using well over 70% of CPU time and a few times actually showed OVER 100% which seems inexplicable and I assume was just meaning 100%. But the computer would stop dead and just run MacKeeper. With real time protection off the program is OK but I am thinking about deleting it.

Comment on This Is Getting Out of Hand by slaws

slaws — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:12:42 +0000

Seriously not serious … I think I’m starting to get a feel for the quality of the writing in this comic.

Comment on This Is Getting Out of Hand by slaws

slaws — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:10:56 +0000

Should have not should of

Comment on This Is Getting Out of Hand by Darren Davis

Darren Davis — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:03:54 +0000

This was put together months before his death (Our distribution company makes us do stuff 4 months in advance). We thought he was an interesting subject and how this man changed the world. We held the book back a couple months because of his death.

These biographies are not only for the collector, but are taught in some schools. I was a reluctant reader and comic books helped my reading skills.

We take what we do serious. It is not a hack job to make a quick buck. You should of done your research or contacted us for more info.

Thanks for the nod.

Darren Davis
Publisher
Bluewater Productions

Comment on Rumor: iPad 3 Production Allegedly In Full Swing by Neena

Neena — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:32:01 +0000

I am waiting for the iPad 3 to hit stores.

I skipped upgrading to iPad 2. My original is still serving me well, but the feature I miss most is a camera.

Comment on Review: Susan Kare Icons by Pober

Pober — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:03:18 +0000

Overstatement. Reel back the hype a bit. Did you even read the definition of “stunned”? Were you truly “knocked unconscious or into a dazed or semiconscious state”? The word itself has been devalued by its overuse, including the citation above.