Mac App Store
A recent rumor claimed Apple would launch the Mac App Store as early as next week. However, Apple will not be launching the store until January as planned. Reports surfaced last week that Apple’s development of the Mac App Store and would be launching it December 13th. However, that rumor was contradicted when Loop Insight
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Mac App Store Still On Track For January Launch
Mac App Store
I wasn’t particularly surprised when I heard about the Mac App Store, but my first reaction wasn’t one of glee. Instead, it was more concern. My father is a software developer for PCs. He’s been doing that for 30+ years now – long enough that he can remember when Apple charged money to develop for
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The Mac App Store – Is This A Good Thing?
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I’m a comic book guy, which means I’m also a fan of web comics, the online version of the Sunday funny pages. One of my usual reads is Ctrl+Alt+Delete, a comic about a goofy kid who loves video games and building cool techy gizmos, but isn’t very socially adept. Well, they’ve officially released an app
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Ctrl+Alt+Delete Goes to the iPhone
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[image via Erictric] Catch phrases help to make a company what it is, and I get that. But after time, they become freakin’ annoying, and it becomes almost cliche. Think I’m wrong? How about these classics: Got Milk? Waaazzz up? Where’s the Beef? you get the idea. So now there’s Apple, and their tagline, “There’s
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Annoying Tag Line Trademarked
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I had a hell of a weekend. I woke up around 5:30 or so on Saturday morning, and loaded into a Chevy Tahoe an hour or so later, headed from Arizona to California. My friend Chad owns a ’51 Ford Custom, and it was out being lowered at a shop in Los Angeles. It was
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Apple Gazette Reviews: TomTom for iPhone
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In the past few weeks, I’ve reviewed OmniFocus for the Mac and iPhone, and now we’re reviewing OmniFocus for iPad. This one comes with the same caveats: I was given a free copy of the program to review, and I’ve spent the last little bit checking it out. Here’s the results. Getting into the OmniFocus
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Apple Gazette Reviews: OmniFocus for iPad
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When Apple announced AirPlay last week, I figured that although it was a neat concept, I wasn’t sure who else was going to pick up on it. Apparently, the answer is Denon. From the official page: AVR-4311CI Network Ready For Web Audio, Photo and Multi-Media PC Connectivity Via the RJ-45 wired LAN connection to your
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AirPlay for All: Denon Introduces Receiver with AirPlay
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My wife has a problem. A few years back, she was all about PopCap games online. She’d play them for hours, and things would just get left on the wayside. She ended up giving up cold turkey one day, and things have never been better. Then I bought Plants Vs. Zombies for my iPhone [iTunes
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Apple Gazette Reviews: Plants Vs Zombies
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The world of getting things done can be pretty monotonous at times, what with all of the date entering and following up. There are plenty of good apps for the iPhone that help you keep track of that giant to-do list, but none of them really do it with any flair. Turns out that now,
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Get Things Done With Epic Win
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Well, it looks like it finally happened, and I hope that more magazines decide to take this on. Fortune has the report: Until now, the iPad versions of People, Time,Sports Illustrated and Fortune have cost the same as the newsstand price — $3.99 for each issue of People, $4.99 to $5.99 each for the rest — even if
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Apple Opens Up Free iPad Versions With Paid Subscription Model
Set personal goals and track your progress, and watch others do the same. Free
