Is it a backup? Is it a streaming media service? Just what is iCloud? Yesterday, the Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off with Steve Jobs’ usual Apple keynote, in which he covered three major new platforms for consumers: OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud. That last one is probably destined to dominate the headlines, and for…
What’s the best way to wake up in the morning? For someone who is not exactly a morning person, there is no perfect answer to that, although the sound and smell of sizzling bacon (and coffee!) comes pretty close. It’s a rare treat to have those sounds and smells, though, especially if you live alone…
Here’s a little Friday afternoon cuteness found via digg…
Often seen as a fancy synonym for digital marketing, growth hacking encapsulates the processes that ensure the rapid growth of companies. With every step oriented towards improvement and expansion, the end goal is to turn the business into the most attractive, best-advertised provider of goods and services in the targeted market. With the implementation of…
Once upon a time, Safari was a mediocre-at-best web browser that power users avoided. It was minimal, but also slow and incompatible with web technologies. But all that has changed in recent years. As Mac evangelist John Gruber says, “Safari is a terrific browser.” It feels like a natural extension of Apple’s design philosophy to…
Nocturne is a new free application from the creator of Quicksilver. It’s a very simple application for switching your computer to “night vision” mode. Of course, you can already do something similar to this on your Mac just by hitting “ctrl-opt-cmd-8” (Go ahead, try it…it’s fun.) But Nocturne offers some subtle improvements that make this…
If you have an iPad, you have to contend with the virtual keyboard. And chances are, you hate the blasted thing. Typing without the tactile feedback of actual keys is a drag, and it doesn’t help that the keyboard appears to be very limited in what it can do. But appearances can be deceiving. Turns…
One of the primary executives responsible for Wal-Mart’s recent, unsuccessful, push into the world of digital downloads has left the mega-retailer to help Apple grow its iTunes business internationally. Kevin Swint, former divisional manager for digital media at Wal-Mart stores, joins Apple this week in the role of general manager of international video for iTunes….
There was a time when TV Guide‘s grid was useful. Back in the days when there were only a handful of channels or even a few dozen. But today, when most cable or satellite subscribers get hundreds of channels, we need a new paradigm. Enter TV Forecast HD.
Desktopia is a great little freeware application for those of you that can’t help but constantly change your desktop background. Desktopia takes it to a whole new level, making your background change throughout the day. It’s bundled with a backgrounds to get you started, but you can customize it however you like. For example, you…
Computers tend to fail in predictable ways. Especially when it comes to hardware, certain types of failure can cause programmatically-detectable signals that reveal the cause of the problem. Diagnostic programs that can accomplish this process are typically only available to authorized shops. Except that’s not really true: you can use Apple Diagnostics to access Apple’s…
I don’t really like the To Do lists that were added to Mail. I just don’t care for my To Dos being in my inbox like email. So, I was really excited when I found Anxiety, a handy, slick little To Do list application for OSX that both stylish and easy to use. The program…
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