Review: Polamatic
A Polaroid app! It seems so obvious an idea, it’s a wonder it took so long to happen. I’m happy to report: Polamatic was worth the wait.
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Apple Versus Android Security: The Lowdown
Online security has always been a big issue, and while mobile devices have been relatively immune to viruses and malware in general, the widespread use of these devices have made them prone to the attacks of unscrupulous individuals and groups. In the world of desktop and laptop computers, it is generally accepted that Windows is…
Learn Cocoa. Online. For Free.
This weekend I was Stumbling around the Interweb, when I came across Cocoa Dev Central. This site does a fantastic job of introducing you to the basics of Cocoa and Xcode. The tutorials are brilliantly laid out and easy to follow. I’ve completed the first two, and I have to say, that even though I…
More Signs Point to June iPhone Update
We’re all pretty much in agreement that a new iPhone is coming in June. Still, it’s nice to get more solid evidence to indicate that that line of thinking is the truth. Now, according to the Commercial Times, we do have even more proof through their report that components from Taiwan-based suppliers have begun shipments…
Why Free Software is Not Free
Over at TUAW TJ Luoma posted commented on developer Brittany Tarvin’s great entry about free software and why free is a misnomer in her opinion.
iPhone Software Spotlight – Pitch Pipe
One of the things that I think is really great about the App store is that you can create applications for very specific niches. Pitch Pipe is one such application. (for full disclosure’s sake, Pitch Pipe was conceived by occasional Apple Gazette contributor Drew Corbitt). Pitch Pipe for iPhone/iPod Touch works just like a traditional…
Paid iOS Apps Free Today, March 14, 2016
Only one more week, and we’ll have the dish on what Apple has in store for us. While most rumors point to the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch (accessories) being the highlight, I am still hoping for MacBook announcements. After all, it has happened before, hasn’t it? In the meantime, let’s go to the App…
Getting Started with Terminal: Install and Use wget
wget is a non-interactive command-line utility for download resources from a specified URL. Because it is non-interactive, wget can work in the background or before the user even logs in. The program was designed especially for poor connections, making it especially robust in otherwise flaky conditions. While wget isn’t shipped with macOS, it can be…
Apple, Inc and iPhone named as 2 of the “Seven Computing Wonders of the World”
PC Mag’s, Lance Ulanoff has written an article on PCMag.com entitled the “Seven Computing Wonders of the World”, and in it, he credits one of the seven wonders as the iPhone. The iPhone takes over for the 80GB widescreen iPod with Video in the world of wonder. This hybrid device (yes, it’s a phone and…
Steve Jobs isn’t interested in Netbooks – just ask him
Analyst Ezra Gottheil from Technology Business Research (TBR) needs to find another job. If you can make it through this very long winded article on Apple Insider, what you’ll find is that Gottheil is certain that Apple is going to release a $599 netbook sometime in the first half of next year. He bases this…
A Visual History of the Apple Logo
The evolution of the Apple logo has been an interesting one. The company was founded in 1976, and incorporated in 1977. 30 Years later, the iconic logo for this company is only slightly modified from one of it’s earliest versions. Let’s take a look at how the logo for Apple has changed from 1976 to…
Over 100 Games for your iPhone
The fine folks at iPhonegold.org have compiled a list of over 100 games that are designed for, or compatible with, the iPhone. There is no shortage of software for the iPhone, and these games are a perfect example of homebrew at its finest. Some of them are very polished, ready to be commercial games…others are…um…not….