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How to Replace Your Wallet with Your iPhone
A few years ago, I read an article about replacing your wallet with the iPhone, and after recently and finally upgrading to the iPhone 4 I decided to see if thereís a way I could stash my wallet and carry around only my iPhone. This article will explain the setup…
Will Apple Rule the Living Room?
There is a better than even chance you're the victim, um, consumer of one of those asinine triple play deals. You know the pitch: Get your phone service, cable TV and internet all from the same company for only $99. You're smart and you know you're really…
On Using Dragon Dictate and 750words.com
I've been using the speech recognition program, Dragon Dictate (formally MacSpeech Dictate), on and off for about three years now. I first learned about the program at a Macworld conference back in 2009. However, I must admit I have never been able to successfully use the program in…
X-Keys Can Speed Up Your Computer and Gaming
Computers are supposed to help you get things done faster and more efficiently, but if you're not using keyboard shortcuts or automating repetitive tasks, then you‘re missing out. You shouldn't have to go digging into folders or cluttering up your desktop to access regularly used files, applications, and other items.…
Who do the Underdog Fans Root for Now?
Right now is the best time ever for Apple. The company is so busy owning the tablet market it can't keep the things in stock. The iPhone keeps the coffers overflowing and even the Mac is creeping up in market share. It is every Apple fanboi's dream come true. Right?…
Three iPhone Apps that Beat Apple’s Default Versions
As great as Apple software is, we've all benefited from dozens of iPhone and other iOS applications that overshadow or completely replace some of Apple's default apps on our mobile devices. For whatever reason, Apple seems reluctant to upgrade its mobile apps until several versions later. But luckily, smart, enterprising developers…
Apple’s Strength: It Isn’t Scared of Apple
Someday you might find yourself sitting around and wondering why Microsoft doesn't rule the tablet market the way it rules the OS market. It is a good question but one that if you regularly consider means you're a little too invested in the tech world. The reason the question indicates…
Easily Learn Vector-Based Drawing with Artboard
If you have the desire to do powerful vector-based drawings on your computer, but you don't want to shell out the money for a large professional program like Adobe Illustrator, you should try Artboard—a new, affordably-priced application in the Mac App Store.
Marketwise: 4 Reasons the iPad May Be More Like the iPod than the iPhone
What Apple has experienced with the iPhone and the iPod are two different inputs with two very different outputs. In fact, one would have hoped that given the tremendous innovation within the iPhone (more so, one could argue, than the iPod) that Apple would have continued market dominance. Instead, as…
Learn the Art of DJaying with Virtual DJ
I know as much about DJaying as I do about astrophysics, but stumbling upon Atomix Productionsí VirtualDJ Home, gave me hope that I could fake it in no time. VirtualDJ captures the tools and techniques of music mixing in a robust piece of software that can be used by…
Competing with the iPad: the Old Tricks Won’t Work
Remember when the iPod first got hot? How bad did people want it? Bad enough that some people bought Macs just to be able to use it. When the Windows compatible iPod was released things got hotter and the iPod really hasn't cooled down significantly since then. Why was the…
Bluethooth Pocket Size foxLv2 Speaker Provides Quality Sound
Portable wireless speakers are the best way to listen to music and podcasts—I keep them in my bedroom, kitchen, and travel bag. I‘ve always felt that connecting wires and cables seems to defeat the purpose of using mobile devices. It seems that Apple has finally realized that too.Recently…
A Writer and His MacBook Air
I have written about the MacBook Air before, so why am I am doing so again? Because itís the best laptop I‘ve ever owned, and as second computer for writing, it inspires me to write. But the focus of this article is not going be just about the…
January 4, 1994: Real World Meets eWorld…World Sighs
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January 5, 1999: Corporate Towers Go Translucent
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