May 18
I’m a big fan of keyboard shortcuts and firmly believe that everyone’s computing experience can be greatly enhanced by memorizing, at least, several substantive keyboard shortcuts. Fortunately, Apple has compiled a comprehensive list of commands on their official website. Read more
4G LTE offers incredible speeds for the next generation of mobile devices, but it is not without its drawbacks, particularly when it comes to power consumption. Luckily, disabling and re-enabling this hardware feature is a simple process on Apple’s new iPad. Read more
Windows only: While Apple, Google and Facebook often get the lion’s share of the tech industry’s attention, one would be unwise to dismiss Redmond’s sleeping giant. Regardless of its lack of mind share, Microsoft is still home to thousands of intelligent, talented engineers that are working on innovative technologies.
Today, we are going to cover one such example. Let’s learn about Microsoft Photosynth. Read more
If you are an information connoisseur, you probably have preferences for how you like your text formatted as you move through your daily feeds. Since we are now consuming an increasing volume of information on our mobile devices, finding ways to attractively present text on-the-go is a substantive issue.
The latest iteration of Apple’s e-book app, iBooks 1.5, introduced a new Night Theme designed to make text more legible in low-light conditions. Activated through the fonts menu, Night Theme takes the default white-on-black color scheme and reverses it, leading to less eye strain when reading in the dark. Other apps, such as Instapaper, have comparable modes.
If you find this reversal beneficial, and would like to utilize it in any iOS app, read on. Read more
I love the tech, but personally, I am a little old school when it comes to Location services. I am not that comfortable with broadcasting my whereabouts whenever I turn on my mobile device.
Yet, there are many people that feel such services enhance the quality of their lives. So, if you have an Apple device running iOS 5, you may want to check out the new Find My Friends feature. Read more
Some users may not be aware that they have the ability to pin their favorite applications to their operating system’s app launcher. It’s a relatively simple task to accomplish, so let’s learn how to pin some apps for both OS X and Windows. Read more
Apple’s latest iteration of OS X, Lion, has myriad features that enhance both the user interface and the substantive underpinnings of the operating system. Aside from these major additions, there are numerous little features that, while not as well known, are useful, welcome additions.
If you frequently work with PDF documents, this tip might make your day. Read more
Many users may have noticed that on their iOS device keyboard, there is a convenient .com button to facilitate the entry of website URLs. Although it is very thoughtful of Apple engineers to include this functionality, it is often not even necessary. Read more
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
George Santayana
I am not the biggest fan of the infograph, but every once in awhile, one comes along that is too good to pass up.
Apr 1
Google’s Android operating system has evolved into a viable competitor to Apple’s iOS in the mobile marketplace. Yet, unlike its tightly controlled cousin from Cupertino, it has been known to suffer from some of the unreliability issues associated with platforms that offer more freedom and a diverse selection of hardware/software configurations. Specifically, if you have been having issues with installing apps through Google’s Android Market, Whitson Gordon from Lifehacker might have a fix for you. Read more
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