News: “Hints of video chat for iPhones and iPads”

Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Hints of video chat for iPhones and iPads on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: IChat, ISight, MacBook

Filed under: Rumors, iPhone, SDK, iPadUPDATE: Engadget confirms video support, file downloads and local storage, plus more text tools (user entries in Dictionary, for example), location-aware ads in Maps, the ability to draw to external displays and…


News: “Mac 101: Adding new microphones to your Mac”

Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Mac 101: Adding new microphones to your Mac on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: IChat, MacBook, System Preferences

Filed under: Audio, Hardware, Multimedia, How-tos, AppleThere are, roughly, several billion kinds of microphones and headsets, all of which can theoretically be used on your Macintosh to let you voice chat over iChat or Skype. The problem is that a…


News: “Tech Life | Sima Diane Sistani”

Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Tech Life | Sima Diane Sistani on Fast Company
Topics: QuickTime, IChat, MacBook

Tech Life follows the daily routines of the world’s Fastest movers and shakers to find out what products make them click — and scroll and surf, too.Business Development | Branded Entertainment | San Francisco Blackberry or iPhone: Both–one for…


News: “Adding Up the Backlash Against the iPad”

Posted: January 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Adding Up the Backlash Against the iPad on Daily Intel
Topics: IChat, MacBook Air, MacBook

It’s been little more than a day since Steve Jobs unveiled his “messiah machine” to the masses, and already, the iPad backlash is in full swing. From the name, which brings to mind a popular feminine-hygiene product, to the lack of basic features…


News: “Betanews readers say ‘No!’ to Apple iPad”

Posted: January 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Betanews readers say ‘No!’ to Apple iPad on Betanews
Topics: Mac OS X, MacBook Air, IChat, MacBook

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Mid-afternoon today, I asked Betanews readers: “Will you buy an Apple iPad?” The responses are in, and the majority of readers say: “No!” I’m with you. Apple’s iPad does absolutely nothing to advance the tablet category. The…


News: “Apple iPad Event Liveblog”

Posted: January 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Apple iPad Event Liveblog on Digital Daily
Topics: IWork, IBook, ITunes, MacBook, IChat, Safari

After months of feverish speculation and as many years of wishful thinking, Apple uncrated its tablet computer–the iPad–at an invitation-only event in San Francisco this morning. Liveblog 9:13 am PT: Quite a scene here this morning; the…


News: “TUAW predicts tomorrow’s event”

Posted: January 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

TUAW predicts tomorrow’s event on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: ITunes, ILife, IWork, MacBook, IChat

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Odds and endsAs we count down the final tablet-free hours, we’ve gathered our writers together to predict what we think will be announced tomorrow at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Feel free to add your own…


News: “Predictions for the iSlate on Wednesday: Apple Gambling Big to Redefine Digital Literacy”

Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Predictions for the iSlate on Wednesday: Apple Gambling Big to Redefine Digital Literacy on Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Topics: ITunes, MacBook, IChat

Before sharing more of my own speculations about Apple’s highly anticipated product announcement coming this Wednesday, I’ll echo those of John Siracusa in his New Year’s post, “Antacid tablet:” I have no inside…


News: “Zaprudering the invite: Obsessive fun with TUAW”

Posted: January 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Zaprudering the invite: Obsessive fun with TUAW on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: IChat, ISight, MacBook

Filed under: Other Events All the big guys have been receiving their golden tickets this morning. So what can little sites like TUAW do to play along? Why, Zapruder the heck out of the invite of course. Zaprudering, as the SciFicast explains, “is a…


News: “Airlock automatically locks and unlocks your Mac using your iPhone or iPod touch”

Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Airlock automatically locks and unlocks your Mac using your iPhone or iPod touch on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: Mac OS X, MacBook Pro, IChat, MacBook

Filed under: Odds and ends I work in a busy office. Occasionally a coworker will call or knock on my door and ask for my help with something, and the two of us will go to wherever I am needed. Most of them time I get back to my office and realize…