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How to create, format and self-publish your own eBook
03 Feb 2012 by Carl Natale / 2 Comments
When Apple rolled out iBooks 2, it also released a tool to create interactive ebooks called iBook Author. It’s free and supposed to be easy to use. The catch is that you can only use it to sell books via Apple’s iBooks store, although you can use it to create ebooks that you can distribute for free. iBooks Author is an important tool because creating an ebook is a bit more complicated ...
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HTML5 and the Future of Mobile Apps and Gaming
01 Feb 2012 by Jake Joraanstad
HTML5 will change the way we view mobile apps, and will change the way we think about how software has to be viewed on a mobile device. It will even change the way we view desktop applications. HTML5 is the biggest game changer since Apple’s App Store. But if what I am saying is right, then why hasn’t this all come true yet? The reasons are many, some minor and easily overcome, and som...
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Macworld 2012: Not what it used to be
27 Jan 2012 by Craig Lloyd
Back in its heyday, the annual Macworld conference was the event that everyone looked forward to because Apple would be there unveiling their next product. Macworld was where the iMac, iBook, iTunes, Safari, the iPhone, and the MacBook Air were announced to the public. Since 2009, which was the last appearance that Apple made at Macworld, the annual expo hasn’t been the same. For starters...
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Apple announces iBooks 2 and iTunes U app
19 Jan 2012 by Craig Lloyd
After giving enough time for CES-goers to recover from a long week of gadgets, Apple hosted an event today at the Guggenheim museum in New York City that focused on education and they announced a few new digital products. iBooks 2 Reinvents the Textbook In a way to “reinvent the textbook,” iBooks 2 was announced, which brings textbooks to the forefront for high school students at an ...
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Create a WiFi signal strength map with NetSpot for Mac
05 Jan 2012 by Carl Natale
Finding the best spot for wifi access in your home or in a public place is pretty much trial and error. Turn on your laptop, and see what happens. NetSpot is a free wireless survey tool that makes it more of a treasure hunt. Once you install it on your Mac (OSX only), your laptop becomes a wifi sniffer. Before you start up the app, you’re going to need a floor plan with measurements. NetSpot...
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“Batch” is the ultimate mobile photo sharing app for iPhone
02 Dec 2011 by Brian Nelson
In the smart phone era, everyone is an amateur photographer. Equipped with high-def capabilities and nearly bottomless storage, we produce a lot of photos on a daily basis which we’ve opted to share individually on Twitter or in bulk on Facebook. The problem is that sharing full albums with friends requires a bit of effort — downloading to your desktop, uploading to Facebook — wh...
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What Can The New iTunes Match Do For You?
18 Nov 2011 by Andrew Kalinchuk
iTunes Match is the newest offering from Apple, an addition to its popular music player. The new service promises to store your iTunes purchases in the cloud, as well as backing up your non-iTunes media for $25 per year. In order to use it however, you need to have iTunes 10.5.1 installed. You can find the update right here. How Does It Work? Once prompted, Match will chew through your media libr...
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Apple’s 1st Gen iPod Nano Being Recalled
14 Nov 2011 by Andrew Kalinchuk
Apple has been getting its fair share of bad press lately. With battery issues plaguing the iPhone 4S and the iOS 5.01 update making things even worse, this latest problem just adds to the drama. On the Support section of their website, Apple states that “in very rare cases, the battery in the iPod nano (1st generation) may overheat and pose a safety risk.” That can’t be good. Th...
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Should Apple Lower Prices In Post-Jobs Era?
31 Oct 2011 by Dave Parrack / 1 Comment
It’s inevitable that without Steve Jobs at the helm piloting the Cupertino ship into the future Apple will change. What that change will be and how quickly it comes are both up for debate, but I don’t think it can be argued that everything will remain as is. After all, isn’t the very essence of Apple to ‘Think Different’? To change things around, to adapt, to be the d...
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Dropbox Hits 50 Million Users and Raises $250 Million
24 Oct 2011 by Craig Lloyd
Dropbox, the easy-to-use cloud storage that we all know and love, just reported that it has reached 50 million users, which is up threefold from this time last year. The company also reached a whopping $250 million in series B financing and expects to reach $240 million in revenue by the end of the year. Not bad for a start-up company that launched its service just two years ago. Dropbox says that...
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