What do you do with your old Apple devices? Do you (gasp!) throw them away? These clever Apple fans have repurposed their old stuff, finding new life for beautiful products of yesteryear.
Apple’s Favorite Shapes
I’ve identified eight basic geometric shapes that Apple comes back to time and again in their product designs. Can you guess them all?
For the Love of Something Old
Before I ever purchased my first Apple product, I lusted after them like crazy. A neighbor of mine had a PowerMac G5 that I lusted after wildly, even though I had no idea what it was capable of, because it just looked so much cooler than every beige box I owned prior. But then, one […]
Pages Now Features Export to ePub
Sometimes, I like to hear about things going on, then let them marinate in my head for a little bit so I can think about it before spouting my opinions. For example, let’s talk about the news that came around last week: iWork was updated. Big deal, right? Not really, except that it also included […]
Welcome to the eParty Borders, Have a Seat by Amazon and Barnes & Noble
In my town, there used to be a Borders bookstore every few miles, until a few years ago, when they all started to disappear. I’m not hunting them down or anything, so it’s not like I know exactly where they are today, but the only one I’ve seen recently is downtown by my old work. […]
An Hour (or Two) With The iPad
I got a text message yesterday from my buddy, Tim. “When do want to check out the iPad?” I couldn’t respond fast enough. I had played with the iPad a little bit at the Apple store the day before, but it was definitely on a small scale. I wanted to play with it more without […]
Live Blogging the iPad Launch in Arizona
It’s 7 a.m. when my alarm goes off. As usual, I pivot myself off the side of the bed, pick up my iPhone, and go through my Facebook and Twitter feeds. I’ve never woken up so depressed in my life. That’s because half the people on the east coast have already received their iPads, and […]
Apple 1, Amazon 0
In the battle between the iPad and Kindle, it looks like Apple has won the first big battle. PCWorld is reporting that Amazon has given in to 3 publishers, causing a change in their pricing system for e-books. From the article: In order to stay competitive with Apple’s iPad, Amazon needs to keep as many publishers in […]
Nook for iPad Coming Soon
Poor Barnes & Noble. They decided that the best way to compete with Amazon and the Kindle was to release their own e-reader. Next thing you know there are delays, then talks of them not coming out by Christmas … it was bad news. Then comes the big killer, the iPad. Oh yeah, remember that […]
iPad – Who’s Buying One and What Model? – Your Responses
The other day, I put it out there: Who’s buying what model iPad? Here’s some of the responses that we posted: Stuart: I def plan to buy one to replace my MacBook at work. At the moment my business, my payroll and accounts are done via an internet accounting site (kashflow.com). So Safari will be […]
