16 January 2012 0 Comments

Browser Testing

A couple months back I decided to see what it was like to use various browsers. This was mostly to see if I was missing anything. At the time I was using Google’s Chrome browser, so I was going to try the other 2 in the top three. Of course the top three are Chrome, [...]

1 January 2012 0 Comments

Writing an iOS app!

In June of 2010 I finished writing my first application for a mobile device! Actually, this was the first full fledged application for any device. It was an app for the fledgling OS called WebOS from Palm. I had never written an application before, but since WebOS was built with web technologies which I had [...]

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5 October 2011 0 Comments

iOS App: CarTunes

If you are the type of person that listens to your music on shuffle and likes to hit next a lot to find the perfect song for that moment while driving, then CarTunes is for you! The above describes me perfectly. I found this app a couple weeks back and have been in love with [...]

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24 September 2011 0 Comments

iOS Dev Tip – Getting Images Into iOS Simulator Photo Album

Getting specific images into the iOS simulator photo album for testing. 1) Drag the image you want on top of the iOS simulator (green plus symbol) 2) This will launch safari and display your image. 3) Click and hold on image until prompted to save. 4) Save image and it will now be in the [...]

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27 July 2011 2 Comments

Mac Resource Inspector – Apple Store

I went to the Apple store the other day with Valerie to get her MacBook battery looked at. In years past, the technician at the Genius Bar usually would just run some diagnostics or maybe even use a couple tools from a bootable CD. They have quite a cool setup nowadays though. They now take [...]

26 July 2011 2 Comments

The Best Computer I Have Ever Owned!

MacBook MINI

January 29, 2008. Apple announced the MacBook Air. It was nothing short of amazing! Thin, light, and beautiful. I got one shortly after release and loved it for about 2 weeks. The machine was absolutely perfect until you tried to do any real work on it. Because of its size, it had to sacrifice on [...]

12 July 2011 1 Comment

I bet you won’t cancel your Netflix.

The Netflix backlash today is insane! I am still baffled as to what people are so upset about. The simple version: You used to pay $9.99 for DVDs by mail. Then, Netflix decided to add a feature to their service: streaming video. This service was absolutely free to paying customers. I have to believe this [...]

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2 July 2011 2 Comments

It *would* be great….for $149. HP Touchpad.

It *would* be great….for $149. HP Touchpad.

  Well, I went to see it in person, and after trying very hard to keep my expectations very low, I was still somehow disappointed. It pains me to say it; I want WebOS to survive in the worst way, but sadly this launch (if you can even call it a launch) did nothing but [...]

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19 June 2011 0 Comments

Photo Apps: iOS Edition

I have done this for various platforms, and now it’s time for an updated iOS edtion of what I currently use and think are the best photography related apps! I currently have 30+ photography related apps on my phone. Here are a few of my favorites in no particular order.     (Click on the [...]