Apple released iOS 5 October 12th, 2011 and I installed it here on an iPhone 4 and an iPad 2 right away. It works great on both. You can read quite a bit about the new features on Apple's site. Here, I'll point out some key features that are especially important. Let's take it from... Continue Reading →
Some Thoughts on Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is gone. Here are some of my thoughts, and links to some of the best Steve Jobs stuff on the internet. A must for any Apple user.
iPhone 4S Introduction
In case you spent the day in a cave, let me tell you about the new iPhone that Apple introduced today. They call it "the iPhone 4S". You could call it a disappointment because it's not an "iPhone 5," whatever that was imagined to be, but it would be better to call it a refined... Continue Reading →
Accept Credit Cards on Your iPhone, with Square
Accept credit cards using Square and an iPhone! Simple application process, reasonable fees, free card reader-- what's not to like? I use it.
Save Money on Your AOL Bill
(This one is for AOL users. If you are one, read on. If you aren't one, read on anyway. I'll bet you have at least one AOL-using friend that can put this information to use.)Actually, I could have called this "Eliminate Your AOL Bill." Keep reading.Once upon a time, AOL (America Online) was the Number... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Steve Jobs Links
The best of the best: one long interview, three videos. The interview is really interesing especially because we know what happened next.
Christian Boyce on the Radio September 3rd, 2011
I'll be on the Digital Village radio program Saturday, September 3rd 2011 at 9 AM, talking with hosts Doran Barons and Ric Allan about Steve Jobs and his legacy. Should be an interesting program. Click here to listen live. If you miss the show, use this link to listen to a recording.
NFL Prime Time Calendar for 2011, in iCal Format
Here's the NFL calendar for prime-time games, in iCal format. That means it will work with your Mac and iPhone calendar. Great stuff.
Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple: My Thoughts
This is Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone at MacWorld Expo in January 2007. This is Steve Jobs introducing the iPad three years later. I don't know of another big-time CEO who so obviously loves his products. Look at his face. He can hardly contain himself. I can't decide which picture I like more. So here... Continue Reading →
The iMom Project, Day Ten
Ten tips in ten days. It's the iMom Project, Day Ten.Tonight: the iPhone's Settings app.That's what it looks like: three gears, in what has become the international symbol for settings, or preferences, or tools (or gears). I don't know why three gears means "Settings" on the iPhone but it does. And, in a big departure... Continue Reading →