It’s taken nine months but here, finally, is Stuff I Like, part 2. (Stuff I Like, part 1 was about PowerSupport Anti-Glare Film-- now called "Tru Protection"* Anti-Glare film.)You can read all about these programs at their websites, so I’m not going to go into great detail here. I will give you a short summary... Continue Reading →
Billion Apps contest
The App Store is closing in on ONE BILLION downloads. To celebrate, they're giving a big prize to whoever downloads the one-billionth app.
iPhone Super Tips
Here are some of my favorite iPhone tips. Try ‘em and let me know what you think.Press the Home button and you go to the “Home” screen you were most recently on. Press the Home button again and you go to the FIRST PAGE of the Home screens.Capture whatever’s on your iPhone’s screen by holding... Continue Reading →
iPhone app of the week: eReader
Surely you’ve heard of the Kindle, the electronic book-reading device from Amazon. It can hold thousands of books in its memory and you can download new ones through the air. That’s the good news.Here’s the bad news: it costs $359, the screen isn’t color, and it’s another thing to carry around (and it’s not small).Enter... Continue Reading →
OmniFocus: To-do list for Mac and iPhone
There are many to-do list programs for the Mac. And there are many to-do list programs for the iPhone. But there aren’t many to-do list programs for the Mac that synchronize with the iPhone, an essential feature if you ask me.Actually, there are two Mac to-do list programs that have synchronizing counterparts on the iPhone:... Continue Reading →
Macworld Expo Report 2.0
Macworld Expo’s over-- hopefully, just for this year, but possibly forever. Rumors are swirling that Apple will go to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next year (which means that I might get to finally attend that show, since it’s always conflicted with Macworld). In fact, some sources say that Apple’s already paid for... Continue Reading →
Macworld Expo Keynote
Highlights of the 2009 Macworld keynote address. iPhoto gets facial recognition, allowing you to make albums for each person. Really cool.
Macworld Expo Report 1.0
Coming Soon (January 10th, 2009 at 10 AM): it’s the Christian Boyce Macworld Expo Report, live from San Francisco. I’ll tell you all about the groovy stuff I saw at Macworld and I’ll tell you what I found out about Steve Jobs and I’ll tell you whether there will be a Macworld Expo next year... Continue Reading →
iPhone idea of the Week
So brilliantly simple, today’s idea is this: use your iPhone to take a picture of where your car is parked. When you return, have a look at the picture, and that’s that. It’s a huge help in those huge parking structures-- just get a photo showing “B45” or whatever the sign is next to your... Continue Reading →
Make mine Mint (dot com)
Wow, what a cool website: www.mint.com.They call it “the best way to manage your money.” And it’s free.Anyone can sign up for a mint.com account. You then enter information about your financial accounts-- savings, checking, investments, credit cards. Do that, and at a glance you can see ALL of your financial information in one place.... Continue Reading →