Deskepticizing Old Skepticisms: My Look at the WWDC Announcements

If there is one thing that has been consistent about the keynotes that Steve Jobs (et al) make during the San Francisco Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), it’s that they have not really been consistent.
Take 2003, for example, when the PowerMac G5 was first introduced, topping off at 2 GHz, and Steve Jobs promised 3 GHz [...]

The App Store: A Place of Great Potential

The iPhone/iPod touch App Store. Talk about a place of so much potential. It could very well be where iPod users go to get in debt, along with the iTunes store. I mean, think about it: A bunch of useful (and useless) applications to go on your iPhone or iPod touch ranging from productivity to [...]

Making the switch to 3G

With the release of the 3G iPhone some will be very tempted to upgrade. However, making the switch may not be all that easy. TUAW reports all activation will be done in an Apple or AT&T store and not through iTunes.

For current iPhone users this presents a problem. With all iPhone activations taking place in [...]

OS X’s Missing Audio Recorder - Tape Deck

The Mac can do almost anything you want it to. And what really sets the Mac apart is how elegantly and simply the Mac does these things. But it can’t always do everything so wonderfully, and when it came time for me to recorded some simple audio, quickly and without hassle, I had a problem. [...]

Is the iPhone ever good enough?

That is called sarcasm. The iPhone was, pound for pound, the BEST phone out there. And then Apple went and made it better. What happened next? Complaining, and lots of it. Well, I’m going to clear things up and let you all in on a little secret. Faster internet costs more. Crazy huh? Oh, and [...]

10.5.4 Out By July?

I was just reading my daily RSS reader when I came across this; Lee Car over at TUAW spotted something funny on the system requirements for Mobile Me. Apparently, one requirement needed for Mobile Me is Mac OS X 10.5.4!

The reason this is strange is because if you do not pay attention to what version [...]

ACU Demonstrates the iPhone in Education

Abilene Christian University, in the Great State of Texas, has released a video demonstrating some of the educational and even social uses of the iPhone in a university environment. While the video demonstrates amazing potential, it sends mixed feeling to me.
Upon first seeing this video, I felt the implications of having a community literally being [...]

VoIP, VoIP, VoIP on your iPhone

If you’re the type of person who would love to have VoIP on your iPhone to save you from going over hundreds of minutes each month, then you’re in luck. This week there were two more iPhone VoIP services released on top of one that currently existed via Installer.app. Each of these services [...]

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Geoff Smith.

So you have your new iPhone, you’ve added all of your contacts, setup all your mail accounts, but there is one essential thing that gets overlooked by many iPhone costumers: your ringtone. Of course you could choose the infamous “marimba” sound that the iPhone is known for, or you could make a ringtone from one of [...]

Why You Should NOT Upgrade to The 3G iPhone

When Steve Jobs mentioned that the 3G iPhone will be $200, have 3G capabilities, GPS, and many other cool features, I immediately began thinking about selling my iPhone so I can upgrade to the 3G version. I thought hard, and then I realized that I would have to sell it fast so I can get [...]