10 Reasons to Put Off Upgrading Your Mac to OS X Lion
OS X Lion (v10.7) is the latest Apple operating system for Mac computers, but there is some debate over whether there is any pressing need to upgrade right away. Apple says the system boasts 250 improvements, but many are superficial, and other “improvements” may not be viewed as such by owners of older Macs. In addition to just waiting for some bugs to be ironed-out, many users could lose access to favored programs with an upgrade. Below are some reasons folks might want to drag their feet a little before buying into the Lion.
Three Reasons Apple Should Fear Google+
One of silicon Valley’s biggest rivalries these days is the one between Google and Apple. Their battlegrounds? Hand-held mobile, cloud computing, and traditional hardware. While Apple has jumped out to an early lead in the mobile devices – and is an established player in traditional hardware – Google is gaining ground in every direction.
While it's nothing new that Apple has challengers, Google's new social network – dubbed “Google+” – represents a fundamental threat to Apple in three key ways:
Top 10 iOS Apps for Photography Pros
Even photography pros are using their iphones to capture the shots they find on the go, and…not on the go. The iphone has a great camera app and with just a little more help from additional apps, it can do a lot of things photography pros can appreciate.
1. PhotoRaw – This is definitely an app for photography pros. This app allows users of an iphone camera to view photo files in 'raw' format and provides formats that match many of the most common cameras.
Magic Media Marker – Organize your Media Files on the Fly
Developer Post Courtesy of: Kris Conrad of http://www.funk-isoft.com
My name is Kris, and I'm the mind behind Funk-iSoft and the Mac OS X App Magic Media Marker. Magic Media Marker is an app for automating the very receptive tasks of converting and tagging TV Shows & Movies. Sure, you've heard of apps that do this this already like iFlicks & iDentify, so what sets MMM apart from the other guys? Automation!
Top 10 iOS Apps for News Updates
We are entering a new era. Having to open your browser to access information is quickly becoming a thing of the past. The iOS apps are being designed to deliver our content to us, rather than us having to go 'onto' the internet to find it. News is no exception. Here are the top ten apps for bringing the news, global and personal, to you.
Skyscanner Version 2: International Travel Made Easy
Developer Post Courtesy of: Barry Smith of Skyscanner.net
Following the success of our Version 1 ‘All flights, everywhere’ flight search app that launched in February this year (and generated over a million downloads in the first five weeks), we wanted to create an even more powerful tool that replicated the best functionality from our website that our customers love. We wanted to go beyond the success of Version 1, which ranked #1 in the travel apps section of the iTunes app store and was so popular that it even featured in Apple’s advertising campaign.
