2009 Apple Design Awards
Every year at Apple’s WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference), awards called the Apple Design Awards are given to, well, in Apple’s opinion, the best designed apps. But in this case, design does not only mean GUI, it means the internals too. They are the beast, all-around designed apps. And because the App Store is officially out for the first time during a WWDC, there were app winners too.
Songbird Review: iTunes Killer?
Many have tried to take down iTunes, but none have succeeded. They say that video killed the radio star, but no one has even come close to killing the iTunes store. Songbird is no iTunes killer, but it gives it a pretty decent shot. Songbird is open-source music management software put out by a group that calls themselves “Pioneers of the Inevitable.” After years of development, betas, complete redesigns, and what were likely many hours and tears: Songbird 1.x is out in the wild.
5 (Free) iPhone Apps Every Parent Should Have
One of the best things we can do as tech-saavy parents is get our kids acclimated early to the wonders of a digital life. I’m not saying kids can’t be kids, but I think it’s pretty darned cool that my 4 year old is the only kid in her class who knows how to work an iPod Touch or bring up web-based games in Safari. At the end of the day, growing up around technology could really give kids a leg up when they get out into the real world. And so, with that in mind, MacApper is proud to suggest five free apps that every parent should share with their kids.
Five Quick Tips to Speed Up Your Mac
Whether we want it to happen or not, our systems all get a little sluggish from time to time. Sometimes it’s a full hard drive slowing things down. Other times we just simply need more memory for the modern apps than our Mac came installed with. But for all those other times when things just need a quick tweak and tidy? We’ve put together a quick list of five easy steps that should help get your Mac running like it’s factory fresh.
Editorial: Is Apple Gearing Up to Support Blu-ray?
When most people think of Apple and it’s relationship with Blu-ray, the first thing that usually comes to mind is what Steve Jobs said last fall. When discussing the licensing and fees involved in manufacturing the hardware he pulled no punches; “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt.” But what most people seem to forget is the second part of that quote, where he goes on to say “we’re waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace.”
Get Lazy with The LazyMouse Preference Pane
There’s always something – whether it’s taking out the trash, picking up the remote when it’s on the other side of the couch and you don’t want to move because your so comfortable under the blanket, or moving the mouse all the way to the default button when a dialog box appears. Fret not! Introducing LazyMouse – the preference pane to fix all of your lazy dialog box needs.
Rumor: OSX 10.6 to Bring YouTube Uploading?
If the latest rumor making it’s rounds on the internet is true, YouTube uploading has just been made idiot-proof. Apple Insider is reporting that, in addition to a host of new features, OSX 10.6 (better known as Snow Leopard) will allow YouTube uploading from Quicktime. Apple has yet to confirm or deny the rumor, so we’ll have to treat this one with a real wait-and-see approach.
TuneConnect Review: Control Your Music from Anywhere
Do you have an old Mac used to play your music from iTunes? Hate it when you have to drop what you’re doing and go change playlists? Luckily for you there is a little app called TuneConnect which allows you to control your iTunes library from anywhere in the house as long as it’s connected to your network.
doubleTwist Preview: Your Virtual Digital Hub
If you’re like me, then you have a ton of digital devices that you use almost every day to go about your daily digital life. I’ve got my Cell phone, iPod, PSP, digital camera, and video camera that I use all the time. Apple has done a wonderful job developing a suite of apps known as iLife designed to manage your main digital devices. Unfortunately, the range of these devices are limited to an iPod, digital camera, video camera, and an iPhone. Here is where doubleTwist comes in. This app is your middle man for transferring pictures, music, and movies to all of your digital devices simplicity and ease.
Is the App Store Too Big to Fail?
Upon the launch of the Apple App Store, Steve Jobs told USA Today “this is the biggest launch of my career.” Reading that last June, it struck a chord with me. Here is a man who’s had a gigantic career, launched the iPhone to hoots and hollers, had his fingers into the early personal computers and this, this sideshow for a phone is his biggest launch? Surely, I thought, he knows something we didn’t.
