Here’s what I’m loving so far: Evernote — This is a pre-existing capture-organize-search application new to me. Take notes, photos, voice notes. Among the many potential uses, I’m taking photos of random scraps of paper I’ve had lying around, tagging them for Evernote and then tossing ‘em. Love it. WritingPad — You’ve got to try [...]
After 6 hours spent at 6 different retail locations over 3 days from Southern to Northern California, I finally have my iPhone 3G! I switched from my BlackBerry Pearl once Apple removed my primary barrier to adoption — lack of push email and calendar — and I am overlooking the challenging keyboard and lack of [...]
I’m thinking about it. Thinking about it hard. And I don’t know that I’ll have the strength to resist my consumer impulse. I’ve loved my BlackBerry Pearl and its predecessors over the past few years. I love the synchronization with my work Outlook; I use email and text messaging constantly, the phone, notes, the to-do [...]
Unless you’re totally unplugged or otherwise hiding under a rock, you should know by now that Apple has released a new “iTunes Plus” (version 7.2) that allows for the purchase of DRM-free (Digital Rights Management-free) music. Once you download the new iTunes Plus, you can now download DRM-free music, particularly music from EMI, for $1.29 [...]
It’s here! Just two days ago I wrote that I was making the switch from PC to Mac. I had ordered an iMac Monday through my friend Lisa and was told to expect it “by the end of the month.” Aiyah! I require instant gratification! Imagine my delight when Lisa called me this afternoon to [...]
Three years ago, I loved my then-new Sony Vaio (Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.79 GHz, 448 MB RAM), with its vibrant, luminous display and blazing speed (at least seemingly then). It succeeded a long series of PC laptops and desktops. But, after 18 years of PC use, I’m making the switch to Mac. Why? (1) My [...]
