Category Archives: geek

Cringely’s iOS Secret

Posted on Mon Sep 23rd '13 by Derek

Robert X Cringely wrote his best piece in a long while, called “The Secret of iOS 7″. I think he’s mostly right, but I have more to say about i. Continue reading →

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Trends at Apple

Posted on Wed Aug 15th '12 by Derek

iOS and OS X are constantly becoming more similar, through learning from one another. This is a simple recap of what’s happened so far, and what might be in the works. From iOS to OSX Present OSX now receives yearly … Continue reading →

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What Mountain Lion Means to Me

Posted on Mon Jul 30th '12 by Derek

Praises I love system-wide AirPlay! I love Notification Center and its swipe gesture Notes & Reminders are handy, and iCloud sync makes them useful I’ve enjoyed a nice game of multi-player Chess through Game Center. I’ve used the convenient “tweet … Continue reading →

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The OS X Filesystem is Disappears

Posted on Tue Jun 14th '11 by Derek

If you’ve ever looked at the iPhoto application in Finder, you’ll know that iPhoto and the photos it stores are one in the same. They’re a ‘package’ that you can’t break apart. This is fundamentally different from how iTunes and … Continue reading →

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WWDC 2011 – Surprises, Questions, & Thoughts

Posted on Tue Jun 7th '11 by Derek

I’m sitting here in fits of disbelief at what Apple has pulled off. As you’ll see, the list of things I didn’t expect was longer than the list of things that I did expect! That’s a best case scenario in my … Continue reading →

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