10 Tips For Taming OS X Lion
The user interface changes of Apple's new operating system, Lion, are obvious to experienced Mac users. But some of the changes might have you scratching your head. If you're a veteran Mac user, you probably have figured out how to change a few things in Lion to get them back the way you like. But if you're still confused, read on.
Amazon Adds Social Integration To The Kindle App [News]
In what is sure to disappoint many avid Kindle users, Amazon, in accordance with Apple's new rules for its iOS devices, removed the links to its online store which appeared on the last page of sample versions of Kindle ebooks in the Amazon e-reader. When users tap these links they get a "not currently supported" message.
How To Get More Free Dropbox Storage With Your School Email Address [News]
Millions of us use Dropbox who allow you to increase your free storage by using their referral system. When you get someone else to sign up for a Dropbox account, you get an extra 250MB of additional space. But now if you’re a student or educator with a .edu email address, you can get double the credits for referrals.
Music Streaming With Spotify: What You Get For Free
The long awaited streaming music service, Spotify landed in the U.S. last week. Unlike other streaming services, however, Spotify offers an ad-supported free option, which makes millions of albums and songs available to you through the Spotify desktop client. Let’s explore what else you get for free and what you don’t.
Find Lots More Free Apps With Apps on Sale Lite [Mac]
Although there are pros and cons about Apple's App Store, it's still ten times easier to go there and discover new applications, displayed like a new clothing line in a storefront window. The App Store makes it easy to not only find Mac apps but also to download, manage, and add your purchased downloads to your other Macs.
Google+ App For iPhone Released & Ready For Download [News]
If you've already caught the Google+ buzz, and you’re an iPhone user, your free Google+ native client app is ready for download. Google+, launched last month, is a social networking site in which you categorize your online friends, family and contacts into circles, and share photos, videos, notes and URLs with them.
10 Creative Tumblr Blogging Ideas For When You Have Writers Block
What's great about Tumblr is that you can reblog posts by other members of the site. This helps keep your own blog fresh with content without you having to always develop it yourself. On the other hand, if you're short on original content ideas, you might consider some of the following creative writing ideas for Tumblr content.
Apple’s Lion Scheduled For Release Today In The Mac App Store [News]
If you‘ve been eagerly awaiting Apple‘s new operating system Lion 10.7, then it‘s available starting today for download from the Apple Mac Store, for $30. We have previously covered options for downloading and installing the system, which will clock in at a little over 4GB.
Mozilla Introduces BrowserID For Faster Logins [News]
If you often find logging into websites a painful process, Mozilla Labs, the developers of the Firefox web browser, has released a beta version of an online system called BrowserID to make the login process easier. BrowserID is a cross platform web tool that simply allows you to log into a supporting website with the simple verification of your designated email address.
Find Great Deals With These 8 iPhone Apps
There about a dozen iPhone apps in the iTunes App Store geared specifically to searching out sales and mark-downs on a wide range of items and services. Taking just a few minutes to search for deals could possibly save you a few hundred dollars over several months time. Here are eight such apps based on their ease of use and positive feedback ratings in the App Store.
AOL Releases Play For iOS Devices [News]
If you‘re on the lookout for more streaming music over the Internet, AOL provides yet another option. It has just released its PLAY app for iOS devices. Originally available for Android only, PLAY by AOL is an application for both listening to free songs and albums and sharing them with your friends and followers.
Bitly.com Shortens URLs & Offers a Wide Variety of Free Tools
The process of copying and pasting a URL is almost a no-brainer, but often we come across those long URLs that look absolutely atrocious when pasting them in an email or on in a forum thread. Most Twitter clients like YoruFukurou will shorten long URLs for you, but for other occasions when you need to shorten URLs, there’s Bitly.com.
Mobile Dragon Go Takes Voice-Activated Search Up a Notch [News]
Today, Nuance, the voice-to-text software developer, replaced its Dragon Search application, launched in early 2010, with a new iOS app, Dragon Go. Their slogan, "Say It, Get It, Go!" sums up pretty well the new added features and approach to voice-activated web search.
Music-Streaming Service Spotify Finally Arrives in the US [News]
Today, all the social networks are buzzed about the arrival of the European-based popular music-streaming service, Spotify, to the U.S. market. Similar to other streaming music sites like Pandora, Spotify delivers up a huge music collection that you listen to via the Internet, various devices, or in offline mode.
Make Your iPad A True Writing Tool With These Notebook Apps
For me, the iPad is the ultimate device for paperless reading, writing, and photo viewing. The comfortable viewing size of the iPad makes it a perfect electronic notebook for reading ebooks, PDFs, typing short emails, and viewing lots of photos. There are also some very good apps that actually allow you to use the iPad like a notepad.
5 Personal Finance Sites That Will Help Get You In Shape
In these tough economic times, not being financial literate can cost thousands of dollars and a lifetime of savings. But thanks to the Internet, there are several outstanding, information-filled personal finance blog sites that can help you become more conscious of your spending habits and what it will take to get you financially in shape.
Bing Introduces Typeless Searching - Does It Work? [News]
Bing has introduced typeless searching on the iPad, with the goal of reducing the amount of tapping, and copying and pasting that users of the iPad have to do to perform searches in a web browser like Mobile Safari. Does Bing accomplish its goal?
Preparing For & Installing The Developer's Build Of OS X Lion [Mac]
Apple will be releasing, perhaps as early as July 9th, its latest version of Mac OS X, Lion. Unlike with previous OS X updates, Lion will be significantly cheaper ($29,00), but getting your hands on a physical disc copy of the Lion upgrade will not be possible. This will be because, for the first time, this OS X update will only be available for download through Apple‘s Mac App Store.
MagicPrefs: Another Powerful Mouse & Trackpad App [Mac]
Apple‘s upcoming OS Lion trackpad and mouse gestures don’t compare to what BetterTouchTool and another similar application, MagicPrefs, have to offer. These applications are for Mac users who find Apple‘s default click, tap, and two-finger scrolling gestures too limiting for their needs. MagicPrefs is a free offering that you might want to try.
Apple Is Refunding Dissatisfied Final Cut Pro X Customers [News]
Last week, Apple released a revamped and much cheaper version of its leading video editing program Final Cut Pro. The new version sells for just $300, down from $1,300 - although the previous version included a suite of other movie production applications. Despite the cheaper price and overhaul of the program however, many veteran users are dissatisfied.