The Week in iOS Accessories: Cha-ching!

This workweek ’s roundup of Io accouterment feature not one , but two way to elegantly convert your iPad into a cash register . But the iPad and iPhone are n’t all job , as there ’s fun to be had , too ! The $ 199AliveCor monitor for iPhone 5snaps onto your phone like a case . Press the case ’s detector , located on the underside , against your skin , and the gadget lead off transmitting info about your mettle ’s performance to the AliveECG app on your phone ....

May 22, 2013 · 4 min · 741 words · Barbara Woods

How to sync an Android phone to your Mac

Thanks to iCloud , synchronize an iPhone with a Mac is a man of cake . But Mac user who do n’t grease one’s palms into the whole “ one trafficker to rule them all ” thing will find that syncing an Android headphone with OS X is n’t quite as easy . That tell , it is n’t terribly hard , either , thanks to Google ’s own cloud services ....

May 19, 2013 · 5 min · 1039 words · Dr. William Andrews

Cloud cover: What Creative Cloud means to you

Are you pissed off at Adobe yet ? If the resolution is yes , then you ’re not alone . Adobe used itsMax 2013creativity conference to herald plans to end the sale of its popular creative software — includingPhotoshop , InDesign , andPremiere Pro — in favor of a cloud - only subscription service . By itself , the switch was not surprising . Ever since Adobelaunched Creative Cloud last class , and outline an elaborate subscription strategy that report nearly every segment of the market , it seemed only a matter of clip before everything blend to the swarm ....

May 16, 2013 · 6 min · 1140 words · Ronald Barton

Review: STM’s Skinny for iPad mini is slim, but not sleek

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict When it comes to this suit , “ skinny ” does n’t equal “ elegant , ” and I ’m not certain this Skinny is worth the price . page number - style iPad mini case are great for protection , since they cover both the back and front ( and usually the sides ) of the iPad . But they ’re not awfully slim — in fact , a lot of folio case are modeled after hardcover ledger , and add quite a bit of extra mass ....

May 14, 2013 · 3 min · 554 words · Diane Ramos

Adobe scraps Creative Suite software licenses in favor of cloud subscriptions

In a move that should surprise no one , Adobeannounced wholesale variety to its Creative Suite software line and year - oldCreative Cloudsubscription service . point a new focal point on integrating originative services in the swarm with its professional desktop software , Adobe launched a young swarm - base Creative Suite — with a raw CC moniker , for Creative Cloud . But it will look intimate . Significant upgrades to all current Creative Suite 6 apps are coming presently , but they will be usable only by subscription to Creative Cloud , not traditional software permit ....

May 6, 2013 · 7 min · 1452 words · Tony Chapman

Review: Moshi’s Concerti for iPad mini offers stylish, if somewhat boring, protection

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict This suede - like folio cover for the iPad miniskirt is elegantly designed , but has a few quirks . If you ’re looking for a svelte , minimalist paging - style case with a work up - in rack , you may desire to check out Moshi ’s $ 45Concerti for the iPad miniskirt . The Concerti is a pretty , soft - to - the - touch case that protects your mini ’s screen and back , and also lets you position the mini at multiple slant in landscape painting orientation ....

May 1, 2013 · 3 min · 615 words · Jacqueline Parks

Booq Booqpad mini review: Surprisingly useful folio case

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict The Booqpad miniskirt is an extremely useful case for people who want a build - in notepad . Booq ’s $ 40Booqpad miniskirt casefor the iPad mini is , in one word , surprising . It ’s a folio - style pillow slip that comes in two colouration selection — fateful on gray and strong gray — and features something avant - garde : a 50 - page notepad ....

April 30, 2013 · 3 min · 578 words · James Rush

Feed Wrangler joins RSS competition with paid service

With two month left to go , the post - Google Reader landscape of RSS services is still sorting itself out . The newest player?Feed horse wrangler , a paid subscription help from the iOS developer ofCheck The WeatherandAudiobooks . Feed Wrangler launch Tuesday on the web and as an Io app , sporting a membership fee of $ 19 a yr . ( substance abuser can buy access through the site or the app ....

April 29, 2013 · 3 min · 522 words · Jenna Turner

Review: Skype remains a fine VoIP, video chatting option on iOS

Our Verdict Many folk loathe the latest version of Skype on the Mac . That ’s because it ’s clunky and unpleasant to expend . TheiPhone version of Skype , however , is a fine app that ferment great for making VoIP calls and video schmoose while you ’re mobile . Annoyingly , the app does contain advert . But they ’re easy enough to nullify . Once you ’ve logged into your Skype story , the app by default shows all your Skype contacts ....

April 29, 2013 · 2 min · 412 words · Patrick Gonzales

iTunes music downloads we regret

The swell thing about the iTunes Store is that you’re able to corrupt just about any Sung dynasty you’re able to imagine , cheaply and easily . And the unsound affair about the iTunes Store ? Sometimes you may buy those Song dynasty a littletooeasily . Apple ’s retail shop for digital downloads has been candid fora decade now , and in that time , you ’ve credibly loaded up on a quite a little of music ....

April 26, 2013 · 12 min · 2496 words · Kenneth Miranda

All about calendar sharing

Last week we take a very long look at theworkings of Mountain Lion ’s Calendar applications programme . This week , we ’ll turn over into some of the details . Specifically , getting calendars in and out of the app and how to use Calendar with services such as Google and Yahoo . Export/import business We ’ll get to shared calendar in a bit , but now I ’d like to discuss copying calendars and events out of Calendar as well as importing these things into the coating ....

April 24, 2013 · 10 min · 1992 words · William Lopez

Review: B&W’s Z2 is an impressive AirPlay speaker and iPhone dock

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict Bowers & Wilkins ’s $ 400Z2is the apparent successor to the company’sZeppelin Mini , but instead of a 30 - tholepin dockage connexion , the Z2 features aLightning - connectordockandAirPlay wireless streaming . Supporting the late iPhone , iPod touch , and iPod nano models , the Z2 is uncommitted in disgraceful or white glass - filledABS . ( The shameful model is available now ; the whitened model wo n’t embark until June ....

April 24, 2013 · 4 min · 778 words · Raven Aguirre

Typography for all: Demystifying text for high-impact messages

schoolbook is incredibly powerful — whether you ’re making a business card or a garage - sale sign , you ’re sending a message . The face of that message influences the way the receiver reacts : If the message is visually pleasing , the reaction is generally positive , but if the text is hard to show , that feel of difficulty transfers back to you , the messenger ....

April 22, 2013 · 6 min · 1163 words · Anthony Ingram