Lion changes we’d like to see

Full-screen: when it makes sense Lion ’s introduction offull - CRT screen appsreflects some distinctive Apple inventiveness . But the effectuation still feels like a 1.0 dismission ( which , of course of study , it is ) . Support for multi - monitor setup is laughably poor : Put an app in full - screen modal value , and your other monitors merely show the now - ubiquitous linen paper background ....

August 9, 2011 · 6 min · 1164 words · Francis Hopkins

Tweet Marker shows Twitter client developers still innovating

We Twitter addicts — and I ’ll count myself among their numbers — face all sorts of monumental challenges on a casual groundwork , but perhaps none are greater than this : Why , oh why , when we launch our Twitter customer on our base calculator can it not pick up mightily where we left off on our mobile client ? Developer Manton Reece ofRiverfold Softwarewas not the first to be annoyed by this incongruity , but unlike the rest of us he did something about it ....

August 9, 2011 · 7 min · 1307 words · Ian Lewis

Under the Gavel: On all fronts

An apple a day might keep the doc away , but there ’s no such sententious apothegm for the sound professing . judicial proceeding is the talent that keeps on give — or , learn , depending what side you ’re on . Still , if there ’s a gavel in our vicinity , you may bet dollar sign to donuts that we ’ll beunderit . Not literally , of course ....

August 9, 2011 · 5 min · 961 words · Theresa Keller

Remains of the Day: With the greatest of ease

High - tech machine meet humiliated - tech smuggling methods in China , consumer wo n’t be replaying iTunes movies anytime presently , and how do Apple ’s data processor reboot up ? Not so fast , says one society . The remainders for Monday , August 8 , 2011 do n’t drop their shipment at the first sign of an Imperial spaceship . flee Smuggled iPad In The Air ( Video)(M....

August 8, 2011 · 4 min · 646 words · Kathleen Torres

Four changes I’d like to see with the Apple TV

Last calendar week , Apple update the package for its second - generation Apple TV to contribute streaming of purchase video shows and reenforcement for the Vimeo video - sharing servicing . 1. Playlist support iTunes and the Apple TV nicely group TV shows into pamphlet by show and season , making it promiscuous to navigate through your series and then practise down to regain the episode you require to bet ....

August 7, 2011 · 6 min · 1069 words · Kristen Johnson

HTC Status: A phone for Facebook fanatics

Our Verdict HTC position severely hook to Facebook ? The HTC Status ( $ 50 with a two - year contract bridge from AT&T ) , which debut at Mobile World Congress as the ChaCha , keep you connect with your household and admirer on the world ’s most popular societal mesh . Targeted toward untested audiences , the Status does n’t have the most cutting - edge specs , but the integration with Facebook within the softwareandthe hardware sets it apart from other message phones ....

August 5, 2011 · 8 min · 1679 words · Michelle Powers

New technology connects the iPad with the cockpit

If your love life of both iPads and plane is n’t quenched by Flight Control HD alone , take annotation : Aspen Avionicshas announced a young product calledConnected Panel , which wirelessly connects an iPad to an aircraft ’s avionics — the electronic systems that includes flight navigation , communication theory , monitoring , management , and more . With the troupe ’s technology , pilots will be capable to deal standard piloting action mechanism like tracking flight plans or tuning into different radio frequency , directly from the iPad ....

August 5, 2011 · 3 min · 518 words · Justin Gonzalez

Remains of the Day: Droning on

Wild patents are assail Google ; film at 11 ! The Magic Mouse is doomed … or is it ? And when there ’s no news , just reissue erstwhile rumor with a slight tweak . Plus , who gave a news show mogul an unmanned pilotless aircraft ? The remainders for Thursday , August 4 , 2011 are cleared for takeoff . When patent attack Android(The Official Google Blog )...

August 4, 2011 · 3 min · 520 words · Martin Stewart

Sandvox 2.1.6 helps build sophisticated websites

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict If you require a simple style to create attractive interactional web site , Karelia Software’sSandvox 2.1.6may be the ticket . Its template - based WYSIWYG shaft make building advanced pages a ginger nut . But this contrivance comes with limited design selection that might vex users wait to create truly unparalleled - bet sites . Design within limits create your website set out with take a theme ....

August 4, 2011 · 4 min · 764 words · Kim Hughes

The Week in iOS Accessories: Stop. Look. Listen.

hold back . Look . take heed . This hebdomad ’s roundup of iOS accoutrement allow you to do all those things — and more . Here are some of the new accessories that have popped up on our radio detection and ranging recently . Arexit ’s A - Fold stand Arexit : The $ 48A - Fold standfor the iPad and iPad 2 displays your tablet on an aluminum base that can be careen at four dissimilar slant for optimal wake ....

August 4, 2011 · 7 min · 1441 words · Kristin Ochoa

Why we love Instagram, Hipstamatic, and the lo-fi photo trend

By now you ’ve probably encountered or taken some word-painting taken with lo - fi iPhone camera apps likeHipstamaticorInstagram . These are the pocket-sized , grungy - looking , toy camera - similar images popping up all over Twitter and Facebook . The trend has even open to OS X with filter - centrical redaction apps likeFlareand Photo Effect Studio . These apps mime the look of toy cameras , and other miserable - end photographic film camera that , due to poor mental synthesis and low - grade components , yield image with very specific problems ....

August 4, 2011 · 6 min · 1275 words · Jack Eaton

Remains of the Day: Store search

Apple ’s in hunting of a refreshing face to join its executive team , and it could come in from anywhere in the world — but it belike wo n’t be Ukraine ’s defence secretary . Plus , Apple rule itself in some lukewarm water for allegation that it used a copyright photo in a commercial . The remainders for Wednesday , August 3 , 2011 are innocent of all charges ....

August 3, 2011 · 3 min · 562 words · Jessica Trevino

Syncing PDFs with the iPad

A v1 version of a Macworld page in GoodReader . ( Click to zoom.)It may come as a jounce to readers of Macworld.com , but the very editorial brass that produce the content on this site is also creditworthy for producing roughly 60 powder magazine pages every month ( along with the occasional Superguide ) . Though much of what ’s in the magazine originates online , it ’s usually update , re - edit out , compressed to fit the print formatting , and often reformatted to take honest vantage of the culture medium ....

August 3, 2011 · 4 min · 694 words · Edward Morris