Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/12/22/so-long-its-been-big-fun/. Hopefully some of you lovely iSource readers still remember way back in the day when this site was called Just Another iPhone Blog. I founded that site back in 2007, sold it in 2010, and have carried on here as Editor in Chief afterwards and [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/12/05/recommended-8-great-mac-app-bundles-for-under-50/. I have really not been looking for any reason at all to spend any more money, what with a few purchases for Black Friday / Cyber Monday and now the holidays coming up and a kiddo with a Christmas list that seems to get longer [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/30/oh-yeah-this-just-arrivedhirise-for-macbook/. I didn’t do a ton of Black Friday / Cyber Monday shopping this year. And my favorite purchase wasn’t even a big deal item, it’s one I paid regular price for. It’s the HiRise for MacBook – and it just arrived at my house a [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/26/letterpress-update-text-leave-it-to-a-word-game-to-get-some-humor-in-there/. Letterpress Word Game is a superb app and one of the most fun to play word games for iOS. I personally enjoy it almost as much as I suck at it, which is saying something. Now the game is also responsible for my favorite bit [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/23/black-friday-deals-for-ios-and-mac-fans/. Yay – Black Friday is here and we’ve all got an excuse to behave like crazed animals in the rush to acquire more stuff just 24 hours after offering thanks for how much we have. And of course there are a staggering amount of mega [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving-3/. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the US and all those who celebrate it. As iOS and Mac fans we’ve had lots to be thankful for this year. Macs with retina displays, a new iPad and a newer new iPad, a smaller iPad, a [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/21/yikes-facebook-said-to-be-working-on-photo-sync-for-ios/. Here’s something scary to think about for iOS users, reported by Tim Barribeau at everythingiCafe: Facebook wants your photos. All of them. In fact, word is that they’re working on a feature for iOS that’ll do just that — upload each and every photograph you [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/20/cool-things-twitterticker-for-ios-coming-soon-looks-interesting/. This promo video for the soon to be released TwitterTicker app for iOS is nicely done – and the app itself looks interesting even though the teaser doesn’t give too much away. Here’s a little more about it, from the developer: TwitterTicker is a beautiful [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/19/itunes-rocks-a-little-harder-today-acdcs-entire-catalog-added/. If you’re an iTunes user and a fan of AC/DC then today is a landmark day. Apple announced earlier that the group’s entire catalog is now available digitally for the first time, on iTunes exclusively. There’s a huge amount of AC/DC music on offer now [...]
Copyright © 2012 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/16/fx-photo-studio-updated-with-retina-support-on-sale-at-50-off/. FX Photo Studio for Mac, a feature-rich photo effects app, has been updated this week – to Version 2.6. The big new feature in this update is retina display support, along with full Mountain Lion compatibility. Here’s the full change list for this new version: [...]
That’s a post title I didn’t think I’d be writing a year ago, or even 6 months ago. But just a little while ago I placed an order for a Nexus 7 32GB. I tried to order it earlier in the day, but at that point there were only WiFi models available – not the [...]
Walmart certainly has a unique approach to drop testing some of their new iPad stock. Apparently they rate the iPad the clear winner amongst all tablets in these tests though. One of the testers was quoted as saying that Android tablets just didn’t sound as well-built when crashing to the floor and that it didn’t [...]
According to a report by The Verge today, all those rumors of Microsoft Office coming to iOS will prove true and we’ll see it on iOS devices early next year. They say Office for iPad, iPhone, and Android is ‘a reality’ and they’ve even got a comment to that effect from a Microsoft spokesperson: Office [...]
Apple has released their latest update to the iOS operating system for iPhone and all their iDevices. iOS 6.0.1 is now available via Software Update on iDevices running iOS 5 or higher, or via iTunes on a PC for those running an older iOS version. Here’s the change list for iOS 6.0.1: Fixes a bug [...]
That probably looks like a heck of a boring screenshot up at the top of this post, but to me it’s a sight for sore eyes. It’s a shot of Activity Monitor’s CPU section on my MacBook Pro today – showing a little above 92% CPU idle %age and the MacBook Pro barely breaking a [...]
Apple has announced some major changes to their top management team this afternoon. These include the departure of two high-profile executives: Scott Forstall, who has been their Senior VP in charge of iOS, and John Browett, the (still fairly new) head of their retail operations. There’s also a major expansion of the role of a [...]
Pocket is one of two superb offline reading apps for iOS devices, along with Instapaper. This week Pocket for Mac was released on the Mac App Store – so those of us who use it on the iPad and / or iPhone now have a desktop companion app for it. This has been a bit [...]
Yikes – it’s a Windows 8 box on an Apple focused site. It’s OK, it’s for a good reason. Paralles, makers of the superb Parallels Desktop virtualization app for Mac, have issued a critical warning about trying to upgrade to Windows 8 on Parallels Desktop. The short story is Don’t Right Now, as you risk [...]
Here’s some good news from the Evernote blog site a few days ago: they are adding back the Menu Bar Helper in their Skitch for Mac app. We have some exciting news for our Skitch for Mac users today. The latest update (2.0.2) includes a Skitch Menu Bar Helper which lets you take screenshots and [...]
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Like the post title says, Tweetbot for Mac is out now – available in the Mac App Store. Tweetbot started out as a gorgeous iOS Twitter app. It’s my favorite (and seemingly just about everyone’s favorite) Twitter app for the iPad. I’ve run the alpha and beta versions of Tweetbot for Mac and I can [...]
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As you can see in the screencap above, the Tweetbot for Mac app was submitted to the App Store for review a week ago, so hopefully it should be approved and available in the Mac App Store fairly soon. Tweetbot is a gorgeous and excellent Twitter client from Tapbots – makers of Calcbot, Pastebot and [...]
Here’s some good news for those of you who dislike (OK, lets be real – hate) the Newsstand folder on your iPhone or other iDevices. That’s ‘special’ folder that holds a number of leading newspaper and magazine apps for iOS, and the one that Apple does not allow us to delete or place within a [...]
The apple.com home page has a lovely video tribute to Steve Jobs today, on the one year anniversary of his death. Here’s the message from Tim Cook that accompanies the video: Steve’s passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us. I hope that today everyone will reflect on [...]
This little guy arrived on my doorstep last night, and he is already rapidly on his way to becoming my little best friend. It’s Hidden Radio – which started out as a Kickstarter project. I loved the idea of the Hidden Radio the first time and backed the project. Apparently I was far from the [...]
I guess this just had to be coming, it might’ve even been expected a little sooner. Well worth the wait though. I especially like the opening section on how it’s nonsense that the iOS 6 maps fiasco never would’ve happened if Steve Jobs was still around. Share this: … Continue Reading Here Cool Things: iOS [...]
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, issued an open letter to customers today – in which he acknowledges the issues in the new iOS 6 Maps app and apologizes for the frustration users are experiencing. He even offers some suggestions on other 3rd party apps to use as alternatives to the built-in Maps app – like the [...]
Yesterday Apple announced it had sold 5 million of its new iPhone 5 just 3 days after it was released. Some ‘analysts’ were disappointed by this figure, despite the fact that it’s a substantial increase even over the monster launch weekend numbers for the previous iPhone 4S. I’ll leave it to others to debate how [...]
iOS 6 has been released by Apple and is available to download and install now. This is of course the latest annual major update to the operating system used on iPhones, iPads, and the iPod Touch line. iOS 6 is available to update over the air directly on your iDevice (if you’re currently running iOS [...]
iOS 6 – the next major upgrade to the iPhone and iPad operating system – will be released by Apple tomorrow, September 19. This latest generation of iOS boasts over 200 new features – including an entirely new Maps app (and no more Google Maps), major updates to the Mail app and all the built-in [...]
These guys are at it again with their spoofing of Jony Ive and other Apple execs touting the new iPhone 5. This may be their best yet I think. I love the line about the new panorama feature. The bits on ditching Google Maps are classic too. And the adjectives bit at the end [...]
If you’re looking to pre-order the new iPhone 5 you may want to get ready for a late night tonight. Apple has reportedly confirmed to Wired that pre-orders will start at 12:01AM (PDT) on Friday September 14. US Carrier partners are also adopting a similar approach: Apple’s carrier partners Sprint, AT&T and Verizon have also [...]
If you want to watch the unveiling of the new iPhone 5, the new iPod lineup and all the rest of Apple’s new product announcements yesterday, you can check out Apple’s own video of the whole event, here: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2012/ Share this: … Continue Reading Here Apple’s Video of Yesterday’s iPhone 5 Event Now Available to [...]
Jimmy Kimmel gave people on the street a first look at the new iPhone 5 yesterday except of course it wasn’t really the new iPhone, but an iPhone 4S. Everyone loved it – thought it was lighter, faster, way better. Well played Jimmy Kimmel; not so well played street people, especially the dude who [...]
Apple’s iPhone 5 and Friends event today was chock full of details on technical specs and key features for a number of shiny new iOS devices. It was also full of specific release dates and prices for new products – something that somebody / anybody over at Microsoft might want to make note of. One [...]
Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement event will be kicking off in just a little over an hour – at 12:00PM US Central. There are a number of sites that will be live blogging it from at the event. Here are my three favorites for today’s coverage: Gdgt – Ryan Block and co always provide some rapid-fire [...]
Looks like we can stop the guessing about the name for the new iPhone expected to be announced by Apple in just a few hours. iPhone 5 has been the favorite among predicted names for the next gen iPhone for sometime and now it’s all but officially confirmed by search results at apple.com itself. As [...]
If you’ve ever even for a moment thought about messing with the iCloud folder, especially moving or renaming it, here’s some very good advice: Don’t. Or, as TJ Luoma of TUAW puts it far better: “Do not move your iCloud folder. Do not touch your iCloud folder. Consider it the digital equivalent of a hand-grenade [...]
I just posted on the hilarious Shit Apple Fanatics Say video a few days ago. Scott Rose, the creator of the video, was kind enough to comment on that post and let us know that there’s more of this great stuff – in the form of the Shit iPad Fanatics Say Part 2 video. This [...]
This is funny stuff. I hope even the most (cough) enthusiastic of our Apple fans here can find a lot to laugh at here. I think my favorite bit is the mentions of .Mac, MobileMe, and iCloud and how Apple will fix them. I’d much rather see things like this that poke fun of [...]
I bet this shocking news blew you right off your feet. Apple has issued invites to those lucky members of their press A Team for a special event next Wednesday, September 12th. As in, the date is exactly as has been rumored by Gruber Jim Dalrymple for ages now. The invitation image shown above is [...]
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