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How We Live Blogged the 9.9.09 Apple Media Event

Written on October 08, 2009 by David Klein and 3 people have commented

I have always been curious about what kind of tools people have used to liveblog events (especially those involving Apple). As many of you readers know, Apple recently held a media event on 9.9.09. I jumped on the opportunity to attend and represent TheAppleBlog. Naturally, one of my responsibilities was to liveblog everything.
Here’s the plan that [...]

Official Flickr App Arrives on iPhone and iPod touch

Written on September 08, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 8 people have commented

Around the time I first got my iPhone 3G, I used to use Exposure (now called Darkslide) for Flickr browsing, and I was well satisfied, until it became rather buggy with later versions. Not sure what the state of that app is, but I’m glad to see Yahoo finally step forward and release an official [...]

Five Ways to Become a Mac Minimalist

Written on August 11, 2009 by David Klein and 40 people have commented

My interpretation of minimalism in the home office is removing all distracting items that are not constantly utilized. For software, this is both easy and cheap. Becoming a hardware minimalist is slightly more expensive and time consuming and I recommend reading Apartment Therapy’s Unplggd for recommendations.
Minimal Mac
I recently discovered a website called Minimal Mac, and [...]

Quick Pick: Upload Videos to Flickr With Mobile Fotos

Written on August 07, 2009 by David Klein and 3 people have commented

I have been using Mobile Fotos since its initial release for uploading photos to Flickr. It’s both easy to use and powerful. However, since purchasing the iPhone 3GS, the one feature I’ve been really excited about is uploading videos to Flickr without using email. Prior to the recent software update, if you wanted to upload [...]

Simplify Your Workflow With Dropzone

Written on July 17, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 6 people have commented

The real power of OS X lies in all of the hidden gems beneath what you see at first glance. Technologies like Expose, Spaces, Stacks, Spotlight and others help users tap the power of their Mac, while keeping the experience sleek and elegant. Aptonic’s Dropzone, a third-party application designed to further simplify your Mac experience, [...]

Video On the iPhone: A Few Theories

Written on April 23, 2009 by David Klein and 7 people have commented

It seems all but confirmed by Apple that video capabilities will be present with the next-generation iPhone. It may be in a few months. It may be next year. But what I’m really curious to know is what will video recording on the iPhone look like? There are a wide range of possibilities and [...]

Weekly App Store Roundup: Feb, 14th. 2009

Written on February 14, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 6 people have commented

Get your spoon and prepare to swallow a whole tub of awesome because we’ve got the freshest picks from the App Store to stuff in your mouth.
Before we get in to the latest releases, I’ve got a couple of interesting picks from the week’s Apple news.
First big thing, file sharing has been activated for MobileMe. [...]

Weekly App Store Roundup: Jan, 24. 2009

Written on January 24, 2009 by Olly Farshi and No one has commented

Unholster your iPhone and boot up iTunes because it’s that time of the week when we all gather round the App Store and have a look at some of the freshest picks from the last seven days.
While I’ve been wandering the boutiques and bars of Berlin this week, things have been busy for Apple. First [...]

iPhoto ‘09: Face Detection, Place Detection, and Amazing Slideshows

Written on January 06, 2009 by Weldon Dodd and 19 people have commented

When highlighting the new updates to iLife ‘09 today, Phil Schiller probably spent the most time highlighting the new features in iPhoto. There’s lots to like in this ‘09 update and the crowd was definitely “wowing” at some of the cool stuff that was demonstrated.
First up are two brand-new features to help you organize your [...]

Flickr Mobile Makeover

Written on December 10, 2008 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented

It was only two months ago that Flickr unveiled a beta version of their mobile site optimized for iPhone and iPod touch users, but now it’s official.
Compared to their previous mobile endeavor, this update of the site is nothing short of leaps and bounds ahead. Beyond a svelte new interface that makes browsing, not only, [...]

iPhone App Preview: Exposure

Written on July 07, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 7 people have commented

Connected Flow, makers of the crunchy goodness that is FlickrExport (casts pix from iPhoto or Aperture to Flickr) has jumped the shark a bit and pre-announced Exposure, a forthcoming iPhone application that will bring Flickr to your iPhone or iPod Touch in ways that Mobile Safari just cannot.
Exposure will integrate with the built-in features of [...]

Flickery – The “iPhoto” For Flickr

Written on May 19, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 8 people have commented

Eternal Storms has released a public beta of flickery, an OS X (Leopard only) client for flickr. It bring a great deal of iPhoto-like functionality to your flickr.com account in the way it displays photos and enables you to tag & group your collection. You can also browse, view and comment on pictures of your [...]

Apple TV ‘Take 2′ – Post Upgrade Melancholy

Written on February 12, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 6 people have commented

For the past 24+ hours RSS readers around the globe have been awash with OS X 10.5.2 update news and notes on the ancillary side updates. The Cupertino software barrage continued today, including the Apple TV “Take 2″, which added access to iTunes rentals, Flickr/.Mac photos/movies and HD trailers.
I started the download before my evening [...]

Flickr Interestingness: 7-18-2007

Written on July 18, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 5 people have commented

Here are a couple of photos with Apple related content from Flickr. I have plans of doing this type of post regularly…we’ll see how that turns out.
Wake Up
This is a killer angle that shows a near perfect reflection of his computer screen in his coffee.

Home Office
This pic almost looks like an ad for Coke…

Ci-Ci & [...]