Apple

What’s in Store for the iPad at Today’s WWDC Keynote Event?

by Patrick Jordan June 6, 2011

Apple’s keynote event for WWDC 2011 kicks off in just over two hours. Apple’s statements leading up to the event have made it clear that this year’s keynote is all about software, and that no new hardware announcements should be expected. The three featured topics for the event are iOS 5, the new iCloud service, [...]

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With the new iPad 2 ad Apple’s just getting started

by AliciaB May 4, 2011

No doubt a lot of you out there are too young to remember the excitement us Apple watchers felt in the early days when a new iPod commercial came out. There were gasps of “cool!” all over the proto-twitterverse/blogosphere in reaction to the new Indie song that had been chosen to herald the iPod in [...]

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AirPrint Supported Printers List: Still Stupidly Short, Still Only HP Printers

by Patrick Jordan April 14, 2011

It’s four and a half months since iOS 4.2 was released, and AirPrint was touted as one of its headline features – promising easy wireless printing from iPad and iOS devices. And the feature is still incredibly lame and entirely useless for many iOS users – because the list of printers that support AirPrint is [...]

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Some Thoughts on a Recent iPad Event I Attended

by jhrogersii April 11, 2011

One of the foundational elements of the Apple experience has always been a sense of community. Being from a Windows background, I only have a few years of personal experience with this phenomenon, but I have always been aware of its existence. If you haven’t been a part of the Apple ecosystem for very [...]

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An iPad Story: iPad 2 Dropped, Screen Smashed, and a Very Happy Ending

by Patrick Jordan April 8, 2011

Oh the horror. That is just NOT the kind of iPad 2 photo anybody wants to see. That’s the iPad 2 that used to belong to everythingiCafe forum member Citsur86 (real name Mike) until yesterday. Then this happened: Taking my dog out to the car to head to the park, I had my iPad 2 [...]

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Need a Good Home for Your Original iPad? Donate It To Teach for America

by Patrick Jordan March 19, 2011

If you don’t need to sell your iPad V1 in order to help finance your iPad 2, or just find yourself with extra iPads laying about your house, here’s a great way to re-home them. Apple now has a program that can match your obsolete iPad with someone who really needs it — an educator [...]

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List of AirPrint-enabled Printers Is Still Pathetically Short and Lame

by Patrick Jordan March 18, 2011

It’s been nearly four months since iOS 4.2 for the iPad was released, with AirPrint as one of the headline new features included in it. Initially, AirPrint was touted by Apple as bringing ‘universal’ wireless printing to the iPad and iOS. By the time the 4.2 update was released that had been scaled back enormously [...]

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Some Thoughts on the iPad 2 Smart Cover

by Patrick Jordan March 17, 2011

When I bought my iPad 2 on launch day last week, I also picked up an Apple Smart Cover for it. Even though I hated Apple’s case for the original iPad, the smart cover looked so different and so … smart, that I felt I had to give it a try. The smart covers for [...]

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iPad 2: Thoughts on the Keynote

by AliciaB March 3, 2011

The day after an Apple Keynote is one for quiet reflection on and consolidation of the giddy announcements of the previous eve. The excitement of the moment, when you know that you are one of many many people focused inside the Reality Distortion Field, has gone. The energy pumping through your body while you process [...]

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Apple’s Video of the iPad 2 Announcement Event Is Up

by Patrick Jordan March 3, 2011

You’ve already likely heard most or all of the details announced at Apple’s iPad 2 Announcement Event – but if you want to the event and all the demos of new features for yourself, Apple have now released their video of the event. Another good reason to watch it is just to enjoy the sight [...]

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