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    • Issue 1
      • “So that’s what the spiral thing on my Swiss Army knife is for!”
      • Enduring design
      • Mac gaming’s sad balkanization
      • Not fond of rules
      • The profound power of the Internet in your pocket
      • Tweaking and Sliding: The Jordan Rudess Authorized Biography
      • Welcome to The Loop magazine
    • Issue 2
      • Avoiding the Smartphone Trap
      • Content as Medium
      • Free
      • The Biggest
      • The Evolution of Human Interface
      • The Tentacle, the Monkey and the Motorcycle
    • Issue 3
      • “Is that you Matthew Modine? Is this me?”
      • Legend In the Wings
      • Magical Moments
      • Out Of This World
      • The Digital Revolution of Design
    • Issue 4
      • 1974
      • Accessibility Every Day
      • Do It Because You Love It
      • Everyday Magic
      • Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes Tour 2000
      • The Smell of Rubber and Ozone
    • Issue 5
      • Designing Apps for Everyone
      • Getting Started with iOS and Mac Development
      • Step Right Up
      • Touching the Future
      • Where’s the inter-app-erability?
    • Issue 6
      • Part of the Crowd
      • Playing the Game
      • The Drinker’s Code of Conduct
      • The Unacknowledged Compromise
      • What do you do?
    • Issue 7
      • Helicopters vs. Ninjas
      • How to Have a Crappy Time with Wine
      • It Should Mean Something
      • So You Think My Music Should Be Free
      • Why I Buy Vinyl
    • Issue 8
      • Cynicism Shut Down
      • My Life With the F-Word
      • The Future of Human Interface, Part 2
      • The Magic of Alchemy
      • The Signature
    • Issue 9
      • Chasing Eddie Van Halen’s “Brown Sound”
      • How I Got Started With the Mac: My 27 Year Love Affair
      • Reputation
      • Technology Makes Following Sports Better Than Ever
      • Three Life-Changing Moments: What Apple Has Done
    • Privacy
  • Thoughts on Apple’s Mac Event Keynote

∞ Decade Review iPhone app highlights historical events

Posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 3:38 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Open Door Networks and Project A this week released a new iPhone app called Decade Review that gives a visual summary of key world events from 2000-2009.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone apps

∞ PCalc iPhone app introduces in-app purchases

Posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 2:19 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

We all have our favorite developers — one of mine is James Thomson, maker of DragThing, PCalc and PCalc for iPhone.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone apps

∞ Walt Mosspuppet answers reader email from the beard

Posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I love Walt Mosspuppet. I follow him on Twitter (@mosspuppet) and watch all of his videos to get a good laugh.

∞ Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update

Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 4:52 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Wednesday released an update for photographers using Mac OS X.

Tags: Aperture, iPhoto

∞ Pro Tools LE update adds Snow Leopard support

Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 12:27 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Digidesign on Wednesday released an update for Pro Tools, adding support for Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system.

Tags: Pro Tools

∞ AT&T not impressed with Fake Steve's 'Operation Chokehold'

Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 6:06 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Dan Lyons (aka Fake Steve Jobs) got AT&T’s attention this week and they’re not impressed, according to a story on MacRumors.

Tags: AT&T, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

∞ Apple wins permanent injunction against Psystar

Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 6:20 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

It appears the battle is finally over. After giving oral arguments on Monday, the judge ruled in Apple’s favor, granting the company a permanent injunction against Mac clone-maker Psystar.

Tags: Mac Pro

∞ Facebook passes 100 million visitors in November

Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 12:48 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Do you visit Facebook? Many of us do visit the popular social networking site on a daily basis, contributing to a new high in Internet traffic.

Tags: Social Networking

∞ MacUpdate Promo kicks off with 11 apps for $49.99

Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 8:55 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Mac software update site, MacUpdate, is in full swing with its third annual holiday bundle, giving users a chance to save some money when buying applications.

Tags: Social Networking, Utility

∞ Smartphone sales up 23.6 percent in 2009

Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 8:01 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Smartphones are taking an increasing percentage of the total number of mobile devices sold in the worldwide market, according to a new report from market research firm Gartner.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

∞ Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, others sued for patent infringement

Posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 6:28 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

BetaNet on Monday filed a lawsuit against 18 companies, including Apple, Adobe and Microsoft.

Tags: iTunes, Legal, MobileMe

∞ Apple wins best ad, brand and marketer of the decade

Posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 12:32 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Adweek on Monday issued its Best of the 2000s awards and Apple walked away with top honors in three categories.

∞ AT&T given 'Best Mobile Phone Coverage in the World' award

Posted on Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 7:52 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Despite being berated by its users for poor network coverage, AT&T on Friday was named “Best Mobile Phone Coverage in the World” by Business Traveler Magazine.

Tags: AT&T, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

∞ Apple files countersuit against Nokia

Posted on Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 7:31 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Friday said it had launched a countersuit against the world’s largest cellphone maker, Nokia.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, Legal

∞ Apple offers free iTunes LP Holiday Sampler

Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 7:26 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple is feeling the holiday spirit. The company on Thursday posted an iTunes Holiday Sampler and it’s free.

Tags: iTunes

∞ Native Instruments partners with Abbey Road studios

Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 10:11 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Native Instruments on Thursday said it is partnering with Abbey Road recording studios to produce new software instruments. The first product is scheduled to be released in early 2010.

Tags: Audio Plug-ins, Virtual Instrument

∞ AT&T looks to curb excessive iPhone data usage

Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

AT&T is looking to iPhone users to cut back on their data usage as a way to ease traffic on its network, according to the company’s CEO, Ralph de la Vega.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

∞ Apple adds iTunes gift cards to Facebook

Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 3:06 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Wednesday introduced a new feature through popular social networking site, Facebook.

Tags: iTunes

∞ iPhoto book shipping deadline approaching quickly

Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 1:37 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

One of the great products that Apple offers is the ability to create high-quality books from your iPhoto library.

Tags: iPhoto

∞ U of South Florida gives student athletes 13-inch MacBook Pro

Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 6:21 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

The University of Southern Florida is joining the growing number of educational institutions that are utilizing Apple technology to make learning more efficient for its students.

Tags: Education, MacBook Pro

∞ Apple releases AirPort Client Update 1.0 for Snow Leopard

Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 1:19 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Tuesday released an update for Macs running Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard and using a wireless network.

Tags: AirPort, Mac OS X

∞ Analyst reiterates Apple stock target of $277

Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 1:09 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Even though Apple’s stock is down eight percent in the last 10 trading days, Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, remains confident long term.

Tags: Financial

∞ Apple can be copied, but can it be beat?

Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 8:15 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple has some of the best selling computers in the market, it’s the No. 1 music distributor, it sells movies, TV shows, iPods and it’s changing the mobile space with the iPhone and App Store. It’s also one of the … Continued

Tags: App Store, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod touch

∞ Apple unveils iTunes top selling music, TV, movies and apps for 2009

Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 5:44 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Tuesday revealed iTunes’ list of top selling media from the iTunes Store in a new feature called iTunes Rewind 2009.

Tags: App Store, iTunes

∞ Schiller's App Store approvals comparison to retail store makes sense

Posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 1:04 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I’ve been a vocal critic of Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch App Store approval process. I’m as frustrated with some of the decisions as anyone and tend to speak my mind, but recent comments from Apple’s Senior Vice President of … Continued

Tags: App Store, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone apps, iPod touch

∞ Study: Apple's secret weapon is iPod touch

Posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 7:37 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

As competition heats up in the mobile phone space from companies like Google and Motorola, a new study points to Apple’s iPod touch as the company’s secret weapon.

Tags: App Store, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone apps, iPod touch, iTunes

∞ Report: Apple in talks to buy Lala streaming music service

Posted on Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 1:19 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple could be setting the groundwork for an iTunes streaming music service, if rumors from CNET are true.

Tags: iTunes

∞ Apple sued for infringing digital camera patent with iPhone

Posted on Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 6:18 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming the company is violating several of its digital camera patents.

Tags: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, Legal

∞ Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1

Posted on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 1:20 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Thursday released an update for Java that is available for immediate download.

Tags: Mac OS X

∞ Toontrack releases major update to EZplayer for IMAP support

Posted on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 8:57 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Toontrack on Thursday released an update for its drum sampler utility, EZplayer. Among the changes are fixes for the IMAP presets used in Ocean Way Drums.

Tags: Audio Plug-ins, Drums, Virtual Instrument

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