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Dec

“Twas the Night Before Christmas” on the iPhone

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Section: iPod + iTunes , iPod touch , iPhone , iPhone , iPhone SDK & Apps , Features , Originals My family never had many traditions. Back in the ‘70s, we always watched King Kong on channel 43 on Thanksgiving, and there was The Sound of Music on Easter. But as far as family traditions outside of what most families did, we were never really that creative. Except for this; every year on Christmas Eve, we’d get home from the evening church service and gather ‘round the record player to hear dad’s old, scratchy 45 of Louis Armstrong reciting “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Now, the iPhone is no substitute for a vintage turntable, and Louis Armstrong is simply irreplaceable. But if you’re in a pinch for a peaceful way to end your Christmas Eve, there’s no shortage of iPhone apps available to do the trick. Do a search for “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and you’ll turn up 18 apps. A few of these are games (Santa’s Delivery Dash? Uh…okay.), but the majority feature the classic poem by Clement C. Moore. If you’re the type who likes to read the poem yourself, BeamItDown Software’s Twas the Night before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore is about as traditional as you can get. The main feature here is that the app scrolls the text as if on a teleprompter, so it’s easy to read without the pauses of turning pages. Also, it doesn’t hurt that it’s free. For a more modern, iPhone-style approach that still keeps its roots in tradition, check out Twas the Night Before Christmas Illustrated Story with Music from OnceUponAnApp. As implied by its name, it features a music accompaniment, but the real draw are the original illustrations by Curtis Wager-Smith. This app just looks like Christmas…or, at least what we want Christmas to look like.

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Oct

Apple Announces the “Newest Older” Macs to Die

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Apple has recently updated its list of all the products it considers to be vintage and obsolete. Apple will stop providing spare parts and support for all these models starting next month. The list underlines that the PowerPC Mac is extinct, leaving few models still acceptable for maintenance. Apple includes products over 5 years but less that 7 years old ‘vintage’. The following Apple products are obsolete according to Apple: · iBook G4 (early 2004) · iBook G4 (14" early 2004) · eMac (USB 2.0) · Apple Cinema Display ADC · Apple Studio Display 15" ADC · Apple Studio Display 17" LCD · Apple Studio Display 17" ADC · Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002) · Macintosh Server G4 (QuickSilver 2002) · PowerBook G4 (DVI) · iBook (14.1 LCD 16 VRAM · iBook (16 VRAM) · Base Station Airport (Dual Ethernet) We’re going to be pouring out a 40 for our lost compadres. Apple’s list of Vintage and Obsolete hardware. Via HardMac

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Oct

More Macs Put Out to Pasture: Apple’s Updated “Vintage/Obsolete” List

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Apple has updated the list of products it considers “vintage” or “obsolete” and will no longer provide service, parts or documentation for as of next month. The Cupertino crew defines “vintage” as products discontinued over five but less than seven years ago. (One notable exception: California residents can still get service and parts from Apple Service

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Oct

More Macs Put Out to Pasture: Apple’s Updated “Vintage/Obsolete” List

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Oct

New iMacs Provide ‘Tailwind’ For Sagging Desktop Sales

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New and updated iMacs, as well as Mac minis could turnaround sagging Apple desktop sales, providing a “tailwind” heading into the all-important December quarter, Wall Street analysts told investors. Desktop sales were down 16 percent during the quarter ended September 30, the Cupertino, Calif. company announced Tuesday. In a note to investors, Piper Jaffray senior research

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Sep

Weekly App Store Picks: September 19, 2009

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It’s the end of another week and so it’s time for me to scour the latest releases in the App Store for the hottest new iPhone apps. As ever, I’ve selected four hot picks released in the last seven days for you to check out. This week I’ve plucked our picks from across the globe. Hailing from Japan, my top pick this week is Brain Controller. I’ve also checked out Finland’s Pajatzo, France’s Adrenaline Golf and Germany’s Vinyl DJ. Brain Controller ($2.99) Created by the apparently twisted minds at Motion Portrait Inc. over in Japan, Brain Controller might not be the most useful app to add to your collection but, it may well be the strangest. If you’re looking to drop some jaws and raise some eyebrows while showing off your iPhone, this is the app for you. After shooting a photo of your friend, the app will work its truly impressive magic on your unsuspecting cohort. Brain Controller creates a Men In Black -style video, featuring a small alien emerging from your friend’s cranium before delivering a personalized message. Those that still need convincing can check out some of the videos , uploaded directly from the app to YouTube, or even try out mpChange , an excellent little site that uses the same technology to mess with your face in a variety of utterly weird ways.

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Sep

Name That Cat: What Breed Should OS 10.7 Be?

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OS X Liger? Now that Snow Leopard is on the prowl, thoughts turn to what Mac OS 10.7 might be called. When it was announced that Mac OS 10.6 would be christened “Snow Leopard,” there was some speculation that Apple was running out of big cat names for its OS X versions. OS X 10.1 was Puma, 10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, and 10.6 is Snow Leopard. More likely is that Apple wanted to emphasize that 10.6 would not be a major new features upgrade (hence the relatively modest price of $29.95), but rather pretty much a code-slimming and streamlining revision of OS 10.5 Leopard, with Power PC support excised. That would make a name somewhat similar to OS 10.5 logical (although the Snow Leopard is actually a completely different species from Leopard). There’s no danger of Apple running out of cat names anytime soon. According to one wild cat species resource site , there are 36 distinct species of non-domestic cats, although some are concededly so obscure that they wouldn’t be suitable for an operating system moniker ( Jaguarundi , anyone?). One cat name I like is Cougar, although an objection might be that it’s a synonym for Puma, which has already been used for OS 10.1, but then so is Panther in its North American context. The largest wild cat species on this continent is variously known as Cougar, Puma, Mountain Lion, Panther, Painter, and Catamount plus reportedly several dozen other less-widely used names that have been recorded across North and South America.

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Aug

Weekly App Store Picks: Aug. 22, 2009

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As we wave goodbye to the week that was, it’s time to take a look at the latest iPhone recommendations from the App Store. This week I’ve been looking at Comics, Coat Hangr, Coins and Album Shuffle. Comics ($0.99) It was released back in June and yet, due to the deluge of apps I deal with on a daily basis, I never quite got to spend time getting into Comixology’s Comics app. Having been hit with a sudden hankering to read some good comics, coinciding with a friend’s recommendation of The Walking Dead series, I decided to spend some quality time with Comics. The app is 99 cents and includes a growing stack of free comics – usually first issues – plus, and here’s the really special thing, you can purchase and download new issues from within the app. The content is utterly fantastic and the interface incredibly accomplished. In fact, it’s easily the best I’ve seen for comic reading on the iPhone. This is absolutely essential for anybody into comic books. Also, if you’re looking to dip your toe in before committing, you can also pick up issue one of The Walking Dead for free as a dedicated app. Coat Hangr (free) Hunting for vintage apparel is one of my favorite pastimes. I regularly visit a multitude of flea markets, on a constant mission to construct the perfect understated retro chic outfit: not too hipster, not too trashy, just right. And yet, once I’ve purchased some new threads, short of wearing them on my wanderings, they’re hidden in the closet. That’s where Coat Hangr comes in, a social fashion app that allows you to share your style with other fashion conscious folk.

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Jul

Duke Posts Vintage Commercials on iTunes U

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You can now download vintage commercials that probably had your parents, driving their parents insane asking for some sugar-coated cereal or new kung-fu grip toy. The spoiled brats! Duke Universtiy is now making it easier for you, and your parents, to take a trip down memory lane. Possibly with less begging and whining. read more

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