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Archives for August 2013

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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Digital photography in the 21st century has changed how prosumer-photographers take photos. Instead of expensive film and processing and printing, today's digital cameras reduce the cost of a photo to almost nothing. Instead of composing a scene, taking multiple shots with different exposures, and worrying... Read More »
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Apple iWatch Coming Next Year?

I love this kind of ridiculous speculation. Zach Epstein:It looks like Samsung will beat Apple to market with a smartwatch by at least nine months or perhaps even longer.So, an unannounced product will be shipped before another unannounced product.Samsung’s Galaxy Gear has been confirmed... Read More »

Ultra HD Price Drops

This is the beginning of the next generation of television. Ultra HD, also known as 4k, offers four times the resolution of today's HD 1080p TVs. James K. Willcox:Samsung dropped the price of its 55-inch UN55F9000 set to just under $4,000, while its 65-inch UN659000 model has a new price of $5,500.... Read More »

The Smallest Working Mac Ever

Adam Rosen describes the smallest working Mac in the world, a 1/3 scale mini-Mac created by John Leake.The world’s smallest working Macintosh using a Raspberry Pi computer, PVC, some off-the shelf parts and a Mac emulator running under Linux.Cute, but is it really a Mac?... Read More »
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Germany: Windows 8 Too ‘Dangerous’ To Use. Or Not.

Brad Reed has the details on the back door fear:German officials specifically worry about how Windows 8 interacts with Trusted Platform Modules and are concerned that once Windows machines are paired with TPM 2.0 in 2015, they won’t be able to deactivate it on their machines if they don’t want... Read More »
Friday, August 23, 2013

If You Can’t Beat ’em, Give ’em Away

Microsoft couldn't sell the Windows Surface RT tablets they built, so they wrote off nearly a billion dollars. Now there's word from Kevin Bostic that Microsoft is giving away tablets. With a catch.Microsoft is already offering its Surface RT tablet device to educational institutions for just $199,... Read More »

When is a UFO not a UFO?

From Tariq Malik in Space.com on news of astronauts at the International Space Station observing an unidentified flying object.NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy was quick on the draw when he captured a video of the 'unidentified object' near the space station. He spotted the object floating near the space... Read More »

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Calculate Anything Everywhere

Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Watch, PCalc, the premier calculator for scientists, engineers, students, and programmers; with RPN and themes, plus switchable horizontal and vertical layouts, a Notification Center widget, full AppleScript support, multiple undo and redo, and easy search.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Everything You Need to Know About Apple’s New iPhones

As if you haven't heard enough, yet another pablum summary of Apple's as-yet-unannounced next iPhone plans, this one from Joanna Stern on ABC.For the past two years, Apple has released a new iPhone in September, which means that many are preparing for a long-anticipated upgrade. And yes, according... Read More »

Safest Car Ever?

Tesla's Model S sedan may be the safest standard production car you can buy. Say's who? Ashlee Vance with Tesla's own statement:Of all vehicles tested, including every major make and model approved for sale in the United States, the Model S set a new record for the lowest likelihood of injury to... Read More »
Monday, August 19, 2013

How To Turn A Photograph Into An Art Cartoon

One of the neatest of the new generation of photo enhancement apps for the Mac, in Mac360.Artoon is one of those new breed Mac apps which takes a basic photograph– close up, portrait, scene, or whatever– and turns it into cartoon-like characters and images.Drop in a photo, choose from a list... Read More »
Friday, August 16, 2013

Google: Don’t Expect Privacy

Color me a little befuddled as to why this is making headlines now, instead of years ago. Dominic Rush in The Guardian:People sending email to any of Google's 425 million Gmail users have no "reasonable expectation" that their communications are confidential, the internet giant has said in a court... Read More »