software

This is why the AppStore will rock the computing world.

March 26, 2010

Exhibit One: a tilt-shift application built for OS X, which costs $14.99. Purchase from the developer’s web page, install conventionally. Copy installation files manually to run on more than one computer. Exhibit Two: one of numerous, similar applications for the iPhone, which costs $1.99. Purchased from the AppStore, installed accordingly, sync between computers via iTunes [...]

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Multitasking a death-knell for jailbreaking?

March 12, 2010

It was only nine months ago when we wondered whether there was little reason left for jailbreaking an iPhone. Apple has continued to move OS X Mobile in a generally positive direction, and rumours of the 4.0 OS version supporting multitasking for certain applications is welcome news. Per our last mendax.iphone app roundup, we only [...]

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The iPad is the volkscomputer.

February 24, 2010

We love this quote by Ed Finkler, which we spied over at Daring Fireball: When folks need an elevator, we should give them an elevator, not an airplane. We’ve been giving them airplanes for 30 years, and then laughing at them for being too stupid to fly them right. Finkler pretty much identifies what’s so [...]

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Transitioning to an iPad workflow.

February 23, 2010

We’ve long complained about toting our 17″ MacBook Pro around when we travel. The purchase was solid when we wanted a top-performing mobile Mac for gaming, with the occasional trip requiring relative transportability. Since we’re traveling more and gaming less these days, the bulk of lapzilla has caused us to look for a replacement, and [...]

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Initial thoughts on the iPad.

January 27, 2010

We weren’t exactly surprised with Apple’s revealing of the iPad today. Aside from our dislike of “iPad,” the device does look pretty good, though it’s clearly not as revolutionary as many people hoped. While usage reports are sure to trickle in soon, we’ll take this time to look back at the post we made last [...]

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mendax.iphone v3.0.

January 27, 2010

With word-on-the-street that the iTablet will emerge from the Pandora’s Box that is Apple’s campus later today, and with all signs pointing towards the iTablet leveraging the iPhone’s version of OS X (and with it, the AppStore), it makes sense to identify apps that no iPhone user should be without. That is to say, must-have [...]

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