Category: Apple News
Vintage Mac app About boxes show just how far we’ve come
Mac consultant, writer, and translator Riccardo Mori has a collection of vintage Macs, and he’s been putting them to good use creating awonderful archive of About boxes while trying to determine what apps are on some old CD-ROMs and floppies. About boxes,…
Venerable sound capture app Audio Hijack reimagined for v3
For an independent app developer, a 13-year run with a flagship app is nothing to sneeze at. When that flagship app owns its particular niche of the OS X ecosystem as thoroughly as Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack, however, that kind…
Is your password on this list of 2014’s worst passwords?
No matter how many times digital security experts exhort the public to use strong passwords, there are a surprising number of people who use passwords that are very easy to guess. For some reason, these are usually the same people…
This iPod prototype will set you back $4,495
Prices on classic iPods saw a bit of a spike once Apple silently put an axe in the beloved media player but you might need to take out a loan if you’re hoping to bring home this particular piece of…
Geocannon lets you travel anywhere and conquer the city
You can conquer the world if you try hard enough. I’m sure some adult told you that at one point when you were younger. It seems like kind of a stretch though, doesn’t it? Well, conquering the physical world is…
Spyglass: A full featured nav app for outdoor enthusiasts
Spyglass (U.S. $3.99 on sale) is a really complete GPS toolkit for people spending time outdoors or doing off-road navigation. Features are numerous; among them are a heads-up display, a high quality compass with map overlays, a gyrocompass, speedometer, altimeter,…
Be My Eyes is a free app to help the blind “see” through video chat
The iPhone is a wonderful device for the blind and vision impaired. Accessibility options like multitouch VoiceOver, Siri, Speak Screen, Dictation, and Zoom make interacting with iOS possible for these users. Now thanks to a new free app, vision impaired…
Be My Eyes is a free app to help the blind “see” through video chat
The iPhone is a wonderful device for the blind and vision impaired. Accessibility options like multitouch VoiceOver, Siri, Speak Screen, Dictation, and Zoom make interacting with iOS possible for these users. Now thanks to a new free app, vision impaired iOS users…
Video: Developing with WatchKit, featuring Curt Clifton of The Omni Group
Every day, the Apple Watch is one day closer to being released to the public. Developers are now finding ways to make their iOS apps Watch-friendlly as they begin to experiment with WatchKit, and at a recent Seattle Xcoders Meetup, developer…
Spyglass: A full featured nav app for outdoor enthusiasts
Spyglass (U.S. $3.99 on sale) is a really complete GPS toolkit for people spending time outdoors or doing off-road navigation. Features are numerous; among them are a heads-up display, a high quality compass with map overlays, a gyrocompass, speedometer, altimeter, astronomical…
