Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (14 сообщений)

 rss2email.ru
Получайте новости с любимых сайтов:   


Блог о жизни и браке в Европе.

Культура, Искусство, Арт - статьи и фото

КиноМелочи и не только......

Первое SEO-телевидение в рунете

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)  RSS  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
http://www.tuaw.com
рекомендовать друзьям >>


  • Our Favorite Apps: Stuff that stayed on our phones in 2009

    Filed under: , ,

    As the year draws to a close, we thought we'd shine a spotlight on some of the favorite apps we used this year. These are the "sticky" apps, the ones that lingered on our iPhones after we gave them a preliminary spin. There's so much on the App Store, good, bad and indifferent; here are a few suggestions for items that deserve your attention.
    • iAssociate [$1.99] Hugely challenging and long-term fun, this Funny-Farm-style game makes you brainstorm out associations from a core word or phrase. (Original TUAW review) -- Erica Sadun
    • TrailGuru [Free] Not a perfect app but a very handy one to keep track of your neighborhood walks. I love the way that TrailGuru lets me post my maps after each walk, keeps track of my average and max speed, and how I can break the walk down into laps. That really helps since I tend to walk in mile-long circles. -- ES
    • Twittelator Pro [$4.99] I use Twitter a lot when I'm away from home, and Twittelator Pro from Stone Design just keeps getting better. When Twitter changes, Twittelator Pro is usually the first app to support the new features. -- Steve Sande
    • Dropbox [Free] In case you haven't already figured it out, I'm a Dropbox fanatic. The iPhone client is fast, free, and makes it easy for me to view, share, or delete files on all of my machines. (Original TUAW post) -- SS
    • Doodle Jump [$0.99] All work and no play makes Steve a dull boy, so I have my share of games on my iPhone. As the App Store ad warns, Doodle Jump is addictive. My top score isn't that great, but Doodle Jump keeps me coming back for more. -- SS
    • BeejiveIM [$5.99] When we're out on the go, we always want to stay connected to each other. Beejive offers many IM features that allow us to do this, including its recently-added group chat support. -- Joachim Bean
    • MoodAgent [Free for now] A great little app for creating playlists based on a variety of criteria like tempo, sensuality, mood, etc. Similar to Genius, but I find its playlists to be more apropos in most situations. (Original TUAW review) -- Brett Terpstra
    • Instapaper Pro [$4.99] My ultimate read-later collection. Save pages to it from any browser (including Mobile Safari), then read text-only or full versions of them when you're good and ready. It can also output .epub files for Stanza, but the built-in reader has some excellent functionality. (TUAW Friday Favorite) -- BT
    • Stanza [Free] My favorite e-book reader. It's free. 'Nuff said. -- BT
    • Bookmark [$2.99] An audiobook sub-system for iTunes. It lets you place bookmarks, always saves your place, stays on when the app is closed and lots more. I use it every day. (Original TUAW Review) -- David Winograd
    • Boxcar [Free] Given the choice between burning SMS messages to get updates from Twitter and other networks, or using Boxcar to control notifications and give me just what I need... well, it's a keeper, even with the additional costs to support more web services. -- Mike Rose
    • Evernote [Free] We talk about it all the time, but it's because we use it. Evernote gives you a PDF viewer, document management, notes with geolocation, and all without hassles or aggravation. (Recent TUAW coverage) --MR
    • Radio Paradise [Free] There are plenty of streaming audio apps on the store, many with more flexibility and more music discovery power (much love, Pandora), but none with the homemade goodness of the Radio Paradise app. You can instantly mark or buy tracks you like, and the sleep timer feature + the AirCurve acoustic base = bedside music nirvana. --MR
    • Roambi [Free] This data visualization app isn't going to entertain you on long trips or sing you to sleep, but give it your business spreadsheets or sales projections and watch the fireworks. Roambi's ability to drill down into large data sets should wow your colleagues at the next quarterly status meeting. With a $99 Roambi Pro account, you can pull data directly from a Google Spreadsheet for the ultimate in cloud charting. --MR
    • Fast Contacts [$1.99] earned a spot on my home screen with a couple of key features Apple forgot in the vanilla contact app. Two useful features: contact sorting in numerous ways (even location) and an event list that will alert you to birthdays (provided you input them). -- Victor Agreda, Jr.
    • Sally's Spa [$2.99] is one of a multitude of time management games, but it's been a keeper on my iPhone. I picked it up back when it was on sale for 99 cents, and it was worth the money. The graphics are very nice, and updates further tweak the game's responsiveness. The only downside is the battery drain. -- Megan Lavey
    • Currencies [$1.99] was indispensable when I visited my fiancé in the UK in October. The application has a nice interface and is easy to use to switch back among multiple currencies. There are many converters out there, but this one proved to be the most responsive. -- ML
    • Lose It! [Free] is the best food and exercise journal you can find for the iPhone, especially for the price. The latest version only adds to it by allowing you to share your progress online. It's easy to update and, since you're likely to have your iPhone with you whenever you're eating or exercising, it's hard not to forget to update your food or exercise log throughout the day. -- ML
    • Sportacular [Free, Pro available for $1.99] There are a bevy of apps on the App Store designed to give you the scores for your favorite teams when you need them, but this one's the best -- it's quick and easy to use, has a full playing field of features, and hits a home run with free, customizable push alerts whenever you want them. The Facebook integration and social features (discuss games with others online, or chart your predictions over a season) are just extra points on the board. -- Mike Schramm
    • I am T-Pain [$1.99] Ok, yes, it's a joke. But the iPhone has been a breeding ground for innovative music applications, and this, the little app that automatically autotunes your voice to line up with a surprising amount of background music choices, actually appeals to all musicians, from the corporate desk jockey who just wants to yell out "shawwty!" after a hard day at work to the indie musician who wants a cheap autotune sound for their LP. It's a professional piece of software hidden in a very casual product -- an app that's perfect for the iPhone platform. -- MS
    Of course, we want to hear your top picks and can't-live-without-em apps as well... let us know!

    TUAWOur Favorite Apps: Stuff that stayed on our phones in 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    iPhone - AppStore - Apple - ITunes - Google
    Переслать  


  • 'I'm on a Mac' parody video makes noise

    Filed under: , ,


    It's just incredible how fast some things can transmit themselves around the ol' blogosphere -- when I first saw this silly parody song video over on Laughing Squid last night, I chuckled and figured I'd share it for you all on TUAW the next day. But of course since then it's been all over the place. For a silly parody of a song that was already a silly parody, it's really gotten around.

    Just in case you haven't seen it, it's now posted after the "read more" link below (put there because while there isn't actually any NSFW language in the video, there are a lot of bleeps and edits that come close). It's all done by the Pantsless Knights (who've created another Mac-related parody rap video before), and it's worth a watch. Personally, while I was a big fan of the original Lonely Island/SNL video and its skewering of hip hop posturing, I think the whole meme is more or less played out by this point. But these guys put a good Mac spin on it anyway. "A nano in pink." Ha.

    TUAW'I'm on a Mac' parody video makes noise originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    Apple - TUAW - Macintosh - Laughing Squid - Video
    Переслать  


  • 'iGuide' another rumored tablet/service name from Apple

    Filed under: , , ,

    "iSlate" isn't the only less-than-exciting name that Apple may be considering for their rumored upcoming tablet release. MacRumors has uncovered another possible trademarked name for the new device: iGuide. They found what appears to be a shell company created by Apple a while back (December 2007, around the same time that the iSlate trademark was filed) designed to trademark the name "iGuide" for a new device or service. The purpose of said service? To browse, transmit and play many types of multimedia content, including videos, audio, movies, photos, and even electronic publications like books, magazines, and blogs.

    Obviously, this is a pretty vague stab in the dark, but paired with recent rumors that the new tablet will include some Kindle or Nook-style reader functionality, iGuide could certainly be a delivery service for the new device, sort of an iTunes but for all kinds of media, designed to deliver content directly to the reader. We're just giving out ideas here -- as I said yesterday, this thing isn't real until it is. But the possibilities are very interesting for sure.

    [If you want to see more speculation and prognostication around the tablet in convenient video format, check out Mike R.'s appearance on Fox Business News earlier today.]

    TUAW'iGuide' another rumored tablet/service name from Apple originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    Apple - Unofficial Apple Weblog - TUAW - iTunes - MacRumors
    Переслать  


  • Welcome to Macintosh to air on CNBC on January 4th, 2010

    Filed under: , , ,

    If you missed Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco last January, then you probably missed the premiere showing of Welcome to Macintosh, an indie documentary that provides an intimate look at Apple's history. It's been shown at different times and places over the past year, and you can also buy it from iTunes, but now you can watch the documentary for free.

    On Monday, January 4th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ET, CNBC is broadcasting the documentary for the first time on a major network. Welcome to Macintosh features interviews with many of the early forces in Apple history, including Andy Hertzfeld, Guy Kawasaki, and Ron Wayne (often referred to as the "third founder" of Apple and the person who designed the original Apple logo).

    CNBC seems to be vying for the title of "The Apple Channel," as we reported yesterday that they're airing a special about the app revolution titled "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution" on January 7th.

    [via Macworld]

    TUAWWelcome to Macintosh to air on CNBC on January 4th, 2010 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    Apple - Andy Hertzfeld - iTunes - San Francisco - Guy Kawasaki
    Переслать  


  • The App Store Expense Monitor: Be scared. Be very scared.

    Filed under: , , ,


    I know that we're between Christmas and New Years, but it seemed more like Halloween when I checked out The App Store Expense Monitor from WetFish Software. It scared the Yuletide right out of me, taking me from Ho Ho Ho to OMG No!!! This free Mac application looks into your iTunes library, finds the apps you bought under all iTunes accounts on your computer, searches for the current prices of the app, and then gives you the bad news in some detail.

    It's scary how all those innocent little $.99 US charges add up, but it might not be as bad as it seems. Regardless of what you paid for an app, the Monitor finds the current price and uses it to total up your cost. If you have a bunch of apps that you got when they were free and they were later were changed to a paying basis, your total won't be accurate. That should be okay for most people. But if you want to make your accounting perfect, and you remember what you really paid for an app, you can edit the prices; quite a nice feature.

    It's also possible to also export the information to a .CSV file for viewing in a spreadsheet, which would be a very nice feature if it actually worked. The program tells you that you can sort the information ranked by developer, name, category or price, but in actuality, your resulting spreadsheet file is two columns wide with most of the information jammed into column A. Not very useful... Update: The output CSV file appears to use semicolons as delimiters, as pointed out below, rather than the commas that are customary in the US. Adjusting your import settings to match will improve your results.

    In setting up the App Store Expense Monitor, I found another stitch dropped in the attention to detail department. The program expects to find your apps in the ~/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications folder, which is not where they live in the current version of iTunes. You'll need to change the path to point to the ~/Music/iTunes Music/Mobile Applications folder. That's not the biggest deal, but an oversight like this should have been caught and corrected, even in a free program. Update: Sorry for any confusion over the paths noted above. It looks like it's my machine that is idiosyncratic, as our commenters and my fellow bloggers report that the first path is indeed correct on their machines.

    Regardless of the minor glitches, the App Store Expense Monitor is still quite useful in giving you an idea of what you spent on all your apps, while affording you a reality check on the implications of tapping that Buy Now button.

    [via lifehacker]

    TUAWThe App Store Expense Monitor: Be scared. Be very scared. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    iPhone - AppStore - Apple - IpodTouch - iTunes
    Переслать  


  • Mac 101: Getting your RSS feeds in your inbox in Mail.app

    Filed under: , , ,

    RSS reader support has been a built-in feature of Mail.app since version 3.0 (when Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard was released). Although I subscribe to a number of RSS feeds, I've yet to find the need for a dedicated RSS reader app -- such as Newsgator's NetNewsWire.

    I like having my email and news feeds in the same application. By default, RSS feeds that you subscribe to in Mail will appear in their own folder. If you'd like your RSS feeds to appear in your inbox, just click on the upward pointing arrow of an RSS feed(s) within the RSS section in Mail.app.

    On the downside, this view of RSS feeds may flood your inbox and be overwhelming, depending on the number and the activity of feeds you're subscribed to. As a result, you may want to be selective in choosing your feeds. However, I've found this view particularly handy with time-sensitive feeds, and have used it on numerous occasions to score in-demand concert tickets (at face value prices, too!) with search-based Craigslist feeds.

    TUAWMac 101: Getting your RSS feeds in your inbox in Mail.app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    Apple - Mac OS X - TUAW - RSS - Mail
    Переслать  


  • Magic Mouse doubles Apple's mouse market share

    Filed under: ,

    AppleInsider is reporting that in only eight weeks since its release, the Magic Mouse has helped Apple double its mouse market share. NPD Group sales data shows Apple garnered over 10% of the mouse market in November.

    I can personally attest to how popular the mouse is. I ordered one from Apple's online store two weeks before Christmas. The ship time showed 2-3 days. This never changed until just a few days before Christmas when Apple changed the shipping time to "On or after January 4th". Runs to three Apple Stores and four Best Buys didn't do me any better - all were sold out of the Magic Mouse.

    The NPD sales data included only standalone sales of the $69 Magic Mouse. "The figures did not include the bundled Magic Mouse that comes with each 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac.

    For those keeping track, here are the top five mouse vendors in the US for November 2009:

    I'm anxiously waiting for my Magic Mouse to arrive on January 4th. What about you guys and gals? Do you use one? Tell us in the comments!

    TUAWMagic Mouse doubles Apple's mouse market share originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    Apple - IMac - Unofficial Apple Weblog - Apple Store - TUAW
    Переслать  


  • The battle escalates: Nokia files patent infringement complaint against Apple

    Filed under: ,

    Finnish mobile device manufacturer Nokia today filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging that Apple is infringing on seven distinct Nokia patents in its iPhone, iPod, and Mac product lines.

    Nokia says that Apple has used its patented technology to create key product features in terms of cameras, antennas, power management, and user interface. The technologies allow Nokia to create small devices, deliver longer battery life, lower their manufacturing costs, and provide better user experiences.

    The complaint isn't the first shot in the war between the two mobile phone giants. In October, Nokia sued Apple over alleged infringement on GSM and wireless LAN patents. This month, Apple countersued Nokia, charging that Nokia was stealing technology from 13 Apple patents and attempting to obtain more money from Apple than other companies. Apple also charged that Nokia was also trying to obtain access to Apple's intellectual property with respect to the iPhone since Nokia had copied and is now using that technology.

    Nokia has lost a tremendous amount of market share since the iPhone was released in 2007, and the company's profit margins are slim compared to those of Apple and BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion. The battle between Nokia and Apple is heating up, and it's only going to get more intense as Apple fights for more market share in the mobile phone world and Nokia tries to hold onto its former glory.

    [via AppleInsider]

    TUAWThe battle escalates: Nokia files patent infringement complaint against Apple originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    iPhone - Apple - Nokia and Apple - iPod - Nokia
    Переслать  


  • Earn It Stars: a motivating little app

    Filed under: , ,

    I came across a very simple little app that I felt would be useful -- at first thought, just for small children, but after thinking about it for awhile, realized that it could be helpful for just about everybody who tends to procrastinate (guilty!), or wants to reinforce or change a behavior. The app is Earn It Stars [iTunes Link] which sells for $.99 US and runs on iPhones and iPod touches with OS 3.0 or better.

    This app is all about motivation and is really very simple; in this case, that's a good thing. Let's say you want to get your kid to clean her room and no amount of hectoring is getting the job done. Earn It Stars works on a reward basis, which some may call bribery, but I'll just call it positive reinforcement. Negotiate what the pay-off will be and how many times the room will be cleaned before the the prize is awarded. Let's say 20 cleanings before the kid gets to go to the movies to see something that will probably make the parent gag and retch. I'm looking at you, New Moon.

    The app lets you designate what the task will be and how many times it needs to be done before it pays off. Then each time the room gets checked and you can see that the color of the carpet isn't laundry, someone gets to tap on Star Earned which plays a nice sound and increments the counter. When the counter hits 20, a badge is displayed that says: Earn It Stars. You did it! That's Great!! Enjoy (your) New Moon, or whatever the reward might be.

    That's about it. It's really nothing more than a fancy looking counter, but sometimes simplicity is a good thing. Having grown children, I know that I could have used this years ago and that it would have worked. It would have eliminated the circuitous discussions based upon: Yes I did. No you didn't, Yes I did. No you didn't etc. Once you get into one of those, getting out is never easy, or fun, and if you don't think that kids like getting stars, ask any first grade teacher. Given the app's meager aspirations, I think it's fine, and the only thing I would add is a big audio flourish when the goal is reached.

    Earn It Stars can be used for anything and can be used by anyone. Right now, I have it set that if I write 10 posts I get to eat. Simple.

    TUAW is commonly provided with not-for-resale licenses or promo codes to permit product evaluations and reviews. For more details, see our policy page.

    TUAWEarn It Stars: a motivating little app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    iPhone - Apple - IPod Touch - iTunes - ITunes Store
    Переслать  


  • Beware Photo Booth time stamps: It's a bug, not a feature.

    Filed under: , , , ,

    One of our readers informed us that he was seeing some strangeness with Photo Booth time stamps. Photo Booth is the built-in Mac app that lets you grab stills or video from your iSight or attached USB or Firewire camera. It does the job dutifully, and with no issues... until now.

    Beginning on or about December 27, the app started creating file names that are exactly one year in the future. It's not getting the creation date wrong, that's just fine. But Photo Booth is now giving files names like 2010-12-29 at 11.00.

    It's not the end of the world, but if you are looking to find a file by date in the name, you're sure to be confused. The bug appears in Snow Leopard, and I haven't been able to determine if it appears in other, older versions of the OS.

    If you want to check the bug for yourself, take a snapshot with Photo Booth, and then look inside the Photo Booth folder inside the Pictures folder in your user directory. Let us know what you find.

    Perhaps Apple should re-name the app "Time Machine II."

    [Thanks to Oliver for the tip]

    TUAWBeware Photo Booth time stamps: It's a bug, not a feature. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    Apple - Operating system - Macintosh - Photo Booth - Mac OS X Snow Leopard
    Переслать  


  • Rumor: iPhone 3GS coming in 8GB size?

    Filed under: ,

    This morning's report from Electronista suggests that we may be seeing a slimmed-down capacity on the iPhone 3GS soon, taking over from the 8GB spot currently maintained by the $99 iPhone 3G holdover. A refurb buyer in Hamburg, Germany got a mixed-message box that contained the promised 3G phone but said "iPhone 3GS v2.2, 8GB." on the product label.

    Packaging mix-up, or hint of things to come? Rumors were circulating of the 8GB 3GS back in early November, but didn't materialize. It may be another case of a stealth storage bump, which is exactly what happened back in 2008 with the 16GB units... so we'll keep an eye on those refurb pages and an ear to the ground.

    TUAWRumor: iPhone 3GS coming in 8GB size? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    iPhone - Apple - TUAW - Germany - Smartphone
    Переслать  


  • Dozen Daily Deals for December 29, 2009

    Filed under:

    'Tis the season to shop until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday). In that spirit, for the next few weeks we'll be rounding up a dozen daily deals courtesy our friends at DealNews.com. Each afternoon tune in to TUAW for this handy summary. Keep in mind that while our posts will live on, the deals won't. Each is lovingly generated by the deal-bot every day, so get 'em while they're hot. Enjoy!


    • Apple Store: [MacBook] Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13" Laptop for $728 + free shipping
    • LA Computer Company: [MacBook] Used Apple MacBook 13" laptops at LA Computer Company: Deals from $599 + $17 s&h
    • figis.com: [After Christmas Sales] Year-End Clearance Sale roundup: Figis, Alloy, L'Occitane, more
    • Overstock.com: [Mice/Trackballs] Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse for $25 + $3 s&h
    • Western Digital Store: [USB Hard Drives] Western Digital External Hard Drives from $40 + free shipping
    • OfficeMax: [Printer Supplies] 1,250 sheets of Epson 8.5x11" Matte Presentation Paper for $50 + free shipping
    • PC Connection: [MacBook] Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 13" Laptop for $870 after rebate + free shipping
    • Buy.com: [USB] Kensington ShareCentral 1 USB Sharing Device for $9 + free shipping
    • Verizon Broadband: [Computer Services] Verizon.com: $150 cash back, free DVR, $5 off/month with FiOS Double, Triple bundles
    • MidnightBox: [Accessories] Monster Cable Ultra 600 4-Foot HDMI to DVI Cable for $2 + $4 s&h
    • Meritline: [iPod Accessories] iPhone / iPod touch Car / Travel Charger Bundle for $6 + free shipping
    • HandHeldItems: [iPhone] HHI Apocket 1750mAh External Battery for Apple iPhone 3G / 3GS for $20 + $6 s&h

    TUAWDozen Daily Deals for December 29, 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    IPhone - Apple - IPod Touch - TUAW - MacBook
    Переслать  


  • NPR's iPhone app helps doctor recommend treatment for stroke patient

    Filed under: ,

    I have been a huge fan of NPR's News app [iTunes link] since it was initially released in August, and so seeing the following item was especially heartwarming. Right before Christmas, NPR published a story on how a Los Angeles doctor utilized the NPR app to obtain the information needed to get the right stroke treatment drug for his sister.

    Tanya Gill, a Chicago art instructor, collapsed while shopping, and word went out to her family members that she had been rushed to the hospital. Her brother, Dr. Joe Hastings, told his wife about his sister's illness, who commented that it sounded like a story she heard about stroke treatment on NPR. Hastings accessed the story on the NPR app and e-mailed it to the rest of the family. He then contacted the doctors treating Gill and urged them to utilize the drug, tPA, mentioned in the story.

    Gill has since made a complete recovery. While tPA is not a 'miracle drug' for stroke (it can only be used on a subset of patients, in a very narrow time window, and carries with it a substantial risk of severe bleeding), in this case it may have made a big difference.

    How has 'the internet in your pocket' changed how you interact with family members and health professionals when it comes to medical issues? Let us know in the comments.

    TUAWNPR's iPhone app helps doctor recommend treatment for stroke patient originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    IPhone - TUAW - Apple - iTunes - Los Angeles
    Переслать  


  • Time-lapse tips for your Mac and iPhone

    Filed under: , , ,


    I've been messing around with more video lately, and considering doing some time-lapse work, so this post over at Macworld came at the exact right time for me. Heather Kelly walks you through some options, from expensive to free and complicated to simple, for creating time-lapse pictures and videos on your Mac and iPhone. Some of them we've already heard and written about, including iStopMotion 2 and the great open source Gawker, but there are a few new names in here for me as well. The $2.99 iTimeLapse Pro [iTunes link] and free GorillaCam [iTunes link] apps, both of which let you make some pretty amazing footage straight from your iPhone, are also mentioned.

    Putting together interesting time-lapse photography is a great skill to have no matter what you're doing -- it can be used to show off your work online or just give you a look at visual trends in whatever space you tend to be studying. It's great that we've got lots and lots of different apps, on both Mac and the iPhone, that help make it easy to assemble this stuff.

    TUAWTime-lapse tips for your Mac and iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

    Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Add to digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Google Add to StumbleUpon Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to Technorati

    iPhone - Apple - TUAW - iTunes - Macintosh
    Переслать  





rss2email.ru       отписаться: http://www.rss2email.ru/unsubscribe.asp?c=6894&u=24004&r=484673635
управление подпиской: http://www.rss2email.ru/manage.asp