Linkpost | 3.22.2012
Updated 12:12 p.m. • Tweetdeck gets a massive update featuring new media previews, interactions, classic RT and more – But it still lacks features stripped out when it went from an AIR application to...
View ArticleAdobe releases a free public beta of the next version of Photoshop
Photoshop is the premiere photo editor, considered the gold standard for those who want to get the best out of their images. Unfortunately, it’s also priced that way, with a list of $699. Yeah, there...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.28.2012
Updated 4:44 p.m. • Facebook reportedly eyes May for biggest Internet IPO in history – And the social network reportedly plans to halt private trading this week. • Steve Jobs wasn’t a fan of the Siri...
View ArticleLinkpost | 4.23.2012
Updated 12:02 p.m. • SkyDrive for Windows app to launch alongside new paid storage options in the coming weeks – Free storage for new users drops to 7 GB. Existing users get to keep their 25GB free...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.7.2012
Updated 2:12 p.m. • Google+ Hangouts On Air: broadcast your conversation to the world – Hangouts On Air, which let you broadcast a video chat session with the world, is slowly being opened up to...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.11.2012
Updated 1:47 p.m. • Apple’s Siri: the ‘best smartphone ever’ is the Nokia Lumia 900. Wait, what? – Ask Siri which is the “best smartphone ever”, and the answer won’t be an iPhone 4S. • Apple accuses...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.13.2012
• The Education of Mark Zuckerberg – Is Facebook’s co-founder and CEO grown up enough to lead a potentially $100 billion company? Also Sizing Up Facebook • Americans Now Spend More Time On Facebook...
View ArticleApple update disables older Flash in Firefox, too
Last week, I wrote about an update to Safari that disables older versions of Flash. I asked whether this was helpful – given that Flash is a notorious vector for malware – or presumptuous, and many...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.22.2012
• Microsoft Is the Most Exciting Company in Tech, Hands Down – Adrian Covert at Gizmodo thinks Microsoft has got its mojo back, and then some. • Microsoft’s Surface Tablet Said To Be Wi-Fi Only In...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.29.2012
Updated 1:53 p.m. • Minneapolis street test: Google gets a B+, Apple’s Siri gets a D – An analyst tests the personal assistant feature of iOS against Google’s traditional search and finds the latter to...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.3.2012
Updated 5:16 p.m. • Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Executive E-mails and Cannibalistic Culture That Felled a Tech Giant – Vanity Fair’s got a lengthy piece about Microsoft’s so-called “lost decade”....
View ArticleAdobe blocks new installs of Flash on Android. Good-bye, and good riddance!
A moment of silence, please. There’s been a death in the family. Today, Adobe quit allowing new installations of Flash on Android devices. If you’ve got Flash sucking away your battery life and making...
View ArticleLinkpost | 9.25.2012
• Apple IPhone 5 Misses Estimates Even as 5 Million Units Are Sold and Apple Use of Thin Display Seen Driving IPhone 5 Supply Shortfall – Analysts had projected more phones would sold in the first...
View ArticleLinkpost | 10.1.2012
• Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review: The Screen Makes It the Best E-Reader Yet – The reviews for the Kindle Paperwhite (including mine) are in, and the consensus seems to be that it’s a great e-book...
View ArticleLinkpost | 12.16.2012
• Twitter has started rolling out the option to download all your tweets – It’s being rolled out and only a few people have it now. If you do, it will be at the bottom of your Twitter account’s...
View ArticleLinkpost | 2.8.2013
• Adobe issues emergency Flash update for attacks on Windows, Mac users – If you get a notification to update Flash, do so immediately. The Mac exploit targets Safari and Firefox users. For Windows...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.20.2013
• Disconnect: why Andy Rubin and Android called it quits – It may be the classic case of the entrepreneur who’s great at starting something, but doesn’t quite know what to do once the product is...
View ArticleLinkpost | 4.16.2013
• Google Glass tech specs: 5MP/720P camera, 802.11b/g Wifi 16GB storage (12GB usable), full day battery – The display you see is “the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet...
View ArticleLinkpost | 5.7.2012
• After nearly 10 years, Adobe abandons its Creative Suite entirely to focus on Creative Cloud – Big software companies continue their push for subscription models, with Adobe taking Photoshop and...
View ArticlePaying monthly for Photoshop may be good for you
Here’s hoping you’re not fully and deeply committed to paying for software once, because that business model is clearly headed out the door. Its demise may even be in your best interest. On Monday,...
View Article
