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Deals, iPad, iPhone, Music, movies, TV »

[31 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 326 views]

Here at the Fairer Platform, an iPad, iPhone 4 and a pair of iPod touch 4Gs need charging. Quite naturally, each of these devices has their very own home or, more specifically, iHome. Moreover, with the broader Fairer Platform clan …

Mac, Reviews, how to, Software »

[30 Dec 2011 | 2 Comments | 589 views]

Here is a tip that harks way, way back to 2006 — that’s the last time this little haxie from Unsanity was updated. ShadowKiller is available for free and, in spite of its age, nonetheless works just fine on my …

Apple luv, Audiobooks, iPhone »

[30 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 595 views]

Here’s a familiar tale — a prodigal son goes out into the world, eats at the buffet and returns whence he came to carve out a niche. I’m living that story line as is Zachary Wincik, an Erie native who’s …

Mac, Software »

[30 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 652 views]

Do you or your little munchkins have a new Mac? Do you or they need to learn typing? Then you need Mavis Beacon, the go to gal for typing on the Mac since 1987. Basic skills, speed drills, games and …

Apple luv »

[29 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 293 views]

Today, my inbox was graced by a year end missive from Mozilla. Seasons greetings? Not. Actually, they’re asking for money. Though the open source group will roughly treble their annual two-handed take as a result of their just renegotiated Google …

iPad, iPhone, Mac, Music, movies, TV »

[28 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 517 views]

Generally speaking, when Apple launches a new product or service, they do a really good job of explaining and documenting what it is. For some reason, however, the mothership’s online service offerings regularly arrive ill defined and iTunes Match is …

Games, iPad, iPhone, Mac »

[28 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 456 views]

The auto racing gold standard on the iPhone and iPad is Eletronic Arts Real Racing and, now, it’s available on the fairer platform and for sale on the mothership’s benchmark software marketplace for the Macintosh, though I think they might …

Mac, Music, movies, TV, Software »

[27 Dec 2011 | One Comment | 445 views]

Before you rush off, download and install this beta, know that I haven’t been able to get it to play anything, local or streamed files. Nevertheless, the user interface is prettier and easier to navigate. But when Boxee’s finished tuning …

Deals, Mac, Software »

[24 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 487 views]

Whether you’re a civilian shopping for gifts or business owner angling to lower your tax bill, or both, Adobe is offering discounts on many of popular products. Here in North Americastan, Lightroom, Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements — save up …

Apple luv »

[23 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 455 views]

From Michael Lawrence Films’ Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress, we see an early NeXT Steve Jobs talking about superficially disparate things: the importance of libraries, how video games might change education and how the personal …