Author Archives: Thomas

Apple, the domineer

By Thomas on Sep 9, 2011 • 2 comments

It seems pretty amazing that just 14 years ago, Apple was on the brink of bankruptcy due to its highly troubled past. Michael Dell called for Apple to shutdown and for money to be ..

posted: Apple News, iPad, iPhone, Opinions, Rants, Uncategorized | tagged: Android, apple, competition, evil, hp, iPad, webos

Lion Tip: Switch Mail To The Classic Layout

By Thomas on Jul 29, 2011 • 0 comments

Not everyone's a huge fan of the new OS X mail layout. It's grown on me, but in case you just really dislike it, Apple have left a way for you to disable it. Open the Mail appli ..

posted: How To's, Lion, Tips & Tricks | tagged: Lion Tip, Lion Tips, Mail

Lion Tip: Change The Mouse Scrolling Direction

By Thomas on Jul 28, 2011 • 9 comments

Apple made a rather irritating change when they introduced Lion. For some reason, they felt the need to change how things had always been in previous versions of OS X and decided t ..

posted: Lion, Mac OS, Tips & Tricks | tagged: how tos, Lion Tips, scrolling, Tips and Tricks

Apple Announces Mac OS X Lion To Be Released Tomorrow

By Thomas on Jul 19, 2011 • 0 comments

About friggin' time, eh? Among reports of promotional materials arriving at retail stores, hard drives, and Mac Pro servers being shipped to retail stores, Apple has finally sta ..

posted: Apple News, Lion, Mac OS | tagged: Apple News, Lion, Mac Lion, News, OS X

Review: Cyclemeter for iPhone

By Thomas on Jun 30, 2011 • 0 comments

Biking is pretty awesome. It's good for your health and fitness, it's by far one of the cheapest ways to get around quickly, it's certainly a very environmentally sound choice, and ..

posted: App Store, iOS Apps, iPhone, Reviews | tagged: App Reviews, biking, cyclemeter, cycling, iPhone, Revies

Software Update: Apple Releases iOS 4.3.1

By Thomas on Mar 25, 2011 • 0 comments

Apple has released their first maintenance update for iOS 4.3, quite logically numbered 4.3.1. The build number of this release is 8G4. It offers no new features but a host of glit ..

posted: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch | tagged: iOS 4, iOS 4.3, iOS 4.3.1, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4, Software Update

Review: Soulver for Mac

By Thomas on Mar 3, 2011 • 3 comments

I noticed this app in the Mac App Store, and it seemed like a brilliant idea.The makers of Soulver, Acqualia Software, combined a notepad and a calculator into this brilliant appli ..

posted: App Store, Downloads, Mac App Store, Mac Apps, Reviews | tagged: App Reviews, Mac App Store, Mac Apps, Notepad, Reviews, soulver

Early Reviews for Verizon iPhone 4 Surfacing

By Thomas on Feb 2, 2011 • 0 comments

Tomorrow, 3 February, Verizon Wireless will start taking pre-orders for the new CDMA-based iPhone 4, for existing VZW customers only. As you probably know, this runs on Verizon ..

posted: iPhone, News, Reviews, Verizon | tagged: CDMA, iPhone 4, Reviews, Verizon, verizon 3g, Verizon iPhone

Review: Angry Birds for Mac

By Thomas on Jan 10, 2011 • 1 comment

Angry Birds is an incredibly popular game for the iPhone and other mobile platforms. It's light-hearted but challenging gameplay is fun to pretty much anyone who plays it. Now the ..

posted: App Store, Gaming, Mac App Store, Mac Apps, Reviews | tagged: angry, angry birds, app, birds, Gaming, Mac, Mac App Store, Mac Gaming, Mac OS X, store

Review: Griffin Motif Case For iPhone 4

By Thomas on Dec 1, 2010 • 0 comments

Through Apple's case program, I was able to snag myself a Griffin Motif, in the smoke colour. This was my first case for the iPhone 4 that I received. Design This case is b ..

posted: iPhone, iPhone Cases, Reviews | tagged: Griffin, Griffin Motif, iPhone 4, iPhone 4 Cases, iPhone Case, Reviews