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Apps for the iPad Mini

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So, Ive had my iPad Mini for a total of three days and I’ve already come up with several product upgrades I’d like to see from a couple of my favorite apps. For those of you that don’t own a Mini, you need to go get one now. You’ll use it twice as much as the standard iPad. It’s the scale of the device. iPad is for media consumption, Mini is combo pack – media...

Mini Love

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I’ve been thinking a lot about the iPad Mini since its release and plan on getting one as soon as possible. I wasn’t one of the skeptics when I first heard about it nor was I optimistic. I was pretty neutral and after watching the video on Apple there was something about the scale that really appealed to me. It took some reflection to figure out why I liked the smaller size so much...

Embrace the Remix (Ted Talk)

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This is a great TED Talk about from @remixeverything about how creativity is the ability to take pieces of what has influenced you and put them together in a unique way.  This sentiment is shared by Malcom Gladwell with respect to Steve Jobs. (Living/breathing Tweet below.) Malcolm Gladwell on Steve Jobs, “the tweaker”: his sensibility was “editorial, not inventive” nyr...

Apple. Please add these functions to the iPhone camera.

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I use the camera on my iPhone much more than I ever expected. I use it to shoot pictures/video of my kids. To take pictures for Instagram & Path (as of late) and to coordinate in-store purchases with my wife. It has become an indispensable tool. That said, nothing is perfect and I’d like to recommend some additional functionality for the iPhone Higher pixel – I had to buy...

The passing of Steve Jobs

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Tonight I was at the movies with my kids. We were seeing Kung Fu Panda 2 – again – and my wife texted me that Steve Jobs had passed away. I was in complete shock. We all knew he’d been sick for many years but you just don’t think it will happen. Today. And it did. My mother bought our first Mac in 1986. It was a Mac Plus and I still have it in the basement. (I may have to...