Monthly Archives: March 2009

The reduction of Apple packaging

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Michael

One of the ways Apple is lessening their impact on the environment is through smaller packages. Smaller packages take fewer raw materials to construct. Reduced packaging also means that more units can be transported or stored in the same amount of space. Continue reading →

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What is Spotlight?

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Michael

Spotlight is a feature that was added to the Mac a while back with Mac OS X Tiger. It is a way to search your hard drive to find the file you need to work with. This article provides an overview of Spotlight and how to use it. Continue reading →

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My first app; Shuffle Dialer

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Michael

I’ve been working on a few iPhone apps lately, and I just had my first one approved for sale on the iTunes Store. Curiously, this isn’t the first application I started working on. But, it is a concept that kept coming to mind as I was working on my other app and learning iPhone development. Continue reading →

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Early upgrade pricing on iPhone 3G for AT&T customers

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Michael

Are you an existing AT&T customer without an iPhone? Have you stayed away from the iPhone because AT&T wasn’t extending the subsidized price of $199 to customers that weren’t out of a contracts? Now is your chance to get on board. Continue reading →

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Great unit conversion app for the iPhone OS

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Michael

On the Mac, I love using Apple’s unit convertor Dashboard widget. I have wanted something like that for my iPhone, but I haven’t seen anything that looked as easy to use… until now. Continue reading →

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