RPG fans have been waiting patiently for this landmark game to come to the iPad. Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is a massive 80-hour adventure that is deep and rich. The iPad version brings pretty much everything from the original game, but adds a new scenario and other new elements. In upcoming months we should also see a new Mac version of this game appear.
Mountain Lion came with a new feature called Power Nap that many users might be benefiting from, without even knowing it is there. It is available on many newer MacBooks. You can see if you have Power Nap by going to System Preferences, Energy Saver and looking for the Power Nap checkbox. There is one for the Battery settings and another checkbox for the Power Adapter settings.
If you have Power Nap have have it turned on, then your MacBook will occasionally do some things like checking email and syncing to iCloud while it is asleep, but plugged in. This feature can help MacBook users by allowing them to get working faster when they wake up their MacBooks. It can even perform Time Machine backups while your MacBook sleeps.
Google released a free Google Maps app for the iPhone yesterday. The new app allows iPhone users to return to using Google Maps instead of Apple’s new Maps app.
However, it also includes features that were never available in the original Maps app, such as the ability to sign in to your Google account and sync places and searches as well as fast vector-based maps. It also includes features missed by iOS users since the release of iOS 6 such as Street View.
But the most interesting new feature is turn-by-turn spoken directions. It was reported that Google’s refusal to add this feature to the original Maps app was Apple’s reason for breaking away from Google and creating its own maps solution.
While this new app is only designed for the iPhone screen size, the has been reported that Google will be updating the app for the iPad soon, as well as adding an offline mode.
“The iPhone had only enough battery power to last for one day. But miraculously it lasted for eight days and nights.”
This week’s hot topic among Apple enthusiasts has been iTunes 11. While most praise its improved speed and slightly cleaner interface, others have lamented the loss of cover flow and have been struggling to find the new locations of functions. You can see the MacMost video on iTunes 11 for an overview.
When iMacs started shipping last week, some machines arrived labeled “Assembled in America.” It now appears that this is the beginning of an effort by Apple to bring some manufacturing back to the USA.
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed in an interview this week that he plans to have one whole line of Macs assembled in America in 2013. In the meantime, investigators have determined that the Macs already being built here may be coming from the vicinity of Fremont, California. This is where the original Macs were manufactured in the 1980s.
An interview with Cook will air tonight on NBC’s Rock Center. It is expected that he will hint at future plans for Apple, including a possible television device.
If you are looking to get a flight simulator for iOS, it looks like this is the one to get. Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy has great graphics, nice controls and a good set of levels. You can also play against your friends or collaborate with them on missions.
A Denver class have received a set of iPads and wishes to get cases for them.
“This project is important because it will ensure a long life for the class set of iPads. It is expected that the iPads can last 5 years if they are well cared for. An essential piece of this care is to protect them with a strong case. ”
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“I accidentally plugged my Lightning connector into my Thunderbolt port and it started to rain in my office.”
Whether you like the new navigation in iTunes 11, or have already turned back on the left sidebar, the fastest way to get around to see your media library is to use seven keyboard shortcuts. Command+1 to Command+7 will take you through every section of your content.
Many iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users do no realize that you can easily change which apps are shown at the bottom of your home screens. Just tap and hold any icon until they all wiggle. Then, in addition to being able to move the app icons in the middle of the screen, you can also drag icons up out of the bottom dock area. Once you have cleared a space, you can drag another icon down to the bottom. The iPhone and iPod touch can gave four apps down there, while the iPad can have six. Those apps are available on every home screen page as you flip though them, so them this space for your most commonly launched apps.
The new 21.5-inch iMac will go on sale in November as promised — the last day of November. The new iMac features a much thinner design than the previous models, plus a 2.7 GHz quad-core i5 processor, 8GB of memory, and a 1TB drive. The Fusion Drive will also be available as an option. The 27-inch iMac will go on sale in December.
Updates to both OS X and iTunes for Mac should be coming soon, with a new version of iTunes as early as later today and OS X 10.8.3 in the coming weeks. The new version of iTunes may include a new store interface and perhaps more iCloud integration.
There are reports that Apple is moving quickly to come out with an improved version of its much-criticized iOS Maps app. The executive in charge of the original app has been reportedly fired, and Apple has been working hard on improvements with some external help.
Been having a lot of fun this week playing Autumn Dynasty, a beautiful real-time strategy game for the iPad. It doesn’t have nearly the complexity of even the first Age of Empires, but it is well balanced and easy to learn.
“Now that the iPhone Maps app doesn’t have Street View, he actually has to leave the house and go places to see what they look like.”
A school in New York City needs a new MacBook to help a class of ESL students.
“With a MacBook, students would get the opportunity to use the Imagine Learning software on a daily basis. Students could play online math games to reinforce skills and much more. In science and social studies the MacBook will allow my students to do research and aide with their written reports.”
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