A teacher in Clarksville, Tennessee wants to get an iPad for her second grade classroom. She has already identified several apps and other uses for the iPad that will enhance learning for her students in this high poverty area. And it looks like she is close to her goal. So join me in helping her get that iPad for her class. Join MacMost in supporting this project.
This week Apple pushed out more major updates than it has ever done before at a single time. On Wednesday, iCloud went live, and to support it Mac OS X 10.7.2 was released along with iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Then users were asked to switch their MobileMe accounts to iCloud, or establish a new free iCloud account. New versions of iTunes and iPhoto were sent yesterday as well to support iCloud and iOS 5. There were also new versions of Aperture and Xcode. A new update to Lion’s restore feature was also there, seemingly to support the new “Find My Mac” feature.
iOS 5 included much more than just iCloud support, of course. New features and standard apps were introduced for recent models of iOS devices. The new Reminders and Newsstand apps were added, as well as updates for the Music app (formerly the iPod app), Messages, Maps and Safari. In addition, Apple added more optional apps that you can download from the app store: Cards, Find My Friends and Airport Utility.
Zig Zag is a simple puzzle strategy game where you connect two tiles. The tiles have to connect via a line with not more than two turns. And the longer the line, the more points you score. This creates some interesting game strategy where you have to remove tiles in the right order to score maximum points.
This game by MacMost’s parent company has just undergone a transformation. It is now a free app, and it works on both the iPhone and iPad at native resolutions.
“I’ve hacked Time Machine to show files in the future as well as the past. According to our iPhoto collection we go to Hawaii next year.”
If you want to log out of your Mac account, you can choose Log Out in the Apple menu. The keyboard shortcut is Shift+Command+Q. But that prompts you before you log out. If you use Shift+Command+Option+Q it logs you out without the prompt.
A common troubleshooting technique is to reset your PRAM. This will occasionally clear up problems with your Mac. Learn about PRAM, what it is and how to reset it. Also learn about SMC.
Here’s a school in a high poverty area of Chicago that has 30 old MacBooks. They use them every day. The problem is that a few of them are out of commission because the batteries are getting too old. Lets help them get new batteries so they can once again get full use out of these MacBooks. Join MacMost in supporting this project.
QR Codes are becoming common enough now that you probably want to make sure you have a free QR code reader app on your iPhone. The very simple Scan app works just fine and I have been using it whenever curiosity gets the better of me.
In Lion you can resize most windows by grabbing any edge and dragging. But if you hold down modifier keys you can make resizing behave in different ways. A regular drag on an edge will move only that edge. Hold down the Shift key and three edges will resize, with the opposite edge remaining steady. Hold down Option and the current edge and opposite edge will move. How down both Option and Shift and all four edges will move, with the center of the window remaining fixed.
Apple Co-Founder, Chairman and former CEO Steven P. Jobs died yesterday at the age of 56. He was recognized as the driving force behind Apple’s first and latest decades of success.
High school friend Stephen Wozniak and Jobs founded Apple in 1976 producing the world’s first successful personal computer. Jobs went on to oversee the development of the Macintosh computer before leaving Apple in the 80s. During his absence he turned Pixar into the leading animated movie studio, later purchased by Disney. He returned to Apple in the 90s to push Apple to new heights with a string of popular products: the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Apple also changed the music and retail industries during that time with iTunes and Apple Stores.
Apple sent out invitations to a press event at its Cupertino headquarters with the text “Let’s talk iPhone.” The icons on the invitation indicate that the event will be on Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. in Cupertino and the message will be about the iPhone. Without a doubt there will be discussion of the release of iOS 5 and iCloud. But most reporters also agree that a new iPhone model will be announced as well.
Meanwhile, the iTunes music store plugged remaining gaps in europe by adding 12 countries. Music can now be purchased from iTunes throughout the European Union.
