I’m Not Ignoring You—iMessage Is!

iMessage Alert

When a new OS rolls out, there’s bound to be some bugs. Battery life seems to drain faster, iDevices randomly reboot on their own, status bars disappear. Since the launch of iOS7 last month, it looks like iMessage is the first app to fall victim to the new OS curse.

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Apple, What Are You Doing?!

What Are You Doing Apple?

It’s no secret I’m a devout Apple fanboy. I love my iOS devices and share unpopular reponses when asked about BlackBerry and Android alternatives. As the mobile madness wars continue to heat up, my question is—why is everything going crazy?

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The New iPad Is Hot—Really Hot?

First there was “Antennagate” with the iPhone 4. Then “Batterygate” with the iPhone 4S. Now with the new iPad it’s “Heatgate”. Reports have been flooding the news that the latest and greatest iPad can heat up to 46°C (116°F). Is that too hot to handle? Apple doesn’t think so.

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Google-?

The words “Google” and “change” have been pretty interchangeable these days. You think the change is over? It’s not. We haven’t seen anything yet. So much has changed that employees are even jumping ship—and not quietly. Is Google collapsing on itself and taking us down with it?

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The Desktop Is Not Going Anywhere

There’s been a lot of talk lately about mobile computing. Yes, it’s a trend, it’s real and it’s taking the world by storm. Reports make it sound like once you go mobile, you never go back. Not true. Some of us can’t just unplug—and some of us won’t.

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Is The Kindle Fire A Burn Out, Or Just Not An iPad?

The Kindle Fire is only a month old and already people are digging it a grave. Reviews have been unkind, people are complaining and some are returning theirs. Where are all of the features? The ones we’ve come to know and love on the iPad. Well it’s not an iPad. Does that make the Fire a failure?

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Twitter To Take Off With iOS Integration

If you haven’t already heard, Apple is having a little press event on October 4. We’ll learn about the next iPhone and when we can get iOS5! Remember all of those cool features we heard about back in June? One feature that’s going to get some major usage once everyone upgrades is Twitter.

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Apple IIe vs. iPad2

My earliest experience with computers in the classroom was Grade 2 with an Apple IIe. Now devices like the iPad are popping up in classrooms everywhere. If the two were to go head to head, here’s how they’d match up.

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Don’t Have A Market? Make One.

I can’t even remember a time someone asked me for a tissue, and not a “Kleenex”. Some products become synonymous with a brand name. The iPad is another Kleenex. You want a tablet? You buy an iPad.

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