Amazing what the tech press calls ‘innovative’ these days

Samsung Galaxy S4 Unveiled: Spectacular Specs & Innovative Features

I read the review of the Samsung Galaxy S4 at ReadWrite. I found nothing innovative about it. Nice spec-bump, but hardly innovative. When Apple releases a spec-bumped iPhone (the 3GS and 4S), the Fandroid press screams doom for Apple due to lack of innovation. When Samsung does it, they claim ‘spectacular’ and ‘innovative. Amazing.


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27" Apple iMac

The iMac 27″ for graphic designers: part 2

In part one of The iMac 27″ for graphic designers, I covered the reasons for choosing the late 2012 iMac 27” to replace my 2006 Mac Pro. As a graphic designer who works in Adobe Creative Suite apps all day long, power is important. But as I found out with my MacBook Air, the Mac Pro just isn’t necessary anymore.

Having covered the pros and cons of the iMac itself in part 1, I’m now going to talk a bit about my experience actually using the iMac for the last two months.


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Mobile Apps Infographic

85% of people would rather go without water than their mobile apps, and other stupidity

Apigee has released the results of the 2013 Mobile App Behavior Survey of smartphone owners across France, Germany, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. Spain ranked as the most app-reliant country with 93% saying they can’t go one complete day; while half (50%) of U.S. residents saying they couldn’t last just four hours without apps.

Charles Barkley has an opinion that explains it all…


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iMac 27"

The iMac 27″ for graphic designers: part 1

After six years of using the original Mac Pro as my main workhorse, I finally took the plunge this past Christmas and upgraded to Apple’s latest 27” iMac. It’s the first Mac I’ve owned since the Quadra 650 back in the mid 90s that wasn’t a tower model. It was a scary decision for me, but one I’ve been delighted with so far.

This is part one of a two-part review of the iMac. It covers a little history and what drove me to the iMac, as well as my overall opinions of the new iMac hardware. In part two, coming next week, I’ll cover performance using typical graphic design apps.

If you have any questions or comments, please leave a comment!


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