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iOS Post-PC Features Missing

In the recent WWDC keynote, Steve et al had mentioned embracing the post-PC world, or using mobile devices like the iPad instead of a laptop/desktop to do your day to day work. And for the most part this is possible, when it comes to creating documents, viewing content, even creating …

iCloud: First Impressions

I like Apple products.  There, my bias has been shared right up front.  I don’t like them because they are “Apple”, and I don’t like them because I live in a distortion field of unreality.  I like them because they give me a stable OS (UNIX) that I don’t have …

iPhone App Pet-Peeve: The Splash Screen

I am a huge fan of iOS devices.  I have both an iPhone and an iPad, and both my kids have an iPod Touch.  Why?  Because they are easy to use, quite prolific in apps, and are extremely powerful in their versatility.  But one problem I’m seeing with many of …

The Mobile Programming Dilemma

Mobile apps are the new, hot thing.  Developing an application for a mobile device, be it web based or a native app, is where the industry is spreading out.  Why?  Because it’s a chance to literally live in someone’s pocket, and that is real estate most marketing companies want.  But …

What Makes the iPad So Useful with Autism?

A friend of mine sent me a link to Geekdad’s blog on Wired.com to his post about how the iPad is not the miracle device for Autism. Apparently, he is contesting the perception that all a child with Autism needs is an iPad, and they will immediately start improving in …

Apple, the iPad, and Autism

As an Apple Authorized Training Center, we get access to the new images for new products from Apple. I use this to browse new iOS products Apple uses to demo their products, and look for good software that I would buy later.  To my surprise, Apple included Proloquo2Go, which is …

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