Category: 670: Mac Treat #124, iPad Travel Test, iExit App Review, Specials

It was warm and sunny in DC but pretty chilly by the time we landed in Burlington. Ed and I were at the final ASMC dinner drinking wine and chatting with our friends from New York, Austin, Oregon and Montreal and sorta lost track of the time. Ed suddenly says, “I think we need to…

This past week. I took a substantial leap of faith. That’s right, I left my MacBook Pro at home and traveled with my iPad and iPhone only. Overall iPad was able to keep up with my digital note taking, research and communication needs. There were just a couple of times when I was glad to…

Lately, my husband and I have been taking a lot of road trips. Navigation has become a lot more interactive since we have gotten our iPhones, and we are constantly trying out new apps to use when we travel. AllStay’s “iExit”:http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=19XpSnZWhPI&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fiexit%252Fid349052631%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30 (link opens iTunes) is one of those apps that renders others redundant. On my…

If you use different audio input devices with your Mac, (such as the “Blue Microphones Snowball”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/42648/blue-microphones-snowball-bundle-with-usb-microphone-and-tripod) you’ve probably had to go to System Preferences to change your selected input device. If you’re using Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard, however, all you have to do is hold down the Option key as you click on the…

Dear Friends, I have just returned from Washington, DC where the annual Apple Specialist Marketing Cooperative conference was being held. As with most events like this, while the presentations were great, it was the networking, private meetings and late night informal conversations that meant the most. The Apple Specialist community is very open and supportive…