Category: 709: Mac Treat #145, ‘The Daily’ for iPad, VZW iPhone 4 Reviewed, Black History Month, $20 Off Verso Cases

Grace got me tickets for the Celtics/Magic game on Sunday for my birthday so we will be heading down to Boston to watch the boys in green. I’ll have to make new paths for the pups again as the fresh snow has filled them. Fantail Shrimp likes the snow and will dive into the snow…

Remember when iPad was first introduced? Many people thought Apple would release a traditional tablet–something like a MacBook without a keyboard. Instead, Apple thought different and produced a device that is truly “magical and revolutionary.” We believed in iPad from day one. We also knew that iPad owners would want to protect their iPad from…

We celebrate the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln this month, and we also celebrate Black History Month. Carter Woodson founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in 1915, and initiated Black History week in February of 1926 to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.…

This Thursday, the long-awaited Verizon iPhone 4 was made available for pre-order for existing Verizon Wireless customers. As the handsets will soon see public availability, embargoes on initial reviews were removed. “*Macrumors*”:http://www.macrumors.com/2011/02/02/early-verizon-iphone-reviews/ has compiled a series of early reviews, and though feedback seems generally positive, the phone does have a few weaknesses compared its AT&T…

As Don mentioned above, on Wednesday, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. held a media event in New York City which coincided with the launch of the company’s ‘The Daily’ iPad exclusive digital news publication. Less app and more digital newspaper, The Daily features fresh content on–you guessed it–a daily basis. News Corp. claims the publication “has…

Over the past couple of years, Apple has taken new interest in MobileMe. They have overhauled the service with refinements and new features. Our sales of MobileMe are skyrocketing. MobileMe’s easy options for syncing data between computers and iOS devices along with the “Find My iPhone” feature makes MobileMe worthwhile by itself. From conversations with…

_Dear Friends,_ A cyclone the size of the US hit Australia and the winter “storm of the century” was a bit of a dud in Vermont as we received less than a foot of snow. Other places across the midwest and east received up to two feet and some ice and wind to boot. Our…