Crowdfunded Project News: The best of Kickstarter, Indiegogo and the rest
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 03:00 PM PST
Every week, TUAW provides readers with an update on what new or significant crowdfunded Apple-related projects are in the news. While our policy is to not go into detail on items that haven't reached at least 80 percent of their funding goal, this...
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Five apps to help you follow the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 02:00 PM PST
The Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games start later this week with the opening ceremony slated for Friday, February 7. To keep track of the epic wins and the disappointing losses, you should check out one or all of these five apps below. NBC...
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You'll be surprised by how naturally Evernote wants you to search
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 01:30 PM PST
Products like Evernote provide an invaluable resource for collecting notes, letters, recipes and every other form of important random information we want to keep track of. But search has always been a formal affair, requiring you to know what you're...
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TrussMe! Learning a bit of structural engineering while having fun
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST
Believe it or not, at one point in my life I was trained as a civil engineer; I'm still a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado. Some of my favorite classes at the university revolved around the design of structures. Regardless of...
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Leave it to The New Yorker to criticize Apple's '30 years of Mac' celebration
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST
Leave it to The New Yorker to interpret Apple's celebration of 30 years of the Mac as proof that the company has lost its way without Steve Jobs at the helm. In an article titled, "Why is Apple being so nostalgic?" Yukari Iwatani Kane (formerly of...
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Ask TUAW Live is on the air at 5 PM ET today!
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST
Did you set a New Year's resolution to become more proficient in your digital life? Is there a pressing question about any of your Apple devices you've been dying to ask? Are you just Apple curious in general? If any of these scenarios fit you, we...
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Daily Deals for February 4, 2013, featuring the Complete iOS 7 Developers Course
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST
It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. TUAW's Daily Deals The Complete iOS 7 Developers Course [On sale for...
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Apple posts 'Behind the Scenes' video for its '1.24.14' ad
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 09:30 AM PST
Apple yesterday morning released a tribute video to the Mac that was shot entirely with iPhones. As we previously reported, the ad, dubbed "1.24.14," features vignettes showcasing how people across the globe are able to empower themselves with Apple...
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North Korea goes from Windows 7 to OS X with latest Red Star Linux
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST
Wait, what? Yep, you read that right. North Korea, with embargoes out the wazoo, has its own national operating system (of course), a Linux variant called Red Star OS. According to Computerworld, North Korea has changed the look of the OS from a...
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TextEdit smart links for fun and profit
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 08:30 AM PST
I regularly create and update documents in TextEdit using both plain and rich text (RTF) formats. One of my favorite features enables me to use built-in data detectors to automatically convert URLs to clickable links in RTF documents. Data detectors...
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airadio pro is a full-featured radio app for iOS that lets you listen and record
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST
There are soooooo many radio apps for iOS that it takes some effort to get my attention. But airadio pro has done that (yes, the app name is all lowercase). This free app is an advanced internet radio tuner that also records what you might want to...
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Apple publishes awkward workaround for OS X Mail issues plaguing users, and other news for Feb. 4, 2014
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST
Apple has published a rather awkward workaround for users who are experiencing Mail troubles in OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Many users have reported trouble with Mail since 10.9 shipped, like misbehaving Gmail accounts, issues with moving and deleting...
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These five surprisingly pointless OS X mods may amuse you
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST
I recently went hunting for interesting OS X mods. For every useful item that turned up, I found lots of dead ends. Many items read by the OS X preferences system (through, for example, calls to CFPreferencesCopyAppValue) have little or no...
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Daily App: Friend Check lets you monitor your followers as they come and go
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST
Let's face it, your social media presence is important for extending your network of friends and colleagues and in developing your online persona. If you care about such things, then you should download Friend Check from MobileLife Studio. The app...
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FiftyThree isn't happy with Facebook's Paper and other news from Feb. 3, 2014
Posted: 03 Feb 2014 10:00 PM PST
There's a new Paper in town, and it's not the iOS drawing app. Facebook has released its iOS-exclusive revamp of its news feed using the name "Paper," and FiftyThree, the maker behind the first iOS app bearing that moniker, is not happy. FiftyThree...
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Daily Update for February 3, 2014
Posted: 03 Feb 2014 06:45 PM PST
It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get some of the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's...
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Here's how to download Facebook Paper even if you don't live in the US
Posted: 03 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST
Last week we told you about Paper, Facebook's standalone newsreader/storytelling app. Today Paper launched as an iOS-exclusive app. But beyond being iOS-exclusive, the app is also apparently US-exclusive. Our sister site TechCrunch has offered up a...
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Talking to Siri: Siri go SMASH
Posted: 03 Feb 2014 05:00 PM PST
Was it something Siri said? You know what they say about blaming the messenger... Steven Sande and Erica Sadun have been working on the third edition of Talking to Siri, the book that covers all the ins and outs of everyone's favorite digital...
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