I saw a story on CultOfMac about a session that was held at Cupertino City Council not too long ago where Steve Jobs where unveiling the new campus Apple want to build there. Not only is the building and the surrounding area a beautiful piece of architecture, the whole session is also very interesting since it shows Mr Jobs in a setting we often do not see him.
Posts Tagged: Apple
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Jun 10
How I use my iPad
The iPad was shown to the world and as usual the world quickly divided into two distinct teams. Once again it is a struggle between the people who likes Apple and the ones who don’t. I did like the idea of it from the first day I saw it but I did not have any idea how I would feel about it after a few weeks of usage.
3
Sep 09
Apps in my iPhone
So, two weeks have now passed and I thought I could give a small headsup on what applications I have found and loaded into my phone. Just like most new iPhone users (I think?) I went out looking for some great applications the moment I got my connection. Some of them have already been deleted and others remain. Without any further ado, here is what apps I currently run in my iPhone.
Do you have any better alternatives for me or have you also tried any of the applications listed?
- Facebook [iTunes]
Wheather you are someone just intrested in what your friends is up to or if you try to keep your status updated. This is the app for you. - TwitterFon [iTunes]
Best app I’ve found up to date for following and updating Twitter. Feel free to check out my personal Twitter stream. - Evernote [iTunes]
Keep notes, photos and lists all in one place which is indexed and made available in your phone, on your desktop computer or in a webui. Also index images to make them searchable. This is one of those applications you after start using can’t see yourself without. - iTranslate [iTunes]
Using Google Translate to simply translate text. - Bloomberg [iTunes]
Financial news and updated stocks, commodities etc. - RunKeeper Free [iTunes]
A tool with which you can measure paths you walk, run, bike or hike. Afterward you have access to where you went on a map together with speed etc. - Photogene [iTunes]
Simplistic photoediting directly in the phone like crop, levels and a few effects. - Hemnet [iTunes]
An application listing apartments, houses and lots out for sale in Sweden. - Shazam [iTunes]
Ever heard a song in a movie or in a youtube-video which you want to buy? Shazam can record a small portion of the song, analyze it and tell you the title and artist together with links to buy the song etc. - Eniro [iTunes]
Find people or places in Sweden. - Google Earth [iTunes]
Maps all over the world. Together with the GPS from the iPhone this can be used as a guide. - WordPress [iTunes]
I use WordPress on all blogs I currently manage and therefore this app let me blog directly from my phone and also manage settings and comments. - Wikipedia Mobile [iTunes]
Official Wikipedia-app, search for anything – anywehere. - TV Guide Swe [iTunes]
Swedish tv-guide. - Big Stop Watch [iTunes]
This is a better looking stopwatch for my workout-sessions. - Prisjakt [iTunes]
Find the best online-price for a product in Sweden. - Button [iTunes]
A game where you need to press a button. Nothing more. Highly addictive. (Why don’t you join my group: Sweden)
25
Aug 09
Goodbye Windows Mobile; Hello iPhone OS!
Tonight it happened, what I have been waiting for. My new subscription for my new iPhone activated and I can now place my old Windows Mobile phone on the shelf and use only the iPhone. I did so with really no remorse and I can’t say that I miss a single feature of Windows Mobile.
This might seem like yet another iPhone ramble but that is not really my point here. I would like to put up some facts about what it was that made me switch away from a phone running Windows Mobile to be able to give some creative feedback instead of jumping into a flamewar. And to be clear here the version of Windows Mobile which I have been using is 6.0.
My first contact with Windows Mobile was quite a few years ago and what made it appealing was that it could be seen as a mini-Windows in a way and I as a user felt at home with the look and feel. Quite fast it was obvious though that the Windows Mobile was changed aggresivly to fit as many pepherials as possible which made it a quite unfitting plattform for almost everyone instead.
First of all, Windows Mobile today is created to be used using a stylus. This is quite obvious looking at the size of buttons, scollbars, keyboard and the rest of the UI. This was not an issue for a few years ago when smartphones was bulky pocket-machines which used styluses but today when most brands have stopped (or is about to) use a stylus this really makes this a showstopper. A single task as texting to a friend can be utter chaos.
Image from shopping.com
I love the system of the iPhone, it does what I want it do to (most of the time) and yet it’s kept so simple that I am not forced to dotoo much when it comes to simple operations like calling, texting or surfing the web.
My phone has become the extension of my everyday which I have been looking for over the last ten years.
13
Aug 09
More iPhones out of the factory?
I just read a statement from the head of sales at Telia Sonera about their queue for the new iPhone 3gs is to be finished of durig the coming two weeks. Not that would tell us that the factories building iPhones have started to produce more phones or that new products have emerged from a secret vault somewhere.
No matter which one of the two, I’m quite happy because I guess I will get my new iPhone within two weeks! 
One have to remeber that all the rumours about the next shipment of phones that have been travelling the net lately might aswell have been just that – rumours. Once again the great Apple PR-machine did their homework and was able to kick of one awsome product release. A couple of weeks waiting for the phone is nothing anyone will remember when phone is in their hands.
13
May 09
Windows 7 near release?
So, the news today seem to ooze of the information allegedly straight from Microsoft about Windows 7 being released between summer and christmas. Almost the same amount of people have heard summer as those who heard christmas so I think that we all can agree upon that it’s all just a bunch of rumors.
Anyhow, whether they release summer, winter, fall or spring. I will so get me a mac the next time I upgrade anyhow. I have given Microsoft about ten years now (before then I was on Mac OS) to prove that they have a clue but I was let down. The only bright spot on the Microsoft OS front was XP, really. I raise my finger for Windows 2000 which did work really smooth after a bunch of service packs but if I remember correctly there was quite too many crashes on that system as well.
To conclude, Windows – you had your go. I’m going home to Mac again.