Mac OS X’s Automator: I learned it by watching you!

<pac OS X's Automator has the ability to perform specific tasks from its given set of actions. For example, with a Finder-based action, you can batch move copy, move or rename files that fit a certain criteria. Similarly, image-based actions allow you to batch edit images, be it resizing, rotating… read more

The Inspiring Work of Sam O’Hare

Earlier this morning I saw a really cool video from Sam O’Hare over at koikoikoi.com – a site filled with inspiring stuff. The thing is that Sam’s video was so cool that I decided to search more about his work to show here to you, besides the video, of course…. read more

The Inspiring Work of Sam O’Hare

Earlier this morning I saw a really cool video from Sam O’Hare over at koikoikoi.com – a site filled with inspiring stuff. The thing is that Sam’s video was so cool that I decided to search more about his work to show here to you, besides the video, of course…. read more

The most awesome iPhone stand ever made out of cutlery

Sold through our favorite iPhone accessory store, Etsy.com, the ForkedUpArt iPhone stands can be customized if you want, and according to the artist, “I’m making these guys as fast as I can.”

How much will one of these unique items put you back? About US$20, plus shipping. That’s… read more

Dear Aunt TUAW: Does size matter (when it comes to iPads)?

I am planning on getting an iPad WiFi+3G when they become available, but I am still undecided on which (storage) size I should get. I currently have a 16GB iPhone 3GS which comfortably, for now, holds all my media needs. While I have a lot of music and photos and… read more

Interview with Zen Bound creators on iPad and iPhone games

Secret Exit echoes a lot of other developers in saying that it plans to make completely different apps for the iPad, not just upscaled or updated versions of iPhone apps. The hardware and the market, says Secret Exit, both call for completely separate releases.

They also say, however, that… read more

Beautiful Illustrator Artworks By Artists Around The World

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful software for illustrating that allows users to produce beautiful artwork, technical illustrations, and even graphics for both print and the web. Adobe Illustrator is a multipurpose vector illustration tool and its versatility makes it the most preferred choice among many professional artists and designers.

In the… read more

Vlingo 2 adds more voice power to iPhone

<po make your dictation process easier — at least when it comes to getting your text to go where you want, when you want — there's the latest update to the Vlingo app, which we first reviewed last June. Vlingo 2.0 is trying to up the ante for text recognition… read more

Valve to Bring Steam, Half-Life, and More to the Mac?

Valve Software, creators of seminal video games Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2 and more, also owns and operates Steam, one of the most popular PC gaming digital distribution networks. For now that service remains accessible from Windows operating systems only, relegating would-be Mac gamers to dual-booting using Boot Camp… read more

Put yourself in the picture with PixyMe

PixyMe (US $1.99) brings a static version of this technology to your iPhone or iPod touch. This beautifully designed and rendered app lets you incorporate any name or short phrase seamlessly into an eCard or postcard, appearing as though it were part of the photograph. The resulting personalized photo can… read more

Adobe Demos Flash 10.1 for Android on the Nexus One [VIDEO]

Yesterday, we brought you an exclusive interview with Aaron Filner, group product manager of Flash, in which we discussed the fuss around Apple, HTML5 and Adobe’s multimedia platform. We learned that Adobe’s belief that HTML5 is at odds with Flash is a misperception, and we learned what to… read more

AT&T: iPad will be a “Wi-Fi driven product,” 3G won’t be an issue

First, he promised that AT&T could handle any demand placed on its network by Apple’s iPad, and now he’s suggesting that it won’t be that bad anyway. In a Reuters article, Stephenson suggests that the iPad will be a “Wi-Fi driven product,” and that “there’s not going to be a… read more

(Not) live from New York — it’s TUAW TV Live!

It’s time for another chapter in the ongoing technical soap opera known as TUAW TV Live. This afternoon’s show, beginning at 5 PM, has content to dazzle and amaze you. To avoid any broadcast nightmares this week, Steve will be doing the show solo in order to keep things simple.<br… read more

Boston creates app to report road problems

Since moving to LA, I haven’t quite had to deal with the potholes that Spring in Chicago usually brings (not that roads are any better out here, but at least they don’t have to deal with all of the freezing and thawing). But despite the yearly flat tires and ruined… read more

Y Combinator is seeking iPad app developers

Could it happen? Even Y Combinator admits that it’s still only a possibility, but given that they’re a company that makes their livelihood by investing in the future, it definitely seems like the windmill is turning in the iPad’s direction.

[Via DF]

TUAWY Combinator is seeking iPad app developers originally… read more

Valve teases a Mac release of Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2

<p I was dubious about the rumor the other day of Steam coming to the Mac, but now here's something straight from Valve hinting that it might actually happen. MacRumors got an image of Half-Life's Gordon Freeman via email… with an Apple logo on his chest. MacNN got another picture,… read more

Daily Deals for March 3, 2010

If you missed Macworld then you missed Sennheiser selling their headphones for 50% off. But these Sennheiser PXC-310 noise-cancelling headphones for $179 (with free shipping) may ease the pain.

Earlier today we wrote about an iPod dock with a “bed shaker,” but these Memorex Minimove iPod dock speakers won’t… read more

Wall Street Journal App for iPad Confirmed

News Corp. and WSJ boss Rupert Murdoch confirmed in a Q&A session yesterday that an iPad application is in the works for the Journal.

It doesn’t come as a big surprise considering Murdoch’s stated plans to charge for mobile access to News Corp. content and Apple’s desire to woo publishers… read more

Voalté One iPhone and iPad apps streamline healthcare communications

The free Voalté One app works to integrate VoIP calling, text-messaging, and all of the alarms and alerts from patient monitoring systems onto an iPhone or iPod touch. Of course, there’s more to using this than just installing the app on an iPhone — the company designs and builds communication… read more

Apple releases ProKit 5.1 update

“This ProKit Update fixes issues with user interface software resources that are shared by Apple’s professional applications. The issues addressed include:

Corrected an issue with improper scrolling behavior.

Resolved memory leaks for improved performance.
… read more

Buzzie: Google Buzz Gets Its First Third-Party iPhone App

GMAIL USERS: You’re welcome to join the discussion over on Mashable’s Google Buzz account.

Hankering to access Google Buzz on your iPhone outside of Mobile Safari? Pardon us, but there’s an app for that. The Next Web reports that Buzzie [iTunes link] is now in the App Store for $1.99.

Buzzie… read more

Coming up later today — TUAW TV Live

Barring any unforeseen catastrophes (Steve is wrestling with a server problem at this point), the show will last about an hour and will cover a variety of topics:

iPad availability (when and how many)
A couple of Mac application demos
… read more

Rupert Murdoch confirms WSJ for iPad

What’s most interesting about this story is the extreme secrecy with which Apple is handing the process. it seems that WSJ developers do have access to a pre-release iPad, which Murdoch confirms is “kept under padlock and key.” Not only that, but an Apple employee turns the key every night… read more

Layers TV: Episode 127

Corey has some resolution tips for large format printing out of Photoshop. RC sits down with Dreamweaver author and instructor Janine Warner to talk about her upcoming courses on KelbyTraining.com

You can download each episode by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes.

Thank you so much to iStockphoto… read more

The saga of the Apple stair comes to a $9950 end

Ten days ago we reported that eBay seller heylookitskibbe was auctioning a stair from the staircase from the Fifth Avenue Apple retail store in New York. Shortly after our report, the stuff hit the fan.

Heylookitskibbe turned out to be former Apple employee, Mark Burstiner. The stair, made… read more

Virgin America dumps Flash over lack of iPhone support

As the smack down between Apple and Adobe continues, Virgin America has dumped Flash from its website because of the lack of iPhone support. Virgin’s new website, which launched Monday, replaces Flash with HTML to give users the ability to check in via their iPhones in the future. Virgin plans… read more

Macheist arrives. Again.

This year’s “nano bundle” includes the following apps at an incredible discount:

MacJournal
RipIt
Clips
CoverScout
Flow
Tales of Monkey Island
Rapidweaver

That’s more than US$260 worth of software for… read more

AT&T: iPad Is a Wi-Fi Driven Product. We Wouldn’t Mind Tethering, Though

According to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, iPad will be a Wi-Fi driven product. “My expectation is that there’s not going to be a lot of people out there looking for another subscription,” he said.

It makes sense; people who already have an iPhone subscription may be unlikely to go for… read more

iPhone gross profit margins nearly 60%

Sacconaghi believes that the iPhone’s high gross margins could change Apple’s business model as the iPhone’s share of Apple’s overall revenue stream grows from 30% in FY09 to an estimated 45% to 50% in FY11.

Philip Elmer-DeWitt over at Apple 2.0 notes that while the Street generally assumes Apple’s… read more

Found Footage: Apple designs in 3D

Transparent House, a San Fransisco-based 3D design and visualization studio, has created this stunning video that showcases some of Apple’s best designs over its 34-year history. Ground-breaking products from the Apple I in 1976 to the iPad in 2010 are shown.

What makes this video so impressive… read more

iLuv iPhone dock includes “bed shaker”

<phe iLuv iMM178 shares a lot in common with many iPod docks available in the market today:

Play and charge your iPhone or iPod — check.
Alarm clock scheduling based on full-week, weekdays and weekends — check.
Alarm clock with customizable… read more

I have seen the future and it’s SSD

On the Macworld show floor, I really didn’t see one product that blew me away, but what I did see is conceptually, the next big thing that’s going to not only blow all of us away, but it will change the way we relate to our computers. It’s the SSD… read more

Redeye mini puts ThinkFlood’s IR transmitter in a smaller, cheaper package

<pkFlood released the Redeye in December of last year, which is a little unit that hooks up to your iPhone and, working with a separate app, turns Apple's handheld into universal IR remote. Our own Brett Terpstra liked the device, but said the unit was a little costly and could… read more

iPad to hit stores on Friday, March 26th?

While Deino states that his sources say the March 26th date hasn’t been officially set and is only “very likely” it would allow Apple to hit their end-of-March shipping goal and follow in the likes of other major Friday launches like the iPhone and iPhone 3GS. Deino’s sources also state… read more

Virgin America Ditches Adobe Flash for New Site

As the battle between HTML5 and Adobe Flash continues to heat up, Virgin America has chosen a side: their brand new web site design ditches Flash in favor of HTML.

The reason? The startup airline plans a big push into mobile this year and wants to be sure iPhone users… read more

How to use the updated Instapaper Pro with Tweetie 2

I’ve been using Instapaper Pro a lot more recently after making a few changes to my workflow on my iPhone and Mac. I setup the “Read Later” bookmarklet installed properly from the Instapaper website. (An even easier method is to use Quix which I mentioned the other day.) I also… read more

Roger Ebert “Speaks” on Oprah [VIDEO]

In 2006, film critic Roger Ebert underwent surgery to remove cancer near his jaw. There were complications and his carotid artery burst. As a result, Ebert can no longer eat, drink or speak. At least, he can no longer naturally speak. Today, on Oprah, Ebert showed off his new… read more

Apple Wants to Bring Hollywood Into the Cloud, Too

A couple of months ago we discovered Apple was in talks with major music labels about securing their permission and support for storing iTunes users’ music in the cloud. Now it looks like the company is also making the rounds with film studios, eyeing the parallel goal of allowing… read more

Sam and Max voted as next Telltale franchise on the Mac

<p Telltale Games kicked off their Mac revolution at Macworld a few weeks ago, they also set up a poll on their website where players could vote on the next franchise in their company to get a full release on the Mac. The vote is now over, and the Sam… read more

MLB.com At Bat 2010 out now

There’s no lite version yet, but last year MLB released a free version sans audio and video, so if you just want the scores, you can wait and see when that one shows up.

Meanwhile, if you want official baseball info beamed straight to your phone all year long,… read more

Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I use my Apple TV in the car?

I’m planning a road trip for the summer. We’ll be driving for 3-4 days, then spending a couple of months in a rental house before heading back. Thinking about keeping the family sane, especially during the drive, I thought, “Why not hook up the Apple TV to the Composite inputs… read more

iPad on Shelves March 26? [RUMOR]

You know an Apple product is about to be released when the rumors regarding said release start churning out like butter.

While yesterday’s rumor centered around a potential production-related delay for Felicity’s foreseen gadget, today’s rumor is much more concrete. According to The L.A. Examiner, Apple Retail employees are saying… read more

iBookstore expanding internationally … eventually

According to MacRumors, a new job listing has been posted on Apple’s website for “Manager, iBooks Asia Pacific & Canada.” Part of the managerial position’s role includes being “the primary person responsible for building the book business in Asia Pacific and Canada” — for now, “Asia Pacific” is only loosely… read more

Dr. Seuss iPhone Apps Go on Sale For His 106th Birthday

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Yes, it’s true, the author and illustrator of such children’s classics as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! would have celebrated his 106th birthday today. In honor of the Seussical one, all of… read more

Forget the “Crackberry”: Stanford students are addicted to their iPhones

The survey gives some insight into why students found their iPhones so addicting: 74 percent of students surveyed said they ‘felt cool” when they got an iPhone, but more importantly, a quarter of surveyed students said their iPhones felt like “an extension of their brain or their being.”

I… read more

Developer quacks about ‘minimal user functionality,’ but it’s not a new rule

<pe the early days of the App Store, it's been a virtual Wild West out there — people can release apps that do whatever they can imagine, from a virtual cowbell to a mirror, silly as the functionality may be. Still, there has always been a (very low) hurdle for… read more

Bank Run, an iPhone Game With Real Video Footage

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Deal of the Day: Dr. Seuss apps on sale

Note: Deal of the Day is brought to you by our friends at DealNews.

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10 Incredible Geeky LEGO Creations [PICS]

Geeks and LEGO seem to go together like mac and cheese (or Macs and Apples, even) with tons of fan-made geek-inspired creations to be found in every corner of the interweb, including the LEGO Flickr group.

From both full-time, professional LEGO artists to those who just have a penchant for… read more

Netflix survey inquires about iPhone streaming, even though CEO says ‘not coming soon’

<py's movies-in-motion tidbit comes courtesy of Mike over at the Hacking Netflix blog, who let us know that some of his readers are receiving the popup survey above. It inquires as to the reader's interest in a form of Netflix streaming (Wi-Fi only, unsuprisingly) for the iPhone. That's the same… read more

Vimeo Adds Video Analytics Suite

Vimeo has just rolled out a suite of advanced analytics features dubbed Vimeo Plus Stats. It’s only available to Vimeo Plus users at present.

With Plus Stats you can track plays, loads, finishes, comments and likes for all of the videos uploaded on your account over any time period you… read more

Macmillan trying to sell readers ‘hardcover’ e-books

Macmillan is sticking with an old pricing scheme even in a brand new marketplace. Just what exactly makes the difference between a “hardcover e-book” and a “paperback e-book”? Read on to find out.

The first question is: “Why would someone buy a hardcover book?” I can… read more

Could Netflix be Coming to Your iPhone?

Netflix streaming support is on tons of devices — computers, media centers (like Boxee), electronic devices (like the Roku), Blu-ray players and game consoles (like the X-Box 360, the PS3 and soon Nintendo’s Wii). The next device on that list might end up being the iPhone.

Last fall,… read more

Pachter: Apple will have a game console soon

<pael Pachter is probably the most visible gaming industry analyst out there — while he's not always right about his predictions and insight on the video game industry, he does usually know what he's talking about, and he's definitely got the ear of a lot of investors. And so when… read more

Browser security: “The main thing is not to install Flash!”

Flash lovers usually talk about how many games are only available using Flash. Flash haters usually talk about performance issues, especially on the Mac. Adobe tries to make the argument that not including Flash is bad for users’ freedom of choice.

When it comes to browser security, Charlie Miller… read more

Apple Eyes HTC in Latest Patent Lawsuit

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round for the latest round of: Patent Lawsuit Theater! The players in this round are Apple and HTC. Apple is alleging that HTC infringes on 20 of its patents related to the iPhone user interface.

As in the Nokia/Apple skirmish, Apple… read more

Apple sues HTC for patent violations

“We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”

Although the Google… read more

Adobe Opens Up About Apple, HTML5 and Flash [VIDEO]

Adobe Flash has been in the spotlight recently, and not for the right reasons. Now the company has opened up on the the iPad, iPhone and HTML5 debate in an exclusive interview with Mashable.

Fewer than two months ago, Apple revealed the iPad to the world. And while… read more

Despite legal threats, Apple stair back on Ebay

In 2008, three broken stairs were removed from the spiral staircase in the Fifth Avenue Apple retail store in New York. Former employee Mark Burstiner asked the Seele GmbH employees who were hauling them away if he could have one, and they said yes, according to Mark’s story on Gizmodo…. read more

A 3D Tribute to Apple’s Beautiful Design [VIDEO]

The folks at 3D design and visualization studio Transparent House love Apple products. They love them so much that they’ve created a video tribute to some of Apple’s greatest creations, rendered entirely in 3D.

The animation, which isn’t affiliated with Apple, was done using 3Ds Max and V-Ray render; according… read more

The iMaxi: someone had to do it

What can I say? Who didn’t see this one coming? Hip Handmaidens, a company that sells handcrafted wares “born out of a bizarre group of talented housewives,” has created the iMaxi — the only Apple iPad case with protective wings. You know, I could describe the case to you, but… read more

LicenseKeeper: Keep Your Serials Safe

It usually doesn’t happen very often that one has to reinstall OS X from scratch, but when you do, have you ever wondered where in the world you put those licenses for your digitally purchased software?

With LicenseKeeper, an application that is specially designed to help you in these cases, storing… read more

Online Gaming Faceoff: Xbox LIVE vs. PlayStation Network

It’s time once again to pit two contestants against each other in an all-out battle for the hearts and minds of Mashable readers. In this week’s Web Faceoff, we wanted to get a sense of which online console gaming service Mashable readers prefer: Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE, or Sony’s PlayStation… read more

Al Gore taunted at shareholders’ meeting, gets 10k more options anyway

<pt week in this post and last night during the talkcast, we mentioned that Apple's shareholders had passed on a sustainability proposal during last week's meeting (the first time in recent memory that Apple didn't go for stricter environmental standards), but apparently the shareholders weren't just against the proposal. At… read more

Assassin’s Creed II multiplayer, Rayman 2 out now on the iPhone

Two major league games have hit the App Store already this week, one of them for the surprise price of free. Ubisoft has released the multiplayer version of their Assassin’s Creed II game on the App Store, and it’s available for free for the first 48 hours. The game’s a… read more

Google Secures Broad Patent for Location-Based Advertising

Google, the world’s largest search engine and the owner of the world’s largest online advertising platform, has been granted a major U.S. patent for “determining and/or using location information in an ad system.” In other words, Google now owns a key patent for location-based advertising.

The patent, which was… read more

AT&T plans for SXSW 2010

GigaOM has a little insight into how they’re planning to do it this year, and if you’re interested in the nuts-and-bolts of keeping a cell phone network up and running (or at least trying to — this is AT&T, after all), it’s worth a read. They’re beefing up the cell… read more

Some things we may not see again from Apple

Conan O’Brien once had a recurring segment on Late Night called “Guests We Won’t Have Back,” during which he would look back at guests (who were fake) that he regretted having on the show. There was bug expert Sara Wiggins, who ate a live beetle in front of the camera…. read more

iPhone/iPod 101: How to get the most out of your battery

The iPhone page is the lengthier of the two, and most of its tips apply to the iPod line as well. Apple notes that the most important thing to do is keep iPhones and iPods away from heat sources like direct sunlight or the inside of a car on a… read more

Live from the Red Carpet: E! Online mobile app relaunched for Oscars

When we say popular, we mean it — there are apparently over 1.4 million iPhone and Android users who enjoy their celebrity and entertainment news direct from the free app. The new version of the app includes the “E! Talk Box,” which gives users a chance to record their own… read more

Rumor: Apple prepping HDMI Macs

<ppicture above comes from AppleInsider, who are claiming that Apple is about to release a Mac mini with an HDMI port in place of the current DVI connector. And that sound you just heard was hundreds of thousands of mini-based entertainment center owners everywhere crying out in excitement, as a… read more

Roadie-approved iPhone case provides ultimate protection

TUAW reader Stuart tipped us off to such a case, designed and built by a friend who creates cases for bands. While this isn’t the most practical iPhone case, it certainly provides a huge amount of protection. It’ll also show a certain amount of panache to carry one of these… read more

Found Footage: SNL parodies Steve Jobs again

Saturday Night Live (SNL) has done a great job of satirizing Steve Jobs and Apple over the years, and the tradition continued last week. “Undercover Boss” is a TV show in the states that has big business CEOs perform their company’s entry-level jobs. SNL expanded the idea to Undercover Celebrity… read more

Why wait? Register for free for Macworld Expo 2011 today!

<pers of TUAW know that we all enjoyed this year's Macworld Expo a great deal, and that we were able to talk to hundreds of vendors and Apple fans during the week that our team was on site. Many of you chose to join in virtually through our frequent livecasts… read more

Will the iPad Launch Be Delayed? [RUMOR]

An analyst has been speculating that manufacturing bottlenecks may reduce the number of iPads available at launch — or delay it entirely, according to AllThingsD.

More than a month ago, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad to the world, with an ambiguous “late March” shipping date for the Wi-Fi… read more

Ars: Apple A4 CPU is a “feature-stripped ARM Cortex A8″

<pe much of the speculation over the iPad's Apple A4 CPU has been focused on the fact that it was a system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by the minds acquired from P.A. Semi, Ars Technica's Jon Stokes has another take on the story.

In a Sunday post, Stokes (who claims to… read more

How to Build a Footer That Doesn’t Stink

As the first thing visitors see, home pages and headers often steal the design spotlight.

But above-the-fold thinking neglects the natural flow of vertical page layout. What happens when people reach the end of a page?

You can bet that a simple copyright statement won’t hold visitors’ attention, but many pages are… read more

Condé Nast reveals initial list of iPad magazines

<p GQ
Vanity Fair
Wired
Glamour
The New Yorker

Expect GQ to be the first one available, either at or directly after the iPad's launch. Vanity Fair and Wired should be available in June, while launch schedules for Glamour… read more

The Search for Better Music Streaming: Grooveshark

Music streaming apps have advanced significantly in recent years, but perhaps not to the extent they should have. However, among the many available such as Pandora, Last.fm and Slacker, you’re bound to find something that suites your needs and fits your taste.

Grooveshark is a little different from the above listed… read more

Rumor: Apple iPad to be delayed?

Over at Fortune, Philip Elmer-Dewitt relays speculation that the iPad might be delayed. Citing a Monday report by Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek, he writes that a manufacturing bottleneck may be affecting iPad production. According to the report, Apple production could be as low as 30% of its target goal… read more

Review: Viva il Re board game app asks to be crowned

Viva il Re (which means “Long live the King” in Italian) is a well-designed board game by Stefano Luperto that has been beautifully ported to the iPhone by by Pro-netics S.p.A. The object is to score points and hopefully get one of your characters to become the new king, because… read more

Creative Bookmarks: Best of February 2010

February was a great month full of awesome tutorials, interesting articles and interviews, and stunning showcases for inspiration.

Quick Nav:

Photoshop TutorialsIllustrator TutorialsWeb/Blogging TutorialsFreebies, Inspiration, & ResourcesPhotoshop TutorialsSuper Easy Typographic Portrait in Photoshop

This tutorial, from Abduzeedo, will show you how to use the Displace filter and some Blend Modes to a great… read more

Quix makes bookmarklets even easier to use

Quix has come up with a way to make them even better. It calls itself “Your Bookmarklets, On Steroids” and it’s hard to argue with that description. Imagine all of your bookmarklets together in one, and being able to come up with shortcuts to trigger each one.

The interface… read more

Encouraged by iPhone market, Nuance announces new medical apps

The first app is Dragon Medical Mobile Dictation. It is designed to allow clinicians to dictate patient notes, emails and text messages instead of typing them on a mobile device. The idea is to let medical professionals dictate and capture information in real time with a smartphone, without having to… read more

The Ultimate Collection Of Brilliant Web Design Tutorials

By Callum Chapman

In this ultimate collection, we bring you a massive selection of great Web design tutorials from all over the design community. All of the tutorials use Photoshop for the main application. By the end, you should have a pretty good idea of where and how to start designing… read more

25 Amazing and Fresh jQuery Plugins

Keeping up with the new jQuery plugin releases and developments sometimes feels like a full-time job! Every other day something new and better crops up that catches the eye and you think yourself “Wow, that looks good, I could use that!“.

For this post I have collected 25 of the best… read more

Stellar Branding Across Various Mediums

Branding & Identity can make or break a company. If you have worked on large scale client with billboards, brochures, letterhead, envelopes, TV, web etc. you know how many details there are to work out over a various amount of mediums. You also know how consistency plays a big role… read more

TUAW Fact Check: Apple using underage labor? No.

When a headline leans towards the sensational side, or doesn’t accurately reflect the information that’s actually contained in the article, it’s easy for poorly-represented news to spread like wildfire. This article from the UK’s The Daily Telegraph, regarding Apple’s self-initiated audit of its overseas manufacturing facilities, is a perfect example,… read more

New iPhone ad: Family Travel

<pyou've been watching TV over the last few days (and who hasn't, with that USA / Canada hockey game and the tsunami coverage), you may have seen the latest in the series of iPhone ads.

The ad, titled “Family Travel,” features a voice-over by a Mom who gushes… read more

5 Best iPhone Apps For Controlling Your Mac or PC

With more than 140,000 apps in the iPhone App Store, finding task-specific apps or utilities for your iPhone or iPod touch (and soon iPad) isn’t the hard part. The hard part is finding the best app for the job. That’s why we’re launching a new series here at… read more

10 Firefox Add-ons to Beautify Your Browser

You’ve clearly made an educated decision in choosing the Firefox browser, so why not make further decisions about how it looks? As you may know, Firefox can give you a totally personalized browser experience, with plenty of options to customize its look and feel.

We’ve trawled the plethora of available… read more

My on-again, off-again Apple relationship

The Apple IIe was the only computer I used in school through 1990. I spent most of seventh grade cooking up little text-based adventure games in BASIC, and I even learned some rudimentary drawing and audio programming, all of which I forgot long ago. In mid-1990, the school revamped our… read more

5 Must-Have Geek Collectibles

While some people may amass large numbers of porcelain figurines or miniature replica cars, we’ve got five far cooler collectibles for those of a more geeky nature.

From vinyl to plush, we bring you five social media-, online- and tech-themed items that will not only show your affiliation to all… read more

The Reader’s View: Best of your feedback, comments and opinions

The first comment, from Ed P, was added to David Winograd’s coverage of his interview with Roland Saekow of BearExtender. It appears that Ed was actually at Macworld watching the interview being done: “Hey, I was watching this while ya’ll were broadcasting! Macworld was Haute! Really looking forward to next… read more

No Apple stock split…for now.

Thursday, Briefings.com, CNBC and a passel of other market analysts predicted that a 4 for 1 stock split would be announced at the Apple Shareholder Meeting. This rumor moved the market, but there are conflicting opinions to why. First, for the uninitiated, a stock split is a zero sum game…. read more

iPhone users come in all ages but probably live near a big city

<pend of this week has brought a little flurry of information about the differences between iPhone and Android users. First up, Admob has released the results of a survey that says the iPhone is twice as popular as comparable smartphones in both young and old demographics. Unfortunately, we can only… read more

Quantcast: Apple share of OS growing while Microsoft shrinks slightly

<parch released today indicates that in North America, Apple's Mac OS X is gaining traction, while the Windows share of the OS market is shrinking ever so slightly. That's the report from Quantcast, a company that measures and analyzes web traffic. They say that the market share for Mac OS… read more

Phoenix Wright, Hexen II coming to the iPhone

Good news for fans of good games: the terrific DS courtroom simulator (which, trust me, sounds much less fun than it actually is) Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney is coming to the iPhone, and Slide to Play has posted some hands-on video. The game takes the two DS screens and stacks… read more

Apple gives Vancouver Olympic visitors a rare treasure

<psome fans of the Olympic Winter Games, it's all about the beauty and grace of figure skating. For others, it's the organized chaos of short-track speed skating, or the aerial bravado of the half-pipe. And for some, it has nothing to do with the sports of winter. Instead, they're intent… read more

Found Footage: Google’s ad, Mac style

Happy weekend! Google may have won some hearts with its Super Bowl ad a little while back, but we all know that Apple is the king of advertising when it comes to technology, so YouTuber allenmonroeiii decided to make a little parody of the Google ad and promote the Mac… read more