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DJFriar

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10 apps you should install FIRST on your iPhone

Jun 4th 2011 1:40PM (TUAW.com)
1Password also integrates into all major web browsers, Mac & PC. It also integrates into some apps, such as NetNewsWire and such. In addition, the file format it uses is a fully self contained website, so you can actually open the file directly from Dropbox or any other website you wish to store it on.

Rumor: Apple testing MacBook Air with A5 processor

May 27th 2011 12:19PM (TUAW.com)
I admit, I think that would be awesome. Specifically having both A5 and x86 in the same form factor would be extremely useful.

Sparrow 1.2 first look: A lot to like and a few minor gripes

May 26th 2011 4:52PM (TUAW.com)
I have a question about Sparrow vs. Mail: Mail seems to cache everything locally, taking up tons of room. Does Sparrow also make a local copy of all your email, or does it just act as a better interface to whats on the server? (I only use Gmail).

I like what I'm seeing so far in Sparrow 1.1, but have been unclear on the above since the beginning.

TomTom GPS app offers good maps, terrible interface

May 26th 2011 4:36PM (TUAW.com)
@Jared: Navigon lets you Google any POI you want, from within the app. I've used that a few times when I'm only aware of the company name or similar. Works well.

TomTom GPS app offers good maps, terrible interface

May 26th 2011 4:32PM (TUAW.com)
I noticed that traffic thing too, with get off the freeway, back on again, etc. I swear it didn't do that before the last update or two. Weird.

TomTom GPS app offers good maps, terrible interface

May 26th 2011 4:26PM (TUAW.com)
Weird, I think the Navigon manual address entry is top notch. City, Street name (just the root name, no prefixes or suffixes), then the number, and boom, the only possible options appear, and then I chose the one that matches my prefixes/suffixes. It works much better to me than just pasting in an address, which often gets read wrong in Maps.

I do wish that Navigon would allow me to turn off all voice prompts and just ding when something is happening. I have a nice dash mount, and the screen is easy to look at while driving; the talking is too slow.

My only real grip is that navigating from contacts is poorly done. 1) the option is under more, and I can't move it up closer; and 2) if you have an apartment number listed, it will just route you to the city, st, zip. It won't tell you it didn't read the street, it just defaults to the city (all my apartment numbers are prefixed with #, so it shouldn't be that hard for it to ignore them).

New iMacs and HDD+SSD configurations; how do they work?

May 4th 2011 4:50PM (TUAW.com)
I'm curious how the performance gains would be using that split setup. I'd love to see a comparo that showed, say Aperture in all three "modes":

HDD only
Aperture and OS on SSD, Aperture Library on HDD
Everything on SSD

I know the "all on SSD" will be faster, but I'm curious how much faster it is over the hybrid setup.

For me, I think everything but iTunes on SSD would be fine for 95% of users, with all iTunes content and downloads on the HDD. I can't imagine iTunes gaining a whole lot from the SSD, personally.

Comparing the old iMacs with today's new models

May 3rd 2011 4:18PM (TUAW.com)
I'd order it with the standard drive, then order an SSD from a 3rd party. It'll liekly be cheaper and faster, and though iFixIt hasn't ripped one open yet, there must be a spot for the SSD now. I highly doubt they are using the blade SSD's like the MBA's have, so should be an easy add on to do yourself.

Apple updates iMac with Thunderbolt, beefier GPUs

May 3rd 2011 12:38PM (TUAW.com)
I'm really really curious as to how Aperture works on these new machines, as I believe it is enabled to use GPU resources to their fullest. I can't wait for the detailed reviews to come out.

Apple updates iMac with Thunderbolt, beefier GPUs

May 3rd 2011 12:37PM (TUAW.com)
That is what I always thought made the most sense. Setup a 27" iMac as a secondary display and a headless server, then use a 2nd 27" iMac for my main machine. Sounds ideal to me.

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