Apple: Driving down the cost of software

Looking as I do frequently on the Mac App Store and iPhone/iPad App Store, I can’t help but notice how cheap software is now, compared with the old days before the App Stores existed and software was sold mainly on disc in big box packaging. Apple have led the way with their own apps. All the … Read more »

Graphic design on an iPad

Following my earlier post on my first week with the new iPad, I’ve had a chance to test out some of the design software. I chose one graphics app in particular, ‘Inkpad‘, which describes itself as a professional vector illustration app designed from scratch for the iPad. I decided that some social media buttons for … Read more »

First week with the new iPad

Apple’s new iPad sold over 3 million units in the first 3 days. To put this into perspective, the first iPad took nearly 3 months to achieve the same figure, and even this was considered a massive success that had far exceeded all expectations. I got my hands on the new model unexpectedly in the first … Read more »

Marketing VP reveals the four keys to Apple’s success

Apple’s Vice President iPhone Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, gave an insight into the secrets of Apple’s success this week. He was speaking at a recent event in the UK called “Silicon Valley Comes to Cambridge.” None of this will come as a huge surprise to anyone who follows Apple, but it’s interesting to hear it … Read more »

Let’s rid the world of Adobe Flash

Many web designers and tech savvy internet users share a common belief that Flash is bad. Sure, it brightens up web pages with pretty moving graphics, but in technological terms it’s a relic from a bygone era. Flash is the nasty, buggy, resource-hungry browser plugin that has been the scourge of the internet for over … Read more »