App Review – Splashtop for the iPad

Splashtop is a remote control, think VNC, utility for PCs and Macs. It doesnt use VNC or Remote Desktop. You goto there website and download a streaming utility for your desktop. Once installed you can start the utility on your desktop and set some pretty standard settings. I didnt need any manual for this. On […]

The future of the Mac Mini Server

Earlier this year I purchased a Mac Mini Server with Snow Leopard Server. I did this so I could set up shared calendars with my family, facilitate wireless Time Machine Backups, host a local update repository, and enable remote services for our iPads, iPhones, and Laptops. So far this has worked well. The big steal […]

Food Review – Epic Burger = Epic Fail

It doesn’t matter what you include or exclude with your burger.  $13.19 for a burger, fries, and malt is nothing but highway robbery.  At that price the burger better jump around in my mouth and play tonsil hockey.  Let me get the good stuff out of the way first and then on to the bad […]

Apple’s App Store vs. ???

This past week I read about Amazon’s entry into the application download space for the Mac.  The question that rang through my head is whether they can do it right.  From what I read there were already things that it can’t do and in some instances you have to download and install the application itself. […]

Game Review – Glow Hockey HD for the iPad

Glow Hockey is an air hockey game for the iPad that has a vibrant, glow based design. Not to much to explain the mechanics, it’s air hockey. I’ve played it for 10 minutes and I have a serious problem with the single player AI. There are four levels that range from Easy, to Medium, to […]

Video Review – Gamifcation Master Class with Gabe Zichermann

Gabe is an excellent speaker and he knows his stuff.  He uses solid, real world examples to communicate and even after the first 30 minutes I found myself still ready to click on to watch the next segment.  The power of understanding and embodying gamication really equates to building a solid group of core customers […]

Book Review – App Savvy by Ken Yarmosh

I have collected a number of books and articles related to App development for the iOS platform. I chose to look at and review this book because it was the first one I ran across that doesn’t simply focus on app development. App Savvy looks to help you plan and execute your development efforts. It […]

Review – Mondo Solitaire from Ambrosia Software

112 Solitaire variations in this one app!  Add to that a clean and simple interface and you can spend a lot of time in this app.  Ambrosia has a long history of making fun and exciting games for the Mac and this one is another example of their great work. When you go to choose […]

Think outside the box, as long as you stay in the box

Sometimes I think the general direction that is faced in corporations can be summed up by trying to think outside of the box while staying inside the box.  Look but don’t touch.  Smell but don’t eat.  It’s akin to planting a seed and refusing to give it water and convincing it that it can live […]

What’s the big deal with .XXX?

Today it was announced that ICANN approved the creation of .xxx as a top level domain.  This domain will be used for adult websites.  Some general points about this top level domain are: The registration will be $60.00 per year. .XXX will only be for adult websites. Adult websites with .com based names will have […]