Copyright © 2012 AliciaB. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/12/05/giving-gifts-from-apple-beyond-macbooks-ipod-nanos-and-ipad-minis/. Although I reside firmly in the camp of those who believe in gift giving throughout the year, right about now I acknowledge that many many people are looking for gifts, for many price points and for many different types of people. Some...
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Copyright © 2012 AliciaB. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/29/itunes-11-finally-makes-its-debut/.   At their event this past September, Apple announced that a new redesigned version of iTunes will be coming in October. October came and went. Then we were promised the update in November. With November almost already gone, it did not take a genius to conclude that...
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Copyright © 2012 AliciaB. Visit the original article at http://isource.com/2012/11/17/tuning-up-itunes-using-tuneup-my-success-story/. Now that it is officially cold season in my corner of the world, I think it is the perfect time for some sorely needed cleaning up and reorganization of various things around my house and around my computer. Having now set up new MacBook Pro as my main...
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Going into this keynote I readily confess I had already half made up my mind to buy the 13” MacBook Pro with Retina Display. You see I’ve been due for a hardware upgrade for a while now. My 2007 black MacBook has been a trusty companion but is beginning to show its age. It’s not compatible with Mountain Lion and heats up pretty quickly. Till now I’ve been holding out for a true laptop...
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I don’t usually consider an app update worthy of a separate post but last week’s Hipstamatic update made a giant leap forward on the road to perfection. I mean it was already pretty appealing, just about fulfilling its goal of being a one stop “analog” camera app – forsaking cheesy effects or tedious filters for analog films, lenses and flashes as well as building a brand and popular...
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