Google Reader is more about readers, the people, than readers, the apps

I originally posted this on Google+, but seeing how long it was and that I wanted to make sure it would stick around, I’m cross posting it here as well (irony, duly noted). As reference, this is the original post by Boris Mann on Google+ talking about Brent Simmons’ post and my post on Google+. [...]

Dropbox is the missing piece to make iCloud awesome and indispensable

One of the first things I did once I got iOS 5 and the update to OS X Lion was get iCloud set up and running. I think iCloud is great and I like how well contacts sync up, but, frankly, iCloud isn’t indispensable to my life right now. What is indispensable? Dropbox. I’ve lost [...]

Zite adds user profiles to their app—Everyone can have their own view of the news

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Zite for iPad—born in Vancouver through research at UBC and now owned by CNN—is one of those “best of breed” apps that makes keeping up with the news nearly painless. Except if you have lots of people using your iPad. So while you might be interested in all things Mac your spouse might what to [...]

iOS 5, iCloud, and Lion Updates Will Start Really Changing Things

Apple (Canada) - iOS 5 - 200+ new features for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

The griping about the iPhone 4S—which the more I think of it is a great update to the iPhone 4—has overshadowed the real stuff that is going to make us love our iOS devices more—iOS 5, iCloud, and the Lion updates to support them. By all accounts, iOS 5 fixes how freakin’ annoying notifications are [...]

Kobo Pulse creates a book club from your Facebook friends

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I’m an unabashed fan of everything Kobo does. I’ve long held that Kobo gets ereading better than anyone else—even that other book seller based in Seattle—and their recent Kobo Pulse announcement shows that they are on the same, solid track as always. By connecting the Kobo app with Facebook and your Facebook friends, Kobo brings [...]

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