by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 12, 2010 | Asides
Not that the dictionary next to my bed isn’t working and not that I was going to stop reading DFW because he makes me work, but: Touch and hold any word to look it up in the built-in dictionary or Wikipedia, or to search for it throughout the book and on the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 8, 2010 | Featured, Macworld, Reviews, Writing
My Audubon Guides for iPhone Review is now up at Macworld.com. While I won’t be giving up my copy of iBird Pro for Audubon’s Bird program, these Audubon apps offer more options for those who explore outdoors, including field guides for trees, plants, and...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 6, 2010 | Asides
I can make no claim to the headline above, it’s a complete steal from Dan Moren’s Macworld article about how developers are struggling with creating iPad apps with no iPad in hand. Dan’s article is great, but the photos are really a very interesting...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 6, 2010 | Asides
I Think he’s got a point. I believe that in the under-12 market, the iPad will dominate without any real competition, and completely change children’s culture — and for three reasons: It’s perfect for parents, the “children’s...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 4, 2010 | Commentary, Featured, Writing
Books in the Age of the iPad — Craig Mod I probably could have quoted the whole article, but you’re better off reading the original, because it’s as beautiful to look at as it is good to read… FOR TOO LONG, the act of printing something in and of...