Federico Bianco has created a concept video showcasing many desired iOS features that we will hopefully see in iOS 7. Currently it’s rumored that iOS 7 is running behind schedule but when it does become available the timing will likely pair nicely with a new hardware release (iPhone 5S ?).
Thanks, MacRumors
As digital content begins to play a bigger role in our society we have to begin to try to understand it more and that includes in what ways do we actually own our digital goods. When you make a digital purchase your not actually buying something physical.
It’s kind of strange to think about, but what we’re really doing is buying the rights to use the said digital goods. Some people have started to look at this and wondered that if we own specific rights to use something then we should be able to sell those rights to others and we would then be effectively forfeiting our own rights to use the content.
Sounds pretty straight forward right? I give my rights that I bought to you at a discounted price. Well, as always, there is going to be a huge debate on whether this kind of stuff is actually legal or not and considering this is all brand new, we’re going to have to work that out in court.
This is exactly what has just happened as a federal judge in a case involving Capitol Records v. ReDigi, has just ruled that attempting to resell digital goods is illegal.
The general idea keeping this kind of activity alive was based on the first-sale doctrine, which allows someone who has legally purchased copyrighted material to resell it. This sounds like it should apply to digital content as well but the judge decided that even though Redigi makes users confirm that they have no existing copies and that the uploader will no longer have access to the files after the transaction is made, they still make copies despite ReDigi’s efforts.
This presents a clear challenge for companies like Apple who have plans to offer up a type of “used digital content” system. This also makes it less appealing to move to an all digital platform as used movie, music, and gaming stores will become obsolete and there will be no similar alternative.
As most of us know, Instagram is a great app thats allows you to create and share your photos with people around the world. It has some filters and borders, but thats about all the editing you can do with it. Lately I have seen many add-on apps that work with Instagram to enhance its use and creativity. The one I recently found, is InstaQuote.
With InstaQuote, you can add text to your photos, and share your favorite quotes or song lyrics. There are options to change fonts, backgrounds, and colors.
I love this app and it’s very easy to use. I tried a few others like it, but this one was by far the best.
This version is free, but there is an option to upgrade to InstaQuotePro for $1.99, which has more fonts and backgrounds for you to choose from.
Instantly create beautiful text images for Instagram.
Have you ever wanted to add text to a photo? Or share words on Instagram? Now you can!
✭ 19 beautifully designed styles
✭ Choose backgrounds from high quality background packs
✭ Use your own photos for backgrounds
✭ Export to Instagram or your camera roll
✭ Use As Background feature to layer different fonts
✭ Customize your words – font size, color, alignment, position & line spacing
✭ Tap on words to add emphasis
✭ 50+ beautiful fonts
Download at the App Store
Often we need to access specific features on our computers when things go wrong or if we start tinkering around with our hardware configurations. Sometimes you just want to see how things are running or maybe your just curious. Either way, here is a list of different key combinations that you can use to access special features built into your Intel Mac.
All of these key combinations should be pressed as soon as you hear the startup sound when turning on your Mac. You will want to keep these keys pressed until your Mac performs the requested function.
Resetting NVRAM
(Having issues with your startup disk, screen resolution, audio issues? Resetting the NVRAM may help resolve these issues. )
Press Option-Command-P-R until you hear startup sound a second time.
Want to start your Mac with bootable media, USB thumb drive or DVD?
Press “C” during startup.
Eject Removable Media
Press Eject, F12, or hold the mouse or trackpad button.
Safe Boot (similar to Windows Safe Mode)
Hold “Shift” during startup.
Verbose Mode (Let’s you see what’s happening during boot-up instead of the Apple Logo)
Press Command-V during startup.
Single User Mode ( As the name suggests, it’s boots into a single user and without a GUI)
Press Command-S during startup.
OS X Recovery System
Press Command-R during startup.
Startup Manager ( A GUI that allows you to choose which volume to boot with)
Press “Option” during startup.
Apple Hardware Test ( As the name suggests, it tests your hardware and reports issues)
Press “D” during startup.
Target Disk Mode (Turn a Firewire connected Mac into a external Hard drive)
Press “T” during startup.
NetBoot (Allows you to boot from a Network “Default Boot Image”)
Press Option-N during startup.
NetBoot (Allows you to boot from a Network “Use Compatible”)
Press “N” during startup.
Blizzard Entertainment has introduced a brand new game, HearthStone: Heroes of Warcraft. The game is a TCG (Trading Card Game) style game that is free-to-play and features all of our favorite Warcraft characters. Build Decks and Challenge players, the core of any good card game, and that’s exactly what HearthStone is all about.
It’s exciting to see Blizzard doing something that shakes things up a bit. I can’t wait to jump in and check it out. The game will be available for Windows PC, Mac, and iPad. You can sign up to be a part of the beta and get even more information by heading to the official site, HearthStone: Heroes of Warcraft.
We’ve always loved collectible card games at Blizzard, so it’s been exciting to bring everything we love about the genre to life in Hearthstone, we’re putting a lot of focus into creating a fun new game that’s easy to pick up and play, but also has a lot of depth. We can’t wait to share it with everyone.”– Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment
