http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog I am always right. Except for when I am wrong. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:10:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/picture-51.png http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog 57 56 I am always right. Except for when I am wrong. Hello, and how are you? Over the past month I have been switching to a new domain name, http://www.letstalkapple.com/. I know in the past I have not been that good with posting on a regular basis, but I am here to change that. After doing some research, I have found ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/dear-subscribers/ All the blogs are abuzz with the continuing saga that is Apple and Microsoft. Everyone has seen the new Microsoft ads where a couple goes into a computer store, and looks for a computer. In the process, they inevitably pass by a Apple computer and say the obvious, “Sexy, but ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/apple-demanded-microsoft-stop-laptop-hunters-ads-why-not/ Let me start this article by saying, I was not always an iTunes junkie. There was a time when I would only purchase music through physical media. I swore to myself that I would never succumb to the digital movement. Gradually the pact I made with myself wore thin, and I ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/itunes-store-sheer-genius/ I was reading an interesting article on The Apple Blog [Link to Article] that discussed the infamous MacBook Air, and how it was the Netbook of their our dreams. They spoke about the differences in materials as well as the major differences in power. A report from The NPD Group ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/macbookairopinion/ Longtime Mac users have become accustomed to not getting what they really want with their Macs. When Phil Schiller announced that the Express Card Slot would be replaced with an SD Slot, Macheads started thinking, “Huh? All of a sudden, we are getting an SD Card slot? I thought that ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/whats-going-on-with-apple-are-we-really-getting-what-we-want/ What if Apple allowed developers to create mini applications to interact with the iPhone OS in the form of a plugin? I am not thinking about larger application plugins that would eat-up the phone’s battery life, but simple plugins that enhance the user experience. Plugins that would allow applications live ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/appstore-plugins-for-the-iphone/ Imagine this scenario. You are canoeing with some friends, and all of a sudden their boat capsizes. Normally you would not jump in to help out, you would sit in your canoe snickering at your cold, wet buddies. In this scenario, the capsized boat starts to sink. This is not the ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/the-real-jesus-phone/ Right now I am trying to locate the best Note-taking application for Mac OS X. I guess right now would be the best time to say that is must be FREE. Why free? Simply because I do not like to pay for applications! Here is a list of some of ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/notetakingapplications/ It has been quite a while since I have written on CrunchyMunchkin. I swear I have a love/hate relationship with this thing... One day I miss writing (like today) and the next I have zero interest in it. The last batch of comments are what have me getting back into ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/let-the-posting-commence/ I do not think anyone (except maybe my brother) realizes how excited I am for the Schiller-note on Monday. Because of this excitement, I thought it would be proper to do a quick roundup of some of the stuff we expect to see at WWDC on Monday. Don't forget to ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/wwdc-rumor-roundup/ I am just as excited as the rest of you when it comes to Push Notifications on the iPhone. This is Apple’s “solution” to the battery draining effects of background processes, but I can’t help but question some of the Developer’s intentions for Push Notifications. Developers are allowed to use Push ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/why-push-notifications-can-be-a-bad-thing/ On Tuesday, Scott Forstall gave us a sneak preview of the newest iPhone Software due to hit sometime this summer. The newest iteration of the software seems to resolve all (if not most) of the issues users have been griping about, as well as bring the iPhone up to par, software-wise, with ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/iphone-30-software/ On Thursday, Apple released the Safari 4 Beta to the public, and I was one of those who took a bite. There have been a few UI changes, which some will not like, and also some major improvements to the speed and performance of the browser. Personally, I have always ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/safari-4-beta-quick-impressions/ Developing for the iPhone? Great! Want to develop for the iPhone? Even better! Go ahead and download the newest SDK for yourself, it's free... If you want to learn more, you can visit the Apple Website, or read the post: iPhone SDK + Enterprise. [Join The Developer Connection] http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/iphone-sdk-221-now-available/ Plug-in your iPhone, because there is a new software update available for your baby... I mean er, Phone... Anyway, as you can see in the screenshot above there is no new functionality, but it does address some issues with saving pics from mail to your camera roll. It also improves ... http://crunchymunchkin.com/blog/iphone-221-software-update/