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The Investment Time Machine

Kat Haselkorn — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:11:02 +0000

How much money would you have today if you’d invested in Apple years ago? The answer is: A WHOLE LOT. In 1990, the Macintosh Classic sold for $1500. That was a considerable amount of money for an electronic at the time, but cost less than earlier models, which appealed to consumers. Although the computing power [...]Related posts:

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App Review: Sir Octopus

Dan Hinckley — Wed, 29 May 2013 01:04:39 +0000

I recently came across an entertaining app while looking through the App Store with my 7 year old son. Sir Octopus, is a game designed for children aged 4 and older that lets you take “Sir Octopus” through a maze to gather up all his kids. The game is a lot of fun and quickly [...]Related posts:

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iPhone App – CryFace

Ben Lingen — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:37:07 +0000

I have a ton of pictures on my phone because I take pictures of friends, animals, nature, and of course my family. One of the reasons I love to take pictures on my phone is that my iPhone is loaded with applications that let me tweak and adjust pictures at will. I can make [...]Related posts:

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App Review: Dash and Bash

Ben Lingen — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:33:52 +0000

Game apps are difficult to get right. Some are too easy while others are too hard or lack interesting context to keep you playing. However when I come across a game which gets it right I’m hooked for hours. Dash & Bash is a game that got me hooked. It’s an amazingly inviting game that [...]Related posts:

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Tales of Pirates for iOS

Ben Lingen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:05:17 +0000

As a parent I am always working to make my kids happy while at the same time hoping that the happiness I bring them includes a bit of learning and discovery. One thing that is great about the iPhone and iPad is that the apps developed on them are often fun and educational. “Tales [...]Related posts:

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App Review: Picerty

Ben Lingen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:26:26 +0000

I am not what you would call an organized individual. I love my family and love taking pictures of them but struggle to figure out the best way to organize them and which ones I should share with the world. One of the things I struggle with most is trying to figure out how to [...]Related posts:

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Motion Backgrounds – Sandy Beach 3D

Dan Hinckley — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:44:20 +0000

About 8 months ago I moved my family down to Florida. One of the best things about living down in a tropical climate is being just a few minutes away from the beach at all times. I love finding excuses to work outside, especially during the winter months, and I’m not above sharing pictures of [...]Related posts:

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An Overview of 3 Real Estate Apps: Zillow Rentals, RedFin, and LoopNet

Kat Haselkorn — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:05:58 +0000

It’s great that pretty much anything can happen on an iphone or tablet these days. Apps make life easier and keep us occupied with our phones for hours on end. There’s been a lot of talk around Zillow and Redfin lately and people are pretty divided when it comes to deciding which app is better [...]Related posts:

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Inpaint – Photo Improvement App

Dan Hinckley — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:40:55 +0000

Apple computers have always been the product of choice for graphical artists and many photographers. The high quality camera on the iPhone 5 and how easily the device integrates with Macs has made graphical and photographic use on Apple products increase. This increase has led to the creation of specialty apps on the Mac that [...]Related posts:

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Cobrain – Promising to Leverage Distributed Intelligence

Dan Hinckley — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:33:12 +0000

One of the reasons I started Maciverse.com is because I love to stay up on the latest technology. Over the past 10 years I feel like most of the innovation for mobile devices have come from the team at Apple and I love the products they’ve developed and brought to market. But the best thing [...]Related posts:

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