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The case study done by Faber Novel tells you how and why was Apple able to beat Microsoft and Google. See the growth chart below, in 2000 no one would ever had thought that Apple can grow so fast and even think of competing Microsoft or Google. “When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, […] you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions.” Steve Jobs1 At Apple Inc, they talk about Vision, Focus and Goal. Vision: Apple identifies needs and use cases to make decisions about function and technologies. Focus: Drops 20 % of non-required functionality to perfectly design 80 % of key user needs. Goal: Attention to details leads to excellence in user experience. MacMasters would soon be releasing the case study which will give you more sight on this topic. This 50 page pdf file would help you understand the power behind Apple's success. 1 Q&A:

'Blog It' is a wonderful feature of TypePad that makes it easy to quickly post articles, photos, video, and more to your blog. Blog It for Safari is an extension for the latest version of Safari 5 (and would not work on older versions) that puts the power of Blog It right in your browser’s toolbar. Just click the Blog It button, customize your post, and publish. To try it out, first you need to update your Safari to the latest version and then simply get this extension . Once you donwload it, double-click to install, and you’re done. If you don’t already have a TypePad blog, you can create an account right from within Blog It. Safari 5 is not the end, for you, they also have support for other browsers, they also offer a Google Chrome extension and a bookmarklet .

Basic Shortcuts This is a list of shortcuts that should be hardwired into your brain. These are usually the most commonly used. Most of the shortcuts on the list are for Finder, although a lot will work in other applications. If I wrote a list for every single application out there I would be here for ever. ⌘ + Q = Quit ⌘ + W = Close window ⌘ + O = Open a file in your application ⌘ + P = Print ⌘ + C = Copy ⌘ + V = Paste ⌘ + X = Cut ⌘ + S = Save ⌘ + Z = Undo ⌘ + A = Select All ⌘ + Y or Space = Quicklook ⌘ + Tab = Cycle through windows Personally I use all of those shortcuts all of the time. It helps to remember them and use them. Most will come naturally over time. Other Shortcuts This is the list where every other shortcut resides. Have a look through and see if there is anything which is of interest to you. ⌘ + ⇧+ 3 = Take fullscreen picture ⌘ + ⇧ + 4 = Take selected area screenshot ⌘ + ⇧ + 4 + Space = Take screenshot of window or menu ⌥ + ⌘ + Escape = Bring up Force Quit window ⌘ + S

World's best Skype has released ver 2.8 for Mac OS X loaded with many new features. Now you can also share your screen with somene you are on call with and experience better sound and image quality. If you are wondering what Skype is or have never heard or used Skype before, let me describe in one line. It's a program used for communicating with others via chat or a telephone-like system that allows users to talk or make video calls to each other for free. This application has recently gained much populatiry since they have launched new version for mobile devices. New features included in the latest ver 2.8 for Mac OS X are: Now insted of instructing how to work, you can share the screen & show. A really simple screen share tool. Experience better audio and video. The image resolution is better than ever. You will love it on your iMac. Download Skype for Mac OS X from here .

iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, today announced availability of RedEye mini, the world’s best and feature-rich portable universal remote adapter for Apple iOS devices. RedEye mini owners can easily operate anything controlled by infrared signals anywhere they go: TVs; cable and satellite receivers; gaming consoles; Blu-ray, DVD and digital media players; and more. “RedEye mini works so seamlessly and seems so simple in concept that it’s easy to overlook the amount of engineering that went into it,” said ThinkFlood President and Founder Matt Eagar. “Ultimately, it’s that surface simplicity which makes it wonderful—just drop the mini into your headphone jack and immediately you have a powerful, customizable remote that goes beyond systems costing several times as much. It’s also a lot of fun.” Why choose RedEye mini? Available now in 52 countries (US MSRP $49) Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad Download IR codes anywhere using a 3G connection or Wi-Fi Activity

It was on May 20th that Apple launched updated for iWork (iPad version). Updates can be downloaded on the iPad or through iTunes. According to Apple, the updates include: Related to Pages Now it support for French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish The toolbar and ruler are now available in wide-screen landscape view Also. documents automatically fit to page width in landscape view Improves reliability when exporting Microsoft Word documents Addresses issues with exporting documents previously imported from Microsoft Word Fixes an issue with text wrapping in Microsoft Word after exporting a document with a frame around an image Addresses a chart font size issue when exporting documents previously imported from Microsoft Word Related to Numbers Now they support French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish Enhanced Back/Front slider in the Arrange panel

Among 153 iPad users, 74 percent say "We are very satisfied" This was supposed to be part of my last post, but unluckily I could not make it.  Well, I believe in the philosophy of better late then never.  Here is what we have been discussing about iPad: Satisfaction percentage of the owners. A survey was conducted over 153 iPad owners and majority of them nod that they are satisfied with the features.  Number of eBook readers have increased in recent months and it has made a positive impact on iPad and its sales.  Lets have a look at the survey graph. If you see the graph, positive rating to iPad is done by 91% of the users which is much more than what Apple has expected. Good job Steve, keep it up! Related links: Current.com | TUAW | iClarified | Tech Blorge

iPhone topping the chart, followed by iPad and Mac subsequently No doubt, iPad has become today’s trend. In spite of many drawbacks and limitations of iPad, it continues to rock European countries. It has left sale of Macs far behind. People have started believing it as the best travel companion and they are replacing  their laptops while they are on the move. According to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky , Apple is currently floating about 200,000 iPads per week, where Macs being moved are just 110,000. However, both of those Apple products stay far behind iPhone, which is apparently racking up sales of 246,000 per week. Lets have a look at graphical presentation.   Analyzing the graph, the present looks good and no doubt, Apple has planned to make some major changes in iPad and enhance the features, which will ultimately increase the sale in near future.  One of the most demanding requirement by iPad uses are a USB hub and a hi-resolution webcam. More info

Here is what Apple has promised about the new MacBook. On Tuesday, as expected the Leaked MacBook Refresh was made official.  The machine has 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo refresh with NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics and longer 10-hour battery life which is really appealing, specially for the sales guys and others who, quite often are on move.  Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong, US and some other locations were chosen to display MacBooks in Apple stores. With all those features and an Apple logo, it costs you only $999.00.  They claim to deliver in 24 hrs within US if you order it from here and also have offered attractive EMI options of 6, 12 or 18 month special financing options .  Wait, there is more for you, if you select Apple Education Discount, you can save big on all Apple products and this offer is available here . Before you plan to buy this one, I would rather suggest you to compare all the MacBooks and chose the best one for you. Global launch of this great battery ba

Download full version, they are 100% free. 100% Safe. Virus & adware scanned   Download for free | Mac OS X Software | Web Applications 1. HTML Purifier Categories: Internet Freeware Posted on Monday, May 10th, 2010 HTML Purifier is an open source standards-compliant HTML filter library developed using PHP. HTML Purifier will not only remove all malicious code (better known as XSS) with a thoroughly audited, secure yet permissive whitelist, it will also make sure your documents are standards compliant, something only achievable with a comprehensive knowledge of W3C’s specifications. Visit the developer's website   2. Slink Categories: Internet Freeware Posted on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Slink represents a very easy method to remotely connect to your home network in order to use iPhoto, iTunes, screen, file and print sharing. Slink is the easy way to remotely connect to your