iOS 101: using folders and spotlight to organize Your Home Screen

My assessment of the scientfic folders are the most underused part of iOS 4.2 (or earlier for the iPhone). I'm simply amazed when I see someone's main screen mata a single icon. Now I'm not advocating reliance solely on folders; access to the most commonly used applications (mail, OmniFocus, and my current app writing Favorites) is Super, but the Group of second-level applications into folders is equally a good idea.

As evidence, and present the current iPad home screen:

Thanks to the introduction of folders and easily group similar applications. Anything related to Reading (e-books, Goodreader, Zinio, Instapaper, etc..) are in Reading. My applications are all in their own folder, such as iWork applications. I have taken six or seven screens in the app and reduced to one.

Create folder is easy: simply drag the application icon to another icon and iOS will automatically create a folder and name it on the basis of the categories application Marry two game applications and you will receive a folder with the name of the game. You can change the folder to whatever you like, so not Apple gives you named.

You can also perform this task directly in iTunes, select your iPad in the sidebar by clicking on the applications tab at the top, and then dragging the icon on the top of each other in the same way as on the user's screen, the iPad. You are when you configure the folder for the first time, iTunes is the best way to move a ton of applications around.

There are several problems already start to folders. The first is, despite the fact that on the home screen, there are open spaces, when you install a new app, iOS you want to install it on the screen two. It is also possible to obtain in a trap "where stick this application?". Fortunately, the easy solution to this problem is to Spotlight search.

If you swipe to the right on the home screen will make search Spotlight. Type in the name of the application you want to run and will be displayed in search results. Click this icon to run it. Also within the scope of this notice, while not Spotlight is a good way to search in certain applications, too. Whenever you need to search for notes introduced in application notes or specific e-mail, use the Spotlight search.

It should also be borne in mind that the double Home button shows the applications have been used recently. You can run them from there, too. If the application is enabled multitasking, will load quickly and Show the latter application was in.

As you would imagine, I'm the biggest folders. My Internet is Safari, Twitter, Flipboard, Reeder and other applications that rely on an Internet connection to operate. Because the folder is open, when you close the application, it is very easy to quickly run through My RSS feeds and Twitter routine. Although my electronic book readers are in my reading, you will usually run Spotlight them open. Same with parties and other iWork applications. Try several different folder configurations and workflows, and I guarantee you'll find that the folders do force the iPad or iPhone is easier.

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Apple releases a new version of the OS X Lion Developer Preview

Apple released a new update of Mac OS X Lion developers at the end of Wednesday. Preview is the second version of the OS X Lion to be released to registered developers Mac for testing. The new version is build 11A419, while the previous compilation used ID code 11A390.

It is not yet clear new compilation brings to the table. We have detailed some of the changes in the OS X lion in the preceding subparagraphs, and reports suggest that a number of stability improvements must be made to the OS before General Release sees it, so perhaps some of these are included in this update.

Apple is said by some to be close to release candidate GM, which immediately precedes the arrival of public transport version. OS X Lion film release in the summer, as soon as possible, as , the Conference of the WWDC planned for June 6-10. At least you'll probably see a version of the operating system much closer to the width of the Release previewed at the event.

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Vimeo application for iPhone includes editing tools

Vimeo finally introduced application Official iOSvideo sharing site. The application enables access to the Vimeo video online, but stresses it can record, edit, and submit your own videos to the service first and foremost. This is a wise step for the service that you want to distinguish themselves from the clear market leader YouTube, which is pre-installed on any iOS navigation device.

When you first start the application, you can sign for or login to your account, then immediately displays the Vimeo on your "My Stuff". But on the first tab in the navigation bar at the bottom of the app is "My Videos", and allows you to shoot new video directly in your application or add an existing library to your iPhone. If you already have to upload videos to Vimeo, displayed on this screen, too. The second tab along the bottom navigation bar is the section of the recording, which allows you to create video projects using multiple clips, taken from the library or directly from within the application.

On the Recordings, you can combine video clips, and use a simple video editor built into the application, which lets you add Vimeo title simple and text to movie clip, Create transitions and add sound track. Editor is pretty bare bones, but is also which is remarkably well considering it is not even the basic purpose of the application. It feels like it can do the job great shooting, editing and publishing simple, impressive videos short, all without leaving the Vimeo.

Vimeo had its time with the release of the application (Ryan Lawler had scoop on his way to the existence of planned back in September of last year), but I think that the company finally went to the great choosing offers more than just basic access to web content. The application is, of course — for viewing and get access to the contents of the saved and the tools to manage — but also makes a lot more. It is clear attempt at Vimeo on behalf of the appeal to the creator of the content, and should provide a site with a slight edge in attracting mobile uploaders.

Of course, due to its impressive video creation and editing tools, it also has a limited scope. Vimeo app is only compatible with iPhone 3GS and 4, iPod touch (gen), and the iPad 2. That leaves many iOS loop. Is calculated risk on behalf of the company, Vimeo, because the company clearly prioritize achievement above casual customers browse creators. Given how solid capture and edit application page is, I think that this is a smart move and one that represents a better long-term investment than just rushing to market with watered-down, but more generally consistent, the product.

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New draft of the Kickstarter stylus for iPad Crowd Redesigns

Updated. If you are looking for the stylus right to use the Web the iPad, a new project Kickstarter may be the best option available — and at the best price, too, because at time of payment is finally to be so unusual financial decision. Cosmonaut is a new project from the creators Glyph iPhone 4 tripod mountand has a smart new approaches to design stylus iPad.

Cosmonaut is a project of the stylus on the first iPad, I have seen which truly takes into account the unique constraints and problems using a stylus in conjunction with large capacitive touch screen. I have several different narecznym iPad line, but Pogo sketch from ten one design is my weapon. Although it is my preferred tool, which does not make, that is not necessarily one. I still have many problems with screen reading my as a confusing entry secondary, and using the iPad as one would a traditional pen and pad combo box simply does not work (although some applications provide automatic detection, wrist slightly easier).

Unlike Pogo sketch, and many other narecznym the iPad like Cosmonaut will not take the pen as his inspiration for the project; Instead, look at the tag of the array. Is the concept that the co-author of the Cosmonaut Dan prepozyt made reality back in November on their own DIY buildand which he and partner Tom Gerhardt clearly saw the long-term value in Pastor argues that writing on the iPad is not like using a pen because of low fidelityand since wresting the hand on the surface of the device is no-no. instead is quite accurately reflects how we use arrays, ie. quick and dirty write ideas and information. Artists are highly capable of creating masterpieces on iPad, but for most users, the point is to get the idea out quickly without much attention to minor points.

I like also that Cosmonaut seems to be a small rubber Tip, as opposed to the traditional style of them felt used on the most up-to-date narecznym capacitive. And like Glyph, this new design looks like a remarkable test pen in engineering a simple, elegant, a product, which puts emphasis on extreme usefulness.

As a Kickstarter project Cosmonaut will require the involvement of the various sources in order to achieve its objective of funding. This time around Provost and Gerhardt tried a slightly different approach to the language spoken by the majority of the Kickstarter projects. Instead of setting the thresholds of the various prizes for each level ($ 25 provides a pre-order, $ 45 won two, etc.), is asking investors to put whatever they believe it is worth. Any amount more than $ 1 a pre-order Cosmonaut, although the final retail price will be around $ 25. It is a very interesting experience, especially considering that this is limited to 3000 sources, which means that if all the Pledges the absolute minimum, the project 50.000 $ funding objective is clearly not be achieved.

The strategy is risky, but that should prove telling glimpse into what kind of premium people placed on good design. Check the video below of the product in action and think about what would pay for such a device. If you feel like sharing this figure in the comments, I'd love to hear what you think.

Update: and he was Dan and Tom and replied to my questions immediately after the publication of this article. Here are questions sent and their response in full:

TAB: Why go with the model wages as you want this time around? What happens if you hit the limit of the backer before you hit the covers financing?

Tom: Dan and I decided to try to pay what you want to model, because we were interested in the social aspects of it, and we wanted to give back to the community of Kickstarter. If we are to reach our limit backer, but not fulfilled our purpose of financing, we believe, a very interesting dynamic build from the sources of the project. Will there be any advocates? Will there be any large contributors, who Tip the balance? Price in excess of the above, below, the purpose of financing? We will see, but it will be exciting first for the web.

TAB: every success with the Glyph, you'll find projects funded through Kickstarter, and what did you hear the impact of what happened this time around with a cosmonaut?

Tom: The Glyph taught us, that can never be too simple. Although we strive for simplification with the Glyph, still we managed to confuse some of our sources, so this time around we tried to keep the dead simple. We can also leaned to never underestimate the power and generosity of the crowd, so this time around we put our full trust in them.

TAB: on the back of the success of the Glyph, you probably could have easily secured a more traditional VC funding for this project. Why return to Kickstarter?

Tom: Dan and I want to maintain our direct relationship with our customers, really our colleagues. So for us, Kickstarter makes perfect sense. They let us know, what they produce, we need to keep them informed through process and lead us to be accurate. We can lose by VC.

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Tip reference in application in iOS more social 5

The owner of the iPhone recently uncovered evidence ( 9t05Macthrough the) social picture sharing component built in iOS 4.3 when using image-editing application to a third party. App has shown that there is normally an album library photo iPhone specifically for albums "Photo Stream". Information suggests that this is a picture of the social sharing feature, which is not yet active in iOS and which may be on track to release iOS 5.

Previous evidence regarding the Photo stream iOS, which comes from the earlier digging through the code for the iOS 4.3, appeared again in January. Essentially the system seems to operate by allowing users to create a publicly viewable albums, which are automatically updated on other users ' devices, so long as these devices are subscribed and have the appropriate permissions to view the stream.

New discovery shows that the system is largely already in place throughout the iOS, Apple will probably only need to remove the switch to turn it on in the next major update to its mobile software platform. Also shows that Photo streams should be available to another application, and that the applications can also potentially be able to publish directly to the shared streams, creating in iOS photo sharing social network system that can compete with InstagramSciezki and giving color. In fact, if Apple allows you to share your photos social for all built-in and easy to use, these applications may have a hard time staying afloat. HDR photography applications are not exactly burning up the charts, because Apple baked that iOS 4.1, for example.

Apple also is considered to have worked on the revision of its MobileMe cloud services package. New MobileMe is recognised as being freeand include a number of social networking functionality, including service type latitude "Find my Friends ' Google. It may be that the Photo stream still has not been released, because the linked closely with overhauled MobileMe, so both must run at the same time. In fact, its almost a lock that the pictures shared in this manner would be stored in the cloud not (device to device, always on Internet connection sharing is practical in terms of battery life), but whether or not it will fall under the umbrella brand specifically MobileMe is quite another matter.

iOS must deliver something to a large increase in iPhone JumpStart in the face of competition from Android, especially if Apple isn't planning on unveiling of new equipment in June (something that still I think it is unlikely). Built-in social sharing feature, the system which iOS ownership social membership is exactly the kind of thing On which could shake the market, especially if Apple makes a smart move and provides such features free for all owners of the device.

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How do I replace the optical drive in your MacBook SSD

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Just before the latest MacBook Pro updates were released, rumors swirled that the new models would adopt solid-state drives (SSD) in addition to hard disk drives (HDD) and drop internal optical DVD drives across the line. That sounded perfect to me. As I dove for the couch cushions in search of spare change to add to my computer upgrade fund, I considered that I didn’t really need a new computer. What I wanted was SSD. But SSD tech is expensive — really expensive if I wanted the same amount of storage offered by my MacBook Pro’s HDD. Luckily, there’s a way to have both. Inspired by others, I decided to remove my optical drive and install an SSD in its place and pair it with a large hard drive.

I love this setup. I have the blazing fast speed of the SSD (it really does feel like getting a new computer) and I have enough room for everything I need thanks to the spacious HDD. There are some other advantages that might not be obvious at first glance, too:

You can install an alternate system on the HDD. I have Snow Leopard installed on the SSD for everyday work and I have Lion installed on the hard drive for testing.You can use Boot Camp to install Windows on the HDD because it is a true internal drive. Boot Camp won’t work with an external drive, but it works great with this setup and it doesn’t use any of the space on the precious SSD.I have lots of room for Virtual Machines on the 500GB HDD so I can create other testing setups as needed.

Yes, I have to connect an external optical drive every time I need to install something from disc, but once I was done with the initial setup I haven’t needed it that much. It really has proved to be the perfect arrangement  for my needs. Here’s how you can do it with your own MacBook.

The tools. Click to enlgarge.

To get the space requirements for your SSD, select your drive and “Get Info” to see how much space is used (make sure to empty the trash first!). Now check how much space is being used by the User folder(s) on your computer. The difference between the two is all the system files and applications that you will want to put on the SSD. The Users folders themselves can go on the HDD.

As an example, I was using about 300 GB on my HDD. The Applications (including CS5 and Xcode), root Library and System folders take up about 53 GB of space. My Home folder takes up about 240 GB (and my iTunes Media is on a network share). I wanted enough room for my system files and applications on the SSD, and some room left over for a portion of my user files so that these frequently used files would benefit from the speed of the SSD.

Using my computer as an example, I could conceivably get by with a 60GB SSD (I have 53 GB of system and application files, as mentioned). But that’s cutting it too close for the system files (OS X needs 4-5 GB of free space just for temp files and such things). And it would mean that all user files would have to go on the HDD. On top of that, early reports indicate that SSDs benefit from extra free space to keep them running fast. In my case, that would mean at least 80 GB. I wanted to get a drive from the high-performing OWC Mercury Pro line, so I moved up to the next available size of 115GB. If you’re struggling with the decision, it’s always a good idea to buy as much storage as you can afford.

I have held various certifications in Apple hardware repair starting back in 1994, but I honestly didn’t need any of that training to upgrade my mid-2009 MacBook Pro. Any uni-body MacBook or MacBook Pro is pretty easy to get into. iFixit.com is a great resource for a detailed photo walk-through of the steps to remove the optical drive from your Mac. I placed the optical drive in an external slim USB enclosure so I could continue to use it, and I also have an external Blu-ray drive for any DVDs or CDs that I might need.

I also removed my existing hard drive, placing it in an external enclosure, and installed a new 500 GB 7200RPM drive from Seagate in its place. You might choose to stick with your computer’s existing HDD, depending on your storage needs.

The bracket for your SSD. Click to enlarge.

The next step is to attach the SSD to the bracket, after which you can install the bracket itself where the optical drive used to be. As I mentioned above, I bought the SSD and the bracket in a bundle from OWC. They helpfully include the tools that you need and provide online video guides for the installation.

The inside of the MacBook with the SSD installed. Click to enlarge.

Setting up your new drives in Disk Utility. Click to enlarge.

I decided to do a clean install of the system to the SSD and then copy over select files from my user folder. I booted from the OS X installation disc (I actually have an external FireWire 800 hard drive set up for this purpose – saves 20-30 minutes), formatted both drives with Disk Utility and ran the installer. When that was done, I booted to the SSD, ran the guided setup, Software Update, and installed my core applications.

There are a couple of choices here. I could move my entire user folder to the HDD, but I wanted the benefits of the SSD for some frequently used files from the Home folder. I decided on a mixed solution where I could keep some user folders on the SSD (~/Applications, ~/Desktop, ~/Library in particular) and the folders with hefty storage requirements (Documents, Downloads, Movies, and Pictures) on the HDD. I kept the ~/Music folder on the SSD so that iTunes would be able to quickly load the iTunes Library file, which is the index to all of the media files and the associated metadata like ratings and play count. I had previously set the preferences in iTunes to point the iTunes Media Folder location to a network share, so all of my media files are actually on a network share. I suspect that most people would want to keep their ~/Music folder on the SSD and use the advanced preferences tab in iTunes to move the iTunes Media Folder to the hard drive.

I copied the old Documents, Downloads, Pictures and Movies folders from my original HDD (now installed in an external enclosure) to their new home on the big internal hard drive. Once I had them in place, I was ready to fix up my Home folder.

The trick to splitting up your Home folder so that some stays on the SSD and some points to the HDD is to use symlinks. Symlinks are a function of the UNIX underpinnings of OS X to create something like an alias, but at a low-level in the filesystem. I created links to point certain directories in my Home folder to locations on the HDD. After creating the links, those folders appear to be in the “normal” spot in my Home folder, but they don’t use any room on the SSD as they act like an alias that points to the HDD. Even thought the image below shows “Alias” as the kind for these link files, don’t make the mistake of creating an alias in the Finder. You will need to use the command line to create a symlink.

This new setup has everything I need. Incredible boot times, fast application launching, and overall snappy performance. I have a triple-boot system with Snow Leopard, the developer preview of Lion, and Windows 7, with room for a few Virtual Machines too. Now that the Mac App Store is taking off, I don’t even have to hook up the optical drive very often. It’s beautiful.

If you’ve done something similar, I would love to hear about it. If you want to try this setup and have questions, I’ll try to answer in the comments below.

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Controversy: there is no application in this

Recently, the App Store has been in the news a little for some applications it accepted, and controversial seems can savvy policy holders to direct marketers to bypass traditional media route and go straight to the exposure of large use now. Forget newspapers and TV; the best way to exit the word is via the App Store and Apple creates controversy when it accepts or rejects the app but it is good for Apple?

Apple's adoption of the app that contains information about the "ex-gay" because one check mix. People were talking about it everywhere, and petitions are flying left and right. Regardless of Your position on app adoption or content application developers walk away the winner. To post a review, Apple requires someone to download ("purchases") even if it is free (app). Niesprawiedliwi (and some supporters) rushed to buy the product only for the fact not excited about it. So this application a short not only of the press, but tons of sales during its brief existence, too.

Similarly, an application that helps you find the speed and DWI checkpoints inspired to law enforcement and even lawmakers U.S. to debate the issue. Until the Congress got involved, I had no interest in the application, but make sure that downloaded it after all. I'm predicting the infamous Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church will shortly submit to the app and their rejection of publicly displayed by Apple, too.

The amazing thing about these applications is that they are merely packed app version information developers had on their websites. Both the "ex-gay", and the speed trap Web sites for users and probably zmagaly advertising before application. The relatively low price of a set of developer and programming now everyone says about them. The owner of a small business in me gives them a huge thumb for getting their messages in a cost-effective manner.

Heck, when Apple download app "ex-gay" recently and when (and anticipate) they pull app speed traps, we talk about both all over: more developers get more hits to your Web site and more supporters among many niesprawiedliwi. Paradoxically, if Apple rejected these applications, it would be for almost as much publicity. When Apple rejected ("excuse me" not approved ") the voice of Google app, more people began to ask what was Google voice. When Apple rejected political cartoonist, I wanted to see what was drawing.

This user is great for Apple. Suddenly many iPhone owners want to know how to download these applications to try out or speak out against them. This probably means more credit card numbers, Steve spoke of those registered in its presentation and more users App Store in General. More eyeballs on the App Store is good for developers. Talk about not losers in the economy of the app!

Apple loves the spotlight, and the app approval process is a large part of its ability to maintain this focus. These applications Apple store people with fringe and its product. We simply do not hear anything this user on the platform Android. Android generally accept everything, so it is much more difficult to obtain the word — positive or negative. With something as controversial as "curing" homosexuality Apple not individuals will be to complain? Sure, but in order to post their complaints in a place where it would be most visible to the application by the intended audience, users have to log in and Buy a very app they derided.

As a lightning rod for controversy over the App Store is also terrific machine PR. may not be the most above Board to draw attention to the reasons or the product, but it is effective and will probably be until (if ever) Apple lays down certain rules final approval process for App Store. And that is not something that is unlikely to do so any time soon, if people keep clicking, downloading and purchasing.

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