Category Archives: Apple

Just kidding: Apple never had an issue with Saga #12

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Orren

So yesterday, I posted about how I was frustrated with Apple for refusing to allow Saga #12 to be sold through the iOS app Comic by ComiXology. I based my blog on the press release from the co-creator of the … Continue reading →

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Apple vs. SAGA and when curation goes too far

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Orren

I love an independent, creator-owned comic series called Saga:   The cover should tell you everything you need to know. This is a mature science fiction/fantasy comic about a “mixed species” romance, in which a young couple with a brand-new … Continue reading →

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An Apple A Day…

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Orren

Apple has officially begun its World Wide Developer’s Conference (which I believe sold out before it even went on sale, due to some developers having time machines). With the new conference, comes the new Keynote address, and with it, the … Continue reading →

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Price fixing eBooks: the DOJ vs. Apple and everyone else

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Orren

For those of you who don’t buy eBooks, this won’t matter at all. For those of you who do, this may not matter much. But for those who are interested, the US Department of Justice has just filed a civil … Continue reading →

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You know you’re winning when…

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Orren

This is my fourth day in Austin at the SXSW conference, and you’d almost think they were handing out iPhones with badges. There are thousands of people here, and I think every one of them have iPhones and/or iPads. In … Continue reading →

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Bought me some new Apple products today

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Orren

So for those of you who are into techie stuff, you know that Apple has released a new iPad today. It’s not called the iPad 3, by the way, just iPad—the same way that every iPod model is just called … Continue reading →

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The iOS-ification of OS X continues

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Orren

Today Apple unveiled a sneak peak of it’s forthcoming update to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, named OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. The micro-site includes a promo video that offers an introduction to all the new Mac OS X apps … Continue reading →

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New OSes, new iClouds

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Orren

It’s been a while since I’ve rambled here, but I wanted to have a few days to let things settle for a while. Wednesday, Apple released iOS 5, along with iCloud. To take advantage of iCloud, all of my Macs … Continue reading →

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Steve.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Orren

I never met Steve Jobs. Still, I feel that in many ways, I would not be living the life I lead today were it not for his vision and his company. I’m sure I’d still write and make music, of … Continue reading →

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iPhone 4S

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Orren

Yes, I was one of those geeks who kept one eye on a liveblog of this morning’s Apple Event (which you can now view on apple.com). So I figured that I might as well turn my geekery into a blog … Continue reading →

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