Type of Article: MacTech Blog

This is how we waste our time at work

Posted by | Mar 19, 2012 | , |

OfficeTime.net, creator of the popular OfficeTime time and expense tracking software for Mac and Windows computers and iOS devices, recently conducted a survey of working professionals on their Biggest Time Killers.

Fifty-three percent of respondents were business owners, freelancers or executives, while 39% work in professional “white collar” positions. Survey participants were asked to name their top-three time killers. “Email” was named as this year’s biggest time killer by 47% of respondents.

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Walmart supports Ultraviolet; now the ball is in Apple’s court

Walmart supports Ultraviolet; now the ball is in Apple’s court

Posted by | Mar 16, 2012 | , |

In a move that will rev the iTunes-vs-UltraViolet battle, Walmart is offering a service that turns physical DVD/Blu-ray collections across the U.S. into digital movies.

The retailer’s in-store disc-to-digital service offers the freedom to watch their DVD/Blu-ray collections from Internet-connected devices, including televisions, tablets, smartphones, gaming consoles and more — just as iTunes/iCloud does. The service is powered by VUDU, a video streaming service, and involves the UltraViolet format.

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Apple eyeing ways to let you momentarily enable a mobile device

Apple eyeing ways to let you momentarily enable a mobile device

Posted by | Mar 15, 2012 | , |

A new Apple patent (number 20120062206) shows that Apple is eyeing way to let you momentarily enable an electronic device. It relates generally to power control for an electronic device, and more particularly to a control mechanism providing momentary power and constant power states.

The invention is for a method and apparatus for providing intermittent or interruptible power to an electronic device. The circuit may provide power upon user initiation and interrupt that power in response to a user command, fault state, period of inactivity and so forth.

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There’ll be no iCar, but more iPhone-equipped cars

Posted by | Mar 15, 2012 | , |

There have been scattered rumors over the years that Apple would enter the automotive market (the iCar?). Take my word: that’s not going to happen. However, you will see an ever-increasing Apple influence in automobiles.

Integration of the smartphone into consumer vehicles will become all but standard on new models, according to a new report from Juniper Research (http://www.juniperresearch.com/), which forecasts that 92 million vehicles will feature technology to integrate the smartphone into the head-unit by 2016. And you can bet the iPhone will be the most integrated smartphone.

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