Clayton Lai Archives

TextGuru and MagicPad: Mobile Cut-and-Paste Text Editing

By Clayton Lai Nov. 10, 2008, 6:00am PT 8 Comments

The lack of the ability to cut, copy, and paste and to select portions of text makes text editing on the iPhone/iPod touch an exercise in patience. So, for all you writers who are masochistic enough to use your mobile device to write, this one is… Read More »

The 13″ MacBook Pro That Could Have Been

By Clayton Lai Nov. 5, 2008, 12:00pm PT Comments Off

Apple had it so close… That was the first thought I had when Apple unveiled the new aluminum MacBook and MacBook Pro on October 14. Many Mac owners out there are still longing for a successor to the PowerBook G4 12″. I am one of them. Someone… Read More »

Styli for iPhone & iPod touch

By Clayton Lai Nov. 5, 2008, 6:00am PT 11 Comments

Am I the only one who gets more misses than hits with the on-screen keyboard of the iPhone and iPod touch? Typing accuracy is OK when my iPod touch is resting on a flat surface, but it is another story altogether when I’m walking or while… Read More »

The Apple Experience

By Clayton Lai Nov. 3, 2008, 5:30am PT 70 Comments

Maybe it is because I am a recent switcher that I notice details long-time Mac owners may take for granted, details that are so minute yet so useful and so quintessentially ‘human’. The level of attention painstakingly paid to the many small details found on every… Read More »

Stuff iTunes With Videos Using VideoDrive

By Clayton Lai Oct. 29, 2008, 8:00pm PT 8 Comments

Are you a video junkie who loves nothing more than stuffing iTunes with videos to watch in Front Row, Apple TV, or on your iPod? If you find yourself spending more time than you should fussing with conversion and the such, VideoDrive can get those… Read More »

TAB Welcomes: Clayton Lai

By Clayton Lai Oct. 28, 2008, 11:00pm PT 3 Comments

Hi everyone, from the little red dot known as Singapore! I have a confession to make: I am a recent switcher. Being in the broadcast and advertising industry, I have always been surrounded by Macs. Just about every one—from production companies to advertising agencies to postproduction facilities—uses… Read More »

Change Notes Font On iPhone/iPod touch

By Clayton Lai Oct. 28, 2008, 1:00pm PT 50 Comments

I really, really detest the Market Felt typeface used in the Notes application in the iPod touch and iPhone. It is hard to read, hard to edit points into, and looks plain childish. Fortunately, I stumbled upon a way to easily have your notes displayed with Arial… Read More »

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