Many of us are hip to Twitter these days, and there are a myriad of options for keeping track of the resulting tweets. I personally bounce between the webpage itself and Tweetdeck (while on my Mac). But sometimes I want to trim down my open… Read More »
Bio:Like many, I started on Apple computers back in the mid 80′s. But since you must experience pain and sorrow to truly know joy, I did my requisite years on the Windows platform before finding myself and my happiness again with Apple’s OS X. I had one of the very first 17″ PowerBooks out of our local Apple store and have never looked back.
Not long after submerging myself back into the world of Apple, I began writing here at TheAppleBlog. I love to write and talk about Apple, so it was a perfect fit. I relish the chance to educate others and geek-out, so please feel free to ask questions. I thoroughly enjoy lively comment threads on my posts, so please sound off!
When I’m not writing here, I’m serving as the world’s greatest dad to 3 kids, making my lovely wife fall in love with me each day, playing with Legos, checking someone at the hockey rink, traveling Colorado to make great photographs, or paying the bills as a Cisco Network Engineering consultant. And other stuff.
Check out my personal home on the web at http://nicksantilli.com or follow my random stream of consciousness on Twitter @nucof.
Recent Posts
We here at TheAppleBlog have posted a fair bit about Smule and their iPhone/iPod touch applications. Their apps are a bit off the wall (which seems like a winner in the App Store), but pack a lot of potential under the hood (as I indicated… Read More »
Hey guys (and yes, I do just mean the guys on this one), lonely for Valentine’s Day? Need some positive reinforcement? Maybe just a quick, chauvinistic laugh? If you answered with an emphatic “Yes!” to any of the preceding and have an extra 99 cents to… Read More »
Has the Favorites list within your iPhone’s Contacts app grown so long that you might as well be using the entire Contacts listing? As it turns out, I have a lot of favorite people too. So as the list grew out of control, I started using… Read More »
The design of Apple’s App Store has been receiving a fair bit of criticism from both developer and customers alike. I’m not here to rehash all of that, but rather, to point out the results of a pricing experiment that App Cubby founder, David Barnard performed. To… Read More »
I’m rarely one to buy into extended warranties. I worked at Best Buy (I was young and stupid, cut me some slack) long ago, and swore I would never waste money on those coverage plans. All that being said, I recommend all my friends cover their… Read More »
At first blush, I wasn’t convinced that BurnBall had the stickiness necessary to merit replay in my oh-so-valuable free time. As it turns out, the deceptively simple yet addictive game play make for a great and fun way to kill time on the iPhone or… Read More »
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With all the interest in Netbooks these days, many eyes are on Apple to see what kind of move they may make in this relatively new space. Some analysts believe that Netbooks are a risky idea for all PC makers, while others foster the belief… Read More »
I’ve spent several hours tinkering with Apple’s new iPhoto ’09 — part of the newly updated iLife ’09 suite of media applications — and I like what I’ve seen so far. The entire application is a strong step forward, and the exciting new features (facial recognition… Read More »
If sliding down mountains of snow is your thing, it’s quite possible that you’re keen on staying up to date with the current and upcoming snow conditions. As with most niches, this space too has been filled for those of us toting an iPhone or iPod… Read More »
From the coders who brought you Trip Cubby and Gas Cubby (both of which I use weekly), comes Health Cubby. If you’ve used either of the aforementioned iPhone and iPod touch apps from App Cubby you’re already aware of the kind of data collection they… Read More »
I’m a big hockey fan — cheering on the Colorado Avalanche and playing whenever I get the chance. So when HockeyGPS (free) came out for the iPhone and iPod touch, I had to give it a try. The basic idea behind the app is that it will… Read More »
Has today’s news that Steve Jobs is stepping down temporarily as CEO come as the proverbial nail in the coffin? Back in September 2008, Steve Jobs humorously addressed the accidental release of his obituary by Bloomberg by revealing a slide that read, “Reports of my death are greatly… Read More »
If you’ve got young children, chances are they’re already quite adept at using the computer. This is a new generation of wired little ones, and we’ve got our work cut out for us as we attempt to stay ahead of them. I’ll wager that you’re more concerned… Read More »
As seems to be the trend with Smule’s iPhone applications, their point may not be immediately clear. With many App Store offerings, “enjoyable time waster” could be the point, but that’s not always enough for some people. There were those who didn’t see the point… Read More »
As I think it goes with most geeks, our better half (yes as a matter of fact, some of us have girlfriends and wives!) usually isn’t the most technical of people. My lovely wife can use a computer just fine, but she’s not the type of person… Read More »
When’s the last time you played with Photo Booth? I’m guessing you and your friends had some raucous laughs with it when you first got your Mac, and then haven’t done much with it since. Well I’m here to suggest you bring it out of mothballs… Read More »
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