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See the iTunes Terms & Conditions Rendered in Comic Book Form

Every piece of software we use comes with some kind of license agreement. These agreements are usually filled with tens of thousands of words; a veritable sea of legalese and technical terms. Most of us (me included) just scroll down to the bottom of these agreements without reading a single word. Then, we click the Accept button in blissful ignorance

Apple Announces Apple Music at WWDC 2015

After months of speculation following their acquisition of Beats, Apple has announced its own streaming music service. At yesterday's WWDC keynote, Eddy Cue (Apple's VP of Internet Software and Services) introduced Apple Music, "a revolutionary streaming service" that gives users access to a collection of over 30 million songs right from their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Android phone. Users can

Mac OSX Mavericks: First Impressions

Yesterday OSX 10.9 Mavericks was released for Mac and Macbook devices. In a new direction, Apple decided to make the update free and was available just after the keynote. Better battery life and iBooks integration were the keys of the system update. The biggest feature being Mac computers as old as 2007 will be able to install the OS. My

HBO A la Carte Option on Google Play

One of the biggest frustrations for cord cutters is they cannot get premium TV shows from HBO or Showtime. Well, HBO has changed that (in a way). Shows like Game of Thrones, the Newsroom, True Blood and more will be found on Google Play starting at $1.99 per episode. You can even get full seasons at $19.

One Billion Podcast Subscriptions

While some people have suggested that podcasting is a dying art, the data indicates an entirely different reality. Apple announced on Monday, July 22, 2013, that there have been more than 1 billion podcast subscriptions through the iTunes store. Thats a big number! If you visit the iTunes store today, and visit the part about podcasts, you will see the

Video Podcasts Behaving Like TV?

One of the downsides to Internet-based video content is that generally each new program being played back must be initiated by the user. This isn't much of a problem if one is watching a full-length movie or television show via Netflix or Amazon Streaming. However, if one is watching short-form content like video podcasts such as "Film Riot" then watching

App Review: Image Resizer

This app is exactly what I needed! Recently, iTunes made a change to the specifications for show artwork for podcasts. Now, your image must be a 1400 x 1400 jpg. This made things a bit difficult for me. For a while now, I have been creating original artwork for one of the podcasts that I am involved in. I have