Month: November 2013

Announcements

AppleScoop and WDMU Internet TV team up for exclusive event

Dan Uff November 15, 2013 0

On Wednesday evenings starting at 7pm ET and Friday (November 15th) starting at 12 Noon Eastern, our sister web sites, WDMU Internet Radio and WDMU Internet TV will broadcast a popular iOS Podcast to help our readers get the most out of their iOS Device.

The show entitled iOS Today will be a weekly show (which is usually an hour and a half) dedicated to hints, tips, exclusive app codes, and more to help the user get the most out of their devices. We have been listening to this show for the past month, and have picked up some great hints and tips along the way.

So if you want to pick up some hints and tips, and have fun doing it, join us at the times below:

WDMU Internet Radio
Wednesday: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
http://www.wdmuinternetradio.com

WDMU Internet TV
Friday: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
http://www.wdmuinternettv.com

(All times Eastern)

iWork for iCloud gets major Collaboration Tools upgrade

Dan Uff November 14, 2013 0

Sometime Thursday, Apple pushed out a new update for its iWork for iCloud that's going to make Google stand up and take a second look at its web suite.

The updates are:

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iCloud beta:

Collaborator list: View the list of collaborators currently in a document.

Collaborator cursor: See cursors and selections for everyone in a document.

Jump to collaborator: Instantly jump to a collaborator’s cursor by clicking their name in the collaborator list.

Collaboration animation: Watch images and shapes animate as your collaborators move them around.

Printing: Print your documents directly from the Tools menu.

Folders: Organize your documents in folders.

Numbers for iCloud beta:

Reorder sheets: Change the order of the sheets in your spreadsheet, right in your browser.

Links: Create links using the HYPERLINK function.

Keynote for iCloud beta:

Skip slides: Right-click any slide in the navigator to skip it during playback.

For more information, go to iCloud.com.

 Apple, Inc.

(Video): Teen wants Apple to change the definition of the word "Gay"

Dan Uff November 14, 2013 0

A 15 year old teen wants Apple to change the definition of the word "Gay" in their dictionary.

To see the video, click here.

Historic Apple II DOS source code now available to download

Dan Uff November 13, 2013 0

Because of a collaboration between two vintage computer museums, the Apple II source code, the source code that made the company what it is today is now available to the public.

The Computer History Museum, with the help of DigiBarn Computer Museum, posted to its website on Tuesday the Apple II disk operating system for non-commercial use. Apple gave consent to the publication as the company still owns the code.

The Apple II was a fully-assembled personal computer with a number of advanced features like a built-in BASIC programming language, compatibility for an external monitor and various modes of input. However, the machine lacked a disk drive, meaning programs and data had to be stored and retrieved via cassette tape.

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak created a floppy disk controller for the Apple II in 1977, but needed a DOS to access and organize the associated programs and data. That task was handled by contract programmer Paul Laughton, who at the time worked for Shepardson Microsystems.

In 1978, Steve Jobs inked a $13,000 deal with Bob Shepardson to provide a file manager, BASIC interface and utilities, with a delivery date pegged for some seven weeks later. Laughton said he had to write the DOS on punch card sheets, which were assembled and made into a paper tape able to be read by a plug in card created by Wozniak. The process was repeated throughout debugging and updating.

After just a few weeks of coding, Apple II DOS 3.2 was released in June 1978.

The source code can be downloaded via The Computer History Museum's website, while documents relating to the software, including schematics and business agreements, can be found on DigiBarn's site.

Via: AppleInsider.com