Month: July 2018

How to request a desktop version of a web site using iPhone

Dan Uff July 12, 2018 0

Using web sites can sometimes be a challenge with an iPhone or any other smart phone.

But people using an iPhone can easily request that the web site display a page exactly like it appears on a desktop. There are two ways to do it.

Here's how:

Access it from the Reload Icon:

1. Go to a web site of your choice.

2. At the top of the screen (where it shows the web site URL, is the Reload icon).

3. Hold the icon until a menu comes up on the bottom.

4. Select "Request Desktop Site".

5. That's it.

Access it from the Share Sheet:

1. Go to the web site of your choice.

2. Tap the Share Icon (lower portion of the screen, block with an up arrow).

3. At the bottom of that window, select "Request Desktop Site.

4. That's it.

To go back to the formatted phone site, just reload the page.

No, Microsoft’s New Table is No iPad Killer

CompuScoop Staff July 11, 2018 0

“I hoped the ‘iPad-killer’ meme had finally kicked the bucket, but I was wrong: the hype is back around Microsoft’s overpriced and underpowered Surface Go,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld. “Reports that it’s about to kill the iPad are over-exaggerated.”

“Let’s get something out of the way. Surface Go does not compete with the iPad Pro on any metric that matters,” Evans writes. “Limited processor capability means the device does less, of course – so when you read the adulation for Surface Go just try to remember the product it actually does compete with is the excellent 2018 iPad. Even then, Surface Go seems to be a fairly poor choice on the basis of price, performance, apps, and capability.”

“Apple’s 2018 iPad costs from $329 (and $30 less for education customers. It hosts a 64-bit A10 Fusion chip,” Evans writes. “Surface Go [$399] provides a 1.6GHz 64-bit Intel Pentium Gold chip. Check the benchmarks for both chips and it should be clear the A10 Fusion is far faster than the Pentium, particularly when it comes to graphics. Entry-level Surface Go devices use eMMC storage, which will also impact performance. If you want the same kind of SSD performance you get from an iPad, you’ll need to spend another $150.”

You can read the rest of the article here

Go ‘Back in Time’ and relive the good ol’ Classic Mac Finder Days

Dan Uff July 11, 2018 1

Are you a long time Mac user? Do you wish you could use the old Mac Finder just one more time? Well, now you can! A web site by the name of http://www.classicmacfinder.com lets you do just that.

According to the web site:

This project aims to be a functional re-creation of the classic Mac OS Finder. Now you can experience a pixel-for-pixel clone of the original Macintosh Finder on your modern Mac. This application is written in Objective-C and Cocoa.

Just download the (free) installer file, install it, and start enjoying the good ol' days again.

Apple to deploy 1Password to all 100,000 Employees, Possible acquisition talks underway

CompuScoop Staff July 10, 2018 0

“Apple acquires an average of 15 to 20 companies a year, according to CEO Tim Cook. Of that number, we only hear about a couple, as most of these acquisitions or aqcui-hires are not consumer-facing, nor disclosed,” Jonathan S. Geller reports for BGR. “However, we have exclusively learned that Apple is planning an interesting partnership and a potential acquisition of AgileBits, maker of the popular password manager 1Password.”

“According to our source, after many months of planning, Apple plans to deploy 1Password internally to all 123,000 employees. This includes not just employees in Cupertino, but extends all the way to retail, too,” Geller reports. “Furthermore, the company is said to have carved out a deal that includes family plans, giving up to 5 family members of each employee a free license for 1Password.”

“While Apple is said to have a custom rate for this incredibly large deal with AgileBits, we haven’t been able to confirm what the company is paying. A standard family license goes for $60/year. If the company hypothetically secured a 50% discount, Apple would be paying around $2.5 million a year for the deal,” Geller reports. “AgileBits’ annual revenue is said to be around the $5 million to $10 million range, and our source told us the company would most likely sell for two to three times revenue. Could Apple just be kicking the tires before diving in? Possibly, but it would seem unlikely at this point. Either this deal isthe actual acquisition, structured in a way that provides additional annual revenue for a set number of years, or there’s something else going on.”

Read more in the full article here.

Update: According to the developer, acquisition talks are NOT in progress.