Tag: genius

Apps Of The Week: Lrn, Genius, Ghostery, Moodnotes, Numi

I missed the reviews on Friday, as I was suffering from a case of drinking and playing games. So we’re doubling up the posts today....
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Apple Now Requires Your Apple ID When You Make A Genius Bar Appointment

If you’ve ever had to make an appointment with a Genius at your local Apple Store, you probably found that the process to do so...
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iOS 6 Beta Gets Genius Recommendations

Are you getting excited for the launch of iOS 6? Who isn’t, right? Well, we have some good news! Macworld is reporting that Genius Recommendations...
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Apple to replace Genius Bar MacBook Pros with iPads and slow everything right the f*** down

Apple is apparently planning to replace all the MacBook Pros that are used at the retail store Genius Bars with iPads and, thus, slow everything...
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Hard Drive with Apple Store confidential documents mistakenly given to customer after Genius Bar appointment

In another apparent leak of information, an Apple customer recently walked away from an Apple Store Genius appointment with a hard drive containing Time Capsule...
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Apple takes Joint Venture online

We’ve heard whispers of Joint Venture leading up to the announcement yesterday, and some thought we’d actually hear about it at the event. Turns out...
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Apple set to introduce small business support plan “Joint Venture”

Could Apple be announcing a new small business support plan this week as well as a new iPad? Apple Insider seems to think so. According...
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Apple’s update day continues: iTunes 10.1.1 released

On the heels of releasing the iBooks update, Apple has also pushed out iTunes 10.1.1. There’s nothing too huge about the release, outside of the...
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iTunes Genius sidebar re-appears out of nowhere, without update

Usually there’s a software update available when Apple wants to add functionality or patch a bug in an application, but it seems like the lines...
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iTunes 10 gets an update, brings Ping changes

Apple’s showing their commitment to the Ping network today, as they pushed out an iTunes update that focuses on intertwining the music service into the...
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Apple adding Genius to the iPad App Store

Apple’s finally working on bringing the Genius functionality to the iPad. Currently the feature is present in iTunes and the iPhone App Store, but until...
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Apple does customer service right!

Since I switched to using Apple’s computers five years ago, I’ve been amazed with their excellent customer service.  Apple really knows how to take care...
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Music on Demand: Hear the Right Tunes at the Right Time

I’ve spoken of this before, but I really would like to get into this topic more deeply. I have been extremely outspoken against automated playlists...
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The Bronx is up, and the Battery’s down

I upgraded my MacBook Pro to Snow Leopard last week. After the successful install, I noticed my battery meter wouldn’t read out properly. Instead, I...
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Experience at the Genius Bar

After almost five months of pretty heavy usage, my iPhone decided to give up. Although the phone still worked properly the screen was barely visible...
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Give me a break. Microsoft isn’t cheaper than Apple. Dell might be, but Microsoft isn’t!

The last time I wrote about a Microsoft marketing campaign I took a great deal of flack, and was called a FanBoi, but I’m about...
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iTunes 8 Review

Today Apple announced iTunes 8.0, which includes a feature called Genius. Genius is supposed to be able to suggest songs like the current one that...
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Genius Bug, or Feature?

I’ve been messing around with iTunes 8.0 and stumbled across something that I can not quite categorize in my head as a “bug” or a...
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