Unified inbox, and grouped conversation: the new email

April 10, 2010

The preview release review continues with email. The new features really do make the experience a lot more like a regular computer interface. The ability to view all of our mailboxes in a unified window is nice to be sure. I personally view 6 email accounts on my devices so this is a real treat to get a snapshot of all of the mailboxes in one place. Our company accounts are IMAP so this new way of doing things does pose a few issues. So the unified inbox is fantastic. Backing up one level shows me all inboxes for

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New iPad

April 3, 2010

Well hello there iPad. Funny enough, the process was not at all what it was imagined to be. Our arrival at the store at 9:30 was already a half hour past the opening so I was for sure anticipating a line around the corner. To my surprise the line was expeditiously moving along and we were hurried in and as though they knew I was coming (ok, they knew) I had mine in hand in moments. I even scored a free cup of coffee thanks to the Apple staff. As with every Apple product I have ever purchased I

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Ways to make EPUB

February 16, 2010

As an add-on you should check here to see various ways to make EPUB documents. http://www.lexcycle.com/faq/how_to_create_epub This should get you started.

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EPUB and our new problem

February 15, 2010

So Apple loves EPUB, we are not so sure. Apple loves EPUB evidently as they chose it for their book reading software. It is quite “global” insofar as it is understood by many devices and by many publishers which makes this quite the format moving forward. However, it does not address the simple fact that as developers for these devices we should be able to make the next generation of books and not just wonky re-creations of books on the iPad. We are now faced with a dilemma; make cool books as apps or make great ebooks that don’t

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