Apple App Store: 10 billion downloads!

Apple reached another milestone this saturday with their highly successful App Store: 10 billion downloads. Download number 10,000,000,000 was a free app called Paper Glider and was downloaded by a british woman by the name of Gail Davis who shortly after received a call from Apple, telling her she won a gift certificate worth $10,000. … Read more →

Newshosting Launches Best Usenet Deal Ever

Just a quick note to you usernet wannabe users out there, Newshosting just released the world’s best deal on unlimited Usenet access: $9.99/month for life or $99.99/year for life The Newshosting Unlimited special offer comes with all you could ever want from a premium Usenet provider: Unlimited Downloads Unlimited Speed Free SSL Encryption 30 Connections … Read more →

New eBook from Craft & Vision: Winter in the Canadian Rockies by Darwin Wigget

Winter in the Canadian Rockies by Darwin Wiggett is the newest ebook to be added to the Craft & Vision library and the latest in The Print & The Process Series. Darwin captures the spirit of Canada’s most striking mountain range in this monograph of breath-taking landscapes. Photographers of all levels, and geographic persuasion, will … Read more →

Play Leisure Suit Larry, Police Quest etc. on your iPad – for free!

I’m guessing if you’re around the age of 30, you’ll remember playing Leisure Suit Larry and Police Quest on your (or your dad’s) PC back in the days. Remember, where you had to type commands and such? It was awesome! Well, now you can do it again – on the iPad. And it’s free, thanks … Read more →

iPhone 4 comes to Verizon CDMA – with three changes…

In February 10, after putting Verizon cell phones for sale, now Verizon will start selling CDMA iPhone 4’s to be used on their network. It will be $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model, both with 2-year contract and required data plan. Same price as with AT&T. Regarding the three changes… … Read more →

Follow-up: Intro to Web hosting – so, how’s TechPatio hosted?

Last week I wrote a quick introduction to the different kinds of web hosting you might come across as a webmaster or blog owner. Today I thought I would share a quick note about what kind of web hosting TechPatio has been going through. When TechPatio.com was first launched in the Summer of 2009, it … Read more →

Rumor: Apple to launch new product later this month?

According to AppleInsider, Apple is restricting retail employee vacations by disallowing vacation three weeks early in 2011. The three weeks are said to be the last week of January and the first two of February. Rumors are suggesting that Apple will be launching a new major product later this month which is why they need … Read more →

Quick introduction to the different kinds of web hosting

If you’re new to being a webmaster or a blogger, it might be confusing to figure out what kind of web hosting you should purchase for your website. Here’s a quick introduction to the most used types of web hosting you are likely to encounter in your search for the perfect web host. Linux Hosting … Read more →