Category Archives: Apple

Apple Terms of Service – Really?

March 7, 2012 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on Apple Terms of Service – Really?

I love Apple as much or more than the next guy, but, enough is enough. Terms of Service is 35 Pages, 17,553 words, (42 pages on my iPad) written by attorneys costing Apple I am sure no less than $476,000 to write it and yes, change it and change it again. The best thing about it is this statement “Apple is not responsible for typographic errors”. I also like that the Apple iTunes service is for anyone 13 years or older and if you are between the ages of 13 and 18, you should review this 35 page contract with your parent or guardian. Is there not a legal precedence for reasonableness? Is this reasonable. Does anyone really read this agreement? Does it matter?

Oh, and if you get bored reading this, by reference you should also read the Apple Privacy Policy which is another 2,400 words. Apple, how do you spell FARCE? Thats right, l u d i c r o u s.

Posted in Apple, law.

A New Way of Communicating

November 28, 2011 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on A New Way of Communicating

Or is it…. For a few months now I have been dabbling with an artistic iPad App and Community. I have written about it before. It is called Sketchclub. It is a high end low cost drawing/painting creation program that combines the best of what the iPad has to offer with the best that digital drawing tools Oxymoron by Dahave to offer. Sketchclub also links this powerful drawing tool with a worldwide community of thousands of artists. These artists are as varied as their locations would indicate. From the United States to Russia and everywhere in between. From Japan to Australia and all points in between. It is a community of thousands of artists that all have something to say. Some have the ability to speak in art, some do not. 

I provide here an example of an artist that knows how to communicate with digital drawings. The artist goes by the name of Da and resides in Croatia. This piece drives home the dichotomy of beautiful music, wildlife and nature with starvation, killing and war. Some may love it, some may not, but everyone will understand its meaning.  To see the process of creation in motion is awesome. SketchClub enables the artist to record the entire creation process and if desirable, set it to music. You can watch the five minute video of this drawing on Youtube. You can look at the drawing full screen on SketchClub. This artist has much to say and has found a way to communicate her minds eye through digital art using SketchClub. Artists have long since spoken their minds through art and now they can speak using digital art and also document the process. If you have an iPad, look for the App on the iTunes Store.

Posted in Apple, Art, Technology.

iCloud Means iMoney!

October 12, 2011 by Robert McKay Jones · 1 Comment

Apple iPad, iPhone and iTouch users upgrading to IOS-5 will have many new features including iCloud, the subject of the article. iCloud is not free, well not really.  Only 5gb of space is provided free of charge.  Most of us have more than that on our Nano, let alone iPad.  If you are like me and have near 60gb of space tied up in music, photos and videos, you will likely spend $100 per year for the iCloud service.  Now that isn’t a terrible, but it is a consideration. 

iCloud is free for the first 5gb, $20 per year 15gb, $40 per year for 25gb, and $100 for 55gb.

You can see the price schedule on Apple at this link.

Posted in Apple, iPad, Uncategorized.

Somehow Sorrow Is Just Not Enough

October 6, 2011 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on Somehow Sorrow Is Just Not Enough

It is a moment of real sadness. We seemed to all know this man that gave us a new way to look at an apple, a new way to use a phone and a new way to be inspired. Steve Jobs who climbed high, fell down and climbed even higher, out of shear will and courage. He will be remembered. Probably always. With the vision of Walt Disney and the tenacity of Teddy Roosevelt, he made his mark on mankind. He touched us all. Somehow the world seems a little less wondrous. A light has gone out. I hope to see a new star in the skies tonight because sorrow is just not enough.

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Apple is Taking Flight!

August 15, 2011 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on Apple is Taking Flight!

Apple is constructing new headquarters and it looks like it may have flight capabilities.  Being built in Cupertino, CA this looks to be the most awesome building ever. It will be constructed on 175 acres near I-280.  Said to have 2.5 million square feet, it will have a 1,000 seat auditorium, fitness center, a power plant, and underground parking.

Breaking ground in 2015, it will be home to more than 12,000 Apple employees.  For more pictures, click here.

Posted in Apple, Technology.