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Apple store joining the Black Friday sales!

Katkat — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:50:32 +0000

Generally Apple is such a snob that its popularity can ignore the sales that Black Friday event generates. It doesn’t join the Black Friday bandwagon. It doesn’t really give huge discount because discount or no discount, consumers are still going to buy it. It’s like an electronic staple. But I was surprised when my brother told me this morning that Apple will be giving discounts on many of its items. Whoopeee! Or so I thought. When I looked at bfads.net for Apple’s BF sales, I was a bit disappointed. The price slashes were so minimal that I decided to still wait on buying a macbook and ipod touch as I originally planned. Oh well.

For those who want to snap up an Apple item discounts, check out its ad scans. And be sure to visit the Apple website on November 25th for the Black Friday sales event! Happy shopping!

Macbook on sale?

Katkat — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:05:39 +0000

If you’re waiting for Apple products to go on sale, you’ll be waiting for a very long time. Apple doesn’t go on sale ever. Their products just get upgraded. But from June to Sept 20, you can get a really good deal on Macbooks from the Apple.com store. With its education pricing program, the Macbook gets slashed off a hundred bucks (Macbook air only 50 bucks). If you buy a printer along with it, then another hundred dollars rebate for the printer. Some printers are only 99 bucks so that’s free printer for you! And with this program they also give out Back to School card worth a hundred dollars eligible for spending on the Apple store, itunes and apple.com. Tip: you can spend it on their softwares like iWork, Microsoft office, etc.

That’s 300USD in savings!!! Hurry this promo will end on Sept 20.

The Ipad Hype

Katkat — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:08:47 +0000

Apple has unveiled its latest and most revolutionary technology yet – the Ipad. So what is the Ipad? To put it in my perspective it’s just a bigger screen version of the Iphone. I own an Ipod touch and I love what it can do. Sometimes I wish I have an Iphone because it helps when there’s no wifi signal and you need information asap. But for 60-70USD bill a month, I passed.

According to Steve Jobs, the IPAD is the “most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device." He said the iPad bridges the divide between laptops and smart phones, giving people an experience that those other devices can’t provide.” Ok let’s look at the features of the Ipad:

What it has…

1. Size – 1.5 inch thick and 1.5 pounds – called a tablet size.

2. 9.7-inch high-definition, LED-backlit screen and a 10-hour battery life

3. Has additional accessory: a dock with built-in keyboard

4. Wi-fi and blue-tooth enabled

5. Starts with a 16GB memory

6. 3G models will be soon available

7. User touch-interface

What it doesn’t have…

1. Built-in Camera

2. No flash support – still no video streaming

3. No user-replaceable battery

4. No TV subscriptions

5. No application multitasking – can only open 1 app at a time.

6. No network sharing and no phone calling

The Ipad starting price is $499 at 16GB, $599 at 32GB, and $699 at 64GB. So what’s special about the Ipad? Back to my statement, it’s just a bigger version of the Ipod Touch/Iphone. Less an Iphone but more than an Ipod touch!

The big question now is: Is it worth buying?

For me the answer is NO. First, if you have an iphone or ipod touch, a laptop, and a game console, then you’ve got everything you needed to entertained. The Ipad would just be redundant. I’d rather buy myself a macbook and be able to do more than what I can do with an Ipad. Second, the biggest drawback for me about the ipod/iphone/ipad is the lack or restrictions in file sharing. You can’t just view videos/photos or listen to music unless it’s through Itunes. Third, this is just the 1st generation, let’s wait and see what improvements Apple can do with its Ipad.

So I guess I’ll just stick with my ipod touch for now.

Troubleshooting my itouch

Katkat — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:40:12 +0000

Just recently I was alarmed when my itouch won’t sync properly with itunes. I have downloaded a lot of free apps and I’m excited to try them on my itouch. When it happened the first time, I didn’t mind it. I thought it was only our PC’s usb port that was making the problem. But after connecting it to another port, it still won’t sync. My itouch won’t show the recharge icon and then it would suddenly restart (the apple icon will appear). I tried clicking on the “restore” function on itunes and it said that it couldn’t read my itouch. NOOOO!!! Is this payback against me for the time being not too happy about my itouch when I first got it?

I came up with a lot of theories – I thought my usb cable was the culprit. I also thought my itouch syncing was damaged when I charged it with a unoriginal or generic ipod travel charger. I went to apple’s website for troubleshooting and the only answer they provided was that I should reinstall my itunes. So I removed my itunes software and reinstall it again. I tried syncing my ipod and still it won’t sync. I borrowed my brother’s usb cable to sync my ipod. It had the same problem. So my cable is still ok. Then I asked my brother to sync it in his PC. He said it was syncing. That was a relief – it meant that my itouch is ok.

The next thing I did I totally removed ALL itunes and its folders from our PC. Then I downloaded the latest version in the apple website. Crossing my fingers, I connected my ipod to the PC. It synced! Phew! Thank God! Now I’m back to business.

If you are experiencing trouble with your ipod, go to apple.com for some troubleshooting problems.