How to Run iPhoto on an Original iPad (No Jailbreak Required)

iPhoto runs just fine on the original iPad.  I think Apple just wants to keep us motivated to buy new hardware. I've been running iPhoto for a few days now with no bad behavior or crashes. Installing it is simple and doesn't require a jailbreak. I put together a brief how-to here.

iWork.com is Going Away. No Direct Path to iCloud for Your Docs

Apple sent a note to iWork.com users today. They informed us that the iWork.com server was riding into the sunset on July 31st and that we should grab our docs before they evaporate. The goofy thing is, they provide instructions for downloading your documents to your local machine, but no hint about getting them into iCloud. 

iWork.com never took off. (Too dissimilar to Dropbox!)

The truth is, there is no easy way to do that. Things went smoothly when I swapped from MobileMe to iCloud. As I recall, it only took a few clicks to move my contacts, calendar, iPhone, iPad and both Macs. The iWork team must be in a different wing in Cupertino. Maybe I'm just spoiled, but I can't understand what the big deal is. Oh yeah, iCloud saves documents using a new format that's unlike any file system on the planet. Apple should really spend some quality time with the Dropbox guys.

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And So It Begins...

If you're like me, you spend a little time reading Apple news and listening to podcasts about our favorite company in Cupertino. Since Lion's release with its striking similarities to iOS, speculation in the press has run amuk predicting the death of OS X as we know it. Without getting into particulars, everyone knows about the many UI features Lion "borrowed" from iOS. Now, Apple has just released an update (ver. 6.0) to the AirPort Utility for OS X that looks like a port of the relatively new iOS app that bears the same name.

OS X Version

iOS Version

As you can see, the resemblance is uncanny. For those of us who love OS X for what it is (and has been for over ten years) this is more than just a little disconcerting. Make no mistake. I love iOS, but not so much that I want it to supplant my desktop goodness! Seeing things like this makes me more than a little fidgety. 

UPDATE (02/13/2012): I've gotten some questions from folks who updated their AirPort Utility to version 6. Doing so overwrites the previous version. That would be OK if the new version didn't omit some of the more advanced features like logging and statistics, SNMP and IPv6. Fortunately, the previous version (5.6) will co-exist on your Mac with version 6 and you can get it here.  If you want it, I'd suggest you get it soon. There's no telling how long Apple will make it available.