http://www.fifthfloormedia.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:30:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en About two weeks ago Apple finally made the push notifications available for developers(their sandbox servers went live).  It didn't take me long to figure out how to use them and even though the documentation makes you feel like it's rocket science it's really not.  Within about 20 minutes I had ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/iphone-push-notifications-are-greatbut-how-useful-are-they-really/ This looks very promising and I can't wait to get my hands on the beta build to start trying out the over 1,000 new API's.  I wasn't too concerned about some of the lesser new features like copy and paste and turn by turn directions but I'm thrilled as an ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/apple-releases-iphone-30-with-great-new-features/ So I just got this letter from Apple, first let me say that this is great news since I didn't even know my membership was up so it's great to hear I have a few more months before I have to pay. With that said the last sentence tells me ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/iphone-apps-dropped-if-developers-dont-renew/ Google just posted a great video on how their ad auction system works.  I always thought it was simply the person who bid the highest would be first but after watching this it's interesting that they've added a quality score in there to encourage advertisers to make their ads more ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/how-googles-ad-aution-works/ Amazing, I woke up Monday morning to find an unusual number of feedback emails from iOwn users so I knew something was up. I scanned over the app store to see if I was placed in one of the special areas but I couldn't find anything. I did a quick ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/iown-chosen-by-apple-as-the-app-store-pick-of-the-week/ I've put together a short video that shows how I digitize and archive all my paper documents now.  I'm hoping to have time to review each of the products in the movie(SnapScan S510M, DropBox) but this video shows how powerful they are when combined. Using SnapScan Scanner with Dropbox to archive ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/using-snapscan-dropbox-to-archive-digitize-documents/ 17" Unibody Macbook Pro Battery Replacement. Apple says you can't replace the battery in the Unibody 17" Macbook Pro but this video shows you it's pretty easy. In around 10 minutes you can easily and safely remove the battery from your unibody macbook pro.   WARNING: This might VOID your warranty, proceed at ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/17-unibody-macbook-pro-battery-replacement/ 17" Unibody Macbook Pro Hard Drive Installation The second thing I did after turning on my new 17" unibody Macbook pro was flip is over and start taking it apart. Basically, I got it in the mail, unpacked it and turned it on to make sure everything worked. I then ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/17-unibody-macbook-pro-hard-drive-installation/ They Say: Google Quick Search Box is an open source search box that allows you to search data on your computer and across the web. Every Mac user has used the built in Spotlight feature and most have probably tried third party alternatives such as LaunchBar(Paid) and Quicksilver(Free).  These third party apps ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/google-quick-search-box/ Well I've had my new 17" unibody Macbook Pro for a full week now and I'm happy to report it's a great computer.  I plan on doing a full review once I've had enough time to fully experience this great new machine but in the meantime I figured I would ... http://www.fifthfloormedia.com/new-17-unibody-macbook-pro/