Posts By Kyle Vanhemert

Geek Out

What If You Put Water Balloons On A BBQ [Video]

1:05PM January 26, 2012 | Kyle VanHemert

What happens when you mix two backyard staples, the water balloon and the barbeque grill? Apparently a pop loud enough to convince your neighbours you’re setting off anti-aircraft missiles. More »


Geek Out

You Don’t Want To Live Inside This Perpetually Rainy House

9:00AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

A haunted house? Yes please. A crowded house? Sure, as long as someone’s always playing “Don’t Dream It’s Over”. But one thing I could not stand is a rainy house, like this one, which will be rainy for the entire month of June. More »


Software

iTunes Match Will Give You Official Copies Of Your Songs For $US25 A Year

5:05AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

It seemed like Apple was poised to let iTunes in the cloud be an officially-purchased-music affair only, but the One More Thing this year was a bit of a curveball: iTunes Match. More »


Software

Use Your iPad On Your TV With Wireless AirPlay Mirroring

4:26AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

This was just one of the many new features that didn’t warrant more than a sneeze at the end of the iOS 5 portion of today’s keynote, but it’s an awesome one: AirPlay Mirroring. More »


Mobile

Thank God iPhone Gets Hardware Camera Button (And More)

4:14AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Smartphone cameras are the new, ya know, real cameras, and iOS 5 is gonna make the iPhone’s camera a hell of a lot easier to use. First and foremost: HARDWARE SHUTTER BUTTON. Baby bay-bay. More »


Software

Mobile Safari Is Getting Real Tabbed Browsing

3:58AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Yes. Oh yes, yes, yes. Mobile Safari in iOS5 will bring real tabbed browsing to the iPhone and iPad. I can’t express how much I hate that little tab thumbnail button, so this makes me happy as a clam. Check out the rest of iOS 5′s new features in our roundup.


Software

AirDrop Is Apple’s Simple-As-Pie File Transfer Tool

3:34AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

From the looks of things, OS X is all about refinement: finding the rough edges of personal computing and smoothing them out into a nice polish. One of the roughest edges? Transferring files on your local network. Enter AirDrop. More »


News

What’s Apple Hiding On This WWDC Mystery Banner?

2:39AM June 7, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

OSX Lion is coming. iOS5 is coming. iCloud is coming. The banners for these products are already flapping in the air-conditioned wind at Moscone enter. But what is behind this mystery banner, shrouded in black? More »


Software

iWork For iPhone

8:00AM June 1, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

They’re small, they’re powerful, and they’re finally here. Pages, Numbers and Keynote for the iPhone are packed with features, proving just how extensive pocket-size productivity can be. They also prove that it can be a real pain in the arse to do work on your phone. More »


Software

Leafsnap For iPhone And iPad

8:00AM May 24, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

In this age of excess, there’s one thing we could all use a little more of: Nature! It’s life giving and life affirming. It’s all around us. And yet, most of us still don’t know it all that well. No longer! Leafsnap will turn you into a tree-identifying citizen of the future. More »