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Why do I still give up Windows

"After spending thousands of hours and more than twenty years in the development of all versions of Windows, from 3.0 and 8.1 to the last, I know about Windows everything, but absolutely refuse from the operating system!"

Such a statement this week made known columnist Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. Western sites even wrote some news with the headline «Last guy switch to Mac» (the last guy moved on Mac), so a strong supporter of Windows thinks Adrian. But even he could not refrain from going on a Mac. Why is he still left with "windows"?

Steve Jobs was a man who could not always keep to yourself emotions. More interesting to read another excerpt from the new book by Fred Vogelstein, dedicated to the war between Apple and Google for the mobile industry.

With the release of iOS 7, Apple has provided the ability to add shortcuts to your third-party applications. If you use your iPad in conjunction with of Bluetooth-keyboard, then you will certainly come in handy a list of currently existing shortcuts.

"Phone - so yourself. But the design is interesting »-. Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group.

The fact that the iPhone is successful, no one needs to prove and hardly anyone would disagree. Now, after a successful debut and the release has been seven generations of apple smartphones funny looks just the statements of most analysts. Let's look back and remember how it was.

It appeared Readmill, reader for iOS with social networking features, collecting quotations, and advanced reading statistics. Can the new reader to make a revolution in the "chitalkok" market?

As you know, Apple's operating system is not as strong in the possibilities of interface customization. Well, in the absence of special software we try to do a little "protyuningovat" system. In this article I will discuss how to change the background image of the login screen.

A year later, after the release of Apple's own mapping service in iOS 6, more than 80 percent of users are using the standard maps of Apple in iOS. Apple Maps main competitor - the service Google Maps, is losing its audience. This data was provided by Charles Arthur of The Guardian, based on fresh company ComScore statistics.

Our colleague Owen Williams, a portal thenextweb.com just decided to replace the platform by buying MacBook Pro Retina. He shared his impressions of the transition that is called, without delay. I offer you a translation of his article. It will be useful for beginners description of possible difficulties and overcoming them. And advanced users can remember their history and to share in the comments tips and advice to newcomers.

Emil Pakarklis, creator of the site for fans iPhoneography published 9 simple and useful tips on how to find the perfect angle, taking photos using the iPhone. Illustrative examples - are included.