Sometimes the coolest part of a piece of software isn't even advertised.
Let's take a look at some of the hidden abilities and Easter eggs in some popular Mac applications (that you probably already own).
Showing posts with label Secret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Secret. Show all posts
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Windows Blue: everything you need to know
via theverge.com
Microsoft shipped its Windows 8 operating system in October, but the company is planning to update it in a big way with codename Blue. Designed for new hardware, including 7- and 8-inch devices, Windows Blue will be treated as a new version of Windows — an upgrade to Windows 8. Check out all the news below as we follow Windows Blue's progress from milestone to release.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Logo Design That Works: Secrets for Successful Logo Design
via medianovak.com
A logo is usually the linchpin of a brand and can be more recognisable than a company’s name, so it is vital to create a successful logo design. That means designing something that is appropriate, memorable, distinctive and flexible. Here are 7 tips to help you achieve that.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Secrets to Getting a Million YouTube Views
via openforum.com
In today’s mobile, social age, one of the best ways to engage your customers and get them to spread the word about your business to friends is through video. But many small business owners shy away from video because they’re intimidated or think their products or services aren’t “sexy” enough. If that’s you, take a lesson from Wasp Barcode, a scanner company whose YouTube page has 1 million views. Wasp Barcode staffers guest post frequently on my blog, so I wasn’t surprised to learn they’re equally savvy about engaging customers visually as well. Here’s how they did it—and how you can do it as well...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Will Twitter file a secret IPO?
Twitter is expected to file for an initial public offering in late 2013 or early 2014. That much is widely known. Less attention has been paid to whether Twitter will make a normal IPO filing or if, as new rules allow, the company will try to go public in secret.
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, signed into US law last year, lets firms with less than $1 billion in annual revenue keep their IPO filings confidential up until three weeks before they start marketing shares to investors in a “road show.” It was largely proposed and pushed by venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, who said it would stem a decline in US IPOs by reducing the burdens of going public felt by smaller firms. Ordinarily, a company has to make public a lengthy discussion of its financials, strategy, and risks months before an IPO, giving investors—and competitors—more of a chance to evaluate the stock.
In the first nine months since the JOBS Act went into effect, 59% of eligible companies availed themselves of the option to keep their IPO filings secret, according to an Ernst & Young study reported today by the Wall Street Journal. Twitter is likely to be eligible: It made $350 million in revenue last year, and it’s not expected to hit $1 billion until 2014.
Friday, February 15, 2013
How to Always Start Any Browser in Private Browsing Mode
via howtogeek.com
Private browsing mode doesn’t offer complete privacy, but it does prevent your browser from saving your history, searches, cookies, and other private data between browsing sessions. You can have your browser always start in private-browsing mode if you prefer it.
Most people won’t want to use private-browsing mode permanently. You will have to log into the websites you use each time you open your browser, as your browser won’t save the cookies that keep your login state.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Facebook’s mystery announcement looms
Facebook Inc. investors apparently like a good mystery.
The social networking giant – which is used by more than one billion people around the world – kick started some positive momentum last week by saying it would hold a media event at the company’s Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Raise Money: The $100 Million Funding Secret
via inc.com
I often help entrepreneurs raise money from investors. I'm not a venture capitalist or investment banker, but I have raised millions of dollars for companies I've started, so I know what works.
A few years ago, some technology company founders I was mentoring asked me to come with them to their investor pitch. I helped them get the presentation fine tuned and ready. But we never got to the presentation. Five minutes into the introductions, the lead investor stood up and said: "We don't do technology investments, why are you even here?"
How could this happen, you ask? I did too. But here's the No. 1 rule of working with investors that this company, and so many others, failed to follow: Do your homework.
Friday, December 7, 2012
5 Success Secrets From The Co-Founder of Twitter
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has a new startup called Medium. It's a blogging platform that helps anyone with a good story get read by more people.
Today Williams wrote a post, "Formula for Entrepreneurial Success."
In it, he shares five secrets:
Surround yourself with great people
Try hard things
Say no to distractions
Remember to care for yourself
Family is more important than your startup
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Secret to Iranian Drone Technology? Just Add Photoshop
Earlier this month, Iran's news agency provided visual evidence that its government had figured out to make a fancy new drone that could take off and land vertically. What they didn't tell us is that they used Photoshop to make it stop taking off from the roof of Japan's Chiba University, which built the aircraft and never had anything to do with Iran's alleged version of it.
All the credit of this photoshop spot goes to one Gary Mortimer, a blogging pilot who photo-sleuthed the Iranian drone, the KOKER 1, when it was unveiled on November 7. Here's actual visual evidence of the two images — the Iranian image is on the left, the Chiba University 2008 image is on the right — with the same building and everything... except for those windmill things...
The Best Secret Gmail Feature Is Hiding In Plain Sight
via gizmodo.com
There's a Google Mail feature you have to use. Seriously. You must. Because copying an entire chain of messages after your reply doesn't make any sense when people can scroll down to see all the messages, chained one after the other. What makes sense is to only provide the snippet that you are actually replying to. And that's why you need to do this...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
6 Secrets of How Successful Women Lead
via inc.com
In the era of post-post-feminism, let's just admit it: Men and women are--or at least can be--different in certain ways. And some of those ways show up at the workplace. Some even show up in the C-suite. So, let's take the time to ponder how that, well, works.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Test Driving YouTube's Secret New Site Design
via readwrite.com
Frequent YouTube viewers and posters may have noticed some site features on the fritz since last week, as Google tinkers behind the scenes with some site changes. The new changes are actually pretty cool and include much needed tweaks to the front page, playlists and commenting system, among others.
Like every other time new layouts and features have been introduced on the video-sharing site, only a select few were given keys to test drive the changes in what I call "Secret YouTube 2012." No word yet on when - or even if - the changes will go live for everyone. In a statement to ReadWrite, a YouTube spokesperson wrote, “We'll consider rolling changes out more broadly based on feedback on these experiments.”
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Marketing Secrets For Success On Pinterest [Infographic]
via bitrebels.com
Every company on the planet is looking for a cheap and effective way to get their message, product or service into people’s minds. It’s the natural way of thinking for an entrepreneur, but sometimes finding those outlets can be a challenge. There is simply no easy way of marketing your idea to millions of people instantly without a little bit of initial work. The one thing a lot of these companies have figured out is that social media, and networking in particular, is one of the best ways to get their stuff out there. And it’s super cheap as well! In fact, it is free. But it takes a lot of work to build up a following that will make your idea go viral and reach people not currently in your body of followers. That’s when marketing secrets are worth gold.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
7 Secrets of Apple’s Successful Design Strategy
via stunningmesh.com
Apple is the poster child of design that everyone looks up to. Some have even gone as far as saying that Apple is popular more because of its design than the excellence of its products. But it’s not the hardware alone that the brilliance of Apple is limited to, in fact, it covers all aspects of business imaginable. Apple is a complete package with amazing hardware, excellent software, flourishing stores and a strategic point of sale and all these factors combined make its products irresistible.
Friday, September 7, 2012
The Secret Inner Workings of Google Maps
via gizmodo.com
Beneath every Google map is a goldmine of data that's hidden from the user; a series of logical statements about places and highways that help provide correct directions, can tell you when traffic's bad, and generally makes the service so much more useful than a paper counterpart.
The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal was lucky enough to be shown exactly what goes on behind the scenes at Google to make the maps as good as they are. Fortunately he's written about what he saw when he went to visit the guys that work on Google's "Ground Truth".
Monday, September 3, 2012
4 Secrets to Pitching Your Product
via openforum.com
Your products are finally off the production line and ready to sell to retailers. But where do you begin? Or maybe your brand is successful in regional retailers but you can’t seem to get your foot into big box retailers. The truth is, it’s not enough to have an amazing product. You also need to have a solid business plan to present to retail buyers.
Based on our experience from both the buying and selling sides of the retail table, and now sharing advice to help entrepreneurs get into national retail locations, here are four pitch strategies we’ve found hit the sweet spot of retail buyers across America.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
4 Secrets to Pitching Your Product
via openforum.com
Your products are finally off the production line and ready to sell to retailers. But where do you begin? Or maybe your brand is successful in regional retailers but you can’t seem to get your foot into big box retailers. The truth is, it’s not enough to have an amazing product. You also need to have a solid business plan to present to retail buyers.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The 5 Greatest SEO Secrets
via machoarts.com
It seems like everyone pitches the same “tips” for conducting good SEO, “Make sure you only build natural backlinks“, try to focus on “gaining natural followers” and “never pay for any links”. While these fundamental aspects of SEO are certainly true, many people find them difficult (if not impossible) to achieve. Tutorials, guides and blogs often fail to provide actionable tips on how to actually acquire these natural links to rank your sites using legitimate tactics.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Secrets of Your iPhone and iPad
via allthingsd.com
It’s with you every moment of every day. It reminds you of little things that you sometimes forget, like calling friends on their birthdays and picking up the dry cleaning. It sleeps by your side, resting when you rest and working when you work. It even talks back once in a while. But how well do you really know your iPhone?
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