If I have a business card in my contacts, like for sightglass coffee in San Francisco, that has got a contact card not filled completely out, then I ask Siri for the address for that business, Siri will say “I don’t have an address for that business” rather than proactively getting the address from the maps app. If I remove the incomplete business card. She can now look up the address for me.

This is an issue, because, twitter integration fills my address book with contact cards for businesses I frequent, but, then Siri can’t guide me to them.

I suggest, she be smarter, and should an address card not have the required info, she go get it from her other sources.

Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily

The order, a copy of which has been obtained by the Guardian, requires Verizon on an “ongoing, daily basis” to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the US and between the US and other countries.

From a few months ago:

US DEA upset it can’t break Apple’s iMessage encryption

The DEA is apparently only stopped if the message is an iMessage encrypted by Apple. If the message is instead sent as a text message, it’s easier for the agency to obtain, though the DEA did admit that it “seems to be more successful if the intercept is placed on the non-Apple device.”

updateTurns out that the accusations are untrue, which makes sense to us, as our iPhones always got better speeds than android devices anyhow.

News today, that the three big cell carriers use techniques to “throttle” or “limit” data usage of the iPhone. well, true this may be, but in any well regulated system, limits must be used to ensure good availability for everyone.

And these pictures taken today, of speed tests performed on an iPhone 5 connected to the AT&T network, simultaneously on the T-Mobile Network, show that, even though T-Mobile do no apparent throttling, and boast an unlimited 4G network. Do not offer the speeds that AT&T provide, throttled or not.

For the last test, we even dropped the AT&T iPhone 5 off AT&T’s Cellular LTE Network, to give the T-Mobile 4G a sporting chance, again AT&T came in ahead.

Good management of resources can bring great results for all.

Though unaffiliated, AuburnCom still recommends iPhone on AT&T in the Bay Area, as it’s data network (when available) always tests faster than any other network. If you need phone reliability though, our jury is still out on whether Verizon is better than AT&T (Dropped calls appear to have dissapeared for us in San Francisco though)

The MacBook Air (starting at $999) is an awesome computer, and the base MacBook Pro is fantastic too. (as long as you order it with the Flash storage option.)

Every HP/Sony/Dell/Asus computer that I see used as a windows PC has some kind of issue that makes people either ticked off, or just live with.

Macs run Windows better than any PC, so if you need Windows, just pick up a copy of Windows 7 from Amazon: Windows 7 Home premium is just $92 on amazon right now, rated a four star operating system, windows 8 is there too, for $96, but look at it’s terrible reviews.

Yes, you can buy a “PC” for $300 or less probably, but the components are no good, when you price a “pc” up to a mac using similar components, you get to within 10%, but without the free tech support and training down the street at your nearest Apple store.

You’ve got to take care of business. Bring all your data everywhere with you, in a device that weighs less than a lb, with these Apps:

Chatter Keep up to date with all your colleagues in a secure, private, environment. Think Twitter/FaceBook For Business
Salesforce Touch Salesforce, on your iPad.
Evernote All your notes, Everywhere.
Bento Your private database.
Numbers Crunch them.
Keynote Make a beautiful and powerful presentation.
Goodreader A Utility. Not pretty, but connects to almost any service in the world, uploads, downloads, lots more.
Omnifocus Focus.

If you read our post on Financial apps, and thought they were good (which they are), wait till you try some of these music apps, they will blow your mind.

Garageband
ReBirth for iPad
AudioBus
SoundPrism Pro
DrumJam
ThumbJam
djay
Figure
vjay

These are our top picks for iPad Finance apps, if you’re not yet using these, you should try them, if you’ve others you’d like to see on this list, please share them with us!

Mint
Freshbooks
Bank of America
Wells Fargo
Charles Schwab
Td Ameritrade
Stock Touch
WSJ Live
Marketwatch Market Data App

If you could have just three apps to show how amazing an iPad can be, what would they be? These are three we pick:

Firstly: Procreate, a really nicely designed drawing and painting app, has no near peers to my knowledge on any platform, it is not only ipad exclusive, but features ways to work that are simple and intuitive, and enable an artist, or aspiring artist, to create easily, and share easily. This app is exclusive to iPad.

Secondly: iTunesU, iTunesU is an incredible resource of courses, and lectures from institutions around the world. Though, you can receive some of this experience on your mac, or PC in iTunes, the ipad gives the most simple and easy to use version of iTunesU, enabling you to take coursework anywhere you go, and learn any topic, anywhere.

Thirdly: Vjay, by Algoriddim, an amazingly cool ipad app that enables you to mix and scratch videos together very much like Dj’s mix music together, this app, combined with AirPlay streaming of your iPads video and audio to a nearby screen, is simply awesome and makes for lots of fun, and I’m sure, cool displays in bars and clubs.

Remote working solutions like VPN have been around for decades, but what the cloud really brings that’s amazing and special to businesses is an ability to always be connected securely and safely for a cost that’s a fraction of those old VPNs.

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