Dave Caolo

Managing Editor

blog http://52tiger.net
twitter @davidcaolo

For six years, Dave worked as the IT Director of a Mac-friendly, residential school in rural Massachusetts and has been writing for the Web professionally since 2001. Today, Dave is an editor at TUAW where he's blogged since 2004. He's also the author of two books from FT Press: Using Your iPad as a Business Productivity Tool and Using Your iPhone as a Business Productivity Tool.

Dave believes that technology has the power to improve our life at its most important moments, and explores that conviction every day.

A native of Scranton, Pa (Yes, just like on The Office), Dave moved to Cape Cod, Ma in 1994. When he's not writing, Dave can be found kayaking, rooting for the Boston Red Sox and spending time with his wife, two kids and Boston Terrier, Batgirl.

Dave Caolo's Latest Posts

Skype for iPad 4.0 offers new video preview option, crash recovery

by Dave Caolo (Apr 30th 2012 2:00PM)

Skype has released version 4.0 of its app for iPad and iPhone (both free). There are a few nice changes this time around. The app now lets you pre-position your video preview as you like. It also restarts automatically after an "unexpected shutdown." That's "crash" to you and me. Skype also ...

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Apple lets kids play with iPads rather than iMacs

by Dave Caolo (Apr 27th 2012 10:15AM)

Apple's retail stores have featured a "kids table" since the first one opened in 2001. It's low to the ground with soft seats and Apple hardware running kid-friendly software. Up until now, the hardware for the kids tables has been the iMac -- but it seems Apple is switching to iPads. Rene ...

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Twitter iOS update adds improved discover, search, notifications

by Dave Caolo (Apr 27th 2012 9:00AM)

Twitter for iPhone and iPad (free, universal) has been updated to version 4.2. This update introduces a number of changes, including an improved discover feature. Now, the app shows an activity feed displaying which of your tweets have been favorited or re-tweeted by other users. You'll find ...

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Padprop iPad stand giveaway

by Dave Caolo (Apr 26th 2012 5:00PM)

Last year we reviewed the Padprop iPad stand. It's a super-handy device that lets you choose multiple viewing angles, rest an iPad between your knees for easy typing and even stores a set of Apple earbuds neatly and securely. I found it durable (it's made of EVA foam) and lightweight at just 50 ...

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Apple to issue 150 student scholarships to attend WWDC 2012

by Dave Caolo (Apr 25th 2012 9:33AM)

Apple is looking to reward outstanding student developers with a trip to WWDC 2012. Full- or part-time students over the age of 13 may apply. Apple's decision will be based on the following: Technical ability Creativity of ideas expressed in products or projects Prior WWDC ...

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WWDC 2012 announced, tickets on sale

by Dave Caolo (Apr 25th 2012 8:42AM)

Apple has officially announced dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference 2012. It will take place June 11-15 in San Francisco, California. Tickets are on sale now, selling at $1599 for attendees. Apple will put on over 100 sessions for developers, and there will be more than 1,000 Apple ...

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Ashton Kutcher prepares to play Steve Jobs

by Dave Caolo (Apr 4th 2012 10:00AM)

Ashton Kutcher photo from Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com iPad publication The Daily reports that Ashton Kutcher is whole-heartedly preparing to play former Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Producer Mark Hulme of Five Star Feature Films: "He is already meeting with folks that knew Steve Jobs. He's ...

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FileMaker Pro 12 offers new design features, improved iOS compatibility

by Dave Caolo (Apr 4th 2012 9:00AM)

I started using FileMaker Pro way back with version 6, when I was developing solutions for a residential school. I grew to love the pro database software, and since then it's gotten better and better. The new version 12 of FileMaker Pro, announced today, continues the trend of improvement ...

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Lion's Auto Save vs. Save As

by Dave Caolo (Mar 29th 2012 1:35PM)

Apple's OS X Lion introduced Auto Save, and eliminated the Save As feature from several apps as a result. Not everyone is happy about the switch, including Pierre at Betalogue: I have already talked about the totally unnecessary (in my view) elimination of the 'Save As...' command in Apple ...

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iPad Smart Cover issue apparently due to magnet polarity

by Dave Caolo (Mar 22nd 2012 12:45PM)

Many customers bought a new iPad last weekend, and some found that Apple's Smart Cover doesn't work with certain previously Smart Cover-compatible cases. Mark of Mark's Hangout has discovered why, and he's posted a detailed explanation. It appears that Apple added a polarity-sensitive sensor ...

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