Erica Sadun

Senior Writer

Erica Sadun holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has written, co-written, and contributed to dozens of books about technology, particularly in the areas of programming and digital media. An unrepentant geek, Sadun has never met a gadget she didn't need. Her checkered past includes run-ins with NeXT, Newton, and a vast myriad of both successful and unsuccessful technologies. When not writing, she and her geek husband parent three adorable geeks-in-training, who regard their parents with restrained bemusement.

Erica Sadun's Latest Posts

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me sort iTunes Music by Apple ID

by Erica Sadun (May 16th 2012 1:30PM)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Ah, the problems of modern romance. Since I broke up with "her" (and yes, I know you were saying she wasn't right for me) getting rid of all the remants of the relationship has not been easy, especially "her" digital footprint. She loved her music. So she would bring her iPod ...

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iBook Lessons: Using Book Proofer to preview EPUB files

by Erica Sadun (May 16th 2012 1:00PM)

iBooks Author is an amazing tool for laying out and publishing ebooks to iTunes. Unfortunately, the application creates books that are only readable on iPads. You trade off fantastic page design (via Apple's proprietary .iBooks format) for a much smaller potential reading audience. When you ...

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You're the Pundit: When will Mountain Lion launch?

by Erica Sadun (May 15th 2012 1:00PM)

When it comes to evaluating the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is Mountain Lion. During the Q2 financials, Apple told us it would debut "late summer," but some sites insist we may see it ...

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Dear Aunt TUAW: Where should I buy my George R. R. Martin fix?

by Erica Sadun (May 15th 2012 12:00PM)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I want to buy "A Dance with Dragons" as an eBook and I am hesitating between buying it for Kindle or iBooks, the reason being the Kindle version will be available on my Mac, my iPhone and my iPad. Is it possible to do the same if I buy it for iBooks or will I be "stuck" with ...

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Perian posts end of life notice. Mac video enthusiasts weep.

by Erica Sadun (May 14th 2012 5:15PM)

Perian has been a steadfast friend on my computer for years. With Perian, nearly any video format I throw at QuickTime simply works. Perian has been a wonder. It supports AVI. It supports DivX. It supports MKV. It's been one of the best and most useful tools I have had access to and invariably ...

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Pay-per-unit appears to go MIA on AT&T for some iPhone users

by Erica Sadun (May 10th 2012 8:00PM)

In April, AT&T ended a policy of offering data feature packs to its lowest end Pay as You Go plans (specifically, the $1/day and the $0.10/minute plans). At that time, TUAW was told by an AT&T spokesperson that customers on those plans could still pay a pay-per-unit (PPU) rate for data, ...

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Juggernaut: Revenge of Sovering first look

by Erica Sadun (May 10th 2012 7:00PM)

Today, I got to try out Juggernaut: Revenge of Sovering (Free) from Mail.ru. A freemium-style RPG game, it offers a polished feel and good production values, especially in the audio track. In the short time I have had with the app, game play mostly consists of bashing enemies and using spells ...

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Apple TV firmware update 5.0.1

by Erica Sadun (May 10th 2012 6:47PM)

Apple pushed a new Apple TV update (5.0.1) today. Primarily a bug fix, the update addresses the following issues: iTunes previews - Previews for movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store can now be viewed in HD. AirPlay - Fixes an issue that caused some iOS apps to have trouble ...

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Little delights: Pinching a page in iBooks Author

by Erica Sadun (May 10th 2012 5:00PM)

Delighting and surprising are hallmarks of the Apple user experience. Imagine my response then when today, while working in iBooks Author, I discovered than in iBooks 2, I could pinch a landscape page and it would jump me to the table-of-contents view. Steve and I are converting our Pitch ...

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DevJuice: Injection for Xcode

by Erica Sadun (May 10th 2012 4:00PM)

Are you one of the many devs who miss Xcode's "Fix and Continue" feature? Apple removed "Fix and Continue" in Xcode 4. This option allowed you to patch your binary with updated code, as you ran and debugged it. Well, there's good news. Developer John Holdsworth has released Injection for Xcode. ...

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