Steven Sande

Features Editor

Steve was born two weeks before the start of the Space Age, and has been a fan of technology since birth. A lifelong resident of Colorado, Steve graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (1978) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (1983).

He began writing for TUAW in 2008, and is now the Features Editor for the blog. Steve hosts the weekly TUAW TV Live show and Daily Update podcast, and is a frequent voice on the TUAW Talkcast as well.

When he's not blogging for TUAW, he's writing books for Pearson and his own publishing company, Sand Dune Books.

Steven Sande's Latest Posts

Daily Update for May 22, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 22nd 2013 2:45PM)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

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Google Chrome update adds a bit of Siri to OS X

by Steven Sande (May 22nd 2013 1:30PM)

Google's Chrome browser for OS X has had the ability to do voice search for about two years now, but the latest version of Chrome appears to bring something a bit more Siri-like to the mix. Now, when you ask Google certain questions about the weather, sports scores, stock prices, directions, and ...

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OmniGroup releases OmniPresence, free sync technology for OS X and iOS

by Steven Sande (May 22nd 2013 12:00PM)

OmniGroup, the Seattle-based developers of OmniOutliner, OmniGraphSketcher, OmniGraffle, OmniFocus and OmniPlan, has announced that today they are shipping OmniPresence document syncing. OmniPresence rounds out the automatic syncing solutions that OmniGroup added first to OmniFocus in 2008 and ...

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Apple applies design changes to online store

by Steven Sande (May 22nd 2013 11:30AM)

It may not seem like all that much changed after last night's Apple Store downtime, but the company actually made a number of design changes that, according to MacStories editor Federico Viticci, bring "a cleaner, more subdued style for graphical elements and larger image-centric spots for ...

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Etón Rugged Rukus: Solid solar sound

by Steven Sande (May 22nd 2013 8:00AM)

TUAW has covered the alternative energy accessories from Etón before: the BoostTurbine is an excellent way to charge up an iPhone or iPad when the power is out, while the FRX3 acts as an emergency radio and has both solar cells and a hand crank for providing a charge to your iPhone when you ...

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Logitech intros wired iPad keyboard especially for education market

by Steven Sande (May 22nd 2013 4:00AM)

As anyone who has read TUAW over the past few weeks can tell there's no shortage of iPad keyboards on the market these days. All of them tend to use Bluetooth to connect to the iPad, which is fine -- except when you're a school teacher or IT person who needs to figure out which keyboard is paired ...

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Olloclip Quick-Flip Case and Pro-Photo Adapter add protection, tripod mount

by Steven Sande (May 21st 2013 8:00PM)

The team at Olloclip has taken the wraps off of their newest product, a case for the iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5 called the Quick-Flip Case (US$49.99) that works with the Olloclip 3-in-one lenses to produce a lightweight solution for all-purpose iPhoneography. Let's take a look! Design At first ...

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Google to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X

by Steven Sande (May 21st 2013 7:00PM)

Those of us who use Google's Chrome browser for OS X are familiar with how Chrome web apps can be installed and launched from within the browser. Now it appears that Google is working on a way to bring those Chrome apps even closer to the heart of your Mac by creating a Chrome apps launcher for OS ...

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Apple still most valuable global brand

by Steven Sande (May 21st 2013 6:00PM)

Every year, Millward Brown Optimor produces the BrandZ list, a listing of the 100 most valuable brands. As with last year, Apple is at the top of the list with a 2013 brand value of just over US$185 billion. Apple's brand value rose only 1 percent this year, but that number is still well over No. ...

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