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Agile Partners rock GuitarToolkit 2.0

by Brett Terpstra (Dec 15th, 2011)

Agile Partners (who've come up at TUAW a few times) have released GuitarToolkit 2.0, a major upgrade to the original app which adds extensive features and an iPad version. GuitarToolkit boasts a range of tools geared at guitar and bass players, but now includes enough flexibility to work with any ...

Get productive for less with the ProductiveMacs bundle

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 14th, 2011)

It's a great time of the year to find software deals. Yesterday we mentioned the MacUpdate bundle, and today we're looking at the ProductiveMacs bundle, featuring (as you'd expect) a bunch of stellar productivity apps. Included in the bundle are some of my personal favorites, like Default ...

iPad subsidy offers lure student customers in France

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 17th, 2011)

France telecom operator Orange has teamed up with France's Ministry for Higher Education to offer subsidized iPads to French university students for €1 a day. The deal comes at a time when iPads are becoming recognized as a boon to students in the classroom partly due to the educational ...

Apple revamps Student Jobs page

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 2nd, 2011)

Apple has revamped their Student Jobs page, which allows students or recent graduates to find work opportunities with Apple. The newly revamped page offers a simplified layout with job opportunities sorted into two sections: "I'm currently in school" lists all Apple Campus Rep, internship, ...

Video App Demo: PDF Expert

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 27th, 2011)

In a world where there are plenty of PDF tools, PDF Expert distinguishes itself with a few key features. I've been a fan of Readdle's past products, and PDF Expert aims to give you a truly universal tool for dealing with PDFs, whether you are a student, educator, lawyer, doctor or anyone dealing ...

Fruit Ninja live, bring your overcoat

by Dana Franklin (Mar 28th, 2011)

Your virtual overcoat, that is. Students in a virtual reality workshop at the FH Wedel University of Applied Sciences cloned Fruit Ninja, the best-selling game for smartphones and tablets, in 3D using the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). The result is a life-size, fully immersive fruit ...

New Bento templates aimed at students

by Michael Rose (May 25th, 2010)

It may seem like odd timing; with the US about to head into the unofficial pre-summer period with the imminent Memorial Day long weekend, the last thing on most students' minds is getting organized for next year. Nevertheless, today Filemaker is setting the Bento 3 Student Survival Kit loose ...

Task List: Open Source Homework Management

by Mat Lu (Jan 2nd, 2007)

With Christmas break sadly drawing to a close, it's time for students to start thinking about keeping up with assignments again. We've previously mentioned Assignment Planner, but just in time for the Spring semester, Funkware brings us another option with Task List 5, "the simple way to manage your ...

Mystery student identified: developer of EZiD

by Scott McNulty (Aug 22nd, 2006)

The identity of the student featured in this picture with Steve Jobs has been discovered. His coworker Jesse is a fan of TUAW and let Martin (that's the dude in the picture) know that he had been featured on TUAW. So, what was he showing to Steve? Why his application which is called EZiD. It creates ...

Jobs approached by student developer - doesn't fire him?

by David Chartier (Aug 22nd, 2006)

For those who don't quite get the headline: Jobs is notorious for being a demanding and quick-to-fire-you CEO; there are a few stories of His Steveness doing things like firing an employee who pulled a Porky Pig (an American cartoon character with a stuttering speech impediment) when he found ...

Apple Design Awards 2006 now accepting entries

by David Chartier (Apr 26th, 2006)

"Show off your latest feat of programming genius," says the Apple Developer Connection email announcing the call for entries to their 11th annual Design Awards. Recognizing "technical excellence and outstanding achievement in developing Mac OS X software," there are eight award ...