Versions Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iOS developer toolchain will bid farewell to the iPhone 3G

by Mike Schramm (Aug 8th, 2012)

Cocoanetics has noticed something that's become apparent to most iOS developers already: with the advent of iOS 6 in a few weeks, Apple is essentially phasing out support for iOS on the iPhone 3G. Apple is slowly deprecating frameworks that iPhone 3G-compatible apps require from Xcode and app ...

Mac 101: Locating the root path of a Pages document in Pages

by Matt Tinsley (Nov 16th, 2011)

Here is a Mac 101 tip for novice Mac users. Running Pages in Mac OS X Lion means you never have to worry about saving a document, it just happens automatically. While this is wonderful, this new feature has caused me to scratch my head a few times while I acclimatise to this simple, but quite ...

Emulate Lion's Versions in Microsoft Word

by TJ Luoma (Sep 25th, 2011)

Microsoft Word does not support Lion's "Versions" feature yet, but there's no reason to panic. There are a few options that you can use to cobble together a work- around until the Mac BU team updates the Office suite. Also worth mentioning: although I am focusing on Microsoft Word, the same ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Where are my versions?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 6th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Hi, I found (the hard way) what seems to be a bug in Lion's new "Versions" feature. If I take an image that is on the desktop, make an edit (e.g. annotate it) and then quit Preview, it automatically saves the change. Then if I open the file again, I can use File->Revert to ...

From the boneheaded design file: Browsing Versions in Lion

by Mel Martin (Aug 15th, 2011)

I like Lion. I really really do. I can forgive Apple for breaking my Network Area Storage device, but in general it's a nice upgrade. There is, however, that matter of the "browse versions" feature in iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), Preview and some other apps designed to work with the ...

How saving changed in Lion - Infographic

by Erica Sadun (Aug 10th, 2011)

You can check out the full-size images in the gallery below, but clearly Lion thinks about saving documents differently. Read more about versions and locking documents in this post. Note: If you're having an issue with the image loading in the gallery, click one of the thumbnails and it ...

OS X Lion Version control, the File menu, and me

by Erica Sadun (Jul 27th, 2011)

I love Lion's idea of consumer-grade version control, which Apple calls Auto Save and Versions. I'm just not particularly happy with its GUI. That's because it relies on a new vocabulary of menu choices and on users understanding what's going on under the hood. Take the save options for ...

OS X Lion: Auto Save and Versions to the rescue

by Steven Sande (Jul 20th, 2011)

Some of us have Command-S wired into our hands. Whenever we write a few words or enter a couple of cells into a spreadsheet, our hands twitch and we compulsively type a Command-S to save a document, just in case... A new feature of OS X Lion is Auto Save, which is going to stop a lot of Mac users ...

Facebook acquires Mac development house for design talent

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 10th, 2011)

Facebook has just bought Dutch Mac development house Sofa, according to a company blog post. In the Mac world, Sofa is best known for four of the Mac apps that it makes: Kaleidoscope, Versions, Checkout and Enstore. However, Facebook's acquisition of Sofa had nothing to do with the Mac apps -- ...

Instapaper's free version goes on extended hiatus, dev explains why

by Mike Schramm (Apr 28th, 2011)

Marco Arment has an interesting writeup on his blog about his iOS app Instapaper (and, of course, the web service that runs behind it). Arment says on his blog that he's quietly been removing the free version of the app from the App Store, and that's resulted in a surprising effect: sales of ...

Holiday savings for designers with the Fusion Ads Holiday Bundle

by Brett Terpstra (Dec 20th, 2010)

The holidays have become rife with software bundles, bringing big savings to consumers (when there are enough apps in the bundle you don't already own). Fusion Ads is offering a bundle that will be of particular interest to designers. It's especially pertinent to web designers, but any designer who ...

Code shows future iOS devices currently in testing

by Mike Schramm (Aug 16th, 2010)

I don't know how much of a newsflash it really is that Apple is working on brand new versions of the iPhone and iPad, but just in case you thought that the current iterations were the last, let's set the record straight. Code in the latest iOS release shows that Apple is currently working on ...

Call of Duty: World at War Zombies, Rock Band get free versions

by Mike Schramm (Jan 27th, 2010)

Two of the App Store's biggest hits last year have finally dropped free versions of their apps to try out. Of course, odds are probably slim that you haven't played or heard of these two yet, but just in case you were waiting to try them without paying, now is your chance. First up, Call of ...

Evernote's CEO: 5k new users a day, but retention is a problem

by Mike Schramm (Jan 13th, 2010)

Mashable's Ben Parr sat down at CES with Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, which is not only a TUAW favorite, but acts as your "external brain," saving little clips and bits of information both collectible from and accessible by any device you happen to have with you. We love the app, and while it isn't ...

Scoreloop introduces Scoreloop Community for the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jul 10th, 2009)

We've talked about OpenFeint quite a few times on the site before (and even interviewed the creators), but while they're definitely one of the biggest names in creating gaming communities for the iPhone, they're not alone. A company called Scoreloop has today announced a service called "Scoreloop ...