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

Finish for iPhone is a simple, handy task manager

by Dave Caolo (Jan 16th 2013 2:00PM)

Finish for iPhone (US$0.99) is a task-management app built by high school students Ryan Orbuch and Michael Hansen. The pair wanted a simple, mobile way to stay on top of their work. Finish is the result. After playing with it for a couple of days, I can say that it's well done. Finish looks good ...

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PowerCam for iOS improves collage, adds effects

by Dave Caolo (Jan 10th 2013 4:00PM)

In our August review of PowerCam (US$0.99), we called it "...a grab bag of photo tools wrapped up into one app." That bag gets a little nicer with version 2.1, which adds some nice new effects, improves the collage feature with new templates and a "freestyle" option and more. It's super handy and ...

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Tim Cook: cellular iPad to hit China in January

by Dave Caolo (Jan 10th 2013 11:00AM)

Tim Cook is visiting China this week, and confirmed that the cellular version of Apple's iPad mini will become available in January while talking with Chinese reporters. Cook also noted that the country's approval process prolongs release schedules, and that's something Apple is working to ...

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Call Bliss for iPhone a would-be alternative to Do Not Disturb

by Dave Caolo (Jan 4th 2013 12:30PM)

Call Bliss for iPhone (US$2.99) from Clarke Hill is promoted as an alternative to Apple's Do Not Disturb feature. It would be handy to have this week, as Do Not Disturb is currently malfunctioning. While it works, I'm hesitant to recommend it. Here's my look at Call Bliss for iPhone. UI When ...

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Mom gives son iPhone with 18-point contract

by Dave Caolo (Dec 31st 2012 3:00PM)

Blogger and mother Janelle Burley Hofman gave her 13-year-old son, Gregory, an iPhone for Christmas. That's a pretty great gift. The iPhone came with a rather special accessory in the form of an 18-point contract between mother and son, which must be observed to the letter. Highlights ...

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Temple Run was downloaded 2.5 million times on Christmas

by Dave Caolo (Dec 27th 2012 3:00PM)

The iPhone/iPad game Temple Run (free, universal) was downloaded more than 2.5 million times on Christmas Day. That's the word from Keith Shepard, founder of Imangi Studios, which produces the popular game. The game, which has you running from hungry gorilla-things in an Indiana Jones-type ...

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"Sesame Street" app developers share experience, tips

by Dave Caolo (Dec 27th 2012 11:30AM)

The developers behind the Sesame Street line of iPad apps have gathered their knowledge and experience into a guide for others looking to tap the kid market successfully. The group observed children interacting with iPads in over 60 studies. The results of analyzing that data have produced the ...

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"Lucky Bags" will return to Japan's Apple Stores

by Dave Caolo (Dec 26th 2012 9:30AM)

Fukubukuro, or "Mystery Bag," is a Japanese New Year's Day tradition during which merchants sell sealed bags of various items at a substantial discount, often as high as 50 percent. Apple Stores will participate once again on January 2, 2013. The bags will sell for US$390. In previous years, lucky ...

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Apple suspends 'most favored nation' in European iBookstore for 5 years

by Dave Caolo (Dec 20th 2012 12:30PM)

Apple has sent an email to e-book publishers selling in European iBookstores noting that the "most favored nation" clause has been suspended until December 8, 2017, setteB.IT notes on Twitter. The change removes the phrase from the book-selling contract, which prevented publishers from selling ...

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New York, Oregon vie for Apple's business

by Dave Caolo (Dec 19th 2012 10:30AM)

Business officials in Oregon and upstate New York are vying to bring "Project Azalea" to their own workers. Oregon Live suggests that Project Azalea is the code name for a factory that would fabricate semiconductors for Apple's iPhone and iPad. The Business Review of Albany, New York recently ...

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