January – February 2010 — Vol 32 No 1
Source
Open PDF • Jan–Feb 2010 • Vol 32 No 1 • 30 pages • Format now called "Journal" again (no longer "eJournal")
Overview
Note the journal dropped the "eJournal" label by January 2010 — masthead now simply "Washington Apple Pi Journal" (still PDF-only, but stable enough not to need the "test" label). From the President: 2010 a year of promise? (Jay Castillo, 7). Why a Kindle? (Travis Good, 8) — Amazon Kindle review. Pi Humor: Map of Online Communities (10). Trojans Still Need a Horse (Robert "Bo" Huttinger, 11) — Mac trojan/security. Take Control of Your iPhone Apps book review (Jay Castillo, 13). Should I Defrag my Hard Drive? (Pat Fauquet, 14). HDMI Cables Cost How Much? (Pat Fauquet, 15) — consumer-tech price reality check. Pi Photo Contest Needs New Leader(s) (Tom Carlson, 17). iFixited my iPod (Ken Goldman, 18) — using iFixit to repair iPod. Tips & Tricks: Finder Column View and More (Bob Jarecke, 20). Q&A Forum (Bob Jarecke, 23) — new feature.
Table of contents
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Editor's Column | Bob Jarecke | 5 |
| Letters to the Editor | — | 6 |
| New Feature…well, kinda | — | 6 |
| From the President: 2010 a year of promise? | Jay Castillo | 7 |
| Why a Kindle? | Travis Good | 8 |
| Pi Humor: Map of Online Communities | — | 10 |
| Trojans Still Need a Horse | Robert "Bo" Huttinger | 11 |
| Take Control of Your iPhone Apps | Jay Castillo | 13 |
| Should I Defrag my Hard Drive? | Pat Fauquet | 14 |
| HDMI Cables Cost How Much? | Pat Fauquet | 15 |
| Pi Photo Contest Needs New Leader(s) | Tom Carlson | 17 |
| iFixited my iPod | Ken Goldman | 18 |
| Tips & Tricks: Finder Column View and More | Bob Jarecke | 20 |
| Q&A Forum | Bob Jarecke | 23 |
| Help Wanted — Inquire Within | — | 26 |
Highlights
Format stabilizes — "Journal" again
"eJournal" label dropped — by 2010 the all-digital format is no longer experimental.
Why a Kindle? — Travis Good
Amazon Kindle review — early e-reader era. Pi covers competitor to iPad (which would launch Apr 2010).
iFixit my iPod — Ken Goldman
iFixit DIY repair — Mac/iPod owners as repair community.
Q&A Forum new feature
Member Q&A column restored (Pi had Q&A back in the 1980s under Bruce Field, Hardis, etc.)
Photo Contest needs leader
Tom Carlson asks for new Photo Contest coordinator — recurring volunteer-recruitment theme.
Entities
People: Jay Castillo (President), Bob Jarecke (Editor), Travis Good, Robert "Bo" Huttinger, Pat Fauquet, Tom Carlson, Ken Goldman, Larry Kerschberg (continuing Director) Topics: 2010 Year of Promise, Kindle on Pi, iFixit Culture, Q&A Forum References: Kindle, iFixit, Take Control of Your iPhone Apps
Connections to other issues
- Format label drops "e" — first issue with cleaner "Journal" branding
- Pi Photo Contest needs new leadership — passed from Tom Carlson
- Q&A Forum revival evokes historic Bruce Field Q&A column from 1980s