Bryan Hauer

Remembering Steve Jobs One Year Later

Bryan Hauer — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:13:30 +0000

It was one year ago today that I heard the terrible news of Steve Jobs death. Ironically I had just left the Apple store in Huntsville, AL to grab a bumper case for my iPhone 4. As an unashamed Apple fanboy I received numerous calls, texts and Facebook posts from friends that night all wondering [...]

11 Years Later: What I Remember About September 11th

Bryan Hauer — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:39:11 +0000

It’s been 11 years now since the terrible attack on America and I remember it like it was yesterday. It had only been 2 years since I moved from NYC back to Minneapolis and still had many friends there. When I woke up that morning I remember getting in my car to head to work [...]

How To Easily Create iPhone & iPad Home Screen Retina Icons For Your Website

Bryan Hauer — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:32:02 +0000

One question I’ve been getting asked lately is how to make Home Screen icons for iPhone and/or iPad for your website and that also look great on the new Retina displays. Well it’s actually really easy. Step #1 Simply open your handy graphics editor app like PhotoShop or in my case Pixelmator and create a [...]

Microsoft Announces Surface Tablets… Meh!

Bryan Hauer — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:00:05 +0000

In true Microsoft fashion… the Redmond, WA company announced 2 tablet offerings late yesterday with no pricing info or release dates. It’s one thing to announce a products and a whole other thing to actually ship them in volume. I’m also curious to know if they decided to build it themselves or are using 3rd [...]

January – June 2012 Pics

Bryan Hauer — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:50:12 +0000

Finally getting around to posting some new pics. It’s been quite a while. Here are some pics from the first half of 2012 here in Minneapolis. It’s been a great year of warm weather and enjoying concerts, golfing, Twins games and quite a bit of travel. Vegas, NYC, Alabama to name a few.

Video: Apple WWDC 2012 Keynote HD

Bryan Hauer — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:19:31 +0000

Watch Apple unveil new Retina display MacBook Pro’s, faster MacBook Air’s, iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion. While I love the look of the new MacBook Pro and of course the beautiful new Retina displays… I just can’t justify the $2199 price tag. New MacBook Air seems to be a much better buy. What [...]

Watch Reed Timmer’s Chase Team Experience Softball Size Hail

Bryan Hauer — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:20:05 +0000

Broken windshields won’t stop Reed Timmer and his team. Actually it did, but were back chasing the next day.

With Apple TV 2 Supply Low, Expect Apple HDTV Announcement at March iPad 3 Event

Bryan Hauer — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:30:42 +0000

Apple TV Rumors With all the recent Apple rumors mostly surrounding the imminent launch of the iPad 3 during the first week of March, one story that was all the rage the last few months, but has been getting overshadowed a bit by the iPad 3 is the launch of an actual Apple HDTV. Most [...]

Video: Steve Jobs – Inventor or Reinventor?

Bryan Hauer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:25:23 +0000

Shared this with an entrepreneur friend today & thought others might like it. This short 2 min video above probably best portrays how Steve Jobs looked at product development. You don’t always have to invent something to be successful. Sometimes taking available technologies and reinventing them or reimagining them and putting together the proper pieces [...]

Discovery Channel Cancels Popular TV Series Storm Chasers

Bryan Hauer — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:56:32 +0000

Extreme Weather Meteorologist Reed Timmer, IMAX and 3D filmmaker Sean Casey and Sever Weather Engineer Tim Samaras who make up the Storm Chasers primetime show were sadly canceled from this Falls Discovery Channel lineup. Although no confirmation directly from Discovery, Tim Samaras all but confirmed it on his Facebook page this week. Tim finished his [...]