Archive for January, 2011

Mac Explorer

This is a Mac blog that is new to me. They have a section for Tips & Tricks, one called Wallpapers and another one called “The Top List.”
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Your catalog on iPad

online catalogs, websites, presentationsHere’s a line-up of tools that help to transfer company’s online catalogs, websites, presentations to Apple’s iPad and view them at any time, even when Internet connection is not available. The tools allow users to download HTML-based materials either directly to iPad, or to their desktop computers and then upload downloaded files to their mobile devices.

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Did you love SpinArt as a kid?

SpinArtSpinArt has been named one of the top iPhone Apps of the year by iTunes Rewind 2010. The annual iTunes Rewind list published by Apple highlights the best in Apps and other media for the past year. SpinArt has been named to two separate top 10 lists in this year’s iTunes Rewind. There’s also a SpinArt ‘lite’ you can install for free.

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Disk analyzer for Mac OS

DaisyDiskDaisyDisk Team has released the public beta of DaisyDisk 2.0, a major update to their award-winning disk analyzer utility for Mac OS X. Disk contents are displayed as an interactive color-coded sunburst map, quickly revealing large files which may no longer be needed, and allowing to delete them. The map can be easily navigated to preview deeper levels of data. Continue reading »

KissOnTheFly

pic On Valentine’s Day all world becomes more romantic. In this day everyone wait for a special gift or message: send your kiss with this App, the emotion is assured. KissOnTheFly will be your “messenger of love” to send virtual postcards enlivened by a strong visual impact. It is available on the AppStore the new great update of the iPhone App to send virtual kisses (animated postcards with sound and big kiss at the end). Continue reading »

Photoshop Elements 9 – Visual Quickstart Guide

Just recently I had someone ask me about purchasing a Graphic program to edit and clean up fifty pictures. What did I recommend? Whoops! First – Mac or PC? They had both as it turned out. Continue reading »

iPads and iPhones in the Enterprise

iPads and iPhones in the EnterpriseThe iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are feature-rich, extensible, and can integrate with practically any existing enterprise solution. They all have features developed almost expressly to satisfy the needs of organizations of all sizes. Charles Edge provides eight useful questions for IT professionals to consider before iPhone or iPad implementation.

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The MAC OS X command line: Unix under the hood

I had heard about Google Books. Millions of books on line, some of which have questionable copyright. But here is one that is actually not out of print. (Don’t believe it has actually made it to print yet.)
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Signature Capture for Filemaker

Filemaker appNow you can make capturing a signature part of your custom FileMaker Go workflow. Imagine having your customers sign on the dotted line when the accept a package, or agree to a quote. Or perhaps your field technicians can get the customer to sign off on completed work orders. GoSign for FileMaker Go makes this a snap.

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Google My Maps iPhone App

pic Since its November release, The Cartographer, featuring antique cartography styling, custom Google My Maps viewing and editing, and offline map features, has been highly successful. Featured recently on the iPhone App Store’s “What’s Hot” and “New and Noteworthy” sections, and recently nominated for Best Travel App in the Best App Ever competition, the app has been hailed as an essential traveler’s utility.
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Ringer goes on sale

pic Pixel Research Labs has announced that Ringer, their iPhone ringtone creation tool for Mac OS X, is on sale in the Mac App Store through 1/17/2011. Ringer allows users to choose any non-protected file from their iTunes library or any media file on their system that can be opened by QuickTime (MP3, AAC, MOV, MP4, M4V) and turn it into a unique ringtone.
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Games Infomanager 1101-16

GAMES for iPad, iPod, iPhone for game lovers

awesome games for the iPad, iPhone, iPods, and Mac The search for good iPad games and entertainment continues … this week we look at * The Rise of Atlantis on iPad * QBox Challenging Word Puzzle * Put Dogs on the Catwalk * ViolentBall for hardcore gaming fans * Add fun Cartoon Hairstyles to your photos * Kiwi and Pear’s World Adventure * Squashing bugs has never been more fun or addictive * Snow White eBook on the iPad … if you’ve got favorites, please send along your review, or links

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IMHO – Headlines

It is amazing the headlines that web sites use to get our attention for so called rumors. One I remember was something like “Apple to release CDMA iPhone in more countries.” Another was like “Sprint and T-Mobile want to add iPhone.” DUH!!
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Helpful Hints: Growing old with Stickies

(I used Jim Dunleavy‘s article in my January User Group Newsletter because this is a seldom-used and free OS X goodie that most of us overlook.) … When you were little did your mother ever pin a note on you so the teacher could read what you were supposed to remember? Mom knew you wouldn’t remember!

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Matt Kloskowski’s “Layers” Book Review

“the complete guide to Photoshop’s most powerful feature – LAYERS, 2nd Ed.”

To begin with, I admit to being a Matt Kloskowski fan. I also like good Irish-sounding names like Kloskowski. I have other books and videos of Matt’s approach to teaching and really like his easy-going style. Continue reading »