Archive for August, 2011

Comics Univers on your iPad

5,000 comic books formatted for the iPhone or iPadCOMICS BUYER’S GUIDE universe have gone app-happy, and are now offering digital downloads and original ebooks available exclusively via iVerse’s Comics+, a free iTunes application that has over 5,000 comic books formatted for the iPhone or iPad.

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Aeronautical Charts 1.7.5 for iPad

pic Corporate Smalltalk Consulting has announced Aeronautical Charts 1.7.5 for iPad, their Navigation app that provides an advanced document viewer that accommodates highly detailed documents at high magnifications. As airlines continue moving toward the paperless cockpit, and iPads are appearing increasingly in pilot flight bags, Aeronautical Charts, with its proprietary LargeViewer technology allowing rapid scrolling and minimal drawing lag times for large charts and massive PDF documents. Continue reading »

StumbleUpon!

I have used StumbleUpon as a FireFox plug-in for a number of years to find web sites that I can report on here. For some reason, they have never produced a similar plug-in for Safari. They do have a web site that acts similar to the plug-in, but it still isn’t the same. Now they have an iOS app that will work with both the iPad and the iPhone. Continue reading »

New Original eBook App

pic KneeBouncers has announced the release of Who Says Moo?, the first ebook app from the creators of the popular toddler’s web site. The dynamic interactive ebook invites toddlers to explore a variety of animals on a farm and discover the sounds they make. Colorful illustrations and clever animations engage and entertain toddlers and preschoolers. Parents and family members will love the voice recording feature making them the narrator of the story. Continue reading »

MediTimer for iOS

pic Fine Mechanics has announced the release of MediTimer 1.0, developed exclussively for Apple iPad. MediTimer is a balanced set of instruments which render your meditation more effective and useful as well as make it easier to make it your practice, if you so desire. The key aspects controlled by the program are: Continue reading »

Games Infomanager 1108-16

Games InfoManager ... games for back to school

GAMES InfoManager It’s back to school time — but it’s not all about the three ‘Rs’ … some fun mixed in there too. Follow along . . .
* Electronic books for children are reinventing reading * Best kids’ iOS singing game * Bubbling Math – Education Game * Sea Life Matching Pairs Memory Game * Who Says Moo? * A Leaf In My Hair * Walkabout for iOS, Puzzling
. . . and more!

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The changing Internet

evilAs the fable goes, Nero fiddled while Rome burned. The guardians of the internet are making the changes and decisions that will change the internet forever. You may not like what happens next. We’re going to watch this issue a little closer in the future. This issue : * ICANN Killing the Internet as we know it * Domain name changes and the Internet landscape * ANA Fears Brand Squatting in ICANN’s New Domain Plan * ICANN plan ‘potentially disastrous’ * Casting.xxx ushers in a new internet era * Businesses buying .XXX porn domains … stay informed, stay tuned.

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Apple Updates 1108

Apple Computer Steve Jobs pitches Cupertino Lots of interesting news floating around mentioning Apple … seems even the writers who never write about Apple are writing about Apple …
[] THE TRUTH ABOUT OS X LION: Don’t Bother Buying It
[] A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Bungie
[] MacBook Air Selling Out In Some Stores
[] Apple’s New, iCloud-Powered Find My iPhone Service Goes Live
[] Apple’s new laptop, OS pack a powerful roar
[] iPhone thief is caught after victim finds him using tracking app
[] Why iPhone 5 is being delayed by Apple
. . . and more

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PDF Reader Pro

pic PDF Reader Pro by YUYAO Software is a powerful and cost-effective mobile PDF solution. Furthermore, its most recent update has won the app a place in Top 5 in the ranking chart of paid iPhone and iPad apps in the Business category of more than 50 App Stores, including US, UK, Australia, and Japan. PDF Reader Pro 2.5.2 has added support to a common file compression format, RAR, and two archive formats, CBR and CBZ, mainly used for reading e-comics. The new version also allows FTP download, making file transfer easier. Continue reading »

Lion Changes/Compatibility Issues

There are a number of web article that recommend changes to your Lion settings. Others also talk about compatibility issues with specific software. Here are some: Continue reading »

Lion DiskMaker

Lion Disk Maker is a small application programmed with AppleScript that you can use with Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7 to burn a DVD or build a bootable USB key from Mac OS X Lion’s Installation programm. Continue reading »

Free Video Editor for iOS

pic From The Top Apps has announced the release of Video Editor for FREE 1.0, its latest app available for all iOS devices. The app is a quick real-time video editor that is easy to use and great for kids, students, and octogenarians alike. With a few swipes, the user-friendly app can effortlessly trim, merge, and share video clips. Along with the standard trim function, Video Editor for FREE offers a unique “tap” function for more precise frame-by-frame trimming. Continue reading »

iPhones, Backups and Toilets

Retrevo Gadgetology study about cell phone securityKerplunk, There Goes Another Smartphone … Which is more common, accidentally dropping a phone in the toilet or being stung by a bee? If you answered a bee sting you’d be right but not by as much as you might have thought. Continue reading »

HDR Software for Mac OS X

HDRtist Pro 1.0.2 - HDR Software for Mac OS X The award winning HDRtist Pro software for the Mac has been upgraded, and is the more advanced version of Ohanaware’s free HDR software, HDRtist. It’s been designed to provide more creativity with HDR images, while continuing to be easy to use.

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Hype 1.0, the HTML5 Animation Builder

Hype 1.0, the HTML5 Animation Builder HTML5 has been widely lauded as the future of the web due to its performance, accessibility, and ability to run on smartphones, but no designer-friendly authoring tools have existed until Hype. This animation builder for Mac OS X, enables users to build beautiful animated and interactive web content. Continue reading »