10 Timers And Clocks For iDevices You Can Download [iPhone, iPad, iPod]
All versions of the iOS for the iPhone include Apple's default clock app that features alarm settings, a timer, a world clock, and a stop watch. The clock app works well, but there several pages of other free and inexpensive timer apps in the iTunes Store for both the iPhone and the iPad, the latter of which does not include a timer by default.
Favo.rs: A Site For Getting & Granting Favors
One advantage of the Internet is that you can build relationships with a wide range of people from various demographics that you may never physically meet. Social network sites like Twitter and Facebook are worldwide Internet forums in which we can get news and information in a short amount of time. Now another community-based site called Favo.rs has come out of Beta release.
Agreedo: Write & Manage Your Business Meeting Minutes For Free Online
For several weeks now I've been searching for an easy-to-use website or application that would allow me to keep and store the minutes of meetings. The traditional text document approach is no longer a productive way of taking minutes. Simply typing on a blank file does not allow for quick collaboration, updates to the minutes, nor a place to back up and review past minutes.
Flipboard Gets Optimized For The iPhone [News]
Flipboard, the magazine style reader app for the iPad, has finally been optimized for the iPhone and iPod touch. If you are a current fan of Flipboard you're going to love the feel and navigation of the new version, and if you don't have an iPad you're going to welcome the clean user interface of Flipboard on your pocket device.
3 Handy Apps For Working with Text on Mac & iOS
When it comes to writing and manipulating text on a computer, I think we can never have enough tools to simplify all the tasks involved . Three relatively new applications you might consider adding to your arsenal are Mou and MarkdownMail, for working in Markdown language; and a seriously magical Mac application, FormatMatch, for automatically reformatting copied and pasted text.
StumbleUpon Gets Visually Appealing Makeover [News]
According to the online media research site, GigaOM, StumbleUpon has surpassed Facebook as "the biggest traffic driver among social media websites in the US". StumbleUpon has always been one of the go-to sites for discovering new and interesting stuff on the Web, and recently the site has done a significant makeover that gives it a lot more visual appeal.
A Closer Look At iTunes Match vs. Home Sharing vs. Web Streaming
With the recent launching of Apple's iCloud and the music streaming service iTunes Match, cloud computing seems to be the future of Apple and other computer companies. If you use multiple Apple devices like I do, you no doubt welcome the recent upgrades for wirelessly syncing data between your computer and iOS devices.
How To Edit Video On Your iPhone Using iMovie
The HD quality of the iPhone 4 and 4S video camera app is just as good as many consumer video cameras. While it may be a stretch to shoot hour-long video productions with an iPhone, it's a perfect in your pocket at all times device for shooting and editing family, event, and documentary style presentations.
Google Recommends 2-Step Process To Protect Your Account [News]
Most savvy Internet users probably have at one at least Google account - mainly because Google, for good or bad, crosses paths with so many other websites that it's hard to avoid not using the services and apps it has to offer. If you use your Google sign-in ID for multiple websites, and/or sign into Google Mail from public or shared computers, you should definitely make sure the account is secure.
Download Your Favourite Websites As Web Apps Using Site-Specific Browsing With Raven [Mac]
If you're looking for a fresh take on web browsing, Raven for the Mac seems to be the newest one the block, developed by Ravenco Software. What makes Raven distinctive is that it's based on a web technique called site specific browsing, which essentially formats any website into an application. So instead of opening that website in a regular web browser, you open it and use it similarly to any other application.
Recommend Stuff You Like To Your Social Network Followers With Oink & Kinetik [iPhone]
Two new iPhone apps have emerged to provide their own unique approach for rating and recommending stuff we like and don't like. Unlike Yelp, the new Oink is set up for users to not only rate places but also the items inside those places. Kinetik, on the other hand, is a Twitter-supported app for recommending apps you like to your social network followers.
Five Apps For Cleaning And Hiding Stuff On Your Mac
There are times when we need to clear the desktop to focus on a particular task, take clean screenshots, watch DVD movies, or make presentations. While keyboard shortcuts can be very useful for hiding opened windows or deleting files, there are several small applications that can do the same job more efficiently. Let's check them out.
Share Photos Faster & Better With PhotoRocket
Taking lots of photos these days is easy with smartphone cameras, easy to use point-and-shoots, and affordable pro consumer DSLRs. But often the challenge is how to get those photos sent to family and friends without using several different applications. PhotoRocket attempts to solve that problem by providing an online photo gallery, desktop and iPhone client support.
How to Set Up iCloud For Your iOS Devices
No doubt the most welcomed feature of the latest iOS 5 update for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad is Apple rolling out iCloud and wireless Wi-Fi connectivity for its smart mobile devices and Macs. Many of us have experienced the pain of connecting our iOS device using USB to iTunes just to update a playlist or backup some related app files. It was almost like calling someone on a wired phone.
Our Pad Lets You Setup Multiple User Accounts On Your iPad
I share my precious iPad with three other members of my family, and with occasional guests. Each user has their own accounts, which typically means they have to log out of my accounts to access theirs. This is not a huge problem, but since Apple has already established a multiple sign-in accounts feature for Macs, it only makes sense to have something similar for iOS devices.
Use Your Google+ Profile For Your Blogger Blogs [News]
Seems like every other week now, Google rolls out new features for enhancing its social networking site, Google+, which it says over 40 million people have joined. This week it announced plans for allowing Google Blogger users to replace their Blogger profile with their Google+ profile, which essentially means tighter integration between both of the popular services and means of communication.
Apple Posts Steve Jobs Memorial Video [News]
A few days ago, Apple released an online video celebrating the life of its co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs. The memorial service and special event was recorded live at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, on October 19th. In less than 24 hours the video posting was followed by the release of a now best-selling, and highly sought after biography.
Write Anonymous Blog Posts To Protect Your Identity Using Instablogg
It's easy for anyone to create a blog site these days, but you may not have the time to maintain one on a regular basis, or there may be occasions when you might want to post content anonymously. This is where Instablogg comes in. This blogging service allows you to write anything you like and post it as a traditional looking blog entry.
10 Mac Tools That Every Student Should Make Use Of
It's next to impossible these days to attend school and not use a desktop or laptop computer. While all Mac computers provide essential tools or applications (including Mail, iCal, TextEdit, and Preview) to help students stay organized and get assignments done, there are a slew of free and practical third-party tools that every Mac-owning student should make use of.
The Pros And Cons Of Streaming vs Downloading MP3s
I've been a long-time user of streaming music services – from Pandora, to the now defunct online music locker Lala.com, and now as a monthly subscriber to Rdio.com. If you have a computer and a good Wi-Fi connection, streaming music services are arguably a better way to listen to music than downloading MP3s. Allow me to make my case.