‘Editorial’ Archives
iRovr plans its comeback to social networking
Social networking fans, keep your eyes out for this. iRovr, once a mobile web app, is slated to return as a native app for iPhone and plans to hit the App Store by October 1st. The mobile version went dark earlier this year, but things have been happening busily, if quietly, behind the scenes. Alpha testers have been sworn to secrecy [...]
My 10 All-Time Favorite iPhone Apps
Since I began writing this column I have downloaded over 300 apps. Some I use from time to time, others I may like but forget I have, and last are those that wind up in a folder on my home page which I open more times than I can remember. We all have our favorites, these 10 are mine. Bounce Bullet Pro : Knock down as many people or [...]
Top Playlist
Top Playlist lets you preset your favorite set of songs and play it with a click of the app icon. No more looking for a song or playlist while jogging or driving. After app is installed, open it from the home screen. Click 'Edit' to create a playlist from your iTunes library. Your favorite playlist will now begin playing - you can use [...]
Apple iPhone 4 Press Conference
Here's the short version: iPhone 4 signal loss issue vastly overhyped. All smartphones have this issue. Dropped calls: only 1 in a 100 more than reported with iPhone 3GS. Everyone gets a free bumper case or a refund if you've already purchased one. A software fix coming up to fix the proximity sensor problems. White iPhone 4′s [...]
Using the iPad as a Phone?
According to this recent Wall-Street Journal article, soon you may be able to use your iPad for phone & conference calls. M5 Networks, a New York-based VoIP phone system provider, is working on a way to do just that via an app. The iPad offers a better speaker microphone and would make a good alternative for phone and conference calls [...]
Running iOS 4 on a iPhone 3GS: Some Observations
I've been using iOS 4 on my iPhone 3GS since the first beta, so I probably hit most of the snags along the way. (I did skip version 2 of the beta since it broke the camera.) Now I have a lot of apps on my iPhone, and along the way, the worst problem I encountered was 3rd party apps that just crashed, not being ready for the new OS. None of [...]
Tips for App Addicts
I research about 10 apps per day and submit about 3 for your consideration. I use a very unscientific approach called "if I like it". It assumes that if I do, you might also. Along the way I read many harsh and angry remarks from buyers who paid for an app only to watch it drop in price the next day or so. Give me a break, really. This is [...]
Square
Here's what the developer says: Quickly and securely accept card and cash payments for your business, service, charity – even to sell your couch. A free Square card reader makes payments even faster. Generate email and SMS receipts. With Square for iPad, add sales tax and a beautiful list of items sold. Sign on to squareup.com to manage your [...]
Roll your own microblogging social network with Shout’Em
For me, this is Twitter done right: because it gives me something I wish I had on Twitter: groups. ShoutEm gives anyone the ability to create their own mobile social network with a minimum of geek knowledge required. You get some great design tools and a large number of ways you can customize your network. But for the geek among us, you can [...]
About Blocking Phone Numbers
I'll file this under "things that annoy me." Why isn't there an easy (free) way using AT&T to block incoming calls and text messages from certain phone numbers? This recent article at MacWorld about blocking unsolicited text messages reminded me that I wanted to look into this. The article deals with having to pay for unsolicited [...]
