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Jan 6 / 11:30am

App of the Week: HappyShutter

I am going to start a new weekly post series called, the app of the week. This post will highlight a great App (new or old) for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, or the web that I believe is due some attention.

This weeks app is called HappyShutter by developer ThirdSight. This application is yet another camera app for iOS but this one stand apart from the rest. The app uses a new technology to detect when all of the subjects of your photo are smiling. Once everyone is smiling the picture is taken and saved directly to your devices camera roll. In my testing this app has worked very well it has even been able to differentiate a smirk or slight grin from a full smile. This app is currently at an introductory price of $0.99 and available in the AppStore.

Filed under  //  App   App Store   App of the week   Camera   iPad   iPhone  

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Nov 18 / 1:34pm

Omnifocus and Siri

Omnifocus for iPhone

So you can now add actions, including location based actions, to Omnifocus with Siri. It works like a dream too. Kudos to the Omni group for making an awesome app even better.

Filed under  //  App   Apple   Siri   Tasks   iPhone  

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Aug 5 / 12:29pm

Reeder for iPhone and iPad adds Readability support

In this video I detail the recent update to the iPhone and iPad version of Reeder, my favorite RSS reader. This update added full Readability support allowing you to read items on your reading list directly inside of Reeder. Readability allows you to read an article from the web in a much more pleasing view without ads or multiple pages or save that article from the web or many popular Twitter clients such as Tweetbot to read later. 

Readability is a paid subscription service that in addition to being very useful helps support the writers of the articles your reading. Seventy percent of whatever amount you choose to pay per month (5$ a month minimum) is divided up based on the number or articles you read and payed back to the writers. I would pay for the service just because of its awesome functionality but supporting the writers is just icing on the cake.

Filed under  //  App   RSS   Video   Web   iPad   iPhone  

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Nov 17 / 12:24pm

Twitter for iOS updated to included push notifications

In this video I demonstrate the iPad version of the official twitter application for iOS. Yesterday version 2.3.1 of the Twitter app was released into the iTunes app store that included a number of bug fixes, slight user interface tweaks, and push notifications for @replys and messages. You can grab the application from the app store here.

Boxcar has been the dominate app in the twitter push notification space for a while. Boxcar recently received a major update that added many new features such as notifications when you receive a new follower, your tweet is re-tweeted, your tweet is starred, or you are added to a list. I personally have turned off boxcar notifications for @replys and messages and plan on relying on the official push notifications which have already been more consistent. I have however, left boxcar installed on my iPhone and iPad for the additional push notifications giving me the best of both worlds. Let me know in the comments what your favorite way to receive twitter notifications is?

Filed under  //  App   Twitter   iOS   iPad   iPhone  

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Jul 22 / 11:05am

Skype Running in the Background

In this video I demo the new version of skype that enables background calling on iOS 4.

Filed under  //  App   Video   Walkthrough   iPhone  

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