My pal David Sparks has a new book out, and it’s great. In The MacSparky Field Guide to Going Paperless, David de-mystifies the process of going paperless, using Apple products as the core tools to doing so. He talks about apps and hardware that make the process as easy as it could be. This is [...]
The most-used app on my iPhone just got a lot better. Available today, Instacast 2.0 bring a myriad of new features (and better management tools) to the best podcast application out there for iOS. The app is now $0.99, with a $1.99 in-app purchase that adds features like podcast-specific settings, smart playlists and push notifications [...]
Intro For several months, I have worn a Casio Men’s DBC30-1 Databank Digital Watch: I really like the DBC30-1. It’s lightweight, comfortable and nerdy enough to make a statement while still being able to talk to normal humans. Oh, and it can do math. My wife loves1 it. That said, I’ve been haunted by the [...]
Drafts is a new iPhone app that makes capturing and sharing text super easy and super fast. I like to think of it Launch Center for words. It’s the smartest, most flexible note app I’ve used yet on iOS. It can send text to Twitter using iOS 5′s built-in account tools. Drafts can also send [...]
Most iOS photo apps are all about applying rich, heavy-handed filters. 1-Bit Camera is an exception. The 99¢ app shoots in 1-bit mode, leaving just black and white dithered images. There are options to select high or low contrast, and to use either Atkinson and Bayer dithering algorithms. You an share via Facebook, Twitter or [...]
In two short years, the iPad has defined an entire category of products, and redefined the personal computer industry. There is no way to overstate the importance of what Apple has done with its tablet. I can’t think of another product — including the iPod and iPhone — that has made such an impact in [...]
This is not a review of the Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR or other super-new Android phone. Released late last year, the HTC Rezound for Verizon is getting old in the fast-paced Android world. That doesn’t mean it’s forgettable, though. Still on sale at stores across the country, the phone is still considered top-tier for most [...]
While at Macworld, I ran in to the guys behind the Doxie Go portable scanner. A few weeks later, I had one sitting on my desk from them. At first, I wasn’t sure how much I’d use the thing. It turns out that not a day goes by without me running something through the machine. [...]
This app is the most fun $2.99 can buy on the App Store.
At $4.99 in the App Store, some might think its pricey, but ReaddlDocs scratches me right where I itch, so to speak. For my day job, I have to carry (and be familiar with) hundreds of PDFs worth of building plans, schematics, cut sheets and service contracts. Now, I have a 13-inch MacBook Pro which, [...]
