I use Google Analytics to track traffic to (and on) this site. I — like most cool indie hipster bloggers — dislike it, but understand that it is the tracking platform of choice for advertisers, etc., so I stick with it. I used to use an app called Ego to keep an eye on traffic [...]
My favorite iPhone apps are usually the ones that are very limited in scope, but not limited in depth. Today’s app recommendation falls in to that category. HelvetiCount is a counter app for the iPhone. Fire it up, and your iPhone becomes one of those old-school thumb counter device thingie. You know, the kind you [...]
I’ve had bad luck trying to get review units of phones. I’ve been turned down or ignored by almost every carrier and manufacture. The one place that has let me have a phone is my mother-in-law’s attic, so I present to you the Motorola Digital Personal Communicator for the BellSouth Mobility Network. History The DPC [...]
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Click the photo for a larger version. While I’m no connoisseur, this pen might knock off the Pilot G2 07 as my go-to pen. It’s pretty amazing for the money. The Paper Mate Profiile 1.4b can be found on Amazon for just over $1 apeice.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had the same four apps in my iPhone’s dock: Phone Mail Safari Settings This week, in a major upheaval in my life, Launch Center replaced Settings in the Dock. Now, this app isn’t one for everyday users. It’s closest Mac cousin is Automator, really. Here’s how App [...]
Since starting the Ungeniused podcast late last year, I’ve had numerous questions about my setup. So, here’s my gear: The Blue Yeti USB Microphone is the heart of my rig. It’s a great vocal mic for the money. With its tri-capsule array, it’s easy to set this mic up for one or more voices. It’s [...]
I get handed tons of business cards in my professional life. I meet with vendors, contractors, sub-contractors, corporate representatives and more in a normal work week. They all have cards, and they all seem to want to give me as many as possible. That’s where WorldCard Mobile comes in. I can take a photo of [...]
There are a lot of writing apps for the iPad. So many, in fact, I usually gloss over new releases, assuming they won’t offer much over my current setup of text files syncing with Dropbox and Notesy. Enter Phraseology, by Agile Tortoise. While Dropbox syncing support is coming, this app is about far more than [...]
I’m generally not a fan of using an app that re-works a website to be more “mobile-friendly.” Wikipanion is the exception. It makes browsing Wikipedia articles easy and fast from any iOS device. Since I co-host the world’s most popular Wikipedia-related podcast, you know I’ve played with numerous apps in this category (While I’ll be [...]
