Postage Review: Postage-Less Postcards
In this day, real postcards might seem pointless and wasteful. You have to pay money, and it can take along time for them to arrive at the recipient’s house. There are online services for E-Cards, but what if you don’t have easy access to a computer (which usually is what happens on some vacations). Well, if you have your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can send an E-Postcard with postage.
Stainless Review: A Fresh Take on the Browser
Stainless came into the world as a technology demo meant to show off features touted by Google Chrome, but has blossomed into a fully-functional, handsome, minimalist browser. For the past week I’ve been test driving Stainless as my default web browser (though, you don’t yet have the option to make this browser your default). I’ve come back slightly surprised, and found that I liked it more than I thought I would.
Stainless is the brainchild of the small software company Mesa Dynamics, initially meant more as a proof than a product. Mesa wrote the browser simply to demonstrate a multiple-process web browser similar to Google Chrome, but the app has since flourished due to fan demand into a full fledged web browser.
Twitter Apps for your Tweetbelt
The Twitter Phenomenon – some call it the death of journalism, some call it the rebirth of useful communication. No matter your feelings on Twitter, it’s likely that you have an account, or will get one soon enough.
Now when tweeting (verb: the act of updating your twitter) you have many options. The robust Twitter API allows you to post from just about anywhere with any internet or mobile device. There are hundreds of Twitter clients for you to choose from! Today we’ll go through the many different clients you can holster in your Twitter Toolbelt!
μTorrent Review: Popular Windows Client Comes to Mac
For years Windows users have had access to the popular μTorrent client to download Linux ISOs and other large files. μTorrent is considered by many to be one of the better clients for the BitTorrent network, but it only recently became available for OS X in the past few months. Though still in beta, it seems as though most of the kinks have been worked out.
SweetFM Review: A Not so Sweet iTunes Helper
The iTunes helper application has become a very popular class of application to develop for. Most developers, like the people behind CoverSutra and Bowtie, have been very successful in their attempts. But unfortunately it was only inevitable that a not so well designed one came along. I’m talking about SweetFM from choco moko.
MusicBox Review: Music from Anywhere
Sites like YouTube provide tons of video for watching on the Internet. There are also many songs there too, with no real video attached. Sometimes you do want the whole video, but sometimes you just want the audio: Like for a song. One tool that was just recently released for that exact purpose is MusicBox.
TwitterFon Review: Another Twitter App
There are a number of good free iPhone twitter applications to choose from. TwitterFon is a free application that has every feature an average user would need. Recently the app rating on iTunes took a hit when a banner ad was added. Many people voiced their opinions by rating the application with one star and their only complaint was the addition of the banner ad. The developer released/pointed out a pro version which includes a couple additional features but the real benefit is no banner ad. Some twitter applications mix the add in with the tweets. TwitterFon has a fairly small banner across the top that is only visible when you have scrolled through all the tweets and are at the top position.
News: Hulu Releases Desktop Client
Most people have used or at least heard of Hulu, the online video distribution service that streams shows from most of the big networks. Today, Hulu released Hulu Desktop in beta for both Mac and PC. Hulu Desktop brings better full screen viewing along with support for the Apple remote (and Windows Media Center remotes) for navigating Hulu’s entire library as well as controlling videos you are playing.
LittleSnapper Touch Review: Image Uploading From Your iPod
Have you ever wanted to upload and share a picture right from your iPod? That’s exactly what LittleSnapper Touch does. LittleSnapper Touch is the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Realmac Software’s LittleSnapper. It uses the same QuickSnapper website so you can quickly share your images.
When you start up LittleSnapper Touch you will see a large wheel. Simply spin this wheel to select the different options. You can choose to upload images from your library, your camera, or you can take a websnap. Unlike LittleSnapper for Mac, however, the websnap will only be of what is currently showing on your iPhone’s screen. You can also add and delete accounts and visit the QuickSnapper website from the main menu.
Tweetie: The Popular iPhone App Comes to Mac
There is a new addiction sweeping over developers, and that addiction is Twitter apps. Lately there have been so many new Twitter apps that it is hard to keep count, one of the newest being Tweetie for Mac, and it stands high above the rest. Tweetie started out as a simple iPhone application, but it rose quickly through the top apps section in iTunes and is now one of the most popular iPhone Twitter clients. Just last month atebits released the Mac version, and now it is on it’s way to be the most popular Mac client too. Why do so many people love it? Read on to find out.
