ScrapPad: iPad Scrapbooking Made Super Easy
I am a complete scrapbooking moron to be honest so keep that in mind as you read this review. This application is so simple that even someone like myself can actually look like I know what I am doing. The application comes with several pre-built backgrounds, images (aka stickers), and more that make it easy to add some finer touches to the pages that you are building. One feature I really like is that there is enough variety that you can truly differentiate the pages (even using some of the same pictures).
Posterous for iOS
Want to have a blog on the web? Well luckily for you there are hundreds of ways to do such a thing. One of these ways is to use a service called Posterous. Posterous is an internet-based service that allows you to post updates to your Posterous blog via email. Another way to send updates is with Posterous’s very own app for the iPhone.
Posterous for the iPhone sports a very standard user interface. Once your blog is added, a list of your current posts is shown. You can then add a post with images from your photo library, or by taking one then and there.
Free YouTube Downloader for Mac
A couple of weeks ago I came across some excellent YouTube videos that I was very interested in being able to show to my family and friends over the holidays but didn’t want to risk a spotty Internet connection which is very common in the part of the country where they live (rural Iowa). So I began searching for an application that could download YouTube videos on my MBP (MacBook Pro). I actually could not find anything that really seemed to satisfy my needs (granted I did not search too long). Out of the blue Wondershare contacted us at MacApper about a new release of their application, Free YouTube Downloader for Mac. Wow, talk about timing! I let them know that we would gladly review the application as I actually had a direct need for it. So after installing and working with it for a bit here is our formal review:
Tetris Review
The late 70′s right into the 80′s could be defined as a time where technology really hit a personal aspect with people. Rubiks Cube, the Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, Atari, the Apple I, II and of course the Mac in 1984 were revolutionary advances in technology. Who doesn’t remember playing Pac-Man or Donkey Kong on the arcade machines or at home playing Mario in the living room. One of the games that people couldn’t stop playing, apart from Mario and Zelda, was Tetris. Since it’s debut, many reformulations of the gaming software have been published, adding new abilities and features to help the pros while making it even more challenging for them to gain the scored that they are use to getting. Electronic Arts, the largest game software developer in the universe, has brought their version of the classic to the App Store. EA’s Tetris for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch adds features to help you pop, smash, shake, draw, and pinch your way out of tight situations.
Pocket Tanks Review
A computer classic makes it’s way to the iPhone OS. This is the game (besides Solitaire) that many of the youngsters and 80′s babies use to play in computer class when their was nothing to do. Pocket Tanks by Biltwise is a game that was a big hit in classrooms. Elementary, junior, high school and college included have played Pocket Tanks. Most likely, many of you have played the game, but if you haven’t, it is real easy to get your basic skills down pat.
Meebo Review
There are many IM (Instant Messaging) applications on the App Store metropolis. AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, the upcoming MSN Messenger, eBuddy, Palringo are just to tap a few of the many messaging clients that are available on the App Store. However, one that I have grown particularly fond of (until I scope out the others) is Meebo. Meebo is an instant messaging application that enables you to sync it with many of the chat software that social networking sites use. Whether you use AIM, Windows Live, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, MySpace, Facebook, or Jabber clients that are used for enterprises and other public and private networks, Meebo will keep you up-to-date with the conversation that you are having with another individual.
Numbers on iPad
Numbers on iPad displays the same beauty and elegance as it does on the Mac.
This application just makes spreadsheets look fun. You can build your own creations or choose one of the many templates that Apple provides. Adding and editing multimedia content is simple with Apples Multi-Touch applied brilliantly to the app. Pinch, twist, stretch, drag and drop tables, charts and graphs anywhere and anyway to your liking. Perform the same formulas on the device just as you would on the Mac. The scrollable tab bar at the top makes it easy for you to navigate through various sheets in your documents.
Keynote on iPad
Well the iPad is out and its hit a positive with the public, a huge positive that is. One of the most admired applications on the iPad would have to be the iWork suite. Keynote (Apple’s presentation software for the Mac and now the iPad) performs just as beautifully as it’s Mac OS X counterpart on the iPad. The app has everything you need to create presentations that will blow away your viewers. All the same Apple-designed templets, custom made graphics, aesthetically pleasing animation, effects and transition exist in Keynote on the iPad. With just a few taps, you can select one of the presets that Apple has provided and use them as a beginning point for your creation.
Twitterrific for iPad Review: The Popular Twitter Client, Now on the iPad
The iPhone has tons of Twitter apps but when the iPad launched on April 3rd there weren’t many iPad Twitter clients in the app store. However, there was one popular client that many people have probably used. Twitterrific by The Iconfactory.
Gas Cubby Review: Learn More About Your Mileage
How much do you really know about the mileage on your car? Sure, the manufacturer says you should be getting 13 miles per gallon in the city and 22 on the highway — but what does that actually mean with the way you drive? Gas Cubby is an iPhone app that provides a solution for every driver looking to better understand their vehicle’s gas usage.
