This isn’t an uncommon exchange these days … The other person says, “Dan, let me make a copy of this document for you.” To which I reply, “No need.” as I pull out my iPhone or iPad, fire up the Scanner Pro app and snap a picture of the document or picture in question. Yes, [...]
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Fujitsu Introduces the ScanSnap S1300i for PC and Mac; Fast Scanning and Powerful Integrations
My move toward becoming increasingly paperless began a number of years ago when I saw my cousin Jamie’s ScanSnap scanner. I was impressed with the speed with which it was able to create digital copies of hard documents. I bought the same scanner and then, when I “saw the light” a year later, swapped it [...]
Please Sir, May I Have Another? A Dropbox Request
I started using Dropbox several years ago at Thomas’ recommendation. At the time, I didn’t think I’d be using it for that much, so the 500MB that came in the free account seemed just right. I even managed to pick up some additional free storage space, because I did things like tweet about it, connect [...]
Flick Home Run! for iPhone and Touch
Now that baseball season is upon us in full swing and summer is approaching, I found it proper to feature a baseball app in this week’s Blue Plate Special. My kids have been playing tee ball and coach pitch and making dad proud; we have already made it to a minor league game in San [...]
Paid-Up MobileMe Subscribers Get to Keep Their Free 20GB for 3 Months More!
When MobileMe turned into iCloud, those of us who had dumped hundreds of dollars into the service hoped that Apple would ‘throw us a bone’ for the years of loyalty. And they did – we got the 20GB storage level for free until June 2012. Here is the section from the FAQ: MobileMe members with [...]
Latest HTC One Android Phone, the V, Coming This Summer
This morning HTC has announced the HTC One V, the latest of the HTC One series. We’ve covered the One X and the One S, and later this summer it looks like we’ll have another version to look forward to. If you like Android phones, these have proven to be some of the most exciting [...]
AT&T’s HTC One X Android Smartphone
HTC has really upped their game with the new HTC One line of Android smartphones. Each of the three devices in the series looks great, is super fast and offers a range of features that makes them some of the best smartphones currently (or soon) available. Judie had a chance to see them they day [...]
Pic Stitch For iPhone
We are all feeling the financial pinch! Blue Plate Special is a weekly review of bargain apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Nothing over $.99. Despite owning a digital SLR, my iPhone is always one of my favorite photography tools. Many believe that the best camera to use is always the one with you. While this is [...]
GoPano Micro Review
Everyone knows the iPhone has an amazing camera. You can take some amazing videos right out of the box with it. But one of the great things about the combination of a solid camera and a popular phone is that aftermarket case and accessory makers create ways to make the camera features even better. That’s [...]
Amazing CSound Music Programming Language Headed to iPad!
If you were to ask someone under 50 years old doing deep-level sound development, they would likely point to CSound as one of the most influential and important pieces of music software ever created. It is an incredibly versatile and modular sound development tool … and it is coming to the iPad! Here are some [...]
Elements 2.3 Adds Retina Display Support and Much More
There are a lot of different choices when it comes to word processing on the iPad, iPhone and Mac. One key to deciding which to use, at least for me, is finding one that works seamlessly on all my different Apple devices. iA Writer is a good option, so is simply using the native notes [...]
Boinx Software iStopMotion Now Optimized for the New iPad
The new iPad lands tomorrow and, among other updates, it has a real camera instead of the nonsense offered on the iPad 2. Yes, the 5MP shooter on the back should take good pictures now and, as a result, an entire new world of iPad image manipulation will be opened. Sure, you will still look [...]
Stochastik Gives Us the Probability-Based Drum Pattern Machine for iPad
The term ‘stochastic’ means ‘non-deterministic’, or a process influenced by a random factor or variable. The new Stochastik drum pattern machine takes a weighted random factor approach to pattern generation for the iPad. You are actually setting a probability at each step in the sequence that a sound will trigger. The result is amazingly varied [...]
OnLive Desktop Plus Gives You Cloud-Based MS Office and Internet Explorer for $5 a Month
I had planned to write a review about OnLive bringing Microsoft Office to the iPad via their ‘OnLive Desktop’ cloud-based service, but one of the key usages for me is at work … and OnLive is blocked at work for me. But in general it is a fairly competent remote desktop solution for running Office [...]
HTC Announces Their New HTC One Series
HTC is at Mobile World Congress and just announced their new HTC One series. It brings a new design and enhanced camera and sound to a line of brand new devices. The HTC One devices combine impressive specs and sleek designs with HTC Sense 4 on Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich platform. The camera is one of [...]
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