Articles by Travis Ehrlich

I recently took my oldest son fishing with a buddy and his daughter.  This was not his first time fishing, but it was definitely our most fruitful adventure.  The kids were catching perch and bass as fast as we could get the bait wet and they were having a blast.  Luckily, we hooked onto a couple of larger bass and Peyton had to learn to fight and real a fish that could really fight.  Being the geek that I have made him, he asked if there was a fishing game on the iPhone on our way home.  We decided to…

As an educator and parent of a kindergarten student, flashcards are always a part of my life.  Many of my students make them for each test for a variety of subjects.  Coincidentally, the students who put the time in to make the cards seem to always make above average grades.  My son is learning to read and has a couple of sight words added each week.  We have two sets of flashcards at home and constantly quiz him on his words.  In Texas, students must pass a standardized test called the TAKS test which includes social studies in the 10th…

It is truly amazing how dependent I have become to my iPhone.  There seem to be an endless number of tools no longer needed because of the abilities of this little device and the number keeps growing.  When I first started using an iPhone, I decided to set an alarm for the morning and abandon my old alarm clock.  In fact, the alarm clock I used was a gift from my younger brother when I went off to college back when I was 18 years old.  The clock was nothing fancy, but it always worked and I had used it…

I was browsing the App Store for possible Blue Plate Specials and I was hankering for something different.  Maybe with the stress of a new football season and the start of school, I just needed something new.  I came across Graffiti Ball while looking at some other applications from Backflip Studios, creators of some fine free games.  Actually, the icon caught my eye and the name sounded pretty different so I decided to give it a whirl.  Turns out, I became addicted fairly quickly to the fun physics game.  Lets take a look. Graffiti Ball uses an interesting style combined…

Agile Partners, my favorite guitar app developers, has teamed up with Peavey Electronics to bring an all in one solution that turns the iPhone into a full functioning guitar studio.  Peavey, who has been making quality guitar hardware for many years, has provided the hardware interface.  In fact, I have a Peavey amp sitting next to me here in my office/guitar room.  Agile Partners, who has revolutionized the guitar app for the iPhone, is providing the software solution.  Together, this brings a full effects and amp studio with recording capabilities straight from the iPhone.  No amplifiers or batteries needed.  Simply…

  One feature not present in the iPhone world is push to talk technology.  We have all seen the commercials where a cell phone is used like a walkie talkie.  Even though I have never been sure about if I would use the feature, it would be nice to have the option.  It just seems easier in certain situations to basically voice MMS rather than make a call.  Little did I know this feature was available for the iPhone in the App Store and for free!  HeyTell is a voice messaging application that lets the user instantly talk with and…