April 13th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
Gilbert, Arizona - Random Ideas, LLC, today announced the release of version 2.3 of its popular food journaling application Edibles for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Edibles Version 2.2.1 is available for download for just $5.99 from Apple’s App Store and can be purchased through iTunes, or through the App Store directly on the device itself. Edibles is available in all the countries that the App Store services.
Edibles is the most reliable and versatile diet journal available for iPhone and iPod Touch. It allows you to track either calories, carbs, or virtually any single user-configurable item, and comes with everything you need to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
Edibles also includes weight journaling and support for the Edibles Online web portal which provides the ability to do over-the-air backups and restores, share food lists and journals, and enables users to edit their foods using their PC and web browser rather than having to type all their data in manually on the iPhone itself. Membership in Edibles Online is free.
With version 2.3, Edibles has enhanced it’s synchronization abilities to make synchronizing with Edibles Online more intuitive and added the ability to add notes to journal entries.
Jiva DeVoe, the Company’s founder and Chief Software Craftsman said “Random Ideas is dedicated to building applications that enable our customers to make positive changes in their lives. This new version of Edibles is our best yet! Our online synchronization and backup service, Edibles Online, enables our customers to feel safe in the knowledge that if they ever lose or replace their phone, their data will be protected and able to be restored. This version of Edibles makes it even easier to synchronize and protect that data.”
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Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Random Ideas, LLC was founded in 2001 and publishes Productivity, Utility, Entertainment, and Lifestyle software for iPhone and Mac OS X. Random Ideas is committed to contributing back to the community. As such, it donates 5% of it’s pre-tax net profits to charity. The selected charity for Edibles is “Feed The Children.” Apple, iPhone, and iPod Touch are trademarks of Apple Inc.
April 13th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
Bellevue, WA - Eltima Software, a global software Development Company, has greatly advanced SyncMate 1.4 version. Synchronizing Mac to Windows Mobile devices has always been a headache for most of Mac/Windows Mobile users. With SyncMate, a new Mac to mobile synchronization tool, you can sync these devices easily and for free! SyncMate is still presented in two versions: Free and Expert, and provides all users with great synchronization possibilities as before.
SyncMate Free Edition provides users with basic and most frequently used features, such as Contacts and iCal synchronization. Besides, SyncMate Free Edition allows checking detailed device information (battery state, etc) and visually analyzing memory usage. With SyncMate Free Edition you can also read text messages directly from Mac OS X computer. For those users who need additional synchronization features Eltima Software offers SyncMate Expert Edition. This Edition is available for a small fee but grants users a wide range of sync possibilities.
With SyncMate Expert Edition users can easily synchronize iTunes and iPhoto, share Internet between Mac and Windows Mobile device and sync time. You can also synchronize separate folders and view all the applications installed on device from Mac. Notes, and To Do’s synchronization is also available with SyncMate Expert Edition. More than that, SyncMate allows managing text messages right from Mac computer. Sending, receiving, creating and deleting SMS when working at Mac became possible with SyncMate Expert Edition. SyncMate installation is very easy and doesn’t require device unlocking. Mac can be connected to Windows Mobile device via USB or Wi-Fi.
SyncMate 1.4 Features at a Glance:
* Bookmarks Synchronization (Entourage, Firefox supported)
* iPhoto Synchronization
* iTunes Synchronization
* Folders Synchronization
* Notes Synchronization (Entourage supported!)
* Time Synchronization
* Contacts Synchronization (Entourage and Google Calendar supported)
* iCal Synchronization (Entourage and Google Contacts supported)
* SMS Manager Plugin
* Applications List Plugin
* Device Info Plugin
* SMS Reader Plugin
* Actions Log Plugin
* Internet Sharing
* Mail Plugin
* To Do’s Plugin
* Calls history Plugin
Pricing and Availability:
SyncMate is compatible with Mac OS X platform (Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, Mac OS X 10.5). Device compatibility: Windows Mobile Pocket 5, Windows Mobile Smartphone 5; Windows Mobile 6 Standard, Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Windows Mobile 6 Professional; Windows Mobile 6.1. You can upgrade your free SyncMate to SyncMate Expert Edition for $39.95 (USD) only. All program upgrades within one major version (that you purchase) are free to all our registered users. For more detailed information about our upgrade policy and volume discounts, please contact us. Additional information about SyncMate, along with detailed technical documentation, online help, changelog, upgrade to Expert policy as well as free installation package can be found at our site.
SyncMate 1.4
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Eltima Software is a global software Development Company, specializing primarily in serial communication, mobile and flash software for Mac OS and Windows. Eltima software delivers top-notch solutions having a friendly team of 30 professionals. Devoting effort to develop the software of highest quality that can fit the needs of both experts and computer beginners, Eltima Software has developed the complete line of system utilities, security and flash software. We develop solutions for serial communication and implement virtual serial technologies into our software. Among our other products are monitoring solutions, network utilities, developer tools for Java and software for smartphones. With the design concept of 3 “E”: Experience, Efficiency, Expertise - Eltima Software has successfully established a world-class brand of the best price-performance software products. For more information, please visit our site.
April 12th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
ReaddleDocs Forum Review by msbaylor. (Visit the thread for video and more pics. For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum!)
ReaddleDocs is a document viewer that basically covers all the ways of getting the document onto you iPhone – so there is no way that you cannot have your documents on hand.
When you purchase ReaddleDocs, you also receive 512MB of storage space on their server. This allows you to upload any documents to the server via any browser and then sync them with you iPhone via any data connection (EDGE/3G/WIFI).
When you tap on the “Online” tab, you select the server you want to connect to and then you have the ability to sync with the server so that any new documents that you have retrieved via the iPhone will backup to your server and vice versa.
Besides using your Readdle Storage space, you can also connect to your MobileMe iDisk or connect to a WebDAV enabled server.
A second way of getting documents onto your iPhone is by forwarding your attached document in an e-mail to you ReaddleDocs e-mail address (given to you when you create your online account). Then, again, you sync you iPhone with your account.
A third way, is to use the built-in browser and navigate to a document then tap on a button to download the document to your iPhone.
A fourth and final way is to transfer the documents from your computer to your iPhone via WiFi.
When viewing your documents, you can edit them - delete, move, create folders, rename folders, rename documents, mail documents, and add a document to a zip achieve.
All documents that can normally be viewed on the iPhone can be viewed via this application as well.
I really like the icons that it uses to represent the type of file
(red icon for pdf files, blue icon to doc files, etc.)
Interface
Within the app you can view all your documents, view your online documents (through whichever server,) use the browser, view recently opened files and adjust settings for the app.
I think for the most part those screen are self-explanatory.
I also like the document “reader” interface. When viewing files such as *.doc, *.rtf, the viewer is simple – you can scroll through your document like you would in the iPhone document viewer, however, you have and “add” button at the top, which allows you to insert bookmarks for that document. I find this incredibly convenient when reading a large document or e-book. The toolbar at the bottom of the screen allows you to view and edit bookmarks, e-mail the document, scroll through a document quickly using the slider and a full screen button.
If you turn the iPhone to the landscape position, it automatically goes to full-screen and rotates the document accordingly.
When viewing an *.xls document, you have all the same features as above. At the top of the document, you can change between the sheets. You might also notice that when switching between sheets, arrows will appear at the bottom of the screen. These arrows are much like the arrows you would use in the browser.
When viewing images, you can view them much like you would in your photo reel, just tap the arrows to move through the pictures within that folder. You can also mail the documents via this image viewer.
Besides viewing and retrieving documents, you can also view the device photos (which might prove a faster way of delete picture on your iPhone if you have to do it that way.)
Settings
In the setting screen, you have the ability to view or hide the “device photos” folder, setup mail settings – mail from and mail signature; allow WiFi network drive and apply username and password; several different viewing options including “view HTML as book”; you can also enable a passcode lock; and setup the document encoding.
Issues Encountered
There is no way to move the images to your iPhone photo reel or set as wallpaper functions, while the picture is on my iPhone in a sense, I cannot actually do anything with it unless I email it to myself and do it that way. I don’t always have a data connection when I am traveling so it would be nice to move the images over to do what I wish with them.
When viewing the a PowerPoint document, the slides seems to form one large “page” (see screen shot).
Conclusion
In my opinion the Pros out weigh the Cons and the price tag of $9.99 is completely worth it. To have the ability of getting my document on my hand held and having them at my finger tips is worth it. I was on a film set when I was asked to operate a Sony F900 camera. Luckily, I was able to go to a website using the browser interface and download the manual on my iPhone and had the ability to quickly skim through it and figure out how to use the camera.
Pros
- Multiple ways of retrieving documents onto your iPhone
- 512MB of server storage
- nice document viewer
- document logos make finding documents easier
- Ability to sync iPhone with server & vice versa
- Book marking in documents
Cons
- In doc viewer, tapping bottom of screen makes doc auto scroll, can be annoying at times
- Can’t handle large documents (over about 8MB)
- Viewing *.xls (or of the like) documents doesn’t always format correctly
- Viewing *.ppt (or of the like) format into one long page
TiPb Review Rating
[ReaddleDocs is available for $9.99 from the iTunes App Store.]
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App Review: ReaddleDocs for iPhone
April 10th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
I bought a bunch of music on April 6th at $0.99 in advance of the April 7th variable price shift. (Unlike Amazon and Walmart, Apple pre-announced the new pricing back in January). Now much of the music I bought, including many old, no longer popular tracks, is listed at $1.29. Looking at those prices today, I admit they make me think twice about buying again. According to Billboard (based on Gizmodo), I’m not the only one feeling that way:
One day after the price jump, there were 40 $1.29 songs in the Top 100, and 60 at 99 cents. The $1.29 songs fell an average of 5.3 places, while 99 cent songs moved up 2.5 places on average. The total average chart drop of pricier songs since the prices went up is about three places.
Unfortunately, Big Music is still making more money total on less sales of higher priced tracks, so they may not care. Historically, they’ve shown zero foresight when it comes to pricing themselves to compete with “free” pirated music, which was the whole crux of Steve Jobs’ iTunes pitch to begin with. See Rolling Stone from 2003:
We don’t see how you convince people to stop being thieves, unless you can offer them a carrot — not just a stick. And the carrot is: We’re gonna offer you a better experience … and it’s only gonna cost you a dollar a song.
Also still unexplained is where all that $0.69 music is that we were told would more than make up for the price hike on the higher end.
What do you think? Will you buy less music at $1.29 than you would have at the old $0.99 price point? Or is $1.29 a fair, modern market price for your favorite tracks?
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Shock! Disbelief! Big Music Price Hike Makes Tunes Less Popular!
April 10th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
Los Angeles, CA - The Mark On Call((TM)TMVirtual Interior Designer - a recent New & Noteworthy iTunes featured selection and rapidly taking the design world by storm - is the design tool created by interior designer, Mark Lewison, based on his home decorating book, What Would You Do With This Room? My 10 Foolproof Commandments to Great Interior Design.
Available exclusively in the Apple(R) App Store, Mark On Call(TM) offers its users the ability to create accurate custom-sized rooms, access and re-size 154 furniture and architectural elements, lay down surfaces, and render fabrics chosen from a palette of preset options or custom-created using the phone’s camera or photo library. Owners of the application can also make and share detailed shopping lists, and email their room designs to clients, family, and friends.
Version 1.2 of Mark On Call(TM) now features a precision-touch measure tool, allowing for improved accuracy in placing objects. Scope-like crosshairs let the user see precisely where they are measuring, virtually eliminating the possibility of minute mistakes.
Also new to Mark On Call(TM) is a feature which lets the user store customized room items in a separate location. These customized items can be saved to the new “My Items” category and then accessed in multiple rooms of the user’s floor plans.
A brand new version - Mark On Call Lite(TM) - is now available free of charge to all iPhone and iPod Touch owners. Many full version features can be explored risk-free, including the popular custom rendering and color palette selections. Mark On Call Lite(TM) lets the user design within a pre-sized room, add and place a sample selection of furniture and architectural elements, measure distance with the precision-touch measuring tool, as well as play with scale utilizing the “go bigger” option. Mark On Call Lite(TM) is perfect for those who want to coordinate colors, fabrics, finishes, and flooring materials prior to making real-world purchases; and helpful to those who would like to try out some of the features before purchasing the full version of Mark On Call(TM).
Mark On Call 1.2
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Screenshot #1 - Sample Room
Screenshot #2 - Crosshairs Measure Tool
Screenshot #3 - Building Room
M.O.C. Interior Designer, LLC, through its software applications, Mark On Call(TM) and Mark On Call Lite (TM), is dedicated to revolutionizing space planning and design for interior designers, their clients, and do-it-yourselfers alike. “Mark On Call” & “Mark On Call Lite”, M.O.C. Interior Designer, LLC, Copyright (C) 2009 Mark Lewison, Karl Hartzel, Sherri Houtz, John R. Haigh. All rights reserved. “What Would You Do With This Room? My 10 Foolproof Commandments to Great Interior Design”, WhatWouldYouDoWithThisRoom LLC, Copyright (C) 2008 Mark Lewison, Sherri Houtz, John R. Haigh. All rights reserved.
