by Janet Cloninger on May 22, 2013 · 0 comments
I’ve tried Apple’s Cards app, and I liked the quality and the convenience of sending cards with that app. Some people may find those cards too impersonal, because you can’t even add a handwritten signature line. I think nowadays many people wouldn’t mind getting a card that was created on a computer and automatically mailed [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on May 6, 2013 · 0 comments
The SquiggleFish iPad app combines drawing on paper and iPad apps to entertain your child. Your child draws and colors a fish on a piece of plain paper, then uses the iPad’s camera to scan it in to the SquiggleFish app. The app then animates the fish, making it seem to come to life. It’s [...]
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by Ryan Chapman on March 10, 2013 · 3 comments
Pinball may be a game that is known to kids young and old, but it is a game that doesn’t port over to a touch screen very easily. Duo Games now has a controller that can be used with Gameprom’s free Pinball HD Collection app to bring life-like pinball to the iPad. Connecting via Bluetooth, [...]
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Tagged as: iPad accessory, iPad app, Pinball
by Janet Cloninger on April 5, 2012 · 0 comments
I’ve noticed there’s been a surge in the number of people reading the 2011 post about the Masters Tournament app for iPad, and that reminded me to check to see if there’s an update for this year’s tournament. The Official Masters Tournament app is free, and it again gives you access to CBS’s live simulcast [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on April 3, 2012 · 4 comments
If the popularity of Julie’s journalling posts is an indication, there are a lot of people interested in keeping journals. The Paper by FiftyThree app is definitely something you need to look at if you’re interested in journalling on your iPad. This app lets you combine drawings and handwritten text in Moleskine-like “notebooks”. You can [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on February 3, 2012 · 0 comments
Steve Holt did a popular review for Avid Studio (see the related posts for a link) last year, so I thought many of you might be interested to know that this software is now available as an iPad app. Avid Studio for iPad has “distilled the world’s leading film-editing technology into an easy-to-use app that [...]
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Tagged as: A/V editing, iPad app
by Janet Cloninger on January 13, 2012 · 1 comment
With the Scribble Press app and an iPad, kids can now create and share their own books. Using the app’s 50 story templates, over 500 drawing tools (markers, stamps, multitude of colors), book layout tool, stickers collection, and their own photos, kids write and illustrate stories. Books are private unless you elect to share them [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on December 20, 2011 · 0 comments
With the Koder app, you’ll be able to create, edit, and modify PHP, CSS, Javascript, HTML/ xHTML, Perl, XML, Ruby, Python, and other programming files on your iPad. It has features like syntax highlighting, built-in snippet management, tabbed editing, preview manager, and more. They recently added Firebug support in the previewer (iOS 5 only) to [...]
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Tagged as: iPad app, website development
by Janet Cloninger on November 12, 2011 · 3 comments
Learning a foreign language on your own can be difficult because it’s almost impossible to tell if you’re pronouncing words correctly. The Hello-Hello World iPad app offers language courses for 11 different languages, and it has a social aspect that can help you learn better and faster. You can connect with friends who speak the [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on November 4, 2011 · 1 comment
A company named Royal Jumbo has created the iPawn board games that you play on your iPad. There are four games available now – Snakes and Ladders, Game of Goose (shown), Air Hockey, and the Fishing Game. You buy a set of playing pieces and download a free app for your iPad. The pieces are [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on September 30, 2011 · 50 comments
Almost two months ago, a close family member suffered a devastating stroke. It was a Sunday night, and he and his wife were planning to watch The Amazing Race – or whatever reality show is on that night. (To protect their privacy, I’m going to call them George and Gracie.) George was the type of [...]
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Tagged as: iPad app, Stroke recovery
by Janet Cloninger on September 23, 2011 · 0 comments
Are you one of those lucky people with a “green thumb” and the beautiful yard that’s the envy of the neighborhood? Or are you in competition with one of those people? The Landscaper’s Companion for iPad may be the secret weapon you need to make your yard the winner in the neighborhood wars. This app [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on September 8, 2011 · 9 comments
The 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 is a few days away. The 911 Memorial: Past, Present, and Future app for iPad explores the World Trade Center events. More than 400 pictures and 40 videos allow you to see the construction of the Twin Towers and view them as they were before that fateful [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on July 18, 2011 · 1 comment
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore iPad book app is based on the award-winning short film of the same name. The story tells of Morris Lessmore’s life after a hurricane and of his love of books and how they impact his life. Each page has a beautifully detailed illustration with text along the [...]
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Tagged as: Interactive book app, iPad app
by Janet Cloninger on June 22, 2011 · 0 comments
The History Channel worked with Bottle Rocket Apps to bring the history of the American Civil War to the iPad. Daily updates let you watch the war unfold day by day. You’ll explore photo galleries; newspaper articles; personal letters and diary entries from 15 people (including Abraham Lincoln and Horatio Nelson Taft); authentic period maps; [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on June 10, 2011 · 2 comments
Memorial Day has passed this year, but it’s never too late to honor those who have sacrificed their lives for our country. The Arlington National Cemetery app for iPad guides you on several one-mile tours of the cemetery and helps you discover the stories behind the grave markers. Each stop on the tours has high-resolution [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on June 9, 2011 · 0 comments
Get rid of flashcards forever! Evernote Peek works with your Evernote account to make studying for quizzes or simply sharpening your memory easier. Set up an Evernote notebook with a series of clues (note title) and answers (note body). To study the material, simply lift up the first section of the Smart Cover to reveal [...]
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by Janet Cloninger on June 6, 2011 · 0 comments
If you work for a business that provides iPads for employes or where most employes have gotten their own, Idea Flight might be a perfect way to control business presentations. You won’t have to worry that people are reading ahead in handouts and missing what you’re saying, and you don’t have to have projectors or [...]
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Tagged as: iPad app, Presentation
by Janet Cloninger on May 31, 2011 · 0 comments
Merriam-Webster already offers their Collegiate Dictionary as a $25 app in the iTunes app store. This free iPad app gives you access to the complete Collegiate Dictionary, and it gives you functions that the paid app doesn’t have. I’m not the best speller in the world, and it’s sometimes hard to look up a word [...]
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Tagged as: iPad app, Websters Dictionary
by Janet Cloninger on May 18, 2011 · 2 comments
The New York Public Library is making their reference collections available through a series of iPad apps, beginning with this exploration of the 1939-40 New York’s World’s Fair. You can investigate the development of the Fair’s designs, buildings, and exhibits. You can read original essays by prominent writers of the time, and examine picture galleries. [...]
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Tagged as: iPad app, New York Public Library, World's Fair
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