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WordPress 2 App

October 30, 2009 By James View Comments

I just downloaded the WordPress 2 app. It’s has a few more options for bloggers, with a heavy focus on content moderation.

Like the old app it allows you to publish posts on the go as well. This time you can type your post body in landscape mode, which I’m not sure was an option in the first app.

A cool new feature is that it autosaves your post so if you drop connection, which you most definitely will since you’re on AT&T’s network, you can come back to it later when you’ve reconnected.

Below are a few screenshots and a few test photos.
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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: app store, apps, iPhone, mobile, WordPress Tips

Snapture App vs. iPhone Native Camera App

October 14, 2009 By James View Comments

snapture_logoIt’s good to finally see some of the apps I grew fond of back in the day when I was still jailbreaking my iPhone making their way into the more mainstream App Store. Snapture has a few very cool features that may well make it my camera app of choice, even over the native camera app.

Snapture features

  • Tap anywhere to take a photo.
  • Can take either one photo or three photos in quick succession.
  • Preview thumbnails before saving.
  • Take multiple photos even while other photos are processing

My number one favorite feature of Snapture is that you can tap anywhere on the screen to take a photo. Often times the action key to take a photo with the native camera app is awkward to get to, especially if you’re trying to take a photo with one hand.

I have an 18-month-old daughter and I often miss something really cute or funny that she’s doing while I’m waiting for the camera app to reset itself so I can take another photo. Snapture can take three photos and quick succession and while those photos are processing you take more pics. I’ve had up to 15 pics in the queue to be saved, many of those photos are shots I would not have gotten on the native app.

As far as quality goes, the apps are pretty much evenly matched. Snapture seems to have a slightly warmer look than the native camera app but it’s very minor. All in all I would say, if you use your iPhone camera with any regularity, that Snapture is definitely worth the $1.99 it’s going for in the App Store.

Snapture. vs. iPhone Photos

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: app store, apps, camera, iPhone, photography, photos, snapture

Tweetie 2 Released to the App Store…And Yes, It is Awesome!

October 9, 2009 By James View Comments

Some of Tweetie 2′s new features aren’t necessarily easy to find. Here are some screencaps that should help you find your way around. I’ll try and elaborate later.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: app store, apps, iPhone, tweetie, twitter

South Park Mobile: Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in

February 21, 2009 By James View Comments

photoIt’s no secret that I’ve had my iPhone Jailbroken for quite a while.

One of the main reasons I’ve gone through the relative hassle of doing it each time Apple releases a firmware upgrade is that there are a few really cool, robust apps that for some reason Apple won’t allow into the app store. Namely Cycorder, Snapture, MCleaner, BossPrefs and Winterboard. Three of which I go into far more detail about here.

I was seriously considering the next time Apple upgraded its firmware to just let sleeping dogs lie and learn how to live without those apps. Now, however, two new turn of events have persuaded me to be vigilant in my Jailbreaking.

First, Apple’s ludicrous declaration that Jailbreaking your iPhone is illegal. That in itself is enough to make me want to keep my iPhone perpetually Jailbroken. How does Apple have the nerve to tell me that when I purchase hardware I cannot do with it what I wish. It would be akin to Honda suddenly issuing a statement that it’s illegal to have my car serviced at any place other than a certified Honda repair center.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: app store, apple, apps, cydia, jailbreak, south park, south park app, south park mobile, streaming media

Crackulous App Creator Sporting Ginormous Set of Balls

February 3, 2009 By James View Comments

crackulousCrackulous is an app that is specifically created to use on jailbroken iPhones to specifically allow you to pirate actual App Store apps.  I am not down with that.

I’m the first to admit that I can get down with a jailbroken iPhone, but that’s only so that I can use legitimate apps that for some reason or another don’t live up to Apple’s jackbooted SDK limits.  I feel as though I should be allowed to use my phone the way I want.

A great deal of apps that are in the App Store are created by regular developers that have full-time jobs and families.  I’ve dealt with quite a few app developers and many of them are literally just one-man shows, which is why Crackulous, an app designed to basically steal App Store apps just isn’t cool.

Still, that’s not where the real irony of the story comes in.  Gizmodo did a write up on Crackulous and apparently linked to something other than the official “buy” link to Crackulous and the creator flips out.

Check out the surreal back and forth after the jump.

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Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: app store, apps, crackulous, jailbreak, piracy

Google Reveals Hidden Features in iPhone App

January 2, 2009 By James View Comments

google_app_settingsSeems like Google is ringing in the new year by spilling the beans on some secret features in their iPhone app.

One evening in Zurich, after a late night cake run, we decided that our iPhone app, Google Mobile App with Voice Search, could do with a little bling. The result of this is a few extra options hidden below the preferences on the Settings tab. Trust us, they’re down there… it just might take some perseverance to get to the bottom of things. Just keep trying!

They plan to make a formal announcement at Macworld, but if you don’t feel like waiting and didn’t figure out the blatant hint from Google, just go to the settings tab and keep swiping up, eventually the bells and whistles tab will show up.

You can change the color of the app, and make the default sound a monkey or a chicken.  I think the monkey is probably a little more professional if you plan on using it in an important meeting or something like that.  If it’s purely for personal use, go ahead and go with the chicken.


Filed Under: Tech, Tips Tagged With: apps, google, iPhone, macworld
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