Month: December 2014
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Brushstroke — a rather cool iOS filter app
I love the idea of taking a good photographic image and manipulating it so it looks like it was a painting. It follows then, that I quite enjoy experimenting and finding a cool ios filter app that facilitates this. I like seeing how technically gifted people have created software to ‘see’ as a watercolour artist sees, or…
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Testing Duet — an OS X display extender app for iPad
You’ve probably seen the online hype around Duet — an OS X display extender app for iPad. Basically it’s supposed to allow you to extend your current desktop screen to an iPad — just as if you had an extra monitor. Other apps already do this, but Duet’s claim to fame is it will extend…
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From the It Must Be Christmas Holiday App Deals dept.
It seems like a few of the good strategy and board games are going on sale now on the Apple App Store as quality publishers have started cutting prices revealing their holiday app deals. I’ve played these games and do recommend them as valuable additions to your iOS gaming collection. Prices are discounted at the time…
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My iOS App Picks for 2014 — iOS Photo Apps
I tend to keep my photography over on iPadDarkroom, but since I’m writing about iOS photo apps that I’ve discovered or have dominated my work this year, it seemed fitting to look at apps that have influenced my photo work. You’ve likely seen some work created with these apps before, but they’re worth profiling again as…
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My iOS App Picks for 2014 — Role Playing Games
Over the year I’ve had a little bit of time to play the occasional iOS Role Playing Game (RPG). What I like in an RPG is good solid story and character development. And it’s through that lens that I’ve selected my picks for Role Playing Games of 2014.
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My iOS App Picks for 2014 — eBook Readers
It’s that time of year again — the year is ending, coming to a close. And we often take time to look back at things we’ve done. In my case, I thought I’d look back at the iOS apps that have most engaged me over the last year. I’ll basically select a ‘winner’ and a ‘runner…
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Hoplite — hex-based tactical strategy game currently free (was $1.99)
Worth getting — simple to learn and engaging (my previous review) — Hoplite’s a great (and currently free) addition to your iOS games chest. Here’s what Pocket Tactics had to say on it: What’s truly spectacular about Hoplite is that it manages to boil down the essentials of a roguelike-alike to the point where it’s a…
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Tempting — Battlelore: Command
Yeah, this little gem looks pretty cool. Yes, it comes in a bit pricy at under $10, but then again, it looks like there’s some serious gameplay value. The fine folks at PocketTactics pulled together a rather positive review: I’m starting to feel a bit spoiled. Seriously, what was the last major board game release that…
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Things you find when cleaning out your Google contacts
If you’ve got a Gmail account, you’ve got Google Contacts. These are entries of all the folks you’ve ever emailed with Gmail, or interacted with in any other Google property. We’re working on a Christmas project and wanted to get a good list of friends, so I pulled my contacts from my Gmail account. Over…
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Any landing you can walk away from…
Many of you will know that in my (admittedly rare) massively multiplayer computer gaming time, I’ve moved away from World of Tanks to WarThunder. Similar concept except instead of driving tanks, you’re driving planes. Cool thing is they’ve got three levels of sophistication (Arcade, Realistic, Simulator). Also cool, that Arcade is actually quite tough. WarThunder an…