Tag: application
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Using your Android or iOS tablet as a second monitor
As we’ve seen previously (The more screens, the better — Our guide to multiple monitors ), having more screens to distribute your desktop across can be a huge benefit to your computing experience. And as you’ll have noticed in the title, if you’ve got a tablet, you can even bring it into the mix, as long…
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50 year old infographic shows NASA’s first manned forray into space
NASA’s Image of the Day Gallery provided this cool infographic showing Alan Shepard’s brief flight into space — America’s first. It appeared magically on my desktop courtesy of John’s Background Switcher — a cool windows desktop wallpaper application that manages and displays many image sources.
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Unleash your inner Spielberg
I’m sure all of us have, at one point or another, dreamed of releasing that movie director deep inside, and making our own movie, complete with music and special effects. Well, if your dream is to make one that hearkens back to the golden days of silent cinema, then I’ve got an inexpensive app for you.…
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I think I’ve bought my last desktop computer
A couple of years ago, I was all into and enjoyed building desktop computers, picking out the right video card, selecting the best motherboard and generally digging deep into the innards of my future computing platform. And designing the perfect ‘office’ computing environment with short cable runs, ample power for my accessories and lots of…
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Garage Band for iPad Explained [Video]
If you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about — this 12 minute video will walk you through all that is Garage Band on the iPad. Very well done!
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How your mobile phone or tablet could save your life
Believe it or not, there are many ways your mobile smart phone could be used when you find yourself in the middle of an emergency situation, aside from the obvious — making a phone call for emergency assistance, I mean. The recent events in Japan and New Zealand have shown that when disaster strikes, getting the…
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Apple vs the App Developers
Previously I’d written about the impending launch of Garage Band for iPad, and mentioned how Apple’s release of this app will challenge smaller independent app developers in the music creation space. Today’ I’m at it again. With yesterday’s release of iOS 4.3, it seems that Apple has again taken a bite out of a developer’s revenue…
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Did Apple just kill a small part of the music industry?
Ever since the iPhone and iPod Touch caught the attention of developers of developers with an interest in music, there have been music apps in the iTunes App store. With yesterday’s announcement of Garage Band for iPad these smaller niche developers could be challenged by the vast development resources Apple can bring to bear. Garage Band iPad…
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Three essential PDF readers for iPad
A while ago I wrote about ways to read PDF files on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. Well that post is showing it’s age, so rather than completely redo it, I thought I’d discuss my current three top PDF readers, and why. GoodReader GoodReader is my first choice, go-to PDF reader on my iPad. First off,…
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How to make Stairway to Heaven on iOS devices
Very cool video showing multitrack audio software and instrument apps recording Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven in multiple passes.