After a couple weeks of use I have found Dragon dictation to be one of my most used application on my iPhone. Voice recognition is fast and fairly accurate. The UI for working with the text is well thought out and easy to use. I highly recommend getting this application.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
A Gift from Evernote! A New version 3.2 on Christmas Eve
Evernote has given us a significant upgrade to the iPhone client. Evernote 3.2 for iPhone adds the ability to select folders and store them locally on the iPhone (for premium users), giving you access to your notes when you have no network connection. Notes created on your iPhone in the Evernote client are stored locally by default.
Editing rich-text notes!? ... not quite yet, but in 3.2 you are given the option to append or to "copy", with copy, a text copy of the rich text note is created and you then edit the new text copy. The original rich text note is not lost, it is sent to the trash bin where it can be recovered.
Another new addition is the ability to search while the application is syncing notes, pre 3.2 I found it very annoying.. to launch Evernote with a search in mind, then have to wait for syncing to complete before I could proceed with the search... annoyance fixed! Thanks Evernote. Speed has been addressed as well, launch on my 3GS is now almost instantaneous.
Overall, it looks like a very good incremental upgrade to what I consider an incredible service! Evernote is my brain!
Editing rich-text notes!? ... not quite yet, but in 3.2 you are given the option to append or to "copy", with copy, a text copy of the rich text note is created and you then edit the new text copy. The original rich text note is not lost, it is sent to the trash bin where it can be recovered.
Another new addition is the ability to search while the application is syncing notes, pre 3.2 I found it very annoying.. to launch Evernote with a search in mind, then have to wait for syncing to complete before I could proceed with the search... annoyance fixed! Thanks Evernote. Speed has been addressed as well, launch on my 3GS is now almost instantaneous.
Overall, it looks like a very good incremental upgrade to what I consider an incredible service! Evernote is my brain!
Monday, December 14, 2009
i.TV version 2.1.1 - Replaces multiple Applications
i.TV is not a new application, it has been on the App store for a long time, but there is a new release 2.1.1 that was published on 12/11/09. The new release caught my eye, I read the release notes and realized this one application.. if it does all that is promised.. will replace at least 2 separate applications on my phone.
After three days of use, I can say that it works as advertised, plus it has added a Roku remote and offers functionality for ATT's U-Verse that I was missing.
i.TV now includes a remote for TIVO and Roku, I can vouch for the Roku remote.. works great!
As an ATT U-verse subscriber, iTV is a godsend... I can now ignore ther terrible U-verse guide... and setup favorites on my iPhone and sort by show subject!
i.TV is free, it does have in application advertising.
Highly recommended.
After three days of use, I can say that it works as advertised, plus it has added a Roku remote and offers functionality for ATT's U-Verse that I was missing.
- i.TV replaced my dedicated Netflix queue manager.
- i.TV replaced my dedicated Movie application.
i.TV now includes a remote for TIVO and Roku, I can vouch for the Roku remote.. works great!
As an ATT U-verse subscriber, iTV is a godsend... I can now ignore ther terrible U-verse guide... and setup favorites on my iPhone and sort by show subject!
i.TV is free, it does have in application advertising.
Highly recommended.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Triumverate of Productivity
Three Apps that are either new or recently updated... I am finding these apps useful for data capture.
- Dragon Dictation (Free) - great for composing a quick email, text message or twitter message.. while driving!
- JotNot Scanner ($4.99) - turns your iPhone into a pocket scanner. Support for multiple page PDF creation, share to Evernote and webDAV. The new version includes a form of camera stabilization (SW implementation). Very good results.
- Dan Bricklin's Note Taker ($1.99, there is a free lite version) - Data entry via your finger! It works.. try it... the only think missing.. OCR to convert the image to text. As it stands now, this app will be useful for quick notes.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
NetNewswire 2.0 Now on the App store
Check it out!
First Impressions... Lightening fast!
-- Posted from my iPhone
First Impressions... Lightening fast!
-- Posted from my iPhone
Monday, September 14, 2009
NetNewsWire for iPhone
NNW for iPhone 2.0 has been submitted to Apple for review. Now it's a waiting game... 3 days or 3 weeks! Hurry up Apple, it is time for a new RSS reader.
-- Posted from my iPhone
-- Posted from my iPhone
Friday, September 11, 2009
Great New Website: First & 20
Are you looking for new useful applications for your iPhone? Firstand20.com might be the answer. It is a website of iPhone homescreens from tech dignitaries, complete with explanations of why and how they use those applications - in all, it makes for a good read. The tagline on the website says it all:
Good stuff, you can see what tools others are using...
FYI.. along the same lines.. below is my homescreen:
— "A Collection of iPhone Home Screens — from some very talented designers, developers and tech writers"
Good stuff, you can see what tools others are using...
FYI.. along the same lines.. below is my homescreen:
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