On Computers

AVOIDING TEXT MESSAGING CHARGES

Posted on April 6th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach

LiveProfile is a free text service for iPhone or Android. Users can share photos, videos and “comprehensive” profile information without incurring text messaging charges.

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INSTANT BOOK CLUB AND BEYOND

Posted on February 12th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach

Rethink Books has a new app called “Social Books,” for sharing text from books with friends.

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TECH SUPPORT FOR ALL THAT “I” STUFF

Posted on February 11th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach

For a one-time cost of $50, the techs at Support.com will set up your iPhone, iPod, iTouch or iPad the way you want it and teach you tips and tricks.

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MORE FREEBIES FOR YOUR DESKTOP

Posted on January 19th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach

AllMyApps.com offers free apps for the Windows desktop. There’s also the new Mac App store.

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PLAYING FLASH VIDEOS ON YOUR IPAD, IPHONE OR TABLET

Posted on January 15th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach

Skyfire enables iPad, iPhone and Android users to play millions of flash videos from the web that otherwise do not play or play very poorly on mobile devices. Starts at $3 in the app store.

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IPAD 2 COMING IN THREE TO FOUR WEEKS

Posted on January 7th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach

The next version of the iPad will be here in three or four weeks, possibly Tuesday, February 1. So says Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com, whose new newsletter, Foundat.io/n just broke the story. The iPad 2 will feature a retina display and front/back cameras, just like the iPhone 4. The front/back cameras allow real time video chatting. The “retina display” means the pixel density is so high, your eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels. Everything is sharper. The newsletter Foundat.io/n costs $4 a month, though the posted articles will appear for free on the website Revision 3, a week or so later. More info at KevinRose.com.

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YOUR NEW IPAD

Posted on January 5th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach

So you got a new iPad and you don’t know what to put on it? Take a look at the new book: “Best iPad Apps, The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders,” by Peter Meyers, $22 from oreilly.com. Every page is illustrated and you get a quick peek at what your app will look like. Prices range from free to about $10; most are $2-$3. Here are a few that caught our attention: NoteTaker HD; $5. People who still prefer handwriting to typing will love this. That’s because it’s hard to write small on a touch screen, but this app will take your large letters and instantly downsize them as you go, so you can get a lot more on a single […]

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FINDING YOUR IPHONE

Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by Joy Schwabach

TekTrak.com has a $5 app that lets you track the location of an iPhone from their web site by entering the iPhone’s ID. The app will tell you where it is and where it’s been recently. Let’s hope your phone doesn’t run out of battery life first. A free version lets you try it twice.

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