On Computers

“Bamboo Paper” from Wacom is new for the iPad. Use your finger or a stylus to create handwritten journals or sketchbooks. It’s similar to PenUltimate, but it’s free.

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Face to face video calling on the iPad 2 just got a whole lot easier with the new Skype app for the iPad. Play the video or go here for more details.

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My iPad 2,” by Wallace Wang, $25 from nostarch.com. Wang is the author of several best-selling computer books and he makes this stuff easy to read; your least techie friend could follow it.

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Smoothie app and shopping app for the iPad/iPhone, iPodTouch.

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The Wolfram “Statistics Course Assistant App” for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad explains the differences between the mean, the median and the average and helps you calculate probabilities. How often will a flipped coin come up heads is an easy one.

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Lookout is a free app for Android phones and tablets that claims to protect your device against viruses and spyware.

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

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Over 20 million people have used Photoshop Express, a free version of the great behemoth, Photoshop. Now Adobe has come out with a free version for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch users.

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Joy sent Bob a big “Cat in the Hat” digital greeting card using “Dr. Seuss Senders,” a $2 app for iPhone or iPad. Dr. Seuss Senders comes with 100 e-cards.

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“The Daily,” is a new online newspaper for the iPad, and it’s not free.

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