Entries from January 2010

David Palmerio releases E-Blues 1.1 – Learn Guitar with your iPhone

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Independent software developer David Palmerio today is pleased to announce E-Blues 1.1, his new blues music learning tool for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Discover and learn the Blues guitar in nearly 5 minutes. This method presents 8 pieces of progressive levels, and each lesson is explained and the difficulties analyzed. The musical notation and theory is accompanied by audio and movie recordings.

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CDFinder 5.7 Released – GeoTagging and Better Cataloging

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Norbert M. Doerner today released CDFinder 5.7, an update to the popular disk library cataloger. CDFinder organizes of your digital files, photos, songs, movies, on hard disks, CDROMs, Blu-ray disks, DVD-ROMs, server disks, & any other digital media. Version 5.7 can now geotag photos, and improves cataloging by supporting many more thumbnail and office file formats. For numerous photo and video formats, CDFinder generates thumbnails during cataloging, displaying them in all in a convenient list.

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Veenix Technologies Introduces Colorful Approach to Font Organization

January 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Veenix Technologies today announces TypeBook Creator 2.4, its highly acclaimed Macintosh font/type specimen book creation software for graphics professionals. TypeBook Creator features precision automatic font categorization via Veenix’s GlyphLogicEngine smart font technology. The new version features an innovative new approach to font organization which sorts fonts by energy and ranks them using an associative color, making it easy to index fonts of similar weights and more.

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ACTGratuity 2: Back with a vengeance: Best looking iPhone Tip Calculator

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Houdah Software today announces ACTGratuity 2.0, an update to their full-featured tip calculator for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. ACTGratuity 2.0 aims to be not only the most convenient tip calculator, but also the best looking one. Version 2.0 sports an all new interface and looks so cute you can’t resist. Most importantly though, it is easy to use and yet loaded with all the features you need.

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CPN features Irish sports photographer

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

The Canon Professional Network features the work of Irish sports photographer Lorraine O’Sullivan with a story and a Showcase slideshow. This is an RSS feed. Read the original article here

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Monitor features Holocaust remembrance gallery

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

The Christian Science Monitor features Holocaust Remembrance Day 2010, a gallery of images that marks the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. This is an RSS feed. Read the original article here

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Nikon digital SLRs used to capture stunning timelapse video of Vancouver

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Nikon digital SLRs were used to capture a collection of timelapse photos of Vancouver, Canada, site of next month’s XXI Olympic Winter Games. The photos, which have been assembled into a five minute video showcasing the city, are a stunning example of the power of timelapse photography and is well worth a look. This is Continue reading →

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The iPad Becomes the hotPad with Skout.com

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Skout is a location based mobile online dating service, you can use it from your desktop, on the mobile web or you can download the iPhone app. Today, Skout released its iPad application with its exclusive feature for the Apple tablet: the HotMap (picture). On the map , you will be able to see where Continue reading →

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First iPad Review, I played with it on 1/27

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Shortly after the Apple Launch in San Francisco, we had the opportunity to play with an iPad for long enough to have an idea of how it feels to use one and how the iPad looks in the real world. After months of speculation, we have to say that the overall pre-launch perception correct was Continue reading →

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From the Tips Box: Trial Subscriptions, Distraction-Free Browsing, and Dish Towels [From The Tips Box]

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Readers offer their best tips for avoiding trial subscriptions that automatically charge your credit card, browsing the web without distractions, and cleaning dish towels overnight. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but Continue reading →

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Google Apps Drops Support for IE6 [Bad Browser]

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

More bad news for the browser that just won’t die: Google will phase out support for Internet Explorer 6 over the course of 2010, starting with Google Docs and ending by dropping support for Google Calendar and Gmail. From the support email that just landed in my inbox: In order to continue to improve our Continue reading →

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Multi-Recipient SMS Comes to Google Voice [SMS]

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

We haven’t seen any official announcement, but a few eagle-eyed readers pointed out that the Google Voice web interface now allows users to send text messages to multiple recipients. To send multi-recipient SMS, just click the SMS button, start typing in recipients in the Gmail-style auto-complete box, and send away. Nothing much to it beyond Continue reading →

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Crack a Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password with BackTrack, the Fancy Video Version [Wi-Fi]

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Last summer we detailed how to crack a Wi-Fi network’s WEP password using BackTrack. Now video blog Tinkernut revisits the subject with a great video step-by-step of the process. Before you go calling the cops or putting on your bank robber mask, a helpful reminder from our original post: Knowledge is power, but power doesn’t Continue reading →

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Fring Brings 3G VoIP and Video Calling to the iPhone [Downloads]

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

iPhone only: Fring, a VoIP and chat app for the iPhone, got a nice update this week that lets users make video and voice calls over a 3G connection. Best of all, it’s still free. We’ve mentioned Fring before because it’s a great way to turn your iPod touch into an iPhone, but until now Continue reading →

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MenuPages Brings Restaurant Menus to Your iPhone [Downloads]

January 30th, 2010 · No Comments

iPhone/iPod touch only: The next time you’re debating trying out a new restaurant but want to check out the menu first, whip out your iPhone or iPod touch and take a look at MenuPages. MenuPages for the iPhone plugs you into the MenuPages web site‘s main database of menus. You can search for restaurants by Continue reading →

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