Filed under: Productivity, iPhone, App Review
I've mentioned some options for iPhone-based mind mapping before, but I'm pretty excited to let everyone know about the release of MindMeister for iPhone (iTunes Link). MindMeister is a web-based mind...
MindMeister for iPhone, mind map in the cloud!
Skype call recording with bookmarked, mind-mapped notes
Filed under: Features, Productivity, AppleScript
I've been perfecting a very specific efficiency aspect of my workflow: taking notes during Skype calls. I use a Skype-in number as my primary phone number, and -- with permission -- record client calls for...
Try out Clipstart, win an iPhone
Filed under: Multimedia, Software
Clipstart, a handy little Mac app for cataloging your small video clips and sending them to Flickr and Vimeo, has been out for a little while now. If you own an iPhone, Flip video camera or any...
Sneak Peek: 1Password 3.0 + secret beta-enabler tweak
Filed under: Software, Reviews
As Christina mentioned a while ago, 1Password version 3 is on the horizon, and we've got some sneak peeks to show you. There are some great improvements to the core, but more immediately noticeable...
NetNewsWire starts syncing with Google Reader, NewsGator Online perishes
Filed under: Software
I have fervently wished for a desktop client to work with Google Reader for as long as Reader has been around. NewsGator finally answered my plea, announcing that NetNewsWire and the rest of the NewsGator RSS Reader Suite...
Beta Beat: BusyCal from BusyMac
Filed under: Cool tools, Productivity, Beta Beat
The BusyCal public beta is out! I got a preview of BusyCal while at WWDC this year, and have been anxiously awaiting the chance to put it into action. As the...
myTexts, yet another way to reduce writing distraction
Filed under: Software, Cool tools
myTexts, a new app from MOApp, caught my attention recently. It's another "distraction-free writing" app with some nice touches and a reasonable price tag. This genre of apps basically time-warps you back to the days of...
ACU’s iPhone initiative: a year later
Filed under: Education, Interviews, iPhone
In February of last year I did a two-paragraph writeup on an interesting development in higher education, noting that Abilene Christian University was doling out iPhones and iPod touches to incoming first-year students. I didn't, at...
Announcing the Chilli X giveaway winners!
Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone
We started taking entries for a giveaway last week, with 10 copies of Chilli X's Playlist Alarm Clock up for grabs. If you missed the initial coverage, Playlist Alarm Clock is the iPhone app that lets you...
First Look: Layers for iPhone, natural media painting app
Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone
The very talented Ben Gotow has just released a brand new iPhone app called Layers, his third now after Mathomatic and NetSketch (iTunes links). Layers, not to be confused with the innovative screen capture application on the...
Playlist Alarm Clock, drift off and wake up to custom soundtracks
Filed under: Multimedia, Reviews, iPhone, App Review
Be sure to check the end of this post for details on your chance to win a free copy of Playlist Alarm Clock!
We covered Chilli X last year, with their...Radio Gaga, music lovers’ new best friend
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Deals
Would you like to simultaneously record multiple Internet radio stations and rapidly increase the size of your iTunes library? Allow me to introduce Radio Gaga. It's essentially Snowtape on steroids, capable of recording...
