9 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on August 14, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Zach Epstein, over on BGR, has a bad habit of posting lists of cool iPhone/iPad(/iPod Touch)(/Apple Watch) apps that are temporarily free.

Here’s the fine print:

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now – obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get”, it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Here’s the link to today’s apps:

9 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time

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iPad Input

Posted on August 13, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

I love my iPad. After having had it for a couple of years, to say nothing of having had iPod Touches for more than five years, and using them all rather heavily, I still can’t type on them worth a tinker’s dam.    :::sigh:::

And then came Stephen Hackett’s external keyboard article on The Sweet Setup last week; salvation! The setup:

Not all iPad keyboards are created equal. In our estimation, there are several factors to consider, including typing experience, price, design and extra features. Each keyboard we spent time with were paired with an iPad Air 2, and each keyboard’s section of the review was typed with the item in question, in addition to a collection of standardized documents that were recreated with each device using Apple’s Pages application.

The contestants, in alphabetical order:
     Apple Bluetooth Keyboard + Stand
     Belkin Qode Ultimate Pro
     Kensington Keyfolio Thin X3
     Logitech Keys-to-Go
     Logitech Ultrathin
     Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard

The winner? PYBT: Our favorite keyboard for iPad

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8 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on August 12, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Zach Epstein, over on BGR, has a bad habit of posting lists of cool iPhone/iPad(/iPod Touch)(/Apple Watch) apps that are temporarily free.

Here’s the fine print:

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now – obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get”, it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Here’s the link to today’s apps:

10 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on August 10, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into what tools someone uses and how they use those tools can spark our imagination and give us an idea or insight into how we can do things better.

Today’s victim, er, interviewee:

I am Saravanan, an IT Recruiter based out of Bangalore, India. I work at an IT staffing firm focused on lateral hiring for product-based IT companies. I write my own personal blog and you can find me literally everywhere on the web as @simplysaru. I am an amateur cyclist on the weekends and I race for a local cycling team in Bangalore.

You can catch Saravanan’s complete story here: Saravanan Sivaraman’s Mac and iPhone setup.

“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on August 10, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Navigating the Interface class, at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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It Once Was Lost

Posted on August 6, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

You have Find My (fill in the blank with your device(s)/computer) installed and activated, right? You don’t? Shame! You do? You’re well on the way to a happy ending. I’ll give you a hint:

Ben Wilson can be forgiven for thinking his iPhone was gone for good after it fell 9,300 feet from a Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft.

Ouch!!! Fear not, however; Michael Casey, at CBS News, has the rest of the story: Man finds iPhone that fell from plane in Texas.

Ware the donkey…

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There’s Light…

Posted on August 4, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Cell phones have aided many lost hikers to call for help, but this time an additional use for cell phones was discovered.

Sound intriguing? I thought so, too, and pointed my browser to Debbie L Sklar’s post on mynewsla.com. I was not expecting this:

Cell phones help rescue hikers, but not the way you think

Pretty cool, eh? Had you figured it out before you read the article?

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8 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on August 4, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Zach Epstein, over on BGR, has a bad habit of posting lists of cool iPhone/iPad(/iPod Touch) apps that are temporarily free.

Here’s the fine print:

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now – obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get”, it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Here’s the link to today’s apps:

8 awesome iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time

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InfoManager for Monday, August 3rd, 2015

Posted on August 3, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker

01  User Groups on Facebook August 1
02  Online Sexual Predator Sentenced to 29 Years
03  Truly ephemeral, encrypted, screenshot-protected messaging now available
04  Go For Facebook
05  Educate yourself on Hard Disk and Solid State Drive Problems
06  Expert collages and posters created in simple clicks
07  Filemaker users get new forums, community
08  Mac OS X Barcode Creator Goes Postal
09  Reflector 2
10  First DIY Integrated Wireless Video Surveillance System
11  An Effective New Way to Add Instagram and Twitter Followers
12  Quotes: Dolly Parton and George Halas Continue reading →

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10 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on August 3, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Zach Epstein, over on BGR, has a bad habit of posting lists of cool iPhone/iPad(/iPod Touch) apps that are temporarily free.

Here’s the fine print:

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now – obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get”, it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Here’s the link to today’s apps:

10 best paid iPhone apps on sale for free today ($44 worth of apps for free!)

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