Hi, All.
Agenda:
1. News and views
2. Safari 5 with Wally Cherwinski
break
3. Mac Mini update with LeRoy Lees
4. iPad app discovery and discussion
NOTE! If you want to demo your favorite iPad app, please contact listmom@mugoo.ca ASAP!!
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For possible interest, I've been Tweeting a different iPad app (sub-$2.99) each day for a while. Twitter @wa11_y
Here are the recent ones -
Today's unsung iPad app - Color Splash ($1.99). Give photos a dramatic look - convert to b&w then add color hilites. http://bit.ly/9VviAg
Today's unsung iPad app - FlickStackr ($0.99). Browse thru your Flickr account. Upload, edit photos & metadata. http://bit.ly/9Jx1zc
Today's unsung iPad app - Diana (free). Displays moon's phase and time of moon/sun rise/set for your location. http://bit.ly/bPxnIW
Today's unsung iPad app - GoMealsHD (free). Get nutritional value of all the foods you eat. http://bit.ly/bbpSSV
Today's unsung iPad app - Sherlock Holmes Experience (free). Vook includes 2 stories - full screen w video & images. http://bit.ly/aOan61
Today's unsung iPad app - Photo Transfer ($2.99). Exchange photos over WiFi among computer, iPhone, iPad or iTouch. http://bit.ly/cbM9iT
Today's unsung iPad app - Point Inside (free). Maps for (50) airports & (500) malls in major centres. http://bit.ly/9Qkqlb
Today's unsung iPad app - Name Maps ($1.99). See the geographical distribution of your surname in any of 9 countries. http://bit.ly/9ikOYe
Today's unsung iPad app - 3D National Parks ($0.99). 2D and 3D images from 28 U.S. National Parks. Maps, descriptions. http://bit.ly/bOR23B
Today's unsung iPad app - MissingTunes (free). Browse all albums and tracks recorded by artists in your music library. http://bit.ly/bdX1qN
Today's unsung iPad app - Beat the Traffic HD (free). Provides live traffic maps, showing speeds and incidents. http://bit.ly/c3yUpI
Today's unsung iPad app - Trapster (free). Provides alerts for speed traps, red light & speed cameras, check points. http://bit.ly/9G3oDJ
Today's unsung iPad app - Converter Plus ($1.99). Convert multiple units/currencies. Built-in standard calculator. http://bit.ly/a8tF8q
Today's unsung iPad app - WakeLight HD ($2.99). Clock wakes you up to music, nature scenes & sounds, current news. http://bit.ly/at2CZG
Today's unsung iPad app - Air Video ($2.99). Use with desktop server app to stream movies (mov, mkv, avi, etc) from your Mac to your iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/app/air-video-watch-your-videos/id306550020?mt=8#
Today's unsung iPad app - Dock Clock ($1.99). Clock displays time, date, moon phases, 3-day weather. Alarm planned. http://bit.ly/apQLXO
Today's unsung iPad app - TWiTpad ($0.99). Live streaming and chat for TWiT network podcasts (e.g. MacBreak Weekly). http://bit.ly/bgQs8z
Today's unsung iPad app - flickr Photos ($2.99). View and download your and your contacts' flickr photos. http://bit.ly/9otlWN
Today's unsung iPad app - BirdEye ($1.99). Shows recent pictures posted by your Twitter friends. http://bit.ly/9ONo7E
Today's unsung iPad app - Tweeps (free). A tool to manage your Twitter account (edit, follow, unfollow, etc) http://bit.ly/cPgVbL
Today's unsung iPad app - Ping! ($2.99; free for iPhone). Always-on free instant messaging with push notification.
Today's iPad Tip - All pages full of apps? Can't see pages 12 or higher (at least until iOS4)? Take screen shots & save in Camera Roll.
Today's unsung iPad app - BugMe! ($1.99). Colored sticky notes (text and drawing) WITH alarms.
Today's unsung iPad app. ZCam combo for iPhone ($0.99) & iPad (free). Remote control for iPhone camera over Bluetooth OR WiFi. Fast transfer.
Today's unsung iPad app - sobees for Facebook ($0.99). New twist on the FB home page. Almost makes visiting FB enjoyable (I did say almost).
Here are some useful links for Safari 5 info (there are many more but these are a good start)
Apple's description -
http://www.apple.com/safari/whats-new.html
A review from Macworld -
http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/545038/review/safari_5.html?expand=true
And a couple of sources for Safari extensions once they get rolling -
PimpMySafari
http://www.pimpmysafari.com/
and
a Safari Extensions blog
http://safariextensions.tumblr.com/
App Store Expense Monitor 1.2.3 (free)
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/31940/app-store-expense-monitor
App Store Expense Monitor gathers all iPhone applications from your iTunes folder on your computer, reads out the price information and presents the total amount of money you spent on the Apple App Store.