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Timewinder
Timewinder is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Timewinder is your one-stop time organizing machine that lets you easily create powerful multi-step timers and alarms. Both multi-step timers and alarms operate and notify in the background with iOS 4.0.
Key Features
*Easily create powerful multi-step timers with the intuitive timer creation interface.
*Multi-step timers give you the power to create a single timer with different lengths for different steps.
*Add text, pictures, and sound or music to each timer step to build sophisticated timer routines.
*Use built-in timer templates to quickly create timers. Save multiple timers for different uses.
Wake up to your favorite song. *Timers and alarms can use songs from your sound library as notifications.
*Timers and alarms run and notify in the background.
*Alarms can repeat several times per day and repeat on selected days.
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Magazines on the iPad: A Round Up
Magazines on the iPad: A Round Up is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
The iPad has been heralded by many as the future of magazines and the savior of the publishing industry. Magazines like Newsweek are losing circulation and being purchased at fire sale prices. The iPad provides a blank canvas for publishers, content producers, and anyone who wants to innovate. The problem is that the opportunity has not yet been realized.
I remember being thrilled at the prospect of iPad magazines even before the device itself was announced. Sports Illustrated has showcased a great teaser video of their application, and Bonnier’s Mag+ platform also appeared to have potential. The arrival of the iPad shows unrealized potential. Reading apps, like iBooks and Stanza, have shown great ability at translating the book reading experience for a tablet.
PDFs for iPad?
Many publishers have simply translated their magazines to the iPad by making them into PDFs of the print version. Some, like Wired, have added custom UI layers and slight multimedia additions to spruce up their publications. The vertical and horizontal reading interface present in magazines like Wired show that publishers are trying to think out of the box, but they haven’t quite succeeded yet. Unfortunately, the current workflow may not work. A series by Ad Age this week shows that magazine publishers are taking the content from their print editions and dropping them into templates for the iPad. What would happen if magazines were custom designed for the iPad? If the content was specifically designed to take advantage of the iPad’s features? I hope we’ll be able to find out in the coming months.
A Roundup
I’ve reviewed six iPad magazine apps so far, each with their own set of pros and cons:
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Wired: An interesting first attempt that falls short due to download size, quirky navigation, and its underlying architecture.
Time: Interesting effort tying live content (News Feed) with magazine content but this is essentially just a PDFed magazine.
Newsweek: The iPad-only edition it includes makes boastful claims, but the app itself can’t compete with the others listed here.
GQ: The men’s interest magazine’s first iPad edition includes a bizarre navigation system but some useful innovations.
Zinio for iPad: The popular and experienced magazine digitizers bring their platform to the iPad and make it one of the few viable options for those interested in magazines.
Popular Science+: Like Wired’s app, bizarre navigation makes Pop Sci difficult to enjoy on Bonnier’s Mag+ platform.
Conclusion
So far, it appears that even lackluster efforts are producing success for publishers. There is clearly more potential for the medium and I’m sure content producers aren’t resting. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
[ Magazines on the iPad: A Round Up is a post from 148Apps ]
TIME Magazine Review
Jungle Time – learn how to tell time – iPhone App Review
iDid: Optimize my time
iDid: Optimize my time is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Taking the exact opposite of classic Todo-List applications, iDid enables you to display and optimize your daily use of time. iDid generates statistics on your time usage and helps you to achieve your personal and professional goals.
Last added functions:
- v.1.2: Add and edit your own activities.
- v.1.1: Start stopwatches associated with activities.
HOW IT WORKS?
? Create activity categories you want to track, for example: sport, company management, customers, projects, essential needs, etc…
? For each category, create activities: tennis, accounting, customer X, project A, sleeping time, etc…
? When you start an activity, start the stopwatch associated with it, time filled is real-time (even if the application is closed).
OR
? After the event, fill in the time dedicated to each activity, at the end of your day’s work or before going to sleep for example.
? Display statistic datas for the activities and the time period you wish in the form of:
- numbers (cumulated time, percentage, average time per day).
- charts like stock curves.
- piecharts.
WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES CAN I MONITOR?
? You are a project manager, senior executive or company director?
Solution: Create the following activities: management, strategy, marketing, finance, technique, meeting, etc…
You’ll be surprised to see that the way you use your time when stopwatching is not what you ideally imagined.
? Do you want to do more sport?
Solution: Why don’t you create a sports category in which you enter your favourite sports: tennis, fitness, football, jogging, yoga, dancing, etc…
? Are you a consultant /an independent worker?
Solution: Create an activity for each project or for each customer, you’ll get a better idea of the time spent and adapt resources you allocate to them.
? Do you think you don’t sleep enough or that you spend too much time in transportation?
Create the categories and activities corresponding to you and generate statics which will allow you to optimize your daily time. iDid fits in with your way of life, your needs and your goals.
HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVE iDid?
Don’t hesitate to give us your feedback on iDid and suggest new features ideas adapted to your needs. If you’re satisfied with the product, why not write a review on the AppStore!
BlueMoon
BlueMoon is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Need help keeping track of when you last did something, and more importantly, when is it due again? BlueMoon is here for the iPhone. Unlike a repeating event on a calendar, BlueMoon events “float” relative to when they last occurred. It’s this attribute that makes BlueMoon great for keeping track of things that happen at some specified interval, but usually don’t happen coinciding with the calendar’s popular metrics. When was the last time you called Mom, or changed the batteries in your smoke alarm? Do you plan to visit Uncle Bob every couple of months, but really don’t call on him the same day? Parents of multiple children might like the capability to keep track of the the last restaurant or fast food favorite you ate at, and when you are due for Billy’s favorite taco place. Who gets to put the star on top of the Holiday Tree this year, its all kept in BlueMoon. When you need to keep a log or history of each and every occurrence, or at least a count of how many times something happens, BlueMoon is your tool. Examples are tracking symptoms (headaches, allergies, upset stomach, etc) to report to your doctor or instrument calibrations and checks. Here are just a few ideas for things to keep track of with BlueMoon:
Oil Changes
Furnace air filter replacement
Giving the dog heartworm pills etc.
The last time you called Mom or that out-of-town friend
Haircuts
Smoke alarm battery replacement
Checking tire pressure on your cars
General pet care – feeding fish, cleaning tanks, grooming, clean cat box etc
New shoes for kids (teenagers will try for new pair every couple of weeks – see just how long “forever” has been!)
Contact lenses (cleaned / replaced)
Fireplace flue cleanings (time interval based or easily track number of fires!)
Mattress flipping (or adding chemicals to waterbed)
Clock battery replacement
Watch battery replacement
ShowerTime
ShowerTime is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Do you love long showers but want to save money and help the planet? Shower Time is the answer. It lets you know when it’s time to stop the water, calculates the amount of water used and the cost of each shower for you. Reduce your bills and do your bit to preserve the earth’s most precious resource – water. Click “…More” to learn why you should download this App today!
You love long showers. They relax you as you let the steamy hot water run over your tired, sore muscles. It feels so good that you don’t want to get out, so you end up looking like a prune. Too bad it didn’t have the same effect on your water bill.
Showering just one or two minutes less each day can save you some serious cash over the course of a year. Why? Because you are using less water and less energy to heat it. That means you’re depleting fewer resources, including your hard earned money.
Naturally, your shower is not going to be relaxing anymore if you have to watch a clock in order to shave a minute or two off your showering time. That’s where ShowerTime comes in.
ShowerTime is the wonderful little app for your iPhone or iPod Touch that takes care of all the pesky details of tracking your shower costs and usage. Check out what it does for you:
* Listens for the sound of the shower starting and stopping
* Gives you a clear, loud signal when it is time to rinse
* Lets you know when it is time to turn off the water
* Works automatically, giving you audio and visual signals
Did you get that last point? You don’t have to think about a thing in the shower, it’s automatic so just enjoy as you always do. ShowerTime does the work and you get the benefits.
The application totals the amount of water you’ve used, along with the calculated cost. With a few simple taps, you can custom set the water usage, shower time and sounds yourself. The app will even show you how much you can save a year by showering two minutes less.
You can use ShowerTime anywhere. Take it with you on your travels. Even if you aren’t paying for the water and energy where you are, you’ll be doing your part to preserve some of our precious natural resources.
Of course, you are smart enough to know that you should never expose your iDevice to moisture, including water, condensation or steam. Take the precaution of putting your device into a container or moisture proof case, just to be on the safe side. ShowerTime developers aren’t responsible for damages, so be sure to use your head when utilizing the software.
Downloading ShowerTime gives you more to sing about in the shower. You save time, money and natural resources in only a couple of minutes. Don’t turn on the water again until you have this app on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
TDF Tracker
TDF Tracker is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
TDF Tracker is an easy to use, powerful tool for those who need to keep track of time/expenses/mileage. Potential users include consultants, lawyers, accountants, contractors and freelance designers – but can include anyone needing a flexible tool for tracking such items. While you could buy one app as a tracker for billable time, another as a mileage reimbursement log, and yet another for reimbursable expense record keeping – if you are looking for the simplicity of one combined application to truly save you time – then TDF Tracker is the perfect choice.
Features
- intuitive interface makes it easy to be up and going quickly
- quick entry of client, project, and task (time) / type (expense) / purpose (mileage)
- quick time entry – can be entered using the timer or manually entered/adjusted
- flexible timing increments
- basic time tracking by duration or more advanced tracking that includes start/end/break
- single or multiple running timers
- along with time, you can easily track business expenses and mileage for reimbursement
- supports both miles and kilometers
- support for multiple currencies (Dollar, Pound, Euro, Yen, etc.)
- add notes to any entry
- daily summary visible on main screen
- quick and easy reporting system
- daily, weekly, monthly and custom reports
- reports can be filtered by client/project
- detailed reports can be emailed – in a format that allows pasting into Excel
- backup/restore your database to MobileMe iDisk or WebDAV Server
antiClock
antiClock is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
THE FIRST BACKWARDS CLOCK FOR IPHONE/IPOD TOUCH!
Experience the difference!
Funny, amusing, educational…. and, surprisingly, an accurate time piece.
AMUSE your friends.
Try something UNUSUAL.
Or just ENJOY this extraordinary analog clock.
iPhone App Review: The Right Bite
iPhone App Review: The Right Bite is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
The Right Bite app is a unique dieting system that help you lose weight by simply making you pay attention to how fast you are eating. This eating “technique” is based around a scientific principle that the slower you eat the sooner you feel “full”, causing you to stop eating sooner and gain benefit from thoroughly chewed up food. This is a great idea for people like me, that will put away a meal and be on seconds before some people at the table are done seasoning their firsts. The truth is that this will be an asset to those that want to lose weight and a tremendous boost to those already on a food “type” restricting diet.
The Right Bite Pros:
The Right Bite allows the user to set intensity levels to increase intervals between bites. This is great because it give you a plan. Most diets fail because there is no goal or end in sight. The Right Bite has levels all the way from Beginner to Extreme making this diet one that I see myself using to lose weight. The app has a visible timer and a nice message that tells you to “enjoy“. As silly as it sounds, it is nice to see a positive message when in most diets today “don’t eat this” is a catch phrase. The app rings a bell and vibrates to tell you when the time is up and you are ready to take another bite. Both of these function can be turned off so, when you are at the olive garden, the person in the booth behind you doesn’t throw your iPhone across the room.
The Right Bite Cons:
The app functions great. The only thing that I can think of that would make this app better is some weight tracking capabilities. A simple log that translates into a graph would help me to remain interested in this program long term. If I could see my daily or weekly progression I could determine if this is helpful in my efforts to lose weight.
This is a unique idea that is almost common sense. If this app doesn’t help you lose weight, at least it will give you an opportunity to lift your head up from your plate and have a conversation to your dining partners. This is a truly good buy that will be useful for losing weigh and maintaining that weight loss.
Pros:
- Levels of intensity
- Positive message
- Tones and vibrations to tell you when to take a bite
Cons:
- No weight tracking capabilities
I give this app a 9/10 for usefulness and uniqueness,