Category Archives: iPad

iCloud Means iMoney!

October 12, 2011 by Robert McKay Jones · 1 Comment

Apple iPad, iPhone and iTouch users upgrading to IOS-5 will have many new features including iCloud, the subject of the article. iCloud is not free, well not really.  Only 5gb of space is provided free of charge.  Most of us have more than that on our Nano, let alone iPad.  If you are like me and have near 60gb of space tied up in music, photos and videos, you will likely spend $100 per year for the iCloud service.  Now that isn’t a terrible, but it is a consideration. 

iCloud is free for the first 5gb, $20 per year 15gb, $40 per year for 25gb, and $100 for 55gb.

You can see the price schedule on Apple at this link.

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Rumblings Inside Apple

January 7, 2011 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on Rumblings Inside Apple

Do you listen to the water-cooler chat about the latest and greatest news about our iDevices? I do. And there is some more chatter this morning. iLove my iPad!!!!

  • First, Apple has kept on a major portion of their Holiday staffing at their stores. In anticipation of what?
  • Second, Apple is restricting vacation time between the last week in January through the first half of February. In anticipation of what?
  • These seem indicative of something brewing.
  • Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Fortune all report iPhone for Verizon will be released January 2011
  • The release of the new iPad is expected imminently. Features such as camera-equipped, Face-Time Video Chat are expected.
  • What will that do to the stock price? The stock price has doubled in 4 years and is still on the climb

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The Best iPad Apps of 2010

December 30, 2010 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on The Best iPad Apps of 2010

I have spent hours and hours (in fact, more hours than that) with my iPad playing, creating, testing, writing, working, planning and more.  Here is a list of the applications I use the most.Would I recommend you buy an iPad?  Absolutely unequivocally YES!  Enjoy.  

Productivity (Work Related)
Logmein (Remote control)
DropBox  (Setup account here: https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTMxNjUxODM5?src=global0)
QuickOffice (Word and Excel document viewing and editing)
iThoughts (Great mind mapping tool)
Corkulous (Post it Notes on a bulletin board)

Social Networking
LinkedIn
Facebook
YouTube
Twittelator
Facebook HD (Lets you look at all your friends picture albums)

Art
Let’s create Pottery (Awesome! Fun)
iDough (mush up a piece of clay)
Livesketch HD (Very cool drawing tool)
Sketchbook Pro (A very good almost professional drawing and design tool)
Drawing Pad (Great for the kids, has crayons and pens and pencils and markers and stickers…..)
World of Sand (4 falling streams of sand which you can block and divert. Ammuzing)

Photography
Paintmee (Turn photographs into paintings)
Photgene (Edit photos)
Phot fx Ultra (Edit Photos)
Crop Smart (Great tool for cropping pictures)

Reference
Clinometer – Very cool tool to check level and angles
Backyard Birds – If you like birds, great tool to figure out who is making that chirp
Starmap – if you like astronomy
Live Cams HD – Lets you look at a bunch of live cameras all around the world

Music
Pandora – an online radio station that builds music playlists based on the music you select and like / dislike.  Very cool
BeatPad – if your kids like to create beats with drums and cymbals

Games
Scrabble
Pinball HD
10 PinShuffle
Yahtzee
Simcity DLX
RealGolf2011
Vegas Slots

Publications
Kindle Software for iPad
TED
Audible
NPR

Research
IMDB – database of the stars and cinema
WebMD
Zillow – Housing prices and for sale
Dictionary
The Weather Channel
Google Earth
Where to – Find a place to eat, drink, shop, etc close to where you are or where you are going
Stumble Upon – Just a sampling of what is on the web

Lifestyle
Yoga HD
Bowls HD – Tibetan singing bowls
SimplyBeing – Guided meditations
SilentIsland – Great for background sounds and nature
ZenTimer – Silent timed meditation
Whitenoise
GazeHD – Sounds combined with video to help you relax

Just for Fun
Inspiro – when you have nothing better to do than think
Jiggle Balls HD – Cool toy withlots of balls and great sound
Forge of Neon – Light show you create
Liquidmantra – like a plastic covered vat of colored oil to squish around
WindTunnel – Interesting and educational
SymmetryPro – Just fun

Utilities
NightStand – Great clock
SaiSuke – Calendar that interfaces with Google Calendar

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Virtual Art – Is it Real?

November 2, 2010 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on Virtual Art – Is it Real?

Is it really art if it wasn’t created in 3-dimensions?   Is it any the less creative?    Creating art virtually or otherwise is all about what the minds eye can do with the tools and canvas provided. 

Pumpkin Pottery

Pumpkin Pottery

The inset pictures a creation of pottery which I suspect many would purchase at Pier One given the opportunity.  Alas, it was created virtually with an amazing pottery creation tool on an iPad. This Halloween surprise was created by an esteemed artist using an iPad application called let’s create Pottery written by company based in Poland called Infinite Dreams.  The application is a clever combination of tools for artistically creating pottery and a community web portal that allows the sharing of the creations so that members of the community can review the works of others.

So click on the pumpkin and take a look at the 200+ original works of art brought to us by the artist who created this piece and feel free to scan the gallery of the 16,875+ creations from other artists around the world.

So is it art if it wasn’t created in 3-dimensions?  Of course it is.  Is it any less creative?  Absolutely not.  It requires the same instinct, eye, talent, dedication, expertise and mastering the available materials and tools.  See for yourself. 

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The Best iPad Application Ever!

September 13, 2010 by Robert McKay Jones · Comments Off on The Best iPad Application Ever!

This weekend, I used the iTunes Genius function to select some new applications on my behalf. It suggested I buy Let’s Create! Pottery. The purchase price was $4.99 which is par for an iPad application. You can find out more information at their website: http://www.potterygame.com/.

Well, it took me a while to figure out that you really can’t do much with it until you create some pieces and sell them. So I did. And before you sell your piece, you can share it by sending it into the web site. It all takes place with the press of a finger. And I did some more. And some more. I have created and posted some 35 works of art to date and can’t wait till I can create some more. The capabilities to create unique pieces are astounding. Take a look at the gallery available on their website and you will see a wide variety of pottery.

Create anything from the simple to Aztec to Chinese pottery. Use your hands (fingers) without getting dirty. If you don’t have an iPad, this is a very good reason to run to the Apple store and pick one up. It is rewarding, meditative and fun. Unfortunately, it is a bit addictive, so be wary. Time seems to literally slip through your hands.

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