Check out all the details at http://crabfuartworks.blogspot.com/2010/09/crabfu-5-iphone-microscope-mod.html
Life just got easier for me. I use Firefox on multiple computers and am so excited not I can use it on my iPad and iPhone. As a friend of mine says, Yippy, Skippy
Firefox Home provides access to your Firefox desktop history, bookmarks and open tabs on your iPhone. Get up and go and have exactly what you are looking for on the Web on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Firefox Home uses your browser data, securely synced from Firefox on your desktop to the cloud, to let you search and browse quickly and efficiently. You can view the sites you want directly in Firefox Home, open them in Mobile Safari or share them with friends via email. Your Firefox data is private and only you have access to it. Access it here.
Link to Mozilla for more detailed Information
Recently ranked in the top 10 iPad apps. Kinda like MobileMe for Google Calendar, but less expensive. MobileMe is $99.00 a year.I use MobileMe, but also use BusyMac for syncing my iCal and Google Cal so I can post of my website.
Supports full editing as well as viewing of shared Google calendars. So if you are a Google Calendar user, you might just love this app, even if it does cost $6.99. http://pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pocketinformant_iphone
“Pocket Informant® is an integrated calendaring and GTD®-based tasks solution for the iPad. Our purpose is to fuse together best-of-class calendaring with best-of-class tasks into one great solution.”
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-informant-hd-calendar/id380732176?mt=8#
I have had an iPad since May and this semester (fall 2010) I have a class of pre-service teachers that I was Santa Claus and gave them all an iPad. Boy, was that a fun day in class and a huge surprise for them. Anyway, WE (my student and I) are doing lots of exploring and using of our iPads. We are on the lookout for articles, blog posts and anything we can find about iPad and using them as a teacher, as a student and in the classroom with kids. Today in Ed Galaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet, Kevin Cummins has an interesting post 5 Apps that will make you a more productive teacher. I agree with Kevin when he says there is no shortage of apps and like Keven we are all wondering if it might just replace our laptops in the classroom. What do you think?
Kevin recommends the following apps and to read his full post, CLICK HERE
Numbers for iPad: wow, first on Kevin’s list, but would not be first for me. I don’t even use Numbers or even Excel on my laptop, just not a spreadsheet person, in fact, I run kicking & screaming when somebody wants me to use spreadsheets. But, I also know I am not normal! I am sure I just need to get over it!
GoodReader for iPad: “access your documents including pdf files, MS office documents, iWork, html files, hi res photos, up to 1 gig in size and even audio and video straight from your school or home network in seconds via wireless or USB cable.“ I have installed, but have not used it yet, so no opinion, do you have an opinion?
DropBox for iPad: Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers. Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they’ll be instantly available on any of your other computers that you’ve installed Dropbox on (Windows, Mac, and Linux too!) Because a copy of your files are stored on Dropbox’s secure servers, you can also access them from any computer or mobile device using the Dropbox website. HINT: read the instructions and watch the tutorial video, it is save you time in the long run. Again, I have installed, but have only used a little.
Omnifocus all in one organization tool for iPad but is one of the more expensive iPad apps at $37.99. OmniFocus for iPad combines the in-depth task management functionality of a desktop app with the advanced mobile experience of the iPad. With flexible viewing options, location-aware task lists, and on-the-fly task entry with voice notes and image attachments, OmniFocus for iPad is the trusted system you need for managing everything in your busy life. Wow, 37.99, I have to come up some really compleeling reasons to need it to fork over that much money.
Pogo Sketch: OK, I like this idea, I bought one of these for my iPhone to make typing text messages easier, but I kept loosing them. But since I got my iPad, I kept thinking I would like a stylus of some type. I also noticed in the Sunday Flyer for Best Buy, that they have a Tagus Stylus for iPad. And of course, there are others, here is a link to the BoxWave site with a variety of different brands, features and prices for iPad Stylus. I think a stylus is in my very near future. And with the Stylus, WritePad looks to be a good handwriting app.
Evernote: I have written about this before and I have to admit that I still have not given it a good try. But Kevin feels it is is a must have app.
By the end of this week (hopefully Friday), there will be a post about the top apps my class has landed on, I hope you will be back to learn what these future teachers have to say.
Click on Comments and tell us what your favorite apps for education or personally are so far.
iOS 4.1 will be available sometime this week for iPhone & iPod touch
Apple just introduced iOS 4.1. Steve Jobs discussed a bunch of fixes and new features, including: (so run your software updates!)
- various bug fixes for Proximity, Bluetooth and iPhone 3G
- High Dynamic Range photos
- HD video upload over Wi-Fi
- TV show rentals
- Game Center
The High Dynamic Range photos is basically three separate images so that it c an gather midranges, shadows and highlights more effectively. As a former journalism and phototography teacher, I love this idea.
iOS 4.2 for iPad
The iPadis getting its own (i)OS update.
- wireless printing for iOS on your iPad
- AirPlay to stream video and audio over Wi-Fi from your iPad
- add apps to folders, just like iPhone, as well as multitasking
The update will be available in November, and it’s free for iPad users.
Students at Florida’s Clearwater High School are using Kindle e-readers instead of textbooks this year as part of a new initiative. The students will have access to all of their texts on the district-owned Kindles, as well as additional features that allow them to take notes and highlight text as well as access word definitions and text-to-speech technology. The school opted for e-readers over laptops because of the lower cost, which is roughly equal to the price of two textbooks, the principal said.
Read the full story, T.H.E. Journal (9/2)
Corliss Blakely, Vermont artist is painting on the iPhone & iPad, which has “opened up a new world for artists,” as she puts it. Corliss has translated her realistic style in oils to the new technologies, stating, “the world is changing and artists now have a wonderful new canvas to create on.” Corliss purchased an iPad at Small Dog the day they came out, and was the first artist in the world to display an iPad painting on the internet!
The iPad is a mobile studio: artists can now create without the toxic paints and mediums they have used for centuries.
Her favorite painting app on the iPad is ArtStudio.
Visit her website at www.ipadpaintings.com to see her paintings and demonstrations.
Open Culture – The Open Culture app gives you mobile access to educational audio and video collections. Now, you can learn whenever you’re on the go. And it’s all free! Note: This app works with WiFi, not Edge (per Apple’s requirements). All media files open in native iPhone software — iTunes, Safari, the YouTube player, etc. You can learn more about the Open Culture app at www.openculture.com/iphone. With this app, you can access:
- Free Audio Books
- Free University Courses
- Free Foreign Language Lessons
- Ideas & Culture Podcasts
- Music Podcasts (Classical, Jazz, Rock)
- Science Podcasts
- University Podcasts
- Intelligent YouTube Videos
- Daily Blog Posts from OpenCulture.com
myHomework– a simple and easy to use iPhone application that allows you to keep track of your homework, classes, projects and tests while interacting with a really cool design. myHomework’s design tends to resemble our day to day notebook, the sections are separated by colorful “sticky pads” that marks the page. You can quickly enter your class schedule and use it to differ between homework assignments. myHomework will also notify you when you have late and upcoming assignments by numbering them on your application icon. Late assignments will be marked in red, next day upcoming assignments will be marked in orange, and all other upcoming assignments will be marked in blue. So you can easily identify which homework you definitely need to look into. www.myhomework.rigoneri.com/mac
Free Translator – This application provides an interface to the free Google Translate API for many languages including Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Quick Graph – For math fanatics, this high quality graphing calculator is sure to help out. This calculator has both 2D and 3D capabilities. It can display equations and inequalities, as well as coordinate systems. Sharing features allow you to send or save your results to the library.
Formulus Free – Formulas for Calculus – – Awarded “Best” award from www.iPhoneAppsPlus.com Have you ever needed to know that one math formula that you always forget? Do you spend minutes flipping through your textbook or searching the internet for it? Then you need Formulus Free – Formulas for Calculus! Formulus Free is the perfect study tool. It is a simple, easy to use, easy to navigate collection of the most important formulas and topics for high school and college students taking Calculus and Differential Equations. Includes the following subject areas:
- Calculus
- Algebra & Geometry
- Derivatives
- Graphing
- Hyperbolics
- Integrals
- Limits & Continuity
- Matrices
- Series & Sequences
- Trigonometry
- Vectors
- Differential Equations
- 1st Order Linear Equations
- 2nd Order Linear Equations
- Laplace Transforms
Support for Linear Algebra equations COMING SOON!!!
Wow!!!! I am so excited, my daughter lived in New York City a year ago, so I was lucky enough to spend time wandering around in the MoMa multiple times that year when I went to visit. MoMa just released a free App for Apple’s mobile devices like the ipad and iPhone and iPod Touch. You can see the museum’s enormous collection of modern art, along with other interesting museum content. There is a calendar of events that includes exhibitions and film schedules. The mobile tours part is what you use when you actually visit the museum. The Info screen provides museum hours, admission, a floor plan, and much more.
Of course being at the museum in person is always the better, but the Art category of the app is pretty darn good. The catalog of the museum’s collection gives information and high quality images of every piece to ever pass through the MoMA’s doors. Art can be searched by artist, collection, and exhibition. It also has a comprehensive “Art Terms” section. The only downside to the app is that due to its small size, it relies on a Wi-Fi or 3G connection to load the majority of its content.
Boy this could really be useful to an art teacher (which is was at one point)!! Here is the link to the MoMa main website too: http://www.moma.org/
You can download the app here
PocketMac RingtoneStudio… Just drag any movie or unprotected music file onto PocketMac RingtoneStudio and it does all the rest. It’s the first tool to allow you to easily create ringtones from practically any multimedia file — from QuickTime movies to unprotected music files of all types.
What’s even better, there’s no crazy iPhone hacking required. Your iPhone doesn’t even have to be connected when you’re creating your ringtones.
- If the movie or song is less than 30 seconds in length, PocketMac RingtoneStudio converts it automatically into the proper ringtone format.
- If it’s longer than 30 seconds, PocketMac RingtoneStudio will open up a preview window so that you can select the exact 30 second clip you’d like.
- PocketMac RingtoneStudio will place your completed ringtones into iTunes’ “Ringtones” folder.
- The next time you connect your iPhone, your ringtones will be automatically synched.
It’s that simple!
On August 12th only, bargain price of $10.95
Regular price $19.95
MathGirl Games are developed by Mother and daughter MathGirls, Lynn and Molly Rasmussen and programmer Robert Tegel Bonifacio of Code Robert LLC.
“Teaching math facts has been a hobby for 30 years. Math anxiety is a miserable thing for bright children. I want to eliminate that awful feeling from every child’s experience. I have discovered that there are a few missing steps in the math education of people who think they are ‘bad at math.’ No child leaves my kitchen without being asked, ‘What’s 8 times 7?’ We ‘play numbers’ until the answer is easy.”
“In the 1980s, when my children were small, I tried to build math cards and games but they simply didn’t work. Apps provide interactivity and instant feedback. Now all kids can experience my kitchen methods.”
From the designer, Molly Rasmussen: “Games for girls can be cute and fun. Why can’t math be cute and fun too? Too many math games are like homework. Math Games can look and play like real games. After graduating from Cornell University, I designed swimwear in Los Angeles for 7 years, including the Hannah Montana brand. I love the shift to education and app development. We’re taking the current trends in design and color, and current trends in gaming, to build a new way to teach math, one that appeals to girls’ senses and how girls like to play.”
From both of us: It’s fun to work as a mother-daughter team, to be able to work long distance, and to be able to make a difference in people’s lives.
Apple (Re)paves the Street By Don Mayer Small Dog Electronics
Apple sold a record 3,470,000 Macs during the three months ending in June. This helped to generate $3,250,000,000 in profits (I like seeing all those zeros!). This represents a 77% year over year growth in Mac sales! I guess all those prophets of doom saying that the Mac was neglected for iOS4 and the iPad just don’t get it.
Add in the 8,400,000 iPhones, 9,410,000 iPods and an astounding 3,270,000 iPads and you have $15,700,000,000 of sales! The biggest increase in sales came from the Asia/Pacific region with 71% overall growth but the big news is that Mac sales saw double digit growth in each geographic area.
Apple hoarded another $4 billion in cash, swelling their war chest to over $45.8 billion of nickels and dimes hanging out. I guess giving away a few iPhone cases is not going to make much of a dent in that cache. When asked about “antennagate” and the impact on sales of the iPhone, Tim Cook simply answered, “Let me be very clear: We are selling every unit we can make.”
The Mac Business
Apple smashed the old 3-month sales record by 100,000 Macs by posting a 33% year-over-year increase. There is a move towards mobility with increases in laptops sold versus desktops, a trend that Apple has recognized very early on and has planned well for with significant offerings in the portable market.
The iPhone Business
Over 60 percent of the Fortune 500 are deploying the iPhone and 400 higher education institutions have approved it. With over 8.4 million sold in the three months, this is a healthy business for Apple. Over 5 billion apps were downloaded from the Apple App store.
With the transition to the iPhone 4, there were greatly reduced shipments in June; however, Apple still ended the quarter with a 61% growth in sales and it was over 90% if you factor in the model change.
Returns for the iPhone 4 are running below that for the iPhone 3GS and there has been no impact on sales due to all the publicity about the antenna.
The iPad Business
I can speak first hand about this one. We are selling every single iPad we can get our hands on with a high degree of customer satisfaction. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: with these numbers, Apple doesn’t need computer business market share if they can continue to simply create new markets.
Apple sold over $2 billion in iPads and would have sold even more had they had more to sell. One thing that Tim Cook is really good at is supply chain logistics and planning. He said that Apple is still “quoting longer lead times than we’d like, and we’re working around the clock to get supply and demand in balance… in the scheme of things, it’s a good problem to have.” He said sales have been positive in every country they’ve released it in thus far. Anecdotally, he believes it’s already beyond an “early adopter” phase. “I think it’s extremely unique and extremely successful.”
The iPod Business
The iPod touch is the hero here with some declines in the overall iPod business but a very strong 48% increase in iPod touch sales year-over-year. The iPod maintains a 70% market share and is the top selling MP3 player internationally.
The Retail Side
I don’t like to talk too much about the Apple retail side of the business because, they are, after all, our competition, but Apple retail had a good quarter, too. Sales were up 73% and Apple opened seven new stores in the quarter, making a total of 280 stores with average revenue per store around $9 million (per quarter!).
During the summer construction season, in preparation for the holidays, Small Dog Electronics will open one store (by contrast, Apple will open 24 stores internationally this quarter).
The greatest story in American business lore continues as Apple continues its streak of posting record earnings, but more importantly, continues its streak of producing a steady stream of products that are in the vanguard of design and functionality.
Congratulations to the entire Apple team—what an awesome quarter of success!
by Wesley Fryer, Moving at the Speed of Creativity
This morning on The Today Show, hosts interviewed a San Diego family which was challenged to give up cell phones, computers and TV for an entire day. In addition, Tony Schwartz (author of “The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance” addressed the need we have to take proactive control over the technology devices which seem to direct many of our lives.
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The statistic from this segment which really got my attention was the following, from Tony:
7 out of 10 families do NOT set limits for text messaging.
To read the full story, CLICK HERE
“more technological power in their pockets than sitting on the desks”
By Brad Flickinger of the School Technology blog.
Yesterday, I went back to school shopping with my soon-to-be 16 year-old daughter, and somehow we ended up in the AT&T store with my daughter explaining to me that the new iPhone 4 was at the top of her list…
- iPhone 4
- notebooks
- pencils
- new backpack
- etc.
Get the idea?
Read the full story, CLICK HERE
Steve Dembo of Teach42 Blog has a great post on Accessorizing the iPad.
I’ve been resisting buying every case, stand and accessory that has come out for the iPad, although the temptation has been great. However, I thought I’d share a quick post about the things that I have picked up so far and my thoughts about them. For the most part, they fall under two categories: Displaying the iPad and displaying what’s ON the iPad. Oh yeah, and one other miscellaneous accessory thrown in at the end.
To Read the full story, CLICK HERE
Like Steve, the case thing has been a challenge. I too bought a cheap one off the Interent, it worked, but them found a nicer portfolio case I thought I would like, but have decided it is too fat. So now, I have purchased my 3rd case, the Apple one. Don’t love it, but it is THIN, which I do like. I have finally broken down and purchased the Bluetooth Keyboard, and doc, but that is it so far. Although, I am pretty sure I am gonna get the camera connection kit next.
Late in the post Steve discusses little iPevo Point 2 View doc camera. I have one, it is great and worth the $70 dollars. Very useful, small, packs well.
MobileMe has a new calendar and an iPad-friendly version of its iDisk iOS app.Yippie Skippy
The iDisk feature of MobileMe is pretty darn handy sometimes. If you have never used it, give it a try next time you need to share a large document, with someone or move it to another computer so you gain access. Pretty slick.
MobileMe, has been getting an overhaul over the last few months. In May, Apple re-designed the webmail for MobileMe, making it look a great deal like the Mail app on the iPad.
The new calendar interface, also look more like the iPad calendar, which I really love. The layout is nearly identical. I have always liked iCal, but this new update really is an improvement.
The new calendar will support sharing with other MobileMe members. You can publish read-only calendars that can be viewed by anyone. This means is that MobileMe will now have the calendar sharing and publishing features and for me, that mean I can STOP sharing my iCal with a Google Calendar so I can publish it on my website. FINALLY!!! Thanks Apple.
If you are not a MobileMe user, you should go to the web page and read about all the USEFUL feature. It really is worth the money in my opinion. There is even a 60 day free trial and I am betting you will continue after the 60 days.
Well if this isn’t a good reason for every college student to have an iPhone! And the App is only 99¢.
iDrunky [iTunes link] is an iPhone app with four sobriety tests that mimic U.S. police officers’ roadside DUI tests. Each test comes with written instructions as well as stick figure diagrams in case you’re, ah, having a little too much fun to concentrate on those sentences.
The “Where’s Your Nose?” test, which challenges you to lean your head back and touch a point on your iPhone screen to your nose. “Try not to fall over,” the app advises (which, of course, you’re likely to do).
The design and the challenges are all simple — don’t expect to find any spectacularly innovative use of the iPhone platform here. But for $0.99, the app provides at least a few minutes of fun at your next house party.
“Our goal is to fill the party niche,” explained the app’s designer, Alec Brownstein (whose creative jobseeking skills we profiled a few months ago). “It’s not a serious app, just a fun one to play around with at a party for friends.”
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MeeGenius! is founded on the philosophy that children learn the most when they love what they are doing.
As parents, the co-founders of MeeGenius! wanted to create an inviting site that is easily accessible by parents and children and at the same time, allow the parents to take comfort in knowing their children are learning important skills as they enjoy our content.
All the books come with audio playback and word highlighting, and can be personalized just the way you like them. Just answer a few questions, and presto, the book is rewritten for you.
So read and personalize your favorite books!
MeeGenius is also available as an iPhone and iPad app.
July 2, 2010
Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4
Dear iPhone 4 Users,
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them. Here is what we have learned.
To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design.
At the same time, we continue to read articles and receive hundreds of emails from users saying that iPhone 4 reception is better than the iPhone 3GS. They are delighted. This matches our own experience and testing. What can explain all of this?
We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising.
Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don’t know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.
To fix this, we are adopting AT&T’s recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength. The real signal strength remains the same, but the iPhone’s bars will report it far more accurately, providing users a much better indication of the reception they will get in a given area. We are also making bars 1, 2 and 3 a bit taller so they will be easier to see.
We will issue a free software update within a few weeks that incorporates the corrected formula. Since this mistake has been present since the original iPhone, this software update will also be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G.
We have gone back to our labs and retested everything, and the results are the same— the iPhone 4’s wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. For the vast majority of users who have not been troubled by this issue, this software update will only make your bars more accurate. For those who have had concerns, we apologize for any anxiety we may have caused.
As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.
We hope you love the iPhone 4 as much as we do.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Apple
Press Contacts:
Natalie Harrison
Apple
harri@apple.com
Steve Dowling
Apple
dowling@apple.com
One Illinois school district will have teachers and students using iPod Touch devices in classrooms this fall. District staff received 15 hours of training on using the devices for individualizing lessons and helping students improve reading fluency by listening to their recorded voices reading aloud. “This is the way students are wired to learn, and we are looking at every method to make learning more engaging and stimulating for our students and teaching more exciting for our staff,” the district’s superintendent said. Daily Herald (Chicago)
