by vfitzjarrald | Dec 15, 2014 | App Reviews, On the iPad, Productivity Apps
If you are like me, you find social media to be a bit tiresome. It used to feel like I spent all of my time cross posting the same information to all of my social networks. “This blog is updated”, “Check out this thing”, and “Here is this new feature”, took hours to post across my personal and business accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn. In previous years, I used Tweetdeck as my social media aggregator, but it has been somewhat lacking as of late. As an Integration Technologist, I love finding apps and services that integrate with what I already use. With the BufferApp, I found three great things: A native iOS App, a WebApp, and a Chrome Browser extension.
With BufferApp, I can cross post to all of my social networks in a single click. One of the first things that I did when I started using Buffer was install the Chrome Extension. As I am surfing the web and find the next best education article, I simply hit the Buffer Stack Icon in my extension tray, and I can compose and cross post a direct link to that site. Since some of my employers do not like me using Social Media during the work day, I can also set the Buffer to post at specific times of the day, rather than as I add them.
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 15, 2014 | App Reviews, On the iPad, Productivity Apps
Before I get started, I must admit: I am a chrome user when I plugin to my desktop. There are such a huge number of web-browsers out there, and I simply have removed myself from the browser update and review pipeline. Back when the iPhone first came out, I was pretty content with the just using Safari. As a Mac User at the time, it was easy for me to transition to the Safari browser on the iPhone. A few years went by, I tried Opera (and un-installed it), and then Chrome came to the iPhone and I almost cried.
Now I have reached a point where the iOS Chrome browser is being eclipsed by other third party software. I will always use Chrome on my Mac and PC computers, but when I am on the go with my iPad and iPhone, I find that both Safari and Chrome are lacking in functionality. As an avid Evernote User, and someone who is always looking for apps with Educational Connotations, I decided to try Dolphin, the Evernote integrated web-browser. It only took a few minutes for me to latch on to the Functionality that Dolphin has to offer.
When you factor in Desktop Chrome Extensions to sync Bookmarks, and send websites to your phone, you come away with a great productivity app. You can see those amazing features in the video review below.
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 15, 2014 | App Reviews, On the iPad, Productivity Apps
Over the past few months, I have been working hard to locate a Todo list app that works for my systems. It has been a long journey…
When I first started, I was recording all of my Tasks on either a sheet of paper (or sticky notes) and sometimes entering them on my iOS Reminders Application. The stock Reminders app does get the job done, but did not have the features I wanted. Above all things, I am a technology integrationist! My systems work because they interact with one another, not because I have found a single silver bullet. After looking at GNEO, Eisenhower, Trello, Toodledo, Things, and Wunderlist, I finally broke down and tried Todoist.
It has changed my world completely! I can quickly and easily manage a wide range of Todos and Projects within a single, integrated interface. I love todoist, and it has replaced all of the other applications on my iOS Devices.
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 13, 2014 | App Reviews, On the iPad, Productivity Apps
[appstore id=”721677994″ style=”custombox1″] Cloud Magic is a wonderful iOS app to manage your productivity and workflow. I use a great number of cloud services to manage my daily productivity. This includes note-taking, project management, and...
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 12, 2014 | EduGame, Game On!, On the iPad
Platform: iOS Cost: $4.99 This week, I looked at a game that has been in the App Store for quite some time. I am on a search for games and simulations that can be used in the classroom. As such, I bit the bullet and purchased Dominant Species for iPad. As a former...
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 9, 2014 | On the iPad, Productivity Apps
Platform: iOS Cost:$2.99 Another great todo app. I found that for 2.99 it was a good application to extend the standard Reminders App. If you are like me and tend to try to have syncing to desktop services, and a slew of easy to access resources, this app does not...
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 5, 2014 | Game On!, On the iPad
Platform: iOS Cost:$1.99 This game is a great homage to the wonderful Thief Games for PC. I remember playing Thief when I was in middle school and loving the suspense and action of the game. This game is a great addition to the genre. I had some issues with the...
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 2, 2014 | On the iPad, Productivity Apps
Platform: iOS Cost: Free Priority Matrix is a great todo list application for those of us who use Matrix Views to organize and prioritize our task lists. Unfortunately, I found the app a bit cumbersome to use and went with GNEO instead. Priority Matrix does have a...
by vfitzjarrald | Nov 28, 2014 | Game On!, On the iPad
Platform: iOS Cost: Freemium A great freemium 4x RTS. This title blends together spy missions and asset management. While I enjoyed playing the game, I had a hard time embracing the premise as a tool to be used for anything other than entertainment. That being...
by bbeckel | Nov 25, 2014 | Travel
Well it’s getting colder here on Jeju, and I’m home sick with a nasty cold today, so I thought it was time to think back on the sun and surf of Bali one last time. I last left you as we were crossing the island of Bali away from Ubud and toward our scuba...
