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Great Web Apps

55disk — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:14:21 +0000

Need to find a blog for new web apps, then look no further than greatwebapps.com

Snow Checker – check your apps work

55disk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:55:21 +0000

SnowChecker is a Mac OS X program that provides a neat interface to browse compatibility data found on snowleopard.wikidot.com.

It has several features, including:

Scanning for applications on your hard drive to display only relevant compatibility data
Robust search
Sorting

So if you need to find out which applications you have that work or will not work in Snow Leopard then download this free app to check.

http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/snowchecker

10 Free iPhone Apps I use daily

55disk — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:22:53 +0000

I still have the older and first generation of iPhones, here is my list of ten apps I use daily. Did I mention that all these apps are free!

I’m not putting them in any particular order just as they come out as I type.

	Twitter fon – I have tried numerous other Twitter apps for the iPhone but this is still the best I have found to use.
	Yammer – twitter like app for internal company use, love this works great to keep upto date with all our projects.
	Google App – even though Safari has Google built in, this really makes searching quick and easy.
	Evernote – if your not using this on your computer then you really should, using this solely as a way in which to tag and save bookmarks, documents, ideas etc. Using the iPhone app gives you access to all your documents, and you can create and save them straight from you iPhone to your synced version online, marvelous.
	Google Reader – if you use the RSS reader online then this works (if smaller in screen size) just as it does online.
	WordPress – For producing posts on the go, need I say anymore.
	Twitter Trends – just started with this one, but an interesting time waster if nothing else.
	My Rail Lite – this works a treat even on my non-3G iPhone, can find which station is nearest you and give you up to the minute train times and more. Also try the UK Trains app.
	Flixster Movies – again location based tool finds the nearest cinema and gives you show times and links to videos and info fof the films.
	Around Me – again location based app, which seems to work ok. Works well in London not so well where I’am but that might have something to do with 3G and GPS working much better. Will find bars, banks, petrol stations and supermarkets amongst things, very handy if your out and about!

iPhone your life

55disk — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:57:53 +0000

Once you own an iPhone, you discover that it’s more than a phone. It’s a way of life.
Take a look at some ideas to help you get the most out of your iPhone, wherever you go.

Apple creates a dedicated area to using you iPhone for all kinds of useful things.

www.apple.com

Found this handy link to ‘46 things for Business users using the iPhone‘.

Things – Task management has never been this easy

55disk — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:37:49 +0000

Need a task manager for your mac, then look no further than Things.

An excellent all round package for task management, easy to use and intuitive too. You can also use this on your iPhone – read the iPhone app information here

Things – from Cultured Code

Watch the screencast here

Bee Docs- 3D timeline application

55disk — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:27:57 +0000

I heard about this application via a TWIT podcast then via ScreenCasts online video tutorial. Looks like a great way to do presentations or timelines of events. Take a look at there site for more information and videos or check out ScreenCasts online for there in-depth look at the great product.

www.beedocs.com

www.screencastonline.com

Resize those images – batch resize

55disk — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:57:32 +0000

Ever need to batch resize images or photographs, this handy free app is what you need.

www.kstudio.net

BrainJuice – blogging App

55disk — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:56:14 +0000

If you write for, or maintain a blog, you know how tedious it can be to fiddle with the online interfaces while writing. If you write for multiple blog, this tediousness is compounded. For this reason, developers have created desktop blogging clients.

BrainJuice can be found here

Camourflage – hide your OSX Icons

55disk — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:27:50 +0000

Do you have way too many items on your desktop? Do you hate cleaning up that mess? Camouflage is the right utility for you. It hides all the icons and leaves nothing but the pure wallpaper.

briksoftware.com/products/camouflage/

Re-name multiple files – Mac

55disk — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:24:13 +0000

A multiple file re-namer for the mac. A great little free app from Many Tricks, you can easily re-name large amounts of files with a single click. Name Mangler