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Captio: The simple app that just might change your life

by Josh Helfferich (Sep 30th, 2010)

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have the worst memory. I also have a bad short-term memory. This makes it tough to remember the things that pop into my head throughout the day, and it makes it especially hard to keep track of tasks and other actions that I must take. I've wanted to use ...

What's new (and gorgeous) in iOS 4.2 beta

by Josh Helfferich (Sep 17th, 2010)

If you're as excited as I am about the iOS 4.2 beta being released, you probably spent the majority of Wednesday paging through all of the tech blogs and/or neglecting your responsibilities as an adult. For those of you who aren't able to experience Apple's latest firmware until November, I've ...

Over-the-air notes syncing option disappears from iPhone 3G in iOS 4.1

by Chris Rawson (Sep 10th, 2010)

For the iPhone 3G, the biggest new feature for many users under iOS 4.1 is the phone now actually works. Making the iPhone 3G usable under iOS 4 came with some trade-offs before the new OS was even released -- app multitasking and wallpapers didn't make the cut on the older iPhone -- but it looks ...

Announcing Trunk, an app store for Evernote

by Brett Terpstra (Jul 14th, 2010)

Evernote announced a new extension to their platform today, Trunk. It's essentially an App Store for Evernote, highlighting applications, hardware and platforms created by third parties which integrate with Evernote in various ways. Trunk offers easy access to new tech for users, as well as a means ...

iPhone 4.0 OS Secrets: MobileMe notes syncing

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 8th, 2010)

A few readers have sent us screen shots like the one here. As you can see, iPhone OS 4.0 is finally bringing MobileMe note syncing to the iPhone! Previously the only way you could sync notes created on your iPhone or Mail.app was via a hard-wire sync. We'll keep you updated as we discover more ...

First Look: CourseNotes for iPad

by Erica Sadun (Mar 31st, 2010)

CourseNotesApp developer Jon Klein was kind enough to send over this video of his upcoming iPad app. Aimed at students, this app not only simplifies iPad note taking, but helps keep those notes organized by time and subject. I showed this video around to a student-heavy group and the video received ...

ePrint is a nice solution to printing from your iPhone

by Mel Martin (Jan 29th, 2010)

The iPhone wasn't designed from scratch to print things, but it can be done. I've reviewed some solutions in the past, including one that required you to run a small print server on your computer, which then directs your print jobs to any local printers. There are also some apps that print photos ...

Elegant simplicity: the power of SimpleNote for iPhone

by Steven Sande (Dec 21st, 2009)

The iPhone and iPod touch are, in many ways, the replacement for the little spiral-bound notepad that some of us used to carry around to capture reminders and ideas. The build-in Notes application works as a nice notepad, but it doesn't allow sorting of lists, and syncing to your Mac via MobileMe ...

Rock Band coming to the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Oct 9th, 2009)

It's true -- as leaked earlier this week and confirmed yesterday, EA is bringing Harmonix's Rock Band to the iPhone, and it's about what you'd expect: notes come down the screen set to popular music, you tap in certain places in time to the beat, and get a score based on how well you do. ...

Yojimbo 2.0 brings new features, improved syncing, and joy

by TJ Luoma (Sep 1st, 2009)

Yojimbo fans, rejoice! 2.0 is finally here! Waiting for Yojimbo 2.0 has been a bit like being Linus van Pelt waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive, but today the patient and faithful have been rewarded. Yojimbo is a "digital junk drawer" to put all kinds of information: pictures, bookmarks, web ...

Ask TUAW: Syncing notes, iLife '09, iTunes downloads, keychains and more

by Chris Ullrich (Aug 26th, 2009)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about syncing notes, iLife '09, iTunes downloads, the importance of keychains and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the ...

Skype call recording with bookmarked, mind-mapped notes

by Brett Terpstra (Aug 15th, 2009)

I've been perfecting a very specific efficiency aspect of my workflow: taking notes during Skype calls. I use a Skype-in number as my primary phone number, and -- with permission -- record client calls for future reference. I can't tell you how many times this has come in handy. On long calls, ...

Walt Disney World Notescast for iPhone: one Disnerd's review

by Kelly Guimont (Jun 11th, 2009)

To start with: I am a Disney fan -- to be precise, it's a lot like the way Jack Nicholson is a Laker fan -- so on my very nearly annual expeditions to a Disney park, I don't really need the map. I have memorized shortcuts and low-traffic restrooms, how to get all the good stuff done in one day, and ...

ShoveBox for Mac and iPhone

by Mat Lu (Apr 6th, 2009)

One thing we don't lack for on the fairer platform is snippet / notes managers. Nonetheless, I always find myself curious about the new applications, perhaps because nothing ever quite gets everything just right. ShoveBox is one of the newer entries in the snippet sweepstakes, and while it has ...

Curio Back to School special

by Brett Terpstra (Aug 27th, 2008)

If you're looking for a creative application to collect and organize notes, ideas and more, check out Curio. Curio provides a free-form interface for collecting pages which can contain notes, images, links to files, mind maps, sketches -- just about anything you'd need to get ideas and notes out of ...