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Review: NoteWorthy for iPhone

We all have our own way of discovering new music. Some of us recommendations on Last.fm artist, jumping from other stations, Pandora’s personalized radio, and with the launch of iTunes 8, Genius Sidebar is always only one click. However, one of the best ways to discover new songs and artists is still one of the oldest – of course, good ol ‘word of mouth.

This is the idea of elders, a “listen to the list of tasks performed by the developer Kolak Roy. Instead of always having to leave a piece of crumpled paper to write things feverishly when friends recommend a new group or the artist, it is simply the iPhone, find the artist / album / song and then save for a snapshot deferred to a later date.

The application is powered by Last.fm ‘s extensive database that covers even the darkest of music. I tried this for a few friends asking each artist name almost unknown to the music, and in 83 percent of cases, we were able to find a match.

In addition to saving only the names of artists, albums and tracks, you can also download the biography of the artist and a list of artists and similar groups. In this way, May you read about an artist and influences before they listen to and see other musicians recommended if you’ll love what you hear.

However, included a large with a little application clean and easy to use interface that makes it very convenient to keep a tab on the new music to listen. Thus, while it is still subject to appeal and genius Pandora on your desktop, this application will certainly be useful for those times when you are not

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Display iCal Events and a To Do list on your desktop

Recently, I tried different ways to display the current day events and to-dos in iCal on my desktop. I wanted a way to quickly check what I have to do that day without having to open iCal, Dashboard or any application, and finally I found a method I was happy. The screenshot below shows how I made mine, but it is quite easy to customize to their own needs. Here are the steps to take if you want to do it yourself.

1. Get iCalBuddy and GeekTool
For this you need to download two (free) applications. The first GeekTool is a preference pane that lets you view image files and shell scripts on the desktop. The second is iCalBuddy, a command line utility that allows you to access events and pending tasks, without having to open iCal.

GeekTool download and install it by double-clicking on the preferences. Now you can access by going to System Preferences and look for the bottom line.

Download iCalBuddy from here and double-click it to unzip the folder. The installation is a little bit complicated. Open up Terminal (located in Applications/Utilities) and type cd followed by a space. Now drag the iCalBuddy folder onto the Terminal window and hit Enter. Finally, type sudo ./install.sh and hit enter. To test if everything is installed properly, try typing in icalbuddy eventsToday, which should bring up a list of today’s events.

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CSI: Miami for iPhone

I have never seen one of the CSI shows, so I can not say how well the game captures the style of CSI: Miami. Who does not hear is “do not be fooled again, and I do not think the cast has come to the voices, but the plot is intriguing. Law and order established the “event of the week, but each time with a touch of” paradigm and assume that the CSI shows a similar trend. Gameloft to take on this is well executed, with a view history.

On the other hand, the voice is hokey, and most of the dialogue is unforgettable. Law & Order also introduced the idea of detectives snarky comments, and to investigate a crime. This game made a similar attempt, but it is far away.

However, a large theater, we will see the show, right? CSI: Miami, the value lies in its resolution of the crime, and this is where he is beaten and lost. In addition to improving production values and different ways to navigate through the program, the iPhone is the same as the iPod Click edition: same story, the same test, and the same locations and characters. More »

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Apple Preparing iTunes Replay Service?

Apple in May to put the finishing touches on a new feature in iTunes 8, which will allow users to submit their videos downloaded directly from Apple’s servers for playback anywhere.

The service, which should again be called iTunes, iTunes allows users to extend their video collection wear more disk space. For now, it is unclear whether this service, which works with iTunes saying, so that the film television shopping, will be free.

One of the main complaints of users to buy video from iTunes is that they are forced to find a place to store files once you’ve finished to see, often access to ‘living space. Apple essentially a center of alternative media.

Repeat the iTunes service undoubtedly enhance the service and the usefulness of the Apple TV, which has little space on the hard disk of 160 GB as a whole. However, a major drawback is that high-definition video requires more bandwidth, for fear of video memory is full of problems.

If Apple continues to offer downloads of streaming video on demand and added, have a little leverage against competitors like Netflix Watch Instantly, and even boxing. Also allow users to unplug the box Apple TV to download and watch videos with them without an Internet connection.

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Review: Backgrounds for iPhone

The iPhone comes with 19 background images for the screen pre-installed. But with the satellite view of the Earth, a variety of flowers, or da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, day after day, you can get a little boring. You know what I could animate things? Have the ability to search images wallpaper background 50000.

This is what the media offers them free Stylem funds with approx. IPhone and iPod Touch program allows you to find the background wallpaper with new through Flickr and original images every day.

The fund allows you to browse by category, latest, popular or images, you can also search for images. Once you find works of art that appears, press the Record button in the upper right corner of funds cadiz-save the image in your library. To choose your screen, click the Settings icon, select the wallpaper and select the image you’ve downloaded through funds. And with that, I have a panda in your iPhone every time you go to unlock it. More »

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