AirDisk Pro and Notability – Now that works nicely
Published March 25, 2012 | 
I had a great time transferring files over to AirDisk Pro last night. I sent over a couple Top Gear episodes and a bunch of PDF files.The Top Gear episodes played fine and copying them over that easily was pretty cool.
But once I had the PDF files in AirDisk Pro I opened them up in Notability, which is a new note taking and PDF reading/annotating app I just bought. Notability lets you write notes using the keyboard as well as through handwriting. You can jot down ideas and sketch out pictures. That part alone is pretty sweet. But you can also load up PDF files. You can highlight text, write in the margins, add your own text using the keyboard and mark it up as you see fit. I loaded up a 500+ page PDF and found reading and highlighting to be very easy. You can hide away the menus and there is a great palm rest feature that keeps your hands from being interpreted as a touch point so you can write freely on other parts of the screen. We need more apps that support this.
Although I haven’t used it very much you can use Notability to take notes by hand as well as with the keyboard. I scratched out some text with the stylus and then used the keyboard to explain what those cryptic symbols meant. You can pretty much place text anywhere which is a very cool feature. I didn’t get too into the text editor, but from what I can see it’s a full featured word processor. That makes a pretty impressive all-in-one editor.
Finally, you can use Notability with Dropbox, iDisk or WebDAV. Pretty impressive, no?
Overall it’s a pretty sweet app. And for $0.99 you need to grab a copy as quickly as possible. When you combine this with AirDisk Pro you get a pretty impressive suite of tool to transfer, read and play just about anything you can play on the iPad and you can do it all for $2.
Notability – Take Notes & Annotate PDFs with Dropbox Sync
Ginger Labs web site
AirDisk Pro – Wireless Flash Drive
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Leave a commentAirDisk Pro – Wireless Flash Drive
Published March 24, 2012 | I’ve just been using AirDisk Pro that turns the iPad into a flash drive. It works like a charm to wirelessly transfer files to the device where it offers the ability to either read your files within the app or use the Open In feature to transfer them over to apps that support it.
The biggest feature with AirDisk Pro is the ability to drag and drop multiple files. You connect with a browser and if offers a hotspot to drop your files. There is a simple but effective gauge to show percentage complete of the transfer.
While connected you can also create folders, delete and rename files, and download them to the Host computer.It’s really an effective way to get files on and off the iPad.
AirDisk Pro has a decent reader built in, but you can easily open your documents in other applications using the Open In command. Click to open your file then click the Open In command down in the left corner. For example, when working with a PDF file I can open it in QuickOffice, Notability, iNoteBox HD, Notebooks, GoodReader, Stanza or the Kindle reader. Nice, very nice.
As with other apps, there is no setup, just type the IP address in a browser and you’re connected.
Full list of supported formats:
Audio (WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF, AIF, AIFF, AAC)
Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF, ICO)
Movies (MP4, MOV, MPV, M4V)
iWorks (Pages, numbers, and Keynote)
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
RTF (Rich Text Format)
RTFD (TextEdit with embedded images)
PDF Documents
Plain text
Source code
HTML web pages
Web archives
Just to try out the app, I opened and 18MB PDF of 500+ pages and it had no problem letting me read it and zoom. The built in viewer doesn’t have niceties of swiping pages, highlighting text or annotating, but I have no doubt some of that function will be forthcoming. And if not, plenty of other apps out there than handle it if you need it.
The only negative, which is minor, is that File Manager could use some work. It works, and you can move files, but it’s a little awkward compared to other apps I’ve used, GoodReader for example.
Overall the app is excellent. The reader works for general purposes, the drag and drop is extremely useful and at a price of only $0.99 you just can’t beat it. This sort of functionality should be built into iOS, but I’ll accept this as a kickass alternative.
If you want to treat your iPad like a flash drive by transferring multiple files wirelessly, then this is the app for you.
AirDisk Pro – Wireless Flash Drive
AirDisk Pro – Developer Website
Posted in iPad | discount, file manager, file sharing, flash drive, iPad, itunes, price drop, sale, thumbdrive, transfer, usb, utilities, wifi, wireless flash drive | Leave a commentMUMBOJUMBO GAMES ONLY $0.99
Published February 16, 2012 | 
*** ALL MUMBOJUMBO GAMES ONLY $0.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ***
Down by the deep and muddy Mississippi, something’s not right. A ghostly riverboat brings to light a new conspiracy for players to unravel in this all-new Midnight Mystery.
Mark Twain’s ghost has come to you seeking help from an evil that has been stalking him in the afterlife. Trace the steps in Twain’s past that led to a lifetime of anguish. Twain’s passion for literary history reignites a controversial debate about the true identity of Shakespeare; the age-old question resurrects a series of malevolent characters. After waking an unexpected evil, Twain sets about to rid his time of the darkness, but the plot only thickens. With Twain’s help, you have to unravel the connections to try and set history straight while dangerous forces loom.
Who wrote the works of Shakespeare? And just how did Mark Twain get caught up in a strange Elizabethan rivalry all those years later? Find out in this Midnight Mystery!
Midnight Mysteries: Devil on the Mississippi
A storm is brewing in Salem!!! Can you solve this Midnight Mystery?
Explore 10 adventurous missions in stunning HD in this intriguing hidden-object adventure game. The famed writer Nathaniel Hawthorne has died during a freak snow storm, and his ghost has come to you, asking for help. There’s more to this case than first appears, and only you can help free his spirit.
Optimized for the iPad, Salem Witch Trials features a cool zoom element that allows you to get up close with each setting. Travel back and forth in time from the scene of the author’s demise to the 17th century, where a town is going mad with rumors of witchcraft and a woman is facing accusations and the gallows. Explore the spooky terrain and structures of Salem village inside and out, interview ghosts, solve brain-teasing puzzles and collect hidden objects.
Search for collectible clovers in each scene to unlock unlimited hidden object mode! Scour scenes for ravens to use as hints along the way. Or, use your lantern to figure out the shape of the object you’re searching for.
Unravel the secrets of Salem’s accused witches and solve the mysterious death of Hawthorne in this Midnight Mystery!
Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials
Flick Quarterback, Flick Kicker, Flick Kick Field Goal
Published February 3, 2012 | Well, the Superbowl is nearly here so it’s time to be the armchair Quarterback you’ve always longed to be. Or Kicker as the case may be. I much prefer the no pads, no rules, I don’t understand what’s going on down there game of Aussie Rules Football, but I admit to playing American football from time to time. I picked up three new games which have kept me entertained for hours so far – Flick Quarterback, Flick Kicker, Flick Kick Field Goal. Each is a mere $0.99 and features excellent graphics, well tuned game play, and simple but effect challenges to idle the time away.
Flick Quarterback gives you the chance to run plays, dodge rushers and try complete the pass. You can also work on drills, put the ball in the bucket, and complete plays.
Flick Kicker puts you in charge of making field goals from outrageous distances as well as challenging you with precision drill like hitting the uprights, splitting the uprights, kicking into zones in a specific order and making the long kick against the wind.
Flick Kick Field Goal is similar to Flick Kicker, but it’s not quite so arcade like. You have similar drills of making long kicks into the wind, hitting targets in order, running drills. It just as entertaining as the rest and you’ll wonder where the time went.
The first two feature officially licensed NFL teams, complete with logos and dance moves. You can also put some "English" on the ball and give it some spin to try and control the angle. That adds an interesting element.
So which one would I choose? I wouldn’t. I would get all three. Seriously, they’re 99 cents. How can you be cheap and not get all three? They’re all a heck of a lot of fun, run very well and feature nice smooth graphics.
Don’t just take my word for it, even though you should, check out hundreds of high ratings and check out the developer websites:
http://www.fullfat.com/
http://www.pikpok.com/fieldgoal/
iTunes Cards on Sale at Best Buy – 20% off
Published February 2, 2012 | Click this link if you’re interested in taking advantage of the deal. You should see all the available gift cards. If the link isn’t working for you, just search their site for "iTunes (Digital Delivery)".
Just bought the $100 card for $80, that’s enough $0.99 games to choke a horse!!
Let’s see, where do I begin?
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