Gadgetry
BlogPress introduces HTML tags

BlogPress is giving its competitors a serious run for their money. It is just introduced HTML tags and a promise of more things to come. It is still definitely the best blogging app for iPhone by far. That said, it just crashed when I clicked Save and Create New but when I started the app [...]

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Posted on 28th August 2010No Comments
Photogene Bug Fixed

The update for Photogene is now available. This fixes the bug which required the location on before selecting a photo. Download it now.

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Posted on 28th August 2010No Comments
Bugs in Photogene and Newsrack Updates

I couldn’t open any files or photos after today’s Photogene update so wait for the next update. Plus Newsrack’s latest update does not fix the bug that won’t allow universal image download. Now I have to download per category which is a real drag. The fix: I deleted Newsrack on the iPhone and synced it [...]

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Posted on 21st August 2010No Comments
Communications Through The Ages

Looking back at how we communicated back in the 90s and comparing it to today, things have definitely improved for the better! Hello, Google Voice. I first went overseas to study in 1994. I had just discovered email using our archaic university system but since my folks did not have Internet access then, we faxed. [...]

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Posted on 6th August 2010No Comments
Diptic Photo Collage iPhone App Review

Our favourite photo collage app is updated with a ton of brand new frames! Awesome! Diptic has one of the best basic but useful wysiwyg in-app photo editing functions. Brightness, contrast, saturation, and the ability to do a mirror image and adjust the width and colour of the border. Collage apps are rare. Great collage [...]

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Posted on 31st July 2010No Comments
Newsrack 2.5 Update Problems

Do not download the latest Newsrack update that was released today! I have trouble syncing and image download, although claimed otherwise does not appear to be automatic anymore. I had to go to each folder to download the images manually. And worst of all, it takes ages to view each post! Wait till they fix [...]

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Posted on 30th July 2010No Comments
iPhone App for Blogging on WordPress: Blogpress

I’m still searching for the best blogging iPhone app for my WordPress blogs. I’m currently using Blogpress ($2.99) which does the job but for: 1. The extra spacing (br br) it gives above an image. I need to manually remove the auomatically inserted break codes. The developer should add a HTML version too rather than [...]

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Posted on 22nd July 2010No Comments
iPhone iOS4 Multitasking Hangs Apps

Just when I was wowed by multitasking – my Mom called while I was syncing NewsRack – I found a dire problem with multitasking: it crashes apps and it hangs apps. The worst thing that happened was when I tried taking a photo and it didn’t work! Only when I closed all the apps that [...]

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Posted on 22nd July 2010No Comments
5 Things I Love About the iPhone OS 4

1. Improved Camera The shutter speed seems turbo charged and there is zoom! Well we can delete all those .99 cent camera apps we purchased now. 2. Video focus You can now press to focus for videos now. No more blurry videos. 3. iBooks (or rather its potential) The iBook store sucks. There are only [...]

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Posted on 4th July 2010No Comments
Blur Photos after Installing iPhone OS 4

The odd blurring of my optimized photos after first installing the iPhone OS 4 (the sync hung and I had to shut down the computer). This problem is fixed when you sync your photos again.

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Posted on 3rd July 2010No Comments