Tag Archives: iPhone

A Summary of Apple’s June 7 WWDC Goodness

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I watched several of the “live bloggings” of today’s Apple World Wide Developer Conference, and have summarized what I consider to be the key points below. Focus was on iPhone 4, which will be available on June 21. iOS4 upgrades … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not Getting an Anroid Phone. Yet.

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Bruce Keener

As I mentioned in my previous post, I watched large chunks of last week’s Google I/O event, and was so impressed at that time that I was darned-near ready to just go out and buy an Android Phone at Verizon. … Continue reading →

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The iPad is Gaining Ground in Browser Traffic at Keener Living

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I’ve thought a lot recently about getting an iPad. Same with an Android phone. At one level, the geek in me craves these gadgets to tinker with. Yet, I hate to spend money on something that I just can’t justify … Continue reading →

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Pastebot: Incredible Copy/Paste Utility for iPhone and Touch

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Bruce Keener

You’d think that with over 100,000 apps available for the iPhone that all the good apps had been invented long ago. Not so. Great new apps are coming out all the time, with one of the best I’ve ever seen … Continue reading →

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Featured Comment: Alfons Schmid’s Notebooks App [iPhone, Touch]

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Reader Andrew Berrigan left a very informative comment on another post, and I wanted to be sure you were aware of it. In his comment, Andrew mentions Alfons Schmid’s Notebooks app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. He gives a … Continue reading →

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iPhone Speech to Text App, Dragon Dictation, Now in iTunes

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Just moments ago, I downloaded Dragon Dictation and began using it on my iPhone. It was not perfect in converting my short message to text, but it did pretty good: This e-mail was created with dragon dictation and amp for … Continue reading →

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Reader Tip: Moving from Palm to iPhone/Touch

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Howard recently sent the following tip to me: After days of asking and searching I was given a very slick way to transfer Calendar/Contacts.  Back up Palm data somewhere safe. Uninstall Palm completely. Reinstall and choose Outlook as your sync … Continue reading →

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Loving the Competition Between the “App Phones”

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Bruce Keener

What do you call phones like the iPhone and the Droid, which have gone beyond what we have traditionally called smartphones? Steve Rubel notes on Twitter that his iPhone has become his computer: @steverubel I spent 17 out of 31 … Continue reading →

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Master GTD with OmniFocus [Mac, iPhone, Touch]

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Update (May 2012): This is now available of the iPad, too. Although my primary computer for the past 3 years has been an iMac, I have tried to stick with GTD tools that also work on Windows. The tool I … Continue reading →

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DropBox and TextExpander Now Available for iPhone and Touch

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Two of my “must-have” apps are now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch: DropBox (requires OS 3.1) TextExpander I’ve mentioned DropBox before, because I highly recommend it for keeping files in sync across multiple computers. Now I can view … Continue reading →

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