One of the most important possessions that a person has is their phone and getting all of the right accessories is usually a top concern. There are so many different options out there in the world of phone accessories and getting the right ones can be a bit hard to do for a beginner. The…
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App #53 – Capo Touch – PROMO CODE GIVEAWAY!
Capo Touch (iTunes link, currently on sale for $4.99), originally a Mac app, has recently been released as an excellent iOS app that will make the iPhone and iPad all the more powerful in playing music. All tech-savvy musicians, especially guitarists and bassists should get this app. I can guarantee that it will impress you….
How To Quickly Rip A CD Onto Your iPad/iPhone In Ten Minutes Without iTunes
I used to have a ton of CDs. I spent a fortune back over ten years ago collecting them. Now they are all sitting in boxes in my garage. Literally. I almost NEVER use CDs anymore. I don’t even own a CD player. My MacBook Pro doesn’t have a DVD/CD Drive; only my aging PC…
App #28: TubeBox Pro for YouTube [REVIEW]
**Update February 18, 2013 Great news! Thanks to reader Justin, it looks like TubeBox Pro has be re-released under a new name: Instatube. Go download it while it’s free and available! **Update February 4, 2013 This post seems to be getting a lot of hits, so I thought I’d better update it. It looks like…
More Dropbox tips!
(If you want to learn more about what Dropbox is, check out this post.) I'd like to share some more quick tips for Dropbox, specifically Dropbox on iOS devices. 1. Using Dropbox, Screenshots, and iMessage: Report card period is upon us teachers once again. I am the French specialist at my school, and I thus…
Apple TV plus iTunes Match and Photostream
Before coming on holiday here in Maui, I decided that I would be bringing my Apple TV from home with me, since I knew that wifi would be available (and free) in the condo. The size of it is quite small; I was able to fit it in a small Ziploc bag. Setup of the…
App #9: Media Downloader fka Downloader Elite
**Update! They have renamed the app to Media Downloader. Looks like anyone who purchases this after June 20 will unfortunately lose the ability to save Youtube videos, removing the main use anyone would have for the app. If you were lucky enough to grab this app before that date, do not update it! Other sites…
iPad Piano Duet
Besides teaching full-time in the classroom, I teach piano on the side. However, I have not performed for a long time. I had the opportunity to do so for a former co-worker’s retirement ceremony last weekend. I invited a good friend, who happened to be a former student of my colleague (from third grade, so…
iPad: Creation versus Consumption
What type of iPad user are you? Do you mostly use your iPad for consumption purposes or creation ones? I would argue that the vast majority of the public will fall into the consumption category. There is no doubt that the iPad is an amazing consumption device. With apps such as YouTube, iBooks, Safari,…
App #1: Music
The music app, formerly known as the iPod app, is one of my most frequently used apps. No longer do I need to first find, then fiddle with scratched up CDs and CD players and stereos like when I first started teaching. Although I still own most of the CDs I have bought over the…
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