iTunes Match will let you grab all your music, anywhere you want. But there are a lot of questions about how it works: here are some answers.
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Simplenote. It’s exactly what the name suggests, and not a whole lot more. Where Evernote brings massive amounts of features (capture anything, in any format, on any device), Simplenote revels in doing the exact opposite. It’s plain-text only, meaning no formatting. Its organization is based entirely on tagging. And, in...
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Someone says “it’s an online, synchronized, digital notebook.” Quick, what do you think of? It’s probably Evernote. (this is part 2 in a series on What’s the Best Note-Taking App of All?) In the domain of note-taking software, Evernote is the 800-pound gorilla. It’s a juggernaut with features upon...
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Hey. Want to know a secret? My memory sucks. It’s always been laughable… but it’s gotten a lot worse. And I blame it on technology. Well, OK, that’s not really fair— because it’s not really “blame”. In fact, I kinda asked for it. Ever since I started taking notes on a Handspring Visor...
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If you’re on a Mac, check the top-right edge of your screen right now. What do you see? If you’ve got the default menubar apps (sometimes called menulings), then you aren’t getting much use out of that corner. Why not make your menubar useful and informative instead? Anyone who’s ever seen my computer...
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So you spent $200 on your iPhone and an average of $4.37 per month on apps, and now you want it to tell you not to overspend. Funny how that works. You’re not alone, though. One of the most common uses for smartphones and PDAs has always been expense and budget tracking… and with good reason. Even an old Palm can make a...
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