Apple IDs, the center of identification in the Apple universe, have the capability to attach multiple email addresses. By signing into appleid.apple.com you can verify additional email addresses. Once added you can use them with several Apple services, most notably, iMessages. Others can iMessage you with any of the verified email addresses. Read more →
Tag: iOS
How to record touches and gestures for iOS screencasts
Tonight I was playing around with Assistive Touch on my iPhone. In the Accessibility Settings, Assistive Touch places a “button” on the screen. This button gives the user access to certain capabilities, such as the ability to push a virtual home button. Playing around tonight I went into the Favorites area. This lets you record a gesture, with which you… Read more →
Take control of your notifications
Interruptions are deadly. Well, maybe that’s a little bit of exaggeration. But even three second interruptions can cause problems. I’ve decided to take back the notifications on my phone. First stop was the phone ringer. Apple doesn’t have a silent ringtone on the iPhone, so I had to search. In my searching I came across the article iPhone tip: Use… Read more →
Pythonista, programming on your iPhone and iPad
Let me show you something that will make you feel young as when the world was new. — Dr. Carol Marcus I feel like a teenager again while playing around with Pythonista (Universal, $6.99), an app for iOS allows you to program in python directly on the device. It reminds me a lot about when I was learning to program… Read more →
Drafts for iPhone and iPad is the app you never knew you needed
On its surface, Drafts appears to be yet another note taking app for iOS. Once you dig into it, you begin to realize the power that it yields. After your start it (which is relatively quick even on my aging iPhone 4) you are greeted with a new note or your previous note. Once you’ve finished typing your note is… Read more →
Checking out Android
As I prepare for my eTech 2011 presentation, An iPad, Kindle, and iPod Touch walked into a classroom…, I decided that it would be beneficial to plan on questions about Android, Android Tablets, and how they may work in schools. The Consumer Electronics Show was held this past week, and during it a bevy of manufacturers announced tablets, with almost… Read more →
Goodreader app now supports annotating PDFs
The latest update to the best \$.99 I’ve ever spent on an all for my iPad just made the application even better. Goodreader now allows you to mark up PDFs, adding notes, highlighting text, or drawing. It can save the markup in the same file or make a copy for you, preserving the original. If you have \$1 and an… Read more →