Archive for February 14th, 2010

Macworld 2010: WebIS Pocket Informant video interview

Filed under: Macworld , TUAW Interview , iPhone , App Store WebIS Pocket Informant has been a powerful Personal Information Manager for years, having made an impact in the Windows Mobile and BlackBerry world before moving on to the world of iPhone. The iPhone version has been recently updated to version 1.21, and the feature set just keeps growing. As part of TUAW's continuing coverage of Macworld Expo 2010 , I visited the WebIS kiosk to learn what's new with the app View more

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Macworld 2010: TUAW talks with App Cubby’s David Barnard

Filed under: Macworld , Video , iPhone , App Store App Cubby has some of the more popular apps in the App Store. Whether it's Gas Cubby for tracking car maintenance, Trip Cubby for capturing mileage information, or Health Cubby for motivating ourselves to get into better shape, the company keeps customers coming back with well-executed and full-featured software. We talked with App Cubby's David Barnard at Macworld Expo 2010 to see what's new from the company. View more

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Macworld 2010: Hands-on with the 4iThumbs keyboard for iPhone

Filed under: Macworld , iPhone , iPod touch I stopped by the 4iThumbs booth to check out their product that would purportedly increase my (admittedly dismal) typing speed on the iPhone/iPod touch. It consists of a plastic overlay that puts small ridges between the letters of the standard iPhone keyboard, available in both portrait and landscape formats. The product comes with some tabs that you affix to the top and bottom of the device, and you can then slip the plastic overlay on and off. View more

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Macworld 2010: TypeDNA

Filed under: Macworld , Graphic Design On the last day of Macworld, I caught up with the guys from TypeDNA to take a look at what I soon realized was going to be a revolutionary bit of software magic for designers of any ilk. TypeDNA is a series of plugins for Adobe CS4 applications (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) which makes finding the right font a simple matter. It has several methods for navigating font collections, starting with a search by name, which is handy on its own View more

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