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Penultimate Update Zooms in on Pages, Scrolls Down Automatically As You Write

Posted by Andrew Stevens on October 30th, 2013
iPad App - Designed for iPad
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: QUICK & EASY :: Read Review »

Penultimate has received its 5.0 update, bringing the options to zoom and drift. Is this "Penultimate Racing" or something? That'd be cool! The zoom feature does exactly that - zooms - as users can now zoom in and write anywhere on a page. The drift feature comes in handy when zoomed-in as it'll automatically match the user's writing speed and scroll down as they write. Nifty! Now go back to writing!

Notability for iPad Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Chris Kirby on November 30th, 2010
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: NOTE-WORTHY
If you like to make comprehensive notes, complete with web clips, images and even voice, then Notability is the app for you.
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Penultimate Review

iPad App - Designed for iPad
By Kyle Flanigan on October 5th, 2010
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: QUICK & EASY
Penultimate is a quick, touch-baed notes taking tool that allows to create multiple notebooks with limitless pages. An emphasis is placed on your input rather than its customizability.
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iPhotographer: iOS Changes Photo Scouting For The Better

Posted by Chris Nitz on September 30th, 2010

Scouting out your next photo is already more work than performing a root canal on a hyperactive child. Looking for vantage points, judging the sun, or moon, taking test shots, and so much more go into a good planning session. All this work often leads to lugging backbreaking equipment around just for a simple test shot. iOS has changed the face of test shooting and planning by margins that my back is very thankful for.

Notebooks be gone!
I have an over abundance of Moleskines full of notes, drawings, doodles, and ideas. These have traveled with me every place I run off to, including the local tea house. The introduction of the iPad has drastically changed my dependence on the tried and true Moleskine and pen. Now, apps like Penultimate allow me to draw out my ideas on my iPad. I can quickly sketch out ideas in a myriad of colors without the need of a big box of colored pencils. I can use Pages, iA Writer, or even Documents To Go to jot down all my notes, thoughts, and contemplations. My camera bag no longer rattles due to pens, pencils, or notebooks jostling around. iOS has taken several tools, digitized them, put them into an easy to use device, and made my life so much easier.

Let the camera stay in the car.
Now, every photographer knows you never travel without a camera. Heck, I lug my D90 just about everywhere I go. Yet, there are times it just does not work to my advantage to haul a camera, tripod, lens, notebooks, pens, and camera bag on a scouting trip. Sometimes I just want to hike in, snag a few quick shots, get to the coffee house, and collect my thoughts on the potential shoot ahead of me. The iPhone camera allows me to leave all the bulky equipment in the car while I take a few light test shots and start contemplating how I want to compose my photographic session.

I can then take these shots and upload them to my Flickr page via FlickStackr, or push them to my Facebook page for everyone to see. I can even do some editing on these photos thanks to Filterstorm. All these tools add up to leaving the heavy gear at home and using my iPhone and iPad for all my scouting missions. How do you use your iDevice for you planning missions?