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iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPadAn attractive and useful way of keeping track of projects and things that need doing.
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Posts Tagged ProductivityHQ: To Do ReviewiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPadAn attractive and useful way of keeping track of projects and things that need doing. Read The Full Review »
Office² HD is one of a select few quality iPad apps that allow Microsoft Works users to access, work on, and keep MS formatting. Microsoft made a lot of late Q4 entries onto the App Store and many are hinting at and hoping they will bring their own mobile suite of productivity apps to iOS soon. Until that happens, however, students and business people who are PC/MS users have had to rely on third-party apps, which have real limitations, particularly when it comes to advanced editing and layout on Apple tablets. ByteSquared aims to change that. A recent update to Office² HD offers Word users near-desktop quality creation and editing tools for both .doc and .docx files. Simon Bates, CEO, states: “Office² HD’s latest update transforms mobile office productivity from a secondary method of completing office tasks to a powerful and even preferential manner of quickly and efficiently keeping in touch with your office. I feel this new version easily makes Office² HD the app of choice for editing Microsoft Office documents on iPad.” We won’t know if it’s “preferential” to an MS app until there is one, but it’s a big step forward and both Word users and Apple should benefit from an app that puts iPad productivity solutions to non-Apple-devoted hands.
For the fuel conscious, it also calculates how much fuel is required and how much it’ll cost the driver, according to the average speed of the car. It might be a feature already available on some cars but for those of us with older cars, it’s an extremely useful concept for long trips. The app is laid out in a simple manner and even keeps track of the next five days of weather reports which is useful for planning ahead. For the planning obsessive who’s working on a budget, Car Trip is an ideal way to organize an all important long distance trip. It’s out now, currently priced at $0.99, before returning to its original price of $1.99 soon.
The update plays off the company’s thought that adding a powerful collaboration tool was necessary for its users. The new version adds a familiar notebook interface with full-screen editing capabilities and overall the update seems to be a cost effective productivity tool for users with multiple iOS devices. The notes are saved in standard text format and is compatible with PC and Mac text editing applications. Notebook is available on the iTunes App Store for $4.99.
DINGIT enables the user to take photos of the dent, enter details about the car then submit it to the DINGIT.com website. The site then does its magic and sends the photos and information to auto body shops around the local area in order to receive the best estimates for a repair. Users get up to 5 estimates within days, sent straight to their email inbox thus saving them time in consulting companies themselves. An estimate on how long the repair will take as well as the price is also offered, plus additional services such as courtesy cars or pick up/drop off services. This app could be a huge timesaver for those unlucky enough to have a dent in their car and a very busy lifestyle. DINGIT is out now and it’s free. PayCal ReviewiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPadA useful way of keeping track of shift patterns, work commitments and payments - even if it does lack a few features. Read The Full Review »
Astute readers will notice the usage of past tense throughout the article so far. That’s because a free app with the ability to use Microsoft Office on the iPad was apparently quite popular. The app launched on January 3rd, and was so initially popular that CloudOn had to pull the app from the App Store in order to meet demand. They’re currently accepting invitations to get back in to the service when the app relaunches, though no date has been offered for when it will be back up for download. Until then, we’ll have to suffer the tyranny of editing our Office documents on our computer, or with pricey paid apps!
It features an in-app function called Forms Builder, which makes it extremely easy to create highly customized forms. Easy to setup, the app allows the user to define the data that they’d like to organize and create a custom form for projects such as a recipe list, sales charts, workout schedules or even an inventory manager. It also allows the user to share their database between multiple devices by simply exporting and then importing or over-the-air with use of a URL that can be clicked on the additional device for instant access. The Forms app is universal and available on the App Store for $9.99. $9.99 ![]() + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Released: 2011-12-11 :: Category: Utilities
The interface seems easy enough in that the user simply enters a search term or enters a URL and the app automatically provides the top information from the source in a bulleted list as well as the link to the full article. And Summly seems to be onto something as researchers from MIT tested the company’s patent pending summarization technology and found that it indeed was accurate in providing precise results. Best of all, it can produce results in any language, but is optimized in English, French, German, Dutch and a few more. The app is available now on the App Store for free. [ via Gigaom ] Checklist. ReviewiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPadThis is a straightforward to-do list maker that offers only the essentials, which makes it the perfect grocery shopping companion. Read The Full Review » Pocket Informant HD ReviewiPad Only App - Designed for the iPadPocket Informant keeps tasks and meetings all in one place for easy time management. Read The Full Review » Next! ReviewiPad Only App - Designed for the iPadIt's pricey but Next! certainly helps its users manage their workload. Read The Full Review » Mint.com is a service that I wish would come over to the British shores. For now though, I’ll just gaze longingly at how the already excellent personal finance app has now been optimized for the iPad and improved upon.
It’s a sizeable enough update that re-establishes Mint.com Personal Finance‘s position as a great app for all US and Canadian users in their quest to keep an eye on their finances. It’s out now. FREE! ![]() + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Released: 2008-12-18 :: Category: Finance We rather liked Elements Dropbox Powered Text Editor when it was first reviewed last year. Developers, Second Gear Software, were obviously determined to make it all the better by releasing a significant update in August of this year and they’ve gone one better by releasing yet another major update in the form of Version 2.1.
As well as that, there’s now the ability to copy the Markdown generated HTML preview to the clipboard enabling writes to transfer their words to the CMS of their choice, ideal for those using an CMS that Elements doesn’t yet support. Along the way, Second Gear Software has also fixed numerous bugs and changed a few minor things. Most curically, Elements now requires iOS 5 to run. The update is available now for free for existing owners. Those yet to give Elements a try can purchase it for $4.99. $4.99 ![]() + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Released: 2010-08-17 :: Category: Productivity
Lemon – Receipts Refreshed should solve all these problems. Users can simply scan their paper receipts in and the app turns these images into information that’s taggable and searchable, making it easy to consult at a later time. Individual items are listed along with the tax added upon payment. It’s an ideal way to keep everything organized and save users from having to keep a bundle of paper in their wallets. It’d even be useful for those who just need to curb their spending and keep an eye on where all the money is going! Lemon – Receipts Refreshed is out now and it’s a free download. TouchBase Calendar ReviewiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPadTouchBase Calendar is equally ideal for the social butterfly or the workaholic business person thanks to its intelligent appointment tracking. Read The Full Review » Great Decisions Review+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPadBringing clarity to difficult decisions, in theory. Read The Full Review » 7notes HD Premium ReviewiPad Only App - Designed for the iPadA powerful handwriting recognition engine makes this app great for notetakers. Read The Full Review » Noteshelf ReviewiPad Only App - Designed for the iPadNoteshelf makes handwriting and notebook creation beautiful. Read The Full Review » One of my favorite things about the iPad offers is how visually stunning so many apps can look by utilizing the extra screen space that the device offers. This is particularly prominant when it comes to Pearltrees. Originally solely a website, Pearltrees, is an app that allows users to organize, discover and share everything they like on the web. Its developers hope that it’ll help users cultivate their interests by allowing them to store websites for future reference and to share with others. It’s different for a number of reasons. Holding all the information within Pearltrees means that users can retrieve their information from any PC or iPad device, this also enables users to share amongst a community of more than 200,000 people. There’s also the visually stunning side of things that quickly captivates its audience.
Social functions come in the form of being able to team up with others on their pearltrees and thus invite people to join in. The ‘Visual Discovery’ feature enables people to find new interests related to their favorite topics through a similar method. Pearltrees is just the glorious kind of app that lends itself to simply relaxing on the sofa one evening and taking in the many, many delights that the internet can offer. Amazing what a change of perspective can do to something we all take for granted!
With three quick and easy taps, users can keep track of their appointments and errands through HeadFinder. Using a notepad/calendar style appearance, it’s easy to see exactly what needs doing at any one time. Keeping track of the timings for each day means that the app is ideal for anything from important work meetings to simply remembering to feed a pet or spend time checking personal email. Everything can be assigned a time limit so life can be made as simple or as complicated as the user wants. No matter how complex life gets though, HeadFinder remains simple to use with at most two or three taps adjusting everything and taking the hassle out of time management. It’s out now, priced at $0.99. $0.99 ![]() iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Released: 2011-08-29 :: Category: Productivity MagicalPad ReviewiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPadMagicalPad is an essential iPad app for taking freeform notes as well as creating outlines and checklists. Read The Full Review »
Want to take notes? Cloud-Word has your back. Do you need to brainstorm easily and on the fly? Once again, Cloud-Word has your back. And this isn’t even beginning to touch on the audio recording and text playback options… Without question, this currently free app should be an indispensable part of any active businessperson’s arsenal. Be sure to give it a download before the developer wises up and decides to actually charge for it. It is only a matter of time before they see the error of their ways. Scheduling meetings should be simple and easy to do. All too frequently, it’s not that simple with the problem of having to juggle the best times for everyone. eMeetMe Schedule Meetings will hopefully solve that problem.
eMeetMe Schedule Meetings works out the best time for the meeting then a couple of taps and confirmation messages can be sent out to everyone who is attending. As simple as that and hopefully removing all the stress of planning! Two versions of eMeetMe Schedule Meetings are available. The free/Lite version and a more comprehensive service that costs $0.99 and offers group creation options to make things even faster. FREE! ![]() iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Released: 2011-06-28 :: Category: Business $0.99 ![]() iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Released: 2010-09-14 :: Category: Business
The app adapts to every need, whether it be for a specific project or simply the grocery list for the week. Users can enter information easily as well as supplement such notes with due dates or a label to mark it as important. Organizational tools are available with the ability to create groups and then assign notes to their respective category. Everything is appealing and easy to get to grips with. It means that Notes n Tasks is an ideal iPad app for keeping track of everything that needs doing in an ever busy world. It’s inexpensive at $1.99 with future updates promising iPhone compatibility, push reminders, location revelant information and cloud synchronization via Dropbox and iCloud. Surely the ideal time to hop on the Notes n Tasks train? $0.99 ![]() iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Released: 2011-08-26 :: Category: Productivity Fontify Review+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPadFontify offers users the chance of making their own artwork out of humble text Read The Full Review » Clockonizer ReviewiPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPadClockonizer offers an original way of keeping track of what needs doing each day. Read The Full Review » Days Review+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPadDays offers powerful reminder and diary style features underneath a functional interface. Read The Full Review »
Lets just say that you had a piece of software on your PC that managed the inventory of a warehouse you maintained. Previously you would have to buy expensive external scanners to record the barcodes of items coming in and out. However, if you combined your existing PC applications with the toolset of the application iCody it would be simple for your iPhone to record a barcode and wirelessly beam the data to your computer. Don’t fret if you are using Linux or Mac operating systems either, because it is cross-platform compatible. If you are still unsure about what all the hype is about, check out this informational clip about the tool. It may very well change the way you do business. $7.99 ![]() + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Released: 2010-04-17 :: Category: Utilities Remember back in the day when a clunky alarm had to be set and placed on the bedside cabinet every night? All it did was tell the time and make an annoyingly loud noise at a set hour. The presence of the mobile phone and the likes of the iPad ensure that morning risers can use such a device instead of an alarm clock now but how about an app that includes so much more functionality than simply the time? Enter Smart Alarm Pro, an app from Swedish developers Grsoft Labs that sets out to offer numerous useful features for the morning.
More intriguingly is the ability to view the weather for the day which shows the current weather as well as the predicted weather for the time that has been set on the alarm. The option to view a 7 day forecast is also available. Positive quotes also feature prominently in order to motivate the user to feel more prepared and ready for the day and there’s the ability to view RSS based news too. Imagery can also be added too for users who like to be wakened to the sight of sometthing in particular. There’s even a useful flashlight feature too for the poor users who have to wake up while it’s still dark. Smart Alarm Pro looks set to be the Swiss army knife of alarm clock apps and it’s out now priced at $0.99. $0.99 ![]() + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Released: 2011-07-13 :: Category: Utilities |