After testing word processing apps, I got interested in finding a decent speech to text app. The best one I found that was free is Dragon Dictation. For a few laughs, here are some examples of how the app worked: iPad, with case: Sometimes you just don’t want to type because typing can be slow…
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In my quest to find a decent word processing app that isn’t as costly as Pages, I’ve been trying many different apps. Instead of focusing on one app today, this article will feature different apps because these apps have many of the same features, so writing about each one separately will get repetitive. For this…
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I was recently making changes to my Google account on my Nexus 7 when I came across an option to “Auto Backup” my photos. When I saw this feature my gut reaction was “Hell no!” and to reach for the uncheck button – but then I realized, why? While I’ve always been an overly cautious…
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This week I tested the free version of Office Note by Resolvica, the next app in my experiment to find a decent word processing app that is good and cheaper than Pages. Unlike last week’s app, Office Note has a lot more features. You can tab, undo, redo, and look at the revision history. There…
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Yesterday Google finally announced the latest product to be added to their popular Nexus product line – the Nexus 5. The highly anticipated (and leaked) device is on sale in the Google Play store for $349 USD for a 16GB Model and $399 USD for a 32GB Model. As anticipated (ok I’ll stop saying this…
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Can You Escape, by Kaarel Kirsipuu, is a puzzle game. You find yourself in a room. You are not given any clues about how to escape; you must explore the room to find clues and objects that will help you escape. Tapping is how you will discover the parts of the room you can interact…
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It appears every time Google plugs one leak in the Nexus 5 ship another springs up – this time courtesy of a company in my fair country. Yesterday on their Facebook page Canadian telecom WIND Mobile posted a pre-registration for the Nexus 5. The pre-registration page (above) seems to support not only the recent posting…
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After reading my colleague’s initial Chromecast experience, I found myself eagerly waiting for the product to come to Canada. I recently went on a trip to Phoenix and when I discovered that the Chromecast was readily available at the local Best Buy I had to buy one to bring back. Although I had read online…
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On October 22, 2013, Apple held an event announcing new shiny stuff many are eager to have. Apple plans to launch new MacBooks and MacPro, and they discussed the improved iOS X Mavericks, but my focus was on the new iPads. As usual, Apple touted stats. The app store has over 1,000,000 apps, and customers…
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