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Hot Dog Day #82 posted:Does using Google Maps eat up a lot of data, if you are using it as a GPS? I have a fool's dream of one day replacing my trusty Garmin with an iPhone, but I am afraid that after using the app for a month I'd have to sell my first born to cover the phone bill. I think there are apps that will cache google maps over wifi for your route in advance, but I don't remember the names or know how well they work.
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101 posted:Unless it's changed recently (I can't tell because I'm a subscriber) I believe Spotify let's you use the 'radio' feature for free
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Hot Dog Day #82 posted:Does using Google Maps eat up a lot of data, if you are using it as a GPS? I have a fool's dream of one day replacing my trusty Garmin with an iPhone, but I am afraid that after using the app for a month I'd have to sell my first born to cover the phone bill. It uses very little data. The maps are vectors and are cached so you only have to download them once.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I know it's been mentioned in the thread before, but I just want to throw out some more love for one of my most-used apps: Delivery Status. I'm constantly tracking packages of stuff that I've both purchased and sold. and this app is a great way to keep tabs on all of them and get push notifications when a status has changed: TrackThis does the same thing as this app, for $0.99 instead of $4.99. Not quite as pretty, but it does have one feature I really like. You can choose to have it send you push notifications at every step of the package's trip, or only when it's out for delivery/delivered.
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Are there any apps that I can use to GPS track myself, with minimal impact on battery life? I have to log expenses for work and I keep forgetting where I travel all the time.
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May 15, 2013 15:34
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Slice does package notifications for free. I dig it.
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May 15, 2013 15:53
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Any recommended app for Google Talk that's best?
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IMO messenger is pretty good. Google may announce some unified chat service today though rumor has it.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I know it's been mentioned in the thread before, but I just want to throw out some more love for one of my most-used apps: Delivery Status. I'm constantly tracking packages of stuff that I've both purchased and sold. and this app is a great way to keep tabs on all of them and get push notifications when a status has changed: They also have a companion Dashboard widget for Mac users, NC ready, and a bookmarklet to add items from sites. http://junecloud.com/software/mac/delivery-status.html
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a glorious hole posted:Any recommended app for Google Talk that's best?
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iostream.h posted:I've been using Beejive for a year or so now since it was last recommended. It's pricey but seems to be worth it, I'm unsure if anything new has come out since then. I used to use Beejive, but switched to IMO years ago. IMO works just as well, has a more attractive interface and is free. I highly recommend it. Edit: FWIW, I haven't used Beejive in years, so it's possible they've improved the interface since then.
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Suqit posted:I'm constantly searching all my streaming services for a movie or TV show I want to watch and it's always a pain in the rear end to find out what is on where and for how much and in what quality. Then I found How to Watch and my life is so much better I never have to leave the couch again. It searches Netflix, Amazon Instant, iTunes, and Xbox video and tells me which services have the program in what quality and at what price if applicable. They say they'll soon add Redbox and then I won't even have to post anymore. I prefer Fanhattan but I did give How To Watch a whirl. I hate how How to Watch has a different listing/image for each season and for each service a given show is available on. My only gripes with Fanhattan are that it needs a bit of a makeover for iPhone users (some of the UI stuff is way too small on a phone) and that it Thwomp fucked around with this message at 19:22 on May 15, 2013 |
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Thwomp posted:I prefer Fanhattan but I did give How To Watch a whirl. I didn't know about this. Thanks. Imma check it out.
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choobs posted:I used to use Beejive, but switched to IMO years ago. IMO works just as well, has a more attractive interface and is free. I highly recommend it. How long does imo keep you logged in for? I have Beejive and have used it since shortly after I got a 3G, and it works great. I considered switching to imo around the time that Beejive was having some issues (around the time the 4 came out?), and was going to say that it has one of the worst chat interfaces I've ever seen, but wow, it sure looks like they've improved it a TON since those days.
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May 15, 2013 18:49
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I've got an iPod touch that isn't doing anything except collect dust so I figured I'd turn it into my alarm clock (I have a BOSE speaker dock that isn't getting any use either). I'd prefer to have it wake me up to Pandora or a radio station than a playlist or annoying alarm tone. Any suggestions on an app that can do this? If it leaves the screen on as a clock all the time as well, that would be fantastic. I don't mind if I have to jailbreak it either.
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Time to try this Hangouts thing https://itunes.apple.com/app/id643496868?mt=8
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Dick Trauma posted:I tested Plex at home because I was going to have to use it at work. I was able to stream three different videos to my TV, my iPhone and an iPad. It was pretty cool. You can even set it up so it allows you to stream from home to mobile devices when you're out in the world. Out? In the world?
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echinopsis posted:Out? In the world? I love plex. I have almost completely abandoned XBMC.
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PaganGoatPants posted:Time to try this Hangouts thing Uh, does this not work in landscape on the iPad...? Who on earth thought that was a good idea.
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mewse posted:Are there any apps that I can use to GPS track myself, with minimal impact on battery life? I have to log expenses for work and I keep forgetting where I travel all the time.
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PaganGoatPants posted:Time to try this Hangouts thing I want to like this but I'm feeling very underwhelmed so far. It's very heavy handed and unnatural in a way that I can't necessarily articulate.
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Ya kind of underwhelmed by hangouts. I didn't like that I needed to upgrade to google plus either. Was trying on iPhone with my friend and would get notifications but when I went into the app no new messages were there. I know it's the initial release, guess I will wait for some kinks to be ironed out.
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mewse posted:GPS track myself How about Moves? It's a drain, but it doesn't murder my battery.
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serebralassazin posted:Ya kind of underwhelmed by hangouts. I didn't like that I needed to upgrade to google plus either. Was trying on iPhone with my friend and would get notifications but when I went into the app no new messages were there. I know it's the initial release, guess I will wait for some kinks to be ironed out. I am happy there is finally a native app for this, it's about time.
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Yep I agree on that point. Used to wonder why google didn't push google talk on more platforms with native apps.
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Prof. Ann Mary Ann posted:How about Moves? It's a drain, but it doesn't murder my battery. That might be the closest to what I'm looking for, thanks
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Is there an app for Google Music, or do I have to use their crappy web app?
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Is there an app for Google Music, or do I have to use their crappy web app? Not yet, which is a deal breaker for me.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Is there an app for Google Music, or do I have to use their crappy web app? I bought gMusic and it's just the best drat thing. I don't think there's anything it doesn't have that Google could offer in their own app, other than theirs probably being free.
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Unacknowledged posted:I bought gMusic and it's just the best drat thing. I don't think there's anything it doesn't have that Google could offer in their own app, other than theirs probably being free. Seconded. I don't use it a ton, but the few times that I did it has been rock solid.
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Ooooh. They updated gMusic recently. Guess I'll give it a go. I've been using GoMusic for a while now.
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mAlfunkti0n posted:I am happy there is finally a native app for this, it's about time. From what I read about the keynote, they made it sound like they were jumping into the iMessage/WhatsApp space. This is not quite that. Google Talk does not exactly cover the same problem space as those (no delivery receipts etc)
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Day of the Shirt Are you a fan of those websites that offer a different cheap t-shirt every day? This app lets you see the daily lineup of shirts, without having to visit each site. Pretty nifty if you're into that sort of thing. There used to be DailyTees, but that app looks to be non-working at the moment. This app's interface is much cleaner anyway, and, this app has more sites listed.
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Red posted:Day of the Shirt Thanks for this. I resorted to subscribing to every site's RSS feed, and that was a bit annoying. I was wondering if anyone was going to make this exact thing. Awesome.
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Red posted:Day of the Shirt
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Are there any good voice-to-text dictation apps that work offline and are good for long-form writing? I write short stories in my free time and I wanted to try dictation to speed up the process or do it on the go. I would try Dragon Dictation, but I'm on vacation and have no phone or WiFi service.
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May 18, 2013 07:23
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New video for my app TC-11! https://vimeo.com/66472167
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lord funk posted:New video for my app TC-11! Well that's going on the "next time I have money" list. It's like having every noise from the Logan's Run soundtrack in one place!
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lord funk posted:New video for my app TC-11! Very cool, nice work. If I had an iPad I'd buy this.
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lord funk posted:New video for my app TC-11! That's fantastic. Link your app so we don't have to search and possibly have time to talk ourselves out of an impulse buy!
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