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GutBomb posted:FYI if you do end up getting one get a wifi one, not Bluetooth. iOS doesn't have the right profile to communicate with the Bluetooth modules unless you're jailbroken and install a custom profile.
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japtor posted:There are Bluetooth ones that work actually, the catch is that they're "Made for iPhone" certified and cost a bunch. I forget the names but they're all around $100 last I checked vs the cheap ones you can use when jailbroken. One is Automatic, which I only know because I saw it in-store today.
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Molten Llama posted:One is Automatic, which I only know because I saw it in-store today. The other one I know works with other apps: GoPoint BT1, not in Apple Stores though (I'd use my $90 in store credit on it if it were there  )Looks like theres at least one more on Amazon but I have no clue if they work with anything other than their own apps like the Automatic one.
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Dunno if any of you use the NYT crossword app, but they have loving destroyed it. Before, for a yearly sub fee of $16, you got access to all new puzzles and puzzles going back to 1996. It tracked stats and gave ranking based on completion time. Now it only gives access to puzzles going back a year, they are selling iap puzzle packs, no more stat tracking and they are upping the sub fee to $40 per year.
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The greed related stuff i get, but why remove a feature like stat tracking? I used my gift cert money on "Crosswords" and it's Ok but I'm still looking for a perfect replacement for NYT Crosswords for Nintendo DS.
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Crux is my xword app. I think the solving interface is the best one that I've tried on iPhone. You can input subscription information (like NYT or American Values, etc.) and there's a lot if free puzzles too. They also have access to British style cryptics.
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The new Crux update is pretty stupid, though. They updated half the app to ios 7 styling, but kept the stitched leather toolbar and wood grain backgrounds. Feels weird; I'd prefer it to still all be old style. I also wish they actually displayed the status bar. I usually do crosswords on my phone in between things.
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Is there a calendar app similiar to Sunrise Calendar that will run on iOS 6? I have an iPod Touch 4G, so iOS 7 isn't available for me.
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ogreboy posted:The greed related stuff i get, but why remove a feature like stat tracking? I like 7 Little Words. It's not exactly a crossword but it's close enough to that, and it's been a good timewaster for me.
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I just got an iPad and was wondering if there is an adblock app or if I can download an adblock extension inside the Chrome app?
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cyberia posted:I just got an iPad and was wondering if there is an adblock app or if I can download an adblock extension inside the Chrome app? Chrome and Safari both lack any sort of ad blocking abilities; there are other third party browsers that can block ads, but they kind of suck. There are also some proxy/DNS based solutions that you can set up on your home wifi network, but won't work over cellular data or public hotspots. Finally, the last option would be to jailbreak. Personally, I just put up with ads. Blocking them is too much 
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Kheldarn posted:Is there a calendar app similiar to Sunrise Calendar that will run on iOS 6? I have an iPod Touch 4G, so iOS 7 isn't available for me. I got a hold of Calendars 5 when it was free and it auto downloaded to an old iOS 6 device and worked fine. It's a nice calendar solution but I guess it isn't free anymore.
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cyberia posted:I just got an iPad and was wondering if there is an adblock app or if I can download an adblock extension inside the Chrome app? japtor fucked around with this message at 04:52 on Jun 2, 2014 |
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japtor posted:There's Weblock which seems to work, but only on wifi cause the way it works. It can't block CSS layers and code that's part of a page like AdBlock can, it's all resource/address based iirc, i.e. it's not as fine grained control wise but still seems to get a good amount of stuff. This looks pretty good, thanks 
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My Android died a horrible death and Verizon surprisingly set me up with a 5C. Not terribly happy about switching sides, but given the declining state of my phone over the past six months I'm happy to be starting fresh again. It looks like every app I use is also on iOS(thankfully!), except for MightyText (which is incidentally one of my favorites). Basically MightyText lets you text from your PC instead of having to deal with typing on touchscreen, which is super useful to me. Is there an Apple/app store equivalent that I can use on my PC? I don't mind if it's paid either, it's one function I find worth the hypothetical extra cost.
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Avocados posted:It looks like every app I use is also on iOS(thankfully!), except for MightyText (which is incidentally one of my favorites). Basically MightyText lets you text from your PC instead of having to deal with typing on touchscreen, which is super useful to me. Is there an Apple/app store equivalent that I can use on my PC? I don't mind if it's paid either, it's one function I find worth the hypothetical extra cost. This just got announced about 5 seconds ago at WWDC but only if you use OSX. I can't say I know if there will be a PC equivalent, but I doubt it.
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Avocados posted:My Android died a horrible death and Verizon surprisingly set me up with a 5C. Not terribly happy about switching sides, but given the declining state of my phone over the past six months I'm happy to be starting fresh again.
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Welp, with talk of iOS 8, my poor touch is gonna fall farther and father behind. Ah well.Last Chance posted:I got a hold of Calendars 5 when it was free and it auto downloaded to an old iOS 6 device and worked fine. It's a nice calendar solution but I guess it isn't free anymore. Thanks! Will check it out!
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1024x768 posted:This just got announced about 5 seconds ago at WWDC but only if you use OSX. I can't say I know if there will be a PC equivalent, but I doubt it. 
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Jun 2, 2014 22:26
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Josh Lyman posted:You can dictate with Siri. That's what I do while driving. How does Siri stack up to Google Voice? Id like to think I talk as clearly as everyone else, but it makes a lot of serious (and usually funny) mistakes.
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Jun 2, 2014 22:48
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cyberia posted:I just got an iPad and was wondering if there is an adblock app or if I can download an adblock extension inside the Chrome app? iCab Mobile has adblock. I think it uses EasyList like Adblock Plus does.
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Jun 2, 2014 22:50
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It's a million times better at detecting English spoken by someone not from California. I'm in a non-english speaking country and it gets me every time. Google Voice can't figure out what I'm trying to say any day of the week.
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Question Mark Mound posted:And it's for this reason that I feel eternally frustrated that the PC games I play don't get OSX ports. I want to buy a Mac, I really do - it looks stunning and has amazing features, but 90% of my PC usage is gaming so it would be such a waste getting one. *don't actually get one yet cause it hasn't been updated since 2012 
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I purchased the Humble Book Bundle and I'm wondering what app you guys are using to read the comic books / novels.
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I bought a retina mini the other day and for the life of me can't find a good equivalent to the amazing android Photo Editor app, ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor ), I'd be incredibly thankful if anyone knows of one, price isn't a worry.
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Themage posted:I bought a retina mini the other day and for the life of me can't find a good equivalent to the amazing android Photo Editor app, ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor ), I'd be incredibly thankful if anyone knows of one, price isn't a worry. There's over 9000 image editing/filtering apps idk which one has the exact features you need but i'd check out iPhoto, Afterlight, Camera+ and Laminar.
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Themage posted:I bought a retina mini the other day and for the life of me can't find a good equivalent to the amazing android Photo Editor app, ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor ), I'd be incredibly thankful if anyone knows of one, price isn't a worry.
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obi_ant posted:I purchased the Humble Book Bundle and I'm wondering what app you guys are using to read the comic books / novels. Comic Zeal has been my iOS cbz/cbr reader of choice for a few years now.
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Themage posted:I bought a retina mini the other day and for the life of me can't find a good equivalent to the amazing android Photo Editor app, ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor ), I'd be incredibly thankful if anyone knows of one, price isn't a worry. Aviary has always done what I've wanted it to... https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-editor-by-aviary/id527445936?mt=8
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Themage posted:I bought a retina mini the other day and for the life of me can't find a good equivalent to the amazing android Photo Editor app, ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor ), I'd be incredibly thankful if anyone knows of one, price isn't a worry. If price doesn't matter try Photoshop, it's a dumbed down but official version of photoshop with some neat filters. You can achieve most of the effects with iPhoto + fiddling but it's nice to just push a filter and have it go.
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rotaryfun posted:Aviary has always done what I've wanted it to... How does it compare to Photogene? I have both Aviary and the older Photogene and am debating whether or not to get the newest version. Of course, I could keep both, but I'd rather not have more than one app doing the same thing...
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Snapseed and Filterstorm Neue are my go-to photo editors. VSCO Cam is my preferred photo filter app, though. The filters are tastefully subtle and actually look like various kinds of film, as opposed to the filters of your average Instagram wannabe app. Most of them are in-app purchases, however. For those who don't want to deal with IAPs, Afterlight is still the best VSCO Cam alternative, as far as I know.
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Tardigrade posted:How does it compare to Photogene? I have both Aviary and the older Photogene and am debating whether or not to get the newest version. Of course, I could keep both, but I'd rather not have more than one app doing the same thing... I can't answer that for you sorry. I just downloaded Aviary and it took care what I was trying to accomplish. So I haven't really moved on from that.
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instagram just launched a photo editor today. I have no clue if it's good or what, but just throwing it out there.
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How many processes should be running in the background? I grew up a PC guy and stone stupid when it does to Apple stuff. Are there things installing unneeded processes? I can only find one utility that is supposed to turn them off, but it does not work and I wouldn't know which ones to turnoff without crippling performance even if it did. I am using Sys-Activity and it just gives me a blank box with a cancel button when I tap a process.
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Sogol posted:How many processes should be running in the background?
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Thank you. I already basically turned everything off, so good to know.
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Sogol posted:How many processes should be running in the background? I grew up a PC guy and stone stupid when it does to Apple stuff. Are there things installing unneeded processes? I can only find one utility that is supposed to turn them off, but it does not work and I wouldn't know which ones to turnoff without crippling performance even if it did. I am using Sys-Activity and it just gives me a blank box with a cancel button when I tap a process. Yeah this is a thing that is best to just let go. iOS is actually very competent at seamlessly turning off stuff that's resource-hungry and managing its battery and poo poo to give you a really good experience. Turn off anything that makes you think you need to manage it (looking at you, battery percentage! ) and try to forget about it.
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What's a good password protected/encrypted app that I can toss sensitive files like PDFs into? I have 1Password but it looks like it only accepts plain text as freeform data.
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