Scouting with the iPhone 3Gs

Part of what I do daily is scouting out locations and situations. This can be for a conference location, an acquisition or even just for fun. Years ago I would do a document on finding, usually distributed via a PDF. Then, as snapping pictures and editing them on my Mac got quicker, I moved to …

Scanner Pro isn’t a Scanner

Software authors are getting creative in their descriptions. Last week I received an email about a new application that turns your iPhone into a Scanner. “Wow! I could really use that”, I thought. Instead of taking my paper notes to a  scanner, then transfering those scans into my iPhone for later reference – the technique …

Feeds – iPhone RSS Reader – The best stuff just got better!

A new version of Feeds (opens iTunes) has come out and the changes are huge! You may remember where I previously outlined how I use Feeds to read the RSS feeds that interest me since I’m on the go a lot and most of my time to catch up isn’t always where there is a …

Unexpected results with an iPhone in Italy

This was to be an article about staying connected while traveling around northern Italy. Staying connected via the free WiFi and limited data package. In short, if your going to use one of the packages that AT&T offers for traveling overseas, it’s all about setting your email to only get email subject line and not …

Cleaning up Whiteboard and Text images

I am a fan of being able to snap pictures anytime as a great way to remember things later. Easy of use, availability, and quality of the results makes the iPhone a natural data collector. As time has passed though, I have been trying to do my best to clean those quick snaps up for …