Category: Productivity Apps

A blog by @mircwalsh

App Review – Paint Tester.

Today’s App Review is Paint Tester by Luminant Software. For anyone that has ever decorated a room the progress usually begins with multiple splotches of different colours all over the wall trying to figure out what is right. It is ok when you know the general colour you want but if not the test colours…
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App Review – iSafeplay

Today’s App Review is iSafeplay by Fanship. There is so much information on our devices these days and some of it you may not want the whole world to see. While there is the option of password protecting your phone this can easily be hacked if someone sees you doing it regularly. Another option would…
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App Review – OCR Apps.

Today is my 150th Review. Yes I really did manage to write one review every day for 150 days which is not something I thought I would last at but to celebrate I am going to review some Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Apps. I was recently asked for advice on OCR Apps and although I…
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App Review – DocuSign Ink

Today’s App Review is DocuSign Ink by DocuSign. Although digital signatures have been around for years I have never had a use for them until recently. When I suddenly needed one I didn’t know where to start but knew I wanted an iOS App due to it being easier to sign on a device than…
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App Review – Templates for Keynote Pro.

Today’s App Review is Templates for Keynote Pro by Jan Heiermann. I make keynotes daily averaging at least 15-20 different presentations per week and I have gotten to the stage where all the basic templates that come with the program (iOS and Mac) have been used to death. Power Point themes are no better and…
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App Review – My Script Calculator.

Today’s App Review is My Script Calculator by Vision Objects. I am currently working with a Maths teacher to create an iTunes U Collection and was wondering how we could bring Maths into the digital age and was looking out for technology but not being a massive fan of maths didn’t know where to start.…
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App Review – Skyfire Web Browser

Today’s App Review is Skyfire Web Browser by Skyfire. I have always been asked does the iPad have flash and I have also heard a lot of people posting/ saying negative things about the iPad because of the absence of flash. To be honest I have never had this problem or missed having flash on…
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App Review – EasyBib

Today’s App Review is EasyBib by Imagine Easy Solutions. When I was in college I always hated making writing bibliographies at the end of research projects and I don’t think anyone really enjoys doing them. My class are certainly no different so it was great to discover EasyBib. This App scans the barcodes from the…
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App Review – Strata 3D SE

Today’s App Review is Strata 3D SE by Corastar. It’s been a while so today it’s time for another Mac App review. This time Strata 3D SE. This App always kept catching my eye when I saw it in the App store so last summer I decided to give it a go. I was particularly…
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App Review – Motion

Today’s App review is Motion by Apple. It has been a while since I reviewed a Mac App so have decided to give Motion a go. Motion 5 is a video effects App used in conjunction with Final Cut Pro  X to make custom animations, text and effects. I have Level One Pro in Final…
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