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Archive for April 2011
SkyView review: Follow That App of the Week
Take a journey into space with our Follow That App of the Week for April 30th 2011, SkyView. Love If you’re looking for app eye candy to show off your phone to your friends, then this app is pure gold and you’ll learn a considerable amount in the bargain. It’s a wonderful augmented reality app … Continue reading
How do I: choosing my first apps
You have to hand it to them, Apple do a great job with packaging. OK, a great job with design, full stop. You open the clean, white box and there is is, your (and millions of other peoples’) object of desire. You’ve heard about apps. A wonderfully simple way of rebranding the inaccessible and technical … Continue reading
How do I: close down apps
Apple’s addition of multitasking to the iOS software was long in the coming, but worth the wait. Generally, it manages the memory well meaning you don’t need to close down apps running the background and can just get on with what you’re doing without having to think about memory issues. However, sometimes if you have … Continue reading
How do I: use Power Search in iTunes
The standard way to search in iTunes is to use the search box top right. However, if you have a particularly popular or generic term, e.g. food, then you’ll want to drill down further and here’s where Power Search comes in. Except it doesn’t on the place you’re most likely to search for apps, your … Continue reading
Influence of social media on search rankings
There had long been anecdotal evidence of the influence of social media on search engine rankings, but now the data has slowly been emerging to back it up. Of course a simple view of search engine results shows the inclusion of Tweets on the results page and Facebook pages ranking highly against common search terms. … Continue reading
Epic Win review: Follow That App of the Week
Get things done in retro style with Epic Win, our Follow That App of the Week for April 23rd 2011. Love The ‘to do list’ reinvented in wonderful retro role-playing style. Procrastinators love a good to do list. It helps put off getting things done. However, there may be hope yet with this app that … Continue reading
Tiny Wings review: Follow That App of the Week
Help a little bird take flight in the enchanting Tiny Wings, our Follow That App of the Week for April 16th 2011. Love It’s rare to find a game so simple, yet so beautifully executed. On first play, you may well wonder what the fuss is about, but the game slowly draws you in, as … Continue reading
The all new vanity spam
Askimet generally does an excellent job in managing spam on WordPress blogs. A check in the comments section of the WordPress dashboard reveals the numbers and frankly disturbing content sent by the automated spambots. However, vanity spam is making a return, but with a difference. Regular readers will recall a previous piece on vanity spam: … Continue reading
Tablet market share statistics
Gartner have provided updated statistics this month on the market share of tablets. It’s no surprise that the iPad remains the dominant player having created a market out of very little. In 2010, it had a massive 84 percent of the market worldwide. However, that figure is predicted to reduce by 15% to 69% in … Continue reading
How to create a WordPress mobile theme
While it may have its limitations, free WordPress remains an excellent blogging CMS. So, it’s no surprise to see it moving with the times and introducing an option to instantly create a mobile theme for your blog. You simply go to your dashboard, scroll down to ‘Appearance’ on the left and then ‘Extras’. Once there … Continue reading
