Forecast the future, or the weather, and more, on your iPad.

Last week I wrote about some of the many iPad apps that help you be productive (Portable Productivity on the iPad). That article concentrated on serious-type apps — word processing, spreadsheets, remote computer management, and the like. To herald the last long weekend of summer, let’s have a bit of fun this time and look at … Read More

So I bought Uno because it is a game that my kids and I appreciate and I hoped that we could actually all play it together on the new device.

The game has a very familiar look since it uses the same look as the original card game so we are in familiar territory. It offers a couple of game modes which I will detail below.

Single player modes

The single … Read More

Yesterday was one heck of a day for we, the unholy legion of Apple fanbois. New iPod Shuffle (only $50!), iPod Touch (near-feature-parity with the iPhone 4), iPod Nano (touch screen, 1.5inch squared form-factor, added to Christmas list), AppleTV (umm… it’s small), iOS 4.2 preview for iPad (at least we finally got to see it!), a shiny new iTunes with music/social integration, and the notable exclusion of my favorite, but … Read More

When Loren Brichter had his company Atebits acquired by Twitter, his app Tweetie morphed into the official twitter app and became free for iPhone users. As for iPad users, we’ve been waiting for a usable free app. Sure, there are some nice ones out there such as ShinyTweet and Flipboard.

Well, the wait is over as the official Twitter app for iPad has been released for free in the … Read More

Right now I use the official Apple iPad Dock with my iPad. I use it only for charging over night and I have been looking for a dock to use at my work desk.

At first I considered getting a second Apple iPad Dock but while the Apple Dock is great for charging, it does not allow me to rest the iPad in landscape or easily remove the iPad from the … Read More

As with every year, Labour Day marks the unofficial end of the summer holidays, and the beginning of the school year. Unlike previous school years, this will be the first one when some lucky students will be in the classroom with iPads in hand. This quick guide will be for both parents and students alike to prep them for the months ahead. Instead of providing specific app and accessory recommendations, … Read More

I’m good at remembering a lot of things in my life, but birthdays are not one of them. I’ll never have to miss another birthday greeting again though thanks to Jubiliee.

Jubiliee for the iPad has a beautiful interface, great functionality and a nice selection of eCards to justify it’s $3.99 price tag.

Jubilee automatically imports birthdays from your Address Book contacts and displays them on nicely visualized … Read More

The iPad really is a great device and has become a routinely used ‘computer’ in my home.  If you’re anything like me, you like to use your iPad to stay connected to the news.  So for this iPad update, I’m going to review two business apps that are absolutely free and provide current news in a really cool format for your iPad.

The first app is from … Read More

Sometimes, I come across an app that changes how I handle my day-to-day life. These apps make me wonder how I functioned before they took over their particular niche in my life, and make the $800-odd decision of buying an iPad seem absolutely – fruitful.

Instapaper is no doubt one of those apps. For those than have not heard, Instapaper is a service that allows you to save articles you find … Read More

One of the first applications I purchased was Apple’s Pages for editing text documents. I wanted to be able to read and edit documents on the iPad and figured that this editor would probably do why I was looking for.

Pages is not a full editor

I am currently reviewing and editing a book that should be published by end of this year and I was hoping to be able to … Read More