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John loves motorcycles. Some big announcement is coming on the 27th, but it's not just for iWork 10. There are no Microsoft rumor sites. Why? Will Apple introduce iSlate? iPhone OS 4? Will the iPhone have controls on the back? It'd make butt calling easier anyway. Will iWork be touch-enabled? What's the point? Doyle really appreciated the sharing options introduced in iWork 09. Metzger uses both iWork and Office for compatibility. iWork's licensing is great - the family packs are cheap. John can't use Pages - continues to use Word. Formatting problems create issues for a PR firm, so reliability is king. OpenOffice and Google Docs have their own issues. Google Docs allows uploads for any kind of file (G-Drive). MobileMe is sorely neglected - it's a crown jewel, but Apple seems to ignore it. The iSlate would be a second machine for Dave - it'd be nice to be able to use it as a second display. Doyle thinks it'll have to be more than a color Kindle. Will it be a giant iPhone without cell service? Dave finally fixed his iPhone battery issues by disabling Google Calendar syncing. If you're having problems with battery, try the same!
iPhone Apps: Dave likes CardStar. It doesn't with King Soopers (a local grocery stores), but seems to work everywhere else. Doyle likes Tripit. He pays for the premium service - the service takes reservation confirmation emails and organizes your trip. It didn't work for Dave (the iPhone app never synced). Doyle's one gripe is that he doesn't need the trips once he's finished. Location based sharing requires diligence. A danger is letting people know that you're out of town. John likes the Weather app, Stocks, and uses his iPhone to read NYT, etc. The small screen isn't a problem at all for him. He's still so enamored by the fact that he can, that he does. Michael listens to books, no reading. Michael likes GroceryIQ for grocery list management. It's $.99 and lets he and his wife share the list in real-time. It groups the items in sections to make shopping easier.
$.99 is always worth the risk. The gap between those willing to pay $.99 vs. free is amazing. Apple sold 99.4% of all mobile based apps last year. Doyle would be happy to pay the Denver Post for a good app to read news. We've been paying for content for hundreds of years. We're willing to pay for good content. People pay for music now without thinking about it. Doyle has no problem throwing down for a single he learns about via Shazam. Dave tried to get rid of books on cassette but the store wouldn't take them! Radio on the iPhone - streaming radio seems to be a problem for John. It's a bandwidth issue. Michael uses Pandora in the car via bluetooth. The quality will degrade based on bandwidth, but rarely drops out. Gooveshark will have an iPhone app soon. Slacker radio is another option. That's a wrap!
iPhone Apps: Dave likes CardStar. It doesn't with King Soopers (a local grocery stores), but seems to work everywhere else. Doyle likes Tripit. He pays for the premium service - the service takes reservation confirmation emails and organizes your trip. It didn't work for Dave (the iPhone app never synced). Doyle's one gripe is that he doesn't need the trips once he's finished. Location based sharing requires diligence. A danger is letting people know that you're out of town. John likes the Weather app, Stocks, and uses his iPhone to read NYT, etc. The small screen isn't a problem at all for him. He's still so enamored by the fact that he can, that he does. Michael listens to books, no reading. Michael likes GroceryIQ for grocery list management. It's $.99 and lets he and his wife share the list in real-time. It groups the items in sections to make shopping easier.
$.99 is always worth the risk. The gap between those willing to pay $.99 vs. free is amazing. Apple sold 99.4% of all mobile based apps last year. Doyle would be happy to pay the Denver Post for a good app to read news. We've been paying for content for hundreds of years. We're willing to pay for good content. People pay for music now without thinking about it. Doyle has no problem throwing down for a single he learns about via Shazam. Dave tried to get rid of books on cassette but the store wouldn't take them! Radio on the iPhone - streaming radio seems to be a problem for John. It's a bandwidth issue. Michael uses Pandora in the car via bluetooth. The quality will degrade based on bandwidth, but rarely drops out. Gooveshark will have an iPhone app soon. Slacker radio is another option. That's a wrap!
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John loves motorcycles. Some big announcement is coming on the 27th, but it's not just for iWork 10. There are no Microsoft rumor sites. Why? Will Apple introduce iSlate? iPhone OS 4? Will the iPhone have controls on the back? It'd make butt calling easier anyway. Will iWork be touch-enabled? What's the point? Doyle really appreciated the sharing options introduced in iWork 09. Metzger uses both iWork and Office for compatibility. iWork's licensing is great - the family packs are cheap. John can't use Pages - continues to use Word. Formatting problems create issues for a PR firm, so reliability is king. OpenOffice and Google Docs have their own issues. Google Docs allows uploads for any kind of file (G-Drive). MobileMe is sorely neglected - it's a crown jewel, but Apple seems to ignore it. The iSlate would be a second machine for Dave - it'd be nice to be able to use it as a second display. Doyle thinks it'll have to be more than a color Kindle. Will it be a giant iPhone without cell service? Dave finally fixed his iPhone battery issues by disabling Google Calendar syncing. If you're having problems with battery, try the same!
iPhone Apps: Dave likes CardStar. It doesn't with King Soopers (a local grocery stores), but seems to work everywhere else. Doyle likes Tripit. He pays for the premium service - the service takes reservation confirmation emails and organizes your trip. It didn't work for Dave (the iPhone app never synced). Doyle's one gripe is that he doesn't need the trips once he's finished. Location based sharing requires diligence. A danger is letting people know that you're out of town. John likes the Weather app, Stocks, and uses his iPhone to read NYT, etc. The small screen isn't a problem at all for him. He's still so enamored by the fact that he can, that he does. Michael listens to books, no reading. Michael likes GroceryIQ for grocery list management. It's $.99 and lets he and his wife share the list in real-time. It groups the items in sections to make shopping easier.
$.99 is always worth the risk. The gap between those willing to pay $.99 vs. free is amazing. Apple sold 99.4% of all mobile based apps last year. Doyle would be happy to pay the Denver Post for a good app to read news. We've been paying for content for hundreds of years. We're willing to pay for good content. People pay for music now without thinking about it. Doyle has no problem throwing down for a single he learns about via Shazam. Dave tried to get rid of books on cassette but the store wouldn't take them! Radio on the iPhone - streaming radio seems to be a problem for John. It's a bandwidth issue. Michael uses Pandora in the car via bluetooth. The quality will degrade based on bandwidth, but rarely drops out. Gooveshark will have an iPhone app soon. Slacker radio is another option. That's a wrap!
iPhone Apps: Dave likes CardStar. It doesn't with King Soopers (a local grocery stores), but seems to work everywhere else. Doyle likes Tripit. He pays for the premium service - the service takes reservation confirmation emails and organizes your trip. It didn't work for Dave (the iPhone app never synced). Doyle's one gripe is that he doesn't need the trips once he's finished. Location based sharing requires diligence. A danger is letting people know that you're out of town. John likes the Weather app, Stocks, and uses his iPhone to read NYT, etc. The small screen isn't a problem at all for him. He's still so enamored by the fact that he can, that he does. Michael listens to books, no reading. Michael likes GroceryIQ for grocery list management. It's $.99 and lets he and his wife share the list in real-time. It groups the items in sections to make shopping easier.
$.99 is always worth the risk. The gap between those willing to pay $.99 vs. free is amazing. Apple sold 99.4% of all mobile based apps last year. Doyle would be happy to pay the Denver Post for a good app to read news. We've been paying for content for hundreds of years. We're willing to pay for good content. People pay for music now without thinking about it. Doyle has no problem throwing down for a single he learns about via Shazam. Dave tried to get rid of books on cassette but the store wouldn't take them! Radio on the iPhone - streaming radio seems to be a problem for John. It's a bandwidth issue. Michael uses Pandora in the car via bluetooth. The quality will degrade based on bandwidth, but rarely drops out. Gooveshark will have an iPhone app soon. Slacker radio is another option. That's a wrap!