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App Review: Caught You! — Make Your iPhone Rat Out Thieves

Written on February 27, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 14 people have commented

Oh the sheer horror of it! I’m feeling uneasy at the very thought of my iPhone getting half inched. At the moment, my strongest defense against thieves seems to be keeping my iPhone within a 1-foot radius at all times.
Beyond simply keeping a keen eye on one’s iPhone, it would be much more appropriate to [...]

One Juicer: Managing the App Store Beast

Written on December 26, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 1 person has commented

There are many ways to keep on top of app releases. You could, for instance, just visit the app store on your iPhone and sort the lists by release date. You could also try AppSniper, an application designed solely with keeping tabs on iPhone releases and pricing. Or, you could go with a web or [...]

4 Mac Security Apps Compared

Written on November 21, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 17 people have commented

The security of your Mac can fall into a few different categories. One such category would be that of preventing data loss (i.e. making regular backups). Apple has helped to make this easy in recent years with the inclusion of Time Machine in OS X. Another category is trying to prevent, or minimize the problem [...]

Gyminee – Track workouts & weight loss on your iPhone

Written on August 29, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 68 people have commented

The iPhone is consistently being used in other areas besides simple phone calling and messaging.
Web-based health and fitness tracking website, Gyminee, has adapted their web application’s interface to work perfectly with the iPhone.
Now when you go to the gym you can take your iPhone with you to help keep track of your work out along [...]