Unexpected Holiday Gift: Someone got me a Zune HD! Problem. I already own an ipod Nano and know next to nothing about Zune. What can the Zune do that my nano can't? How do you use yours? What does the Zune do well? Any tips or trips or strange things/ 3rd party applications I can use?
posted by The Whelk
on Dec 9, 2010 -
3 answers
Can you help me find a smartphone to give my dad for Christmas? All his colleagues seem to have gotten iPhones. He is somewhat of a Linux geek tough, so I'm thinking a phone more in that spirit.
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posted by CelebrenIthil
on Dec 2, 2010 -
17 answers
What is the most cost effective way to have tons of music (piracy is not an option)? At the least I want something that lets me listen to music on my iPad offline because it is a WiFi only model.
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posted by antgly
on Nov 24, 2010 -
40 answers
HackedAndroidFilter:What custom ROM should I load onto my (already rooted) Droid X? Similarly, can you install Droid apps manually via the file manager on such a modded Droid? What about Google Voice? And so on...
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posted by RolandOfEld
on Nov 18, 2010 -
5 answers
How to share time-sensitive information and decision-making with a fast-moving, cellphone-toting, virtually and asynchronously connected team? Team of university student leaders needs a better way of staying connected between meetings with each other and faculty advisors.
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posted by jeanmari
on Nov 15, 2010 -
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What are some examples of exemplary use of mobile (applications, mobile sites, sms, cameraphones, phone numbers on exhibit items) in or about museums?
Basically, what arts organizations and museums are using the fact that their audience (in or even beyond the museum) in a way that enhances the effect (educational, entertainment, engagement) of the museum, and how do they do it?
posted by artlung
on Nov 15, 2010 -
9 answers
What hardware and software would you use to assemble a lightweight music production kit for audio recording and/or sequencing using the iPad as the "hub?"
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posted by digitalprimate
on Nov 14, 2010 -
4 answers
I have an iPhone 3G and need an app that will vibrate the phone once every minute, even if the phone is locked. Does it exist?
posted by ben5757
on Oct 16, 2010 -
8 answers
Is there a free program or way to have my macbook act as a pitch pipe/tuning fork, at various frequencies? For example, a sustained A at 441 Hz. And then other notes from the chromatic scale using equal temperament.
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posted by Busoni
on Oct 8, 2010 -
8 answers
iPad as Hitchiker's Guide: I've got a couple weeks of travel coming up and I want to carry as little as possible. To wit, I want to bring my iPad as my portable Internet Device and I was wondering what apps would make it the perfect travel companion. Which apps have saved your life enroute? What do you wish you had?
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posted by The Whelk
on Oct 7, 2010 -
15 answers
Need to get up to par in 2010 web training--social media, mobile devices, SEO/SEM...where in Chicago can I get this minus a degree?
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posted by stormpooper
on Sep 24, 2010 -
4 answers
I think that Google Listen, as far as a podcast app for Droid goes, is the suckiest bunch of suck that ever sucked. Is anyone else able to make it work for them? Or can you recommend a better podcast app for my Droid?
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posted by windbox
on Sep 2, 2010 -
18 answers
Question about re-installing OSX and copying files over from a backup—but without using Migration Assistant.
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posted by blueberry
on Aug 27, 2010 -
4 answers
Looking for software or an app that will allow me to track expenses via SMS, but that will also allow me to track how much money is left in my account.
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posted by reenum
on Aug 23, 2010 -
3 answers
Cost aside, should I swap an iPod Touch + NYTimes app with a Kindle + NYTimes subscription? My iPod Touch is too distracting; a Kindle would be less so. On the other hand, I love the free NYT app.
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posted by BungaDunga
on Aug 20, 2010 -
9 answers
What are the best resources on the net for Android, in terms of apps, and the latest news?
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posted by antifuse
on Aug 17, 2010 -
12 answers
Got a transcontinental flight in a couple of hours with two adults, two kids and two iPhone 4s. What games or apps will delight, entertain, educate and otherwise keep a 5 and a 7 boy year old occupied?
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posted by digitalprimate
on Aug 14, 2010 -
16 answers
How come I don't see Google's new
Rich Text Signature feature available on my Google Apps account...but is available on my regular Gmail account?
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posted by orehek
on Jul 16, 2010 -
6 answers
I'm looking for iPad app suggestions for and older lady who is new to computers in general and has never used an iPad. What kind of apps are key for everyday iPad use, and what would make someone hesitant to use an iPad pick it up and say "Wow, this is fun (and easy)"? More thoughts inside.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Jul 16, 2010 -
14 answers
What technology and/or software is used to create animated interactive storybooks for the iOS (iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch) platform? Me and a friend of mine would like to convert one his illustrated children's stories into an iPad app by adding (minimal) animation and interaction to the existing drawings.
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posted by dinkyday
on Jul 1, 2010 -
2 answers
[Yet another Android app question]
Android music app choices look to be slim. Looking for recommendations for playback, streaming and recording apps.
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posted by sprocket87
on Jun 22, 2010 -
8 answers
Would like to export my contacts from Outlook 2003 to Google apps Mail. Have tried saving CSV files and then importing, excel files then saving as CSV, but every time the email addresses are assigned to the wrong place and end up in the misc area in Google contacts...
this despite looking at the xcel spreadsheet header and seeing it properly labeled. What am i doing wrong?
posted by dougiedd
on Jun 17, 2010 -
1 answer
What is at fault for Last.fm and Pandora's terrible reliability on my Android phone, and is there anything I can do about it?
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posted by Vorteks
on Jun 8, 2010 -
9 answers
Looking for someone to summarize the key advantages and disadvantages of going with a premier Google Apps account versus Hosted Exchange Service versus in-house Exchange (where we are now). We are a small non-profit 150 users with 1.2 FTE IT support.
Why the desire to move? Recent experiences with worm have brought the cots of in-house to the fore in downtime and support time to fix things..
posted by dougiedd
on May 28, 2010 -
6 answers
Are there any good iPhone apps I can use to help me understand a little bit of German and Italian as I travel to Europe this summer?
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posted by CrazyLemonade
on May 17, 2010 -
2 answers
Is there an excellent Android calendar app? I'm in the market to ditch my Blackberry and pick up an Android phone (HTC Incredible, I'm lookin at you!), but I need to know if there's a calendar that will work for me.
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posted by jasper411
on May 14, 2010 -
11 answers
Is there a website where I can take a picture of myself every day and put it into a slideshow? Like the infamous video by 'Noah K.'
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posted by ascetic
on May 8, 2010 -
6 answers
Can I use an iPad for something I haven't purchased? Specifically, do the ebook apps only work on content I've bought or obtained through either Amazon or the iBookstore?
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posted by Toekneesan
on May 5, 2010 -
10 answers
I am interested in creating a simple Android app for my own private use, but never having created such a thing before, I'm rather overwhelmed by the dev info. Can you guide me? Or is there a simpler way of doing this that doesn't involve creating an app?
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posted by ocherdraco
on Apr 26, 2010 -
11 answers
Can you advise me on creating my research tool? Do you know a way to turn outilnes into interactive menus on the Web? How about on a mobile device ? Is there an app that is for iPhone apps what Dreamweaver is for Web sites?
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posted by jimmymcvee
on Apr 21, 2010 -
8 answers
I'm looking for an OS X app that can remember my arrangement of application windows and revert to it at any time (but mainly on startup).
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posted by bjork24
on Feb 18, 2010 -
6 answers
