“Paper” for iPad - Art apps continue to be the only reason I’d ever want an iPad… My iPhone does everything else fine, and I already do art on it.
This is a pretty damn cool-looking app. If I had an iPad and still drew, I’d grab it in a flash. (via Paper for the iPad)
Source: vimeo.com
Espresso is part of the $39 MacHeist 3 bundle
You get a ton of apps for a fraction of the price the regularly 59.95€ ≈ $81.68 USD priced Espresso web development application. Well worth the $39 price even if you only care about just Espresso.
Also of note, the game World of Goo (normally $20) is in the bundle and well worth getting.
Debunk: Jailbroken apps on a non-jailbroken iPhone? Not quite
More info on the InstallerApp I posted about earlier. Apparently it’s not quite what it seems. [Via engadget.com]
Cool iPhone app: Brushes
The screenshots speak for themselves. A real painting app for iPhone and iPod Touch. At only $2.99 (holiday sale) I think I’ll be giving it a try.
NetSketch in my opinion is the other best painting/drawing app for the iPhone. See some of my NetSketch drawings.
12 Twitter Apps for the iPhone
Comparison of 12 of the best iPhone Twitter Apps. [On theappleblog.com]
I’m personally still a fan of Twinkle or Twitterrific.
FileMagnet vs DataCase (iPhone / Touch Apps)
While trying to find the best file solution for my iPod Touch I purchased both applications to make sure I wasn’t missing out on anything. Both apps are for uploading/downloading and viewing files on your iPhone / iPod Touch wirelessly via WiFi; in a sense turning your iPhone into a wireless flash drive plus allowing you to view and manage the files directly on the iPhone itself.
FileMagnet $5.99
FileMagnet has the more slick interface and graphics of the two apps. The interface functions as you would expect any iPhone app to. The downside is that it requires you to run a Mac OS X only application to upload/download files to and from your iPhone.
My only feature request would be password protected files/folders for more sensitive data you might want to put on your iPhone.
DataCase $6.99
While the more ugly of the two apps it’s got the most features, and no application is required to upload/download files. With Mac OS X the iPhone shows-up in Finder as a shared volume. You can also use FTP to access the iPhone on any platform.
My only complaint is the really ugly and sometimes buggy interface (viewing photos), and again my only real feature request would be password protected files/folders.
Final Thoughts
I hope by having both apps I’ll be able to compare and contrast both apps as they are updated and improved upon. The low price points made it easy to buy both apps without much hesitation, and I commend both developers for selling their apps for under $10. For now my favorite of the two is FileMagnet just for it’s much more polished interface, even though a separate Mac application is required.
