From Fraser Speirs commenting on the advice the people receive, even from Apple Geniuses, to manually kill apps to free up memory:
the iOS multitasking bar does not contain “a list of all running apps”. It contains “a list of recently used apps”. The user never has to manage background tasks on iOS.
There are exceptions, but none that you can do anything about.
I didn’t know this neat little trick to get rid of the notification.
Eddie Smithhas it right on why Microsoft needs to develop Office on iPad now:
Today, few people see the iPad as a full replacement for the desktop experience—particularly for heavy productivity. I think this will change. The iPad will evolve. It will become more powerful and more capable. And cloud services will become more accessible.
A side note: as I wrote this post on my iPhone, an email came in with a Word document attached. I need to make two quick edits to the Word document. I launch QuickOfficeto make the edits but I don’t because the document is heavily formatted and I am concern that QuickOffice will break the Word formatting compatibility when I email this back to the sender.
Office for iOS would nice right about now. Instead, I’ll have to crack open the notebook computer to two edits.
Adode just released CreatePDF for iOS which allow users to create PDFs in the go.
Also, check out the demo video on Adobe’s blog.
You might be surprised to know that a friend and I developed an iOS app (works on iPhone, iPod, and iPad). It’s called instacard. We developed instacard to scratch an itch. Before I tell you what that itch was, it’s helpful to know what instacard does.
Instacard is the quickest and easiest way to send your contact card (vcard) to another person on an iOS device. It takes only two taps to send a card: one tap to launch the app and one tap to attach the vCard to send via email. This is the only thing it does, but it does it so well!
So where’s the itch? You probably already know that you can send a vCard via email or SMS using iOS’s Contact app. The itch caused by Contacts is that it takes 7-9 taps to send a contact card:
Whew, that’s a lot of work just to send out a contact card – technology is suppose to make our lives easier right?
So why is 6+ taps a big deal? First, it shouldn’t take 6+ taps. That simply takes too long and is too difficult for users to navigate. I’m willing to bet that most iOS users didn’t know that you can share your contact card because it’s buried in the under numerous steps. Second, you don’t have time to spend sending out contact information – especially if you’re at a networking event and someone asks for your contact information2.
So if you think you can save some time and frustration, give the app for a spin. You can download it here from the app store. It’s only $0.99.
Verbs is a great IM client for iPhone. It has a clean and simple UI. Today they are releasing Verbs Pro which seems to be even better:
- Receive Push Notifications for IMs.
- Keeps your accounts logged in for up to 7 days after quitting the app.
- Saves battery by routing all accounts through a single network connection.
- One-time purchase that works with all of your iOS devices.
- Just $4.99 for a limited period of time.
From the NY Times:
FreeWheel reported that four-fifths of all mobile video views happen on Apple iOS devices. The iPhone and iPod touch each account for about 30 percent of all video views that happen on mobile devices, with the remaining 20 percent being attributed to Android devices, according to the report. Other devices account for less than one percent of all video views on mobile devices, according to FreeWheel.
All this without Adobe Flash. Imagine that.
Google is getting into the eBook game. You can access ebooks from the web, iOS, and, of course, an Android device.
The fastest way to send your vCard on iPhone, iPad, and iPodTouch.
