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Netflix Eyes iPhone for Movie, TV Streaming

Philip Brunner — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:16 +0000

Netflix still requires its subscribers to pay $9 a month and up to have DVDs mailed to them, but the company keeps quietly expanding its features for delivering movies and television shows over the internet.

As it readies a streaming feature for the Nintendo Wii to accompany its support for televisions, set-top boxes, TiVo and other gaming consoles, Netflix asks customers if they would use an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch to stream videos from Netflix’s streaming library via Wi-Fi without paying additional fees.

The company asked the same thing about the Wii before announcing support for that device, which starts this spring. Assuming customer response is positive, the long-rumored Netflix iPhone app could appear within the next few months too.

“Imagine that Netflix offers [sic] its subscribers the ability to instantly watch movies & TV episodes on their iPhone,” reads the survey question Hacking Netflix says Netflix sent to subscribers (via Silicon Alley Insider). “The selection availability to instantly watch [sic] includes some new releases, lots of classics and TV episodes. There are no advertisements or trailers, and movies start in as little as 30 seconds. You can fast-forward, rewind, and pause or watch again… for no additional fee.”
Continue reading full article at Wired.com

Beatles Apps Coming to the iPhone, iTouch & iPad This Spring

Philip Brunner — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:51:12 +0000

A deal has been struck between the existing members of the Beatles, along with the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison, and the internet holding company Metatron Inc. What this means for fans of the Fab Four is that there will be five new Beatles-related video applications that will be available for download in the iPhone, iTouch, and iPad platforms later this spring.

Amongst the titles are “The Journey”, which is a look at the band’s beginnings; “Big Beat Box”, a documentary about the rise of Beatlemania; and a five-part documentary on the history of the band called “The Long & Winding Road.” The apps also feature rare footage of John Lennon at work and play, as well as a documentary about George Harrison.

Joe Riehl, Metatron’s CEO, said:

“Beatles titles are some of the most popular media available and we are thrilled to be able to release these titles.”

Original article posted by Julie at the Cleveland leader See here.

Arcade Skee-Ball Game

Tina Brunner — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:53:48 +0000

I recently downloaded an app that has become an addiction. This app is called Skee-Ball from the iTunes App Store for $0.99. It reminds me of the good old days when I would go to the arcade and spend almost all my money tossing the heavy ball to gather a bunch of tickets to redeem for useless prizes. But it wasn’t the prizes that caused my addiction; it was winning as many tickets as I could. The more tickets I earned meant better prizes to choose from. This game simulates that experience.

Once you open the app, your addiction begins. On the main screen, you will see a ticker like bar displaying the number of tickets you currently have, All Time high scores, Redeem (where you redeem your tickets for items), and Loot (your items you have redeemed tickets for). To start playing, you click on ‘Play’ to start a new game. The game opens with a ramp, which leads to seven numbered holes (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 in the middle and two 100 point holes on the sides). On the top of the screen, you will see your score (as you make points), Balls (displaying how many balls are left), and Bonus (basically the level you are playing). The goal is to try to make your ball into the highest numbered holes to obtain higher points. You do this by either flicking your finger up the ramp (screen) aiming towards the direction you want the ball to go. Once it is rolling, you can move your iPhone to try to get the ball to go in your desired hole. You can also hold your thumb on the device and give it a flick with your wrist, tilting it to give the ball a spin (this method is too hard for me). Occasionally, you will see one of the holes light up. When you see this, you want to try to make the ball in that hole for extra points, which in turn, earns you extra tickets. The higher your score, the more tickets you receive. When you finish a round, the screen will display Skill Star Bonus at the top, your All-Time High Score, Your Score for the current game, Tickets obtained in the current game, Total Tickets you have. Then, at the bottom, you can click on either ‘Done’ to return to the main screen or ‘More’ to play another round. Once you are back on the main screen, you can redeem your tickets by clicking on ‘Redeem.’ You can choose from things like different styled balls (which can be used in the game), or things like a Peruvian Flute band CD, the Eternity Code, pinktoe tarantula, fake mustache, oversized cowboy hat, and many other useless items that you can brag to a friend about via email. All you have to do to obtain these items is have the required amount of tickets to exchange for the item you want. When you click on the ‘Loot’ button, you will see all of the items you have in a bookshelf setting displaying Custom Balls, Epic Prizes, Rare Prizes, and Common Prizes. I currently have many Epic, Rare and Common Prizes along with over 20 Custom Balls. That is how I became addicted to the game. I wanted different balls and would keep playing until I had enough tickets to redeem for the different balls. My favorite ball out of all the balls they offer is the Brewster Ball. It seems to be more accurate, but maybe it is all in my head.

To download this app, click on the iTunes App Store button to be directed to the location for this app in the iTunes Store. If anybody has played this game and has tips or tricks, or want to list their favorite prizes, feel free to leave a comment and share the wealth with our fellow readers.

SHAZAM Is There To Help Ease Your Mind

Tina Brunner — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:06:26 +0000

Here’s the scenario, you’re in one of your favorite stores, you know, the trendy store that always plays really hip music. You’re humming to the tunes as you’re shopping and hear a tune that you’re familiar with, but you just can’t recall the name of the group who sings it. Fear no more, Shazam is there to save you from wondering all day long, as you’re humming the tune, racking your brain out trying to figure out just who sings that tune. All you have to do is just pull out your iPhone, open up Shazam and let it do its magic.

Here is how Shazam works: when you hear a song that you want to know more about (either from the radio, TV, film, or in a store) just pop out your iPhone, open up Shazam, press the ‘Tag Now’ button, which is in the upper left corner, and hold it toward the location of the music. Keep holding it (for about 10 seconds) until you feel your iPhone vibrate, then, look at your iPhone and you will see the results.

You will be presented with the name of the song, name of artist/group, album name, genre, label and the date you tagged the song. But that isn’t it….you are then given the option to preview or purchase the song via iTunes, view any available videos in YouTube, Tweet your result, send a post card via email, view the Biography of the artist/group, and view the Discography of the artist/group. It gives you a few other options like taking a photo (I guess of the location) of where you are when you tag the song, attach a photo or just delete the song result.

What I really like about Shazam is the clean UI and its accuracy. However, it does have a difficult time identifying some underground or lesser-known artists. I have tried to hum a tune to see if it would work. It didn’t. I think only once or twice it wasn’t able to decipher a tune. But I’ve used it hundreds of times and more often than not, it usually found what I needed. Oh, I forgot to mention, the price of this app…..it’s FREE! Yay!

Technical Info: Shazam was released on July 7, 2008 with a few updates here and there. Made by Shazam Entertainment, Ltd. It is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch and requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later. It is also available for use with Android and Blackberry phones. To view more information about Shazam, you can visit their website: http://www.shazam.com/music/web/home.html which contains a lot of other information. To download it from iTunes, click on the iTunes App Store button at the bottom or just type ‘Shazam’ from the App Store on your iPhone.

If anybody has used Shazam and wants to share their experiences with Shazam, leave a comment and share the wealth with our fellow readers!

Using Regator On iPhone To Find Interesting Blogs

Tina Brunner — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:30:30 +0000

I like reading a variety of articles on the Internet. I admit, I LOVE learning something new. Plus, reading gives me lots of ideas of things to create, things to write about, things to read about (books), things to listen to, etc. You catch the drift. The Internet is FULL of information, and sometimes, it is hard to find what you’re looking for. I ran into an iPhone app a little while ago called Regator and I use it everyday. It is full of a variety of articles on anything you can think of (or almost anything – I don’t’ want to say anything because everything has its faults). Anyways, Regator is a FREE app based on their website.
The only difference between the two is that you don’t have the ability to use the tools available on the web site.

The Regator app contains thousands of blogs from the web, as well as a searchable archive of more than three million posts. You can browse from a large category base of topics, search Regator’s extensive archive, view the most popular blog posts on the web or for your favorite categories, view trends of the latest blog searches, keep up with the latest blog posts (which is updated frequently), read the full text of posts in the original source blog, share posts via email, Facebook, or Twitter, and in each post you read, you will find Related Posts to find more information on a story.

When you first open Regator on your iPhone, you are displayed with a list of All Topics (under the Popular tab). On the first screen, you will see a lime green line with a search button at the top left (where you can search for whatever subject you choose), the name of the app ‘regator.com’ and to the right of the app name, you can change the text size by clicking on the AA button until you achieve a text size of your choice. The next line is a darker green line showing where you are in the directory. So whenever you change the category, that category will show up in the first dark green line. This is sort of like breadcrumb navigation. Under the first dark green line is a lighter green line, which displays the main categories. In your main categories, your choices are: Academics, Arts, Business & Finance, Entertainment, Health, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Local Interest, News, Occupations, Politics, Religion, Society & Culture, Sports, Technology, and What The ?(See the list of subcategories towards the end of this article). To choose from the category list, just slide the titles until you reach a category of your interest. When you choose a category, the dark green tab displays your location in the application. On the bottom of the screen, there are five tabs:

Popular
This is also the main screen. It displays the popular articles in the category you are in.

New
This section displays the latest blogs/articles for the category you are in.

Trends
This section displays a list of trending subjects for the category you are in.

Directory
This section displays a tree list of all the categories, sub-categories and categories in sub-categories (like the category list displayed below).

Help
This section displays contact information along with the applications FAQ’s.

CATEGORIES/SUB-CATEGORIES
Academics
Anthropology, Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology (Biomedical Research, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Marine Biology, Paleontology, and Zoology), Chemistry, General Science, Geology, History (Ancient History, Military, US History, and World History), Linguistics (Grammar), Literature, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology

Arts
Art History, Business, Ceramics, Dance, Digital Art, Drawing & Illustration, Fiber Art, General Visual Arts, Graphic Design (PhotoShop, Typography, and Web Design), Museums, Painting, Photography (Digital Photography and Equipment), Sculpture, Theater & Performing Arts, and Writing (Poetry)

Business & Finance
Career & Jobs, Economics (Career Advice, Job Hunting, and Management), Entrepreneurship, Investing (Commodities, Contrarian Investing, and General Market), Marketing (Advertising and Online Marketing), Mortgage & Banking, Personal Finance, Real Estate (Industry News and Local Market), and Venture Capital

Entertainment
Animation (Anime & Manga), Books, Celebrity, Comic Books, Film (Bollywood, DVDs, Filmmaking, New Releases, and Reviews), Gambling (Casino, Poker, and Track Betting), Genres (Fantasy, Horror, and SciFi), Humor, Music (Blues, Broadway & Stage, Children’s, Classical, Country, Dance & DJ, Folk, Hip Hop & Rap, Indie, Jazz, Metal, Rock & Pop), Pop Culture, Television (Classic and Reality), Toys & Games (Board Games and Role Playing), Video Games, and Web (Web Videos and Webcomics)

Health
Addiction (Alcohol and Drug), Aging, Alternative Medicine (Hypnosis and Reiki), Disabilities, Diseases & Conditions (ADHD, Alzheimer’s Disease, Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, HIV & Aids, Migraine Headaches, and Multiple Sclerosis), Ears & Hearing, Epidemiology, Fertility & Reproductive Health, Fitness (Hiking, Running and Yoga), Men’s Health, Mental Health(Bipolar Disorder, Depression, and Postpartum Depression), Nutrition, Pregnancy, Stress, Toxicology, and Weight Loss

Hobbies
Aviation, Beekeeping, Birding, Camping, Chess, Collecting (Currency, Stamps, Toys, and Trading Cards), Crafts, Fishing, Gardening, Hunting, Knitting, Model Rail, Origami, Quilting, Robotics, and Scrapbooking

Lifestyle
Beauty (Cosmetics, Nails and Perfume), Etiquette, Fashion (Bags, Glasses, and Men’s), Food & Drink (Beer, Cooking, Fine Dining, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, Tea, Vegetarian, and Wine), House & Home (Home Improvement and Interior Design), Parenting (Fatherhood, Infants, and Special Needs), Pets & Animals (Alpacas, Birds, Cats, Dogs, Horses, and Rabbits), Productivity (Happiness), Relationships (Dating, Divorce, and Weddings), Shopping, Travel (Asia, Cruises, Europe, Family, Hotels, and North America), and Vehicles (Aircraft, Boats, Cars, Industry News, and RV)

Local Interest
Africa (Cape Town), Antarctica, Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney), Austria, Azeroth, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Canada (Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver), China (Shanghai), Cuba, France (Paris), Germany (Berlin), India, Ireland, Japan (Tokyo), Malaysia, New Zealand (Auckland), Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (Dubai), United Kingdom (Grimsby, London, and Scotland), and United States (Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Scranton, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington D.C.)

News
Crime, Independent, and International Affairs

Occupations
Agriculture, Construction (Architecture), Customer Service (Food Service), Education (Education Tech, ESL/EFL, Learning, Library & Research, News & Policy, and Students With Disabilities), Entertainment, Law, Manufacturing, Media (Accuracy and Ethics, Industry News, New Media, Publishing, Sports Media, and Television), Medical (Pharmaceutical), Military (Australia, Defense Industry, Iraq War, United Kingdom, United States, and War Journals), Public Safety (EMS, Fire Protection, and Law Enforcement), Retail, Tourism, Transportation (Commercial Aviation and Railway & Trains), and Utilities (Communication)

Politics
Conservative, International (Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, and Wales), Liberal, Libertarian, Other Parties, and US Elections

Religion
Atheism, Buddhism, Catholic, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism

Society & Culture
Age Groups (Baby Boomers and Seniors), Environment & Nature (Climate Change, Environmentalism, Green Living, and Nature), Ethnicity & Race (African American, Asian American, and Latino), Expats (Americans Abroad), Issues & Causes (Animal Rights & Welfare, Feminism, Pro Choice, and Pro Life), Lifestyle Choices (Goths, Hipsters, and Survivalists), Men’s Interest, Paranormal (Ghosts & Hauntings and Psychic), Sexuality (Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered), and Skepticism

Sports
American Football (College and NFL), Baseball (MLB), Basketball (NBA and NCAA), Cheerleading, College, Cricket, Extreme (Climbing, Dirt Biking, Paintball, and Skateboarding), Golf, Hockey, Martial Arts (Aikido, Judo, Karate, and MMA & UFC), Motorsport, NASCAR, Olympics, Rugby (Womens), Soccer, Tennis, Water (Sailing, Surfing, Swimming, and Windsurfing), Weightlifting, and Winter (Curling, Skating, Skiing, and Snowboarding)

Technology
Gadgets, Hardware, Industry News (Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Start Ups), Internet (Blogging, File Sharing, SEO, Social Media, and Usability), Mobile (Apps), and Programming (Business Application, Database, Linux, Macintosh, Mobile, Open Source, Web, and Windows)

What the ?
Variety of Miscellaneous Blogs/Articles.

As you can see, this app has a plethora of information, tons of categories to choose from, and even more articles in each category you choose. And it is really useful when researching a subject along with the related posts in a story you are reading. I like that function and I like the fact that I can share the information via email, Facebook or Twitter.

If you would like to download the Regator iPhone app, click on the iTunes App Store button to be directed to their location in iTunes, otherwise, you can search under Regator on your iPhone App Store. I know that I really like this app and if anybody out there has tried the Regator iPhone app or the Regator web site, feel free to leave comments about your experience with the app, share the wealth with our fellow readers!

NASA iPhone App

Tina Brunner — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:13:05 +0000

Last week (10-23-09 Friday), NASA released an app for the iPhone. This app is perfect for those who are space fanatics – including me. I have downloaded the app and I must say, it is impressive. Especially for a FREE app. The first screen of the app provides up-to-the-minute current and future NASA missions directly from NASA resources. On the bottom of the screen are buttons for missions, images (which contains a HUGE database of photos) that you can email or save to your iPhone, videos (obtained from NASA TV consisting of science updates, mission activity, rocket launches and other activities), and updates (from @NASA twitter feeds). The app also allows you to search for any specific mission, and find information, images or videos for whatever you search. You can also access countdown clocks, image of the day, astronomy image of the day, online videos, NASA’s twitter feeds, and more. Not only that, you can track where the International Space Station is at any moment, as well as other spacecraft orbiting the planet, all in three different views (maps with labels/borders, available visible imagery of satellites, and satellite positions overlaid on maps with country labels/borders). Overall, I really like what NASA has done with this app. It is extremely informative. To download the app on your iPhone, you can click the iTunes App Store Button or search on your iPhone (NASA). If anybody has tried this app and find it useful, comment below to share the wealth with our fellow readers!

Tapstack Books on iPhone

Tina Brunner — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:04:53 +0000

If you enjoy reading books on your iPhone but find it difficult to read for long periods of time, Six Voices developed an iPhone app for books called Tapstacks. This application delivers important elements of a book, in a nice graphical interface, cutting down your reading time. The elements contain snippets of information from bestselling books. When you read a Tapstack, you swipe the screen to go to the next card. If you need to go back a card, you just double tap the screen and it will take you to the previous card. You can keep double tapping to get to the card you’re looking for, or, to make things easier, you just turn your iPhone sideways (landscape mode) and thumb through the cards until you get to the card you’re looking for. Tapstacks runs on iPhone or iTouch running software version 2.0 or later and there’s no internet connection needed, so your cards can be used anywhere. Below is a list of the current books offered by Six Voices with a short description. To download a book, click on the iTunes App Store icon and you’ll be sent to Six Voices applications in the iTunes App Store.

100 Ways to Motivate Others (FREE) Steve Chandler & attorney Scott Richardson
This book contains vital, user-friendly information for professionals and those wanting to reach their potential. The first step in being able to motivate others is to realize that if there’s a problem, then you’re part of the problem. When you arrive to that realization, you will be able to use the tips offered. For more information, check out www.SteveChandler.com.
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions (FREE) Ron Fry
This book contains great answers to the toughest interview questions job seekers face and gives advice as to what companies want to hear in response. This can help you with your interviews and is filled with some great tips.
20 Days to the Top (FREE) Brian Sullivan
This book is based on the PRECISE Selling formula which is a strategy to help take you to the top in 20 days. For more information, check out www.preciseselling.com.
60 Presentation Tips (FREE) Scott Schwertly
This book offers groundbreaking ideas and insights for your next presentation using storytelling. It explains what you need to do on the cards to help you with your next presentation. For more information, check out www.ethos3.com.
Be A Shortcut (FREE) Scott Halford
This book provides strategies to help you become an invaluable individual in your field using the Shortcut formula to gain more influence, earn respect, accrue value, develop professional strengths and fulfill your professional goals. It is a way of thinking, doing, and being. When you commit yourself to it, you’ll be on your way to wherever you want to go.
Charisma (FREE) Dr. Tony Alessandra
This book describes the Charismatic characteristics and how each and every person has this characteristic. He teaches you how to develop your own Charisma to give you an edge in your life. For more information, check out www.alessandra.com.
Cult of the Customer (FREE) Shep Hyken
This book suggests that when corporate cultures focus on taking care of its employees and customers, the culture creates people who go out of their way to tell the world how great you or your company is. For more information, check out www.hyken.com.
Friendship (FREE) Paige Jeary
This book explains how to be a true friend.
Iditarod Leadership (FREE) Chris Fuller
This book demonstrates that the true leaders of a team are the ones who are in the back, directing with vision and execution strategies. For more information, check out http://iditarodleadership.com.
Innovation on the Job (FREE) Jeff Davidson
This book explains that the things you do today, can help make you indispensable for your current field or marketplace.
Moments of Magic (FREE) Shep Hyken
This book explains customer service concepts that work. It is filled with information, techniques and stories to help you deliver excellent service to your customers. For more information, check out www.hyken.com.
Orchestrating Attitude (FREE) Lee J. Colan, Ph.D.
This book provides you with inspiration and examples to help you direct your own attitude and success. For more information, check out www.theLgroup.com.
Painless Performance Evaluations (FREE) Marnie Green
This book provides various tools and methods along with a guide for effective ways to conduct and manage performance evaluations. For more information, check out www.managementeducationgroup.com.
Passport to Peak Performance (FREE) Patricia Chamberlin
This book offers keys to unlock the your higher potentials. It contains excerpts from her book “Passport to Peak Performance.” For more information, check out www.passport-to-peak-performance.com.
Purpose Filled Presentations (FREE) Tony Jeary
This book shares principles to help you unblock your personal and professional successes whenever you speak. It is geared toward individuals that are interested in being a better evangelist. For more information, check out www.purposefilledpresentations.com.
Riches in Niches (FREE) Susan Friedmann, CSP
This book contains an overview of the ‘Nichepreneurs™’ strategy. Do what you love, what’s uniquely you, and you’ll notice the personal satisfaction and profits. For more information, check out www.richesinniches.com.
Rudy’s Insights for Winning in Life (FREE) Rudy Ruettiger
This book asks you the question, ‘If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would your goals be?’ Then he tells his story and the insights he learned along the way to reaching his dreams. For more information, check out www.rudyintl.com.
Sales Talk by Sue (FREE) Sue Hershkowitz-Coore
This book offers information to help you create relationships that create successful sales. Teaching you how to communicate with power, persuasion and precision. For more information, check out www.speakersue.com.
Sketchnotes of SXS (FREE) Mike Rohde
This book contains captured presentations from the SXSW event in sketchnotes. For more information, check out www.rohdesign.com.
Strategic Acceleration (FREE) Tony Jeary
This book contains strategies to help you create faster results. For more information, check out www.strategicacceleration.com.
Talk Less, Say More (FREE) Connie Dieken
This book teaches skills needed to help you become more influential. It is full of tips to ensure that you’re fully heard by individuals that seem to be distracted. For more information, check out www.talklessbook.com.
The Adventure Project (FREE) Tammy Kling
This book explains the Adventure Project movement of individuals across the world who try to inspire and motivate people to think of one question: “will you die with your dream inside of you?” It encourages you to take risks in order to LIVE your dream and is filled with practical tips to help you get going. For more information, check out www.tkling.com.
The Imitation of Christ (FREE) Thomas a¢ Kempis
This book is a classic Christian devotional treasured by many. It was originally published in latin around 1418 and has an excess of 2000 different editions.
The New Art of Managing People (FREE) Tony Alessandra
This book teaches you the skills needed to manage, guide, direct and motivate a team. For more information, check out www.alessandra.com.
The Product is You (FREE) Mark Magnacca
This book describes strategies and tactics for the ‘why’s’ and ‘how’s’ of personal marketing. For more information, check out www.markmagnacca.com.
Toned Bodies (FREE) Brooke Jeary
This book offers common sense, real-life strategies, which work no matter what your age or fitness goals are.
Toxic People (FREE) Marsha Petrie Sue
This book is a guide to surviving the workplace offering solutions for dealing with difficult people and conflict. For more information, check out www.marshapetriesue.com.
Why Did I Marry You Anyway? (FREE) Barbara Bartlein
This book offers wisdom on marriage counseling which have helped many couples. For more information, check out www.thepeoplepro.com.
You’ve Got to Be Believed to be Heard (FREE) Bert Decker
This book offers effective communication skills. He teaches you how to impress and persuade others by following the tips in this Tapstack. For more information, check out www.bertdecker.com.
212° The Extra Degree ($1.99) Sam Parker
This book is filled with thoughts, quotes, and facts along with suggested activities to cause you to achieve a higher level of life, creating a level of awareness and accountability to inspire and challenge you to try harder, give more, etc. to enjoy more. For more information, check out www.212club.com.
54 Ways to Get More Done in Less Time ($1.99) David Cottrell & Mark Layton
This book is loaded with tips and ideas to help you get more of the things you want to do, done each day, in less time.
A New Earth ($1.99) Eckhart Tolle
This book explains the current state of humanity (the egoic mind) and how it can be changed. He teaches us that we can come to know who we really are and learn to live and breathe freely. For more information, check out www.eckharttolle.com.
Bible Meditations on Water ($1.99) Dr. Joyce Starr
This book brings divine principles into clear focus based on the book, ‘Bible on Water’ for more information, check out http://drjoycestarr.com/publications-apps-audios-cds/.
Children’s Prayers ($1.99) Dr. Joyce Starr
This book gives descriptions of the Western Wall of Jerusalem (the Kotel HaMa¢aravi), which remains standing and the messages contained on the Wall. For more information, check out http://drjoycestarr.com/publications-apps-audios-cds.
Monday Morning Leadership ($1.99) David Cottrell
This book offers encouragement and direction to help you become a better person. Each card contains maxims for management development and personal development.
Pocket Sponsor ($.99) Day by Day
This book contains inspiration, wisdom and hope for recovery. There are 31 morning and evening recovery meditations along with positive statements to help you in times when you need them most. For more information, check out www.pocketsponsor.com.
Sun Goddesses Don’t Tan ($1.99) Dr. Joyce Starr
This book is based on a fictional interview with the sun, and is entertaining as well as informing. She explains the dangers of unprotected sun exposure to help you do everything possible to protect yourself and your loved ones. For more information, check out http://drjoycestarr.com/publications-apps-audios-cds/.

This concludes the list. As you can see, Six Voices has a large collection of Tapstack books and are continually adding to the collection. Check out Six Voices Tapstacks to view more information on each of the books listed. Click on the logo to be directed to their site.

A Well Rounded Password Manager

Tina Brunner — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:43:23 +0000

Have you ever been on a web site that you registered for a while ago, only to get there and realize that you don’t remember the username and password you had set up? Or have you ever needed pertinent personal information like your social security number, credit card information, or driver’s license? I used to write this information into a notebook, and it filled up very quickly, especially when I started putting web site information in it. This became frustrating when trying to find my user information. Now, I use a great 3^rd party app from Agile Web Solutions. I am talking about 1Password. This stand-alone application handles all of your usernames and passwords plus more! In fact, I use it every day when using new forums or online sites that require registration. It is an extremely versatile application. I have it installed on my Mac, my iPhone (yes, they have an app for the iPhone), Firefox and Safari. Check out the video to see what the program looks like first hand.

ABOUT 1PASSWORD:

1Password is a password manager, which also hosts a strong password generator. You only need to remember one password (as the name implies). That is the Master Password. All of your information is stored locally on your OS X keychain or in an Agile Keychain (created specifically for 1Password). This program allows you to store the following types of information:

Login Information:

You can store this information manually via 1Password or
You can use 1Passwords browser extensions, which will prompt you ‘Would you like to save this login for later use?’ In this prompt, you can change the save as name and add any notes within the prompt, then click Save to save the information into 1Password.

Wallet:

Financial Information (Credit Cards, Bank Accounts, Credit Unions, etc.)
Membership Information (Reward Programs or Memberships)
Online Services (email accounts, instant messaging, FTP, MobileMe, iTunes, Amazon S3, or an ISP)
Government Certificates or Licenses (Passport, Social Security, Driver’s License, Hunting License)
Computer and Network Information (Software Licenses, MySQL Database, AirPort Extreme, UNIX Server)

Identity Information is where you store your personal information which include your name, sex, birth date, occupation, company information, address, phone numbers, internet information, etc.

A strong password generator in which you can change the settings for length of characters, how many digits it contains, how many symbols it contains, add hyphens, change letter-case, etc. and it will generate the password for you. Then you copy and paste the information where needed.

iPhone or Palm syncing. If you have the 1Password app on your iPhone or Palm, you can sync it with the stand-alone app on your Mac.

You can change the preferences and change the toolbar to adjust to your needs.

To purchase 1Password, you can go to the link at the end of the article. You can try it FREE for 30 days. Here is the cost:

Single License (single user license): $39.95

Family License (5 users): $69.95

Upgrade to Family (from single user): $32.95

If you have 1Password and want to upgrade to 1Password 3:

Single License (single user license): on sale for $19.95 (as of 10/11/09)

Family License (5 users): on sale for $29.95 (as of 10/11/09)

For the iPhone:

1Password: $4.99

1Password Pro: $7.99