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PictoCalendar

Link August 29, 2019

PictoCalendar acts like an extension to your default Calendar application on iOS. This means all your existing events can be viewed and edited with PictoCalendar. PictoCalendar doesn’t save data in the app itself but uses the default Calendar database from iOS, so new events created by PictoCalendar will also show up in the default Calendar app.

Alarms, alerts, attendee invites, location, etc goes through the default Calendar app.

So what does PictoCalendar do on its own? PictoCalendar displays your events data in a new way using pictograms and emojis. Using machine learning it will convert your event title text into emojis and pictograms. Adding your own emoji in the title is also possible when PictoCalendar fails to convert one for you.

PictoCalendar displays the emojis and pictograms one at the time for an event.

There is also an option of name recognition and attendee in an event, you’ll see the profile picture of the person mixed into the pictogram and emoji.

As for navigation, simply tap on the event to trigger a detailed view on the top showing a short description of the calendar event itself. Tap on the detail view for more information and edit options.

There is a side timeline option on the right side of the screen to give you an overview of how your day is build-up. If you’re using multiple calendars, this will automatically show up in different colors.

Swipe left or right to switch between days in a week. Or you can press the arrow buttons at the bottom to switch weeks. Tap de days to directly go to a day in the week.

Apps

AppStore, calendar, ios

Video Diary

Link June 2, 2019

VideoDiary records your video with a purpose, direction, and goal in mind.

The first thing to mention is that with every video that you take, you can set a couple of questions to be asked about during the recording. These questions are called Focus Questions, you can decide whenever those questions are asked with a simple tap and answer them.

With this, you can bring some order to the recording session. Or you can ignore the questions and just record the video as it is… but then you’ll miss out on the second thing part.

The second thing to mention is the way that you can view the video. VideoDiary will keep track of when the Focus Questions are asked during the recording session and enable you to skip directly to that specific part of the video with the question and your answer to it.

The other thing is your speech will be automatically transcribed into text using speech recognition. This will give you an overview of all your answers to all the focus questions. There is no need to search and watch parts of the video recording that are of no interest. This will enhance the replay value of the video when you only want to see a specific moment in the video.

Recording a video is one goal, but learning from it should be the second goal to aim for.

The third thing to mention is ordering and accessing the videos. VideoDiary organizes all the videos in a specific way which allows you to quickly access them using the default calendar mode. Which as the name implies orders all the videos by creation date.

Or you can use the search mode. At the start of the recording session you’ll be asked about your mood and to choose an emoji to represent your feeling. This is the first search option, you’ll always remember the happy days… or the sad days.

The second search option, with each Focus Question that you provide you can set a tag value to that specific question and with the search option, you can find all the videos where that question is asked. For example, you can choose to be asked about sport and exercise on certain days, with the search option you can quickly find those days and review the results.

The third search option, you can always mark a video with a star status and search all videos with this status.

These are the three main things about VideoDiary. Recording a video, organize the content of the video, and replay the video to learn something from it.

The last thing to mention is memory management. All the videos are stored on your iCloud account. When you record a video every day a lot of memory will be consumed on your device, as the default VideoDiary will choose to store all your videos on your iCloud account to save space on your device. After 1-2 weeks the video will be removed from your device and re-downloaded when you request it for a view.

By using your iCloud account as storage, you’ll not have to deal with any external services or subscription fees.

With every recorded video you’ll see the video size in MB. The recording quality is set to medium as default to provide you good quality and also reasonable video file size.

Apps

AppStore, Feelings, Motivation

Nag Me About It

Link June 2, 2019

The NagMe app enables you to set repeated alerts like every hour, every day at a specific time, or any other combination in days/months/years.

The alerts themselves can be easily muted when not needed and be unmuted again when needed. With this, you don’t need to recreate specific alerts that you often use.

NagMe alerts can be used in various ways, for example when you are in a study/work session and want to keep track of the time discreetly. You can set an alert to triggers every 30 minutes.

Another example is that with the NagMe alerts you can specify a message, like an alert every Friday at 21:00 with the message to take out the trash.

NagMe alerts are limited to the device where the NagMe alerts are set. So when you have multiple iPhone devices, you don’t run in the situation like the same alert triggering on different devices.

There is also an option that lets you set and send external NagMe alerts to other devices and users.

Go to the “Someone Else” section, tap the “+” and enter the device ID (which you can find under the ID button on the other device) and a username. Before you can set an alert, access has to be granted from that other device.

External alerts can only be muted and deleted by the ones who set them. The main reason for this design is in the usage scenario of the parent-child.

As a parent, you can use the NagMe app to remotely set alerts on the child’s device with a few simple taps and gestures.

Set a NagMe to trigger every 10 minutes until the child finishes the chore, there is no easier parenting tool than this.

Apps

AppStore, Universal App

PuppyDo

Link June 2, 2019

PuppyDo uses the build-in Reminders app as its database. This means it will use the reminders that you have created and display them as Todos in PuppyDo.

New todo’s that you create in PuppyDo will also be created as reminders for the Reminders app.

This is also true for editing and deleting.

In short, there is no big difference between a reminder and a todo task.

The main difference is the way PuppyDo displays the data. It only shows one task at the time, when you want to see everything you have to go through them one by one.

This may seem cumbersome, but it can help you recall the todo tasks better in your memory.

To make the display of the todo more rememberable and enjoyable each todo is coupled with a random picture of a puppy. Which can motivate you to scroll through the todo list multiple time.

Additionally, there is an option to use custom photos instead of the pre-selected random pictures provided.

Apps

AppStore, productivity, reminder

Ready2Order

Link April 26, 2018 0 Comments

Ready2Order is a food menu application for everyone in the food industry, from your local cupcake store to much bigger restaurants.

Ready2Order has two dedicated modes: “Edit Mode” and “Display Mode”

With the easy to use “Edit Mode” anyone can transform their paper food menu into a modern digital food menu.

By providing your description, ingredients listing, and a well-taken photo; you can create your own customer’s experience that you want your customers to have.

Add your store name and logo to the menu to make it feel even more like your own food menu application.

The “Display Mode” lets you transform the data that you created into a digital menu that your customers can browse through and interact with as if they are holding a menu in their hands.

These are the two main core functionality of Ready2Order.

There are of course more options which include a password lock to “Menu Mode”, you don’t want your customer to leave this mode and change your food database.

There is an iCloud sync option when you have multiple iPads that you want to use as menu devices.

There is also a feature called “Waiter Mode” which lets you see your active devices in “Menu Mode” and keep track of them.

And a lot more options plus usage possibilities. Give it a try.

Apps

AppStore, New App, Universal App

Left? Or Right?

Link January 24, 2018 0 Comments

Have you ever had the problem when sending two pictures to someone and ask which is better.
You get the answer the first or the second, but then you yourself can’t seem to remember which picture you send first…

This is where “Left? Or Right?” comes to the rescue. The main function of this application is combining those two pictures into one big one.
In that newly combined picture, the choice is now simplified into the “Left” one or the “Right” one?

Apps

Choices, New App, Photo, Utility

Step By Step – Day By Day

Link January 21, 2018 0 Comments

Step By Step is an app that directs your focus on one and one thing only.

All other distractions like setting multiple goals, sub-directives, repeated values on daily routines, etc. that can be found in other apps are absent here.
The main problem with those features and options was that it enables you to make multiple lists of goals and subgoals to the point where you will lose track of what’s important.
When you fail one goal in this scenario, no problem you have set other goals. When you fail some more goals… you just quit the app or start all over again.

Step By Step puts a stop to this by limiting you to one single goal. Each day you’ll be asked if you reach that goal if you do (you mark that day) and if you don’t (no problem there is always a tomorrow).
As the days go by, you will see your progress in a very clear and easy to understand screenshot.

Apps

Day Tracker, New App, New Year, Resolution

Hidden Photo Data

Link January 21, 2018 0 Comments

What does this app do?
The Hidden Photo Data app lets you view, edit, add, or remove metadata on photos in your library.

What is metadata?
Metadata is a set of data that describes and gives information about the associated photo.

Most digital cameras like the iPhone will automatically create this data with each photo that it takes.

The data itself can contain a description of the size, resolution, and color scheme of the photo.
But it can also contain specific information like when and where the photo was taken, who took the photo and what camera was used.

So each time you share a photo through social media, you in essence are also sharing that photo metadata with everyone else.

The purpose of this application:
1/ to make that “metadata” visible
2/ enable you to decide what data you want to share, by editing or stripping away the metadata
3/ add more information to the photo, like a title and description. You could also add extra copyright to the photo by stating that you are the photographer and your contact information if someone wants to use it.

What can you do about it?

The photo library app and other apps like it can use these data to sort all your photos into various albums.

Apps

GPS, Location Tracking, Metadata, New App, Photo, Utility

Warranty Listing

Link January 21, 2018 0 Comments

Warranty Listing keeps track of the warranty period for the items that you own.
At one glance you can see how many days, the specific product is protected and insured.
There is also a Widget option that provides you the same information on your Today screen.

Besides keeping track of the warranty on a product, you can also keep track of the validity of other documents like your passport or driver’s license.

Apps

New App, Utility, Warranty, Widget

Voice Box

Link January 21, 2018 0 Comments

A voice box or the larynx is an organ in the neck that is involved in the protection of the trachea and sound production.

This app is all about the last part: the production of sound, especially speech.

For most people, this is a common thing that you do daily. You just open your mouth and communicate through words you intend.
If you have no problem performing this action, you don’t need this app. Seriously, no need.

On the other hand, if you do have a problem performing the action above, then Voice Box can be a helpful tool for you.

Users who may find Voice Box useful:
People with a hearing impairment will use sign language to communicate with each other, but not everyone knows sign language.

People who yell and cheer a lot for their team at sporting events will undoubtedly get a sore throat the next day.

People who get the flu or something like it that causes lots of coughing may lose their voice or experience pain when talking.

People who needed a medical operation, like for their tonsils, will be unable to speak for a while.

People who are learning a new language can use Voice Box as a pronunciation checker, provided if they write the words, and also set voice to that language they are learning.

And besides these examples, there are probably lots more to name and list.

The general usage of Voice Box is you type in the words and they will be read aloud. You can choose between: at every word or the end of the sentence.
There are dozens of language voices to choose from. Each voice can be further customized in speed and pitch level.
You can save your text entries and have your favorite quotes ready at hand within a few taps.

Apps

Conversation, New App, Utility