Perhaps you’re out partying late one night in Boston, Denver or Seattle, or maybe a business meeting ran long in Chicago, and you missed your flight out of O’Hare. Either way, you need a hotel room five minutes ago. Many hotel-booking websites won’t accept bookings as the wee hours approach, or if they do, the … read more here
Articles Tagged: iPad
iPhoto’11 on the iPad Feels Exactly Like an iPad App
May 24, 2011 by
There’s no iPhoto app, which is really bad because I want to be able to tag and organize my photos on the iPad. The good news: it may not be far way. After all, iPhoto ’11 is iPad ready today. I got iPhoto ’11 to run on the iPad using a remote desktop software called Splashtop. Splashtop … read more here
Splashtop Remote Browser ‘borrows’ PC browser on iPad
April 28, 2011 by
Windows PC owners who also have an iPad can now have the best of both (browser) worlds, using Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome and all the attendant plug-ins, like Flash, Silverlight, Java and others thanks to the Splashtop Remote Browser app (free) and the Splashtop Remote Streamer (free). The program basically works as a limited … read more here
On the Road with Green Cab’s iPad Dispatch System
April 18, 2011 by
Green Cab’s taxis are very quiet, and not just because they’re hybrid electric vehicles. Instead of the noisy dispatch system used in most taxis, Green Cab’s fleet of 21 vehicles uses the iPad to schedule rides, pay fares and direct drivers. The company uses a custom-developed iPad app to schedule rides; handles credit card payments … read more here
‘Tapper World Tour HD’: App serves up iPad fun
April 2, 2011 by
Anyone who spent time and quarters in arcades during the early ’80s might recall serving up drinks in Tapper (or Root Beer Tapper). As a bartender, your goal was to sling patrons a cold one before they reach the end of the bar, along with catching their empty glasses and picking up cash tips from … read more here
Fashion police hand out citations to holster-wearing offenders at Mobile World Congress
February 17, 2011 by
Pay no attention to what anyone says about the convenience of mobile phone holsters – they’re about as cool as neon-colored fanny packs. At Mobile World Congress this week, the fashion police – courtesy of Good Technology – was quick to cite offenders by handing out tickets. If being accosted by lovely ladies dressed as … read more here
