This week on the App Factor Podcast we have special guest Victor Cajiao talking about music, photography, and lots more. Justin runs a Blackberry experiment, and Brian tells you how to get that perfect bottle of wine.
How to find the perfect bottle of wine with your iPhone
While it’s true that more and more folks are buying wine, and that it’s more possible than ever to find great values, many people are intimidated by the vast amount of bottles to choose from and don’t have information on what to buy or how to get the best prices. These are some of my favorite apps when I’m trying to find a great price, wine pairing, or trusted information from the wine community.
7 great apps to keep up with the 2016 Olympics in Rio
The 2016 Olympics in Rio are in full swing. Now more than ever there are a number of ways to watch, go behind the scenes, and talk about the Olympics. Here are some great apps that’ll help you watch the Olympics or have an awesome second screen experience.
Interview with John Voorhees of Squibner
John Voorhees has been developing extremely useful apps at Squibner, is an excellent writer over at MacStories.net, and hosts his own podcast called Ruminate. In our interview we cover a number of topics — everything from coding to writing and lots more.
Quick tips: How to set location based reminders
Reminders is one of my favorite stock apps on iOS, allowing me to remember various lists of tasks I need to complete. It’s perfect for shopping lists, books I want to read, movies I want to watch, and much more. I love the Siri integration with Reminders, and will rattle off a bunch of different tasks that way and set due dates for each one.
Episode 12: Menu bar apps, mail apps, Apple TV and more!
This week on the App Factor Podcast we talk about purchasing tickets to events, menu bar apps, email apps, and so much more!
Interview with Matthew Bischoff of Lickability
I first heard about Matthew Bischoff when he was at the New York Times. I initially was intrigued because I wanted to know how he pulled off both working at such a big corporation and finding the time to make such useful apps.
Best Mac Apps: My most used menu bar apps
Being able to control so many facets of my Mac from the menu bar makes working on the computer a real joy. Some of the apps I use on a day to day basis are simple utilities or social tools, while others are power user apps with endless amounts of features and capabilities.
These are the menu bar apps I install as soon as I get a new Mac. They’ll turn your ordinary Mac into a productivity machine!
The easiest way to sign documents on iOS
I’m often asked, “what’s a simple way I can sign a PDF without having to print the document out?” Many times, the person is trying to live the paperless lifestyle. There are a number of great PDF apps that can wrangle all sorts of text for editing and signatures. Some of my favorites are PDF Expert and Documents, both from Readdle, and some of the offerings from Adobe. However, after having tried many of these apps, I’ve stuck with PDFpen from Smile Software, makers of another favorite of mine, TextExpander.
Interview with Neven Mrgan of Panic Inc.
Neven Mrgan is a graphic designer and writer who has worked on everything from apps to games. You might know him from his work with Panic where he’s designed software like Coda and Transmit, or his work with games such as Firewatch, Space Age, Grayout and more.
Episode 11: Return of the apps – the AFP comeback episode
This week on the App Factor podcast we talk about where we’ve been and what’s happened since our last episode. We also dip into Pokemon Go & fitness, the Mini-NES, investing, travel apps and much more!
How to use your iPhone or Apple Watch with Bluetooth headphones
Rumors are running rampant about the new iPhone not having a headphone jack. Whether or not that’ll be the case once the phone ships in the Fall, it’s great to know alternative ways to listen to podcasts, music and more from your devices. You can set up your iPhone and Apple Watch with a number of Bluetooth accessories, including speakers, headphones, and tons of other devices.
