With Google Reader being shuttered on July 1, many, many people are scrambling to find an alternative. Feed Wrangler is the most recent service to surface, and so far, its my favorite. The service is very basic at this point, but it imports from Google Reader easily and integrates with Pocket and Instapaper out of the box. My one complaint is that…
I listen to a lot of podcasts, but as my commute to work isn't very long, I often find myself listening to shows at my desk. As I use Instacast 3 on my iPhone, listening at my desk involves headphones or hooking up my phone to my speakers. With the new beta of Instacast for Mac, I can pause my iPhone, and…
WWDC is right around the corner, which likely means San Francisco will soon be seeing a sudden influx of international tech enthusiasts. Many of them will be buying drinks for one another, and they might want to keep track of exactly how much money they're losing spending back home. Instead of doing mental calculations on the spot, they should use the Currency…
Today, app shop Flying Meat released Acorn 4, a Mountain Lion-only Mac image editing program that actually makes sense. Unlike Photoshop, which is so packed with features it can be hard to use, Acorn comes with the features real humans need. Version 4 includes non-destructive filters, curve control, Boolean shape operations and more, all in a UI that's faster and cleaner than…
Remember back in 2009 when designer Rob Rhyne unveiled an ambitious UI prototyping toolkit for iPhone called Briefs? After several years of waiting, and a couple of rejections by Apple, Briefs has (finally) made its introduction to the public. Briefs for Mac allows app designers to arrange UI elements (such as buttons, toolbars, alerts, text/search fields, etc), entire screens, artwork, and transitions…
If you're a Mac-owning WordPress user, there's a good chance you're also a MarsEdit user. If so, I doubt you're in the market for any other blogging software, but if you are (or if you're looking for a cheaper option), you might check out newcomer Metropolis. It's got a lot of the same functionality as MarsEdit, such as multi-blog support, HTML and…
For the last decade or so, the Animator's Survival Kit (written by Richard Williams, the man behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?") has proven to be one of the best resources around of knowledge and know-how for budding animators. A few years ago, the whole thing was released as a DVD collection, and now it's available as an iPad app. If you want…
Adobe Lightroom is the go-to app for many professional photographers, and it's about to get a big update. The new version boasts better healing tools, more powerful vignette options, off-line editing and more. The beta is free, and you check it out here.
While I love my iPad, during the work day, it often sits on my desk, off. The guys over at Panic Software are trying to change that, with their new app for Apple's tablet. Status Board for iPad is a new $10 iPad app that takes the concepts of widgets and the OS X dashboard and brings it to the iPad. The…
I use the built-in Reminders app in iOS all the time, but unfortunately it doesn't like to save locations for later use. Reminder+ is an app that aims to remedy this problem by letting you save as many locations as you want, for as long as you want. Any place you frequent can be added to your list, and then later added…
There is certainly no shortage of beautiful iOS text editors, but maybe you're like me and you have a problem. An addiction, really. This urge to try all the text editors, even though you've already found ten of them that suit your needs. Well, here's your chance to try another one! And then you should seriously seek help. Daedalus Touch meets all…
Flipboard is ubiquitous enough that it needs no introduction, so I'll get straight to the point. They released version 2.0 of the app a couple days ago, and it comes with several neat new features, the biggest of which is the ability for users to create their own magazines that others can subscribe to. Any article you come across can be added…
The fact that Instagram doesn't have an iPad app is a first-world problem that annoys a lot of nerds I know. Gramatica is a new iOS app that not only brings Instagram to the iPad, but offers powerful tools for the service on the iPad and iPhone. Think of this app like Tweetbot. It's a client, but one that adds lists, filters…
Textastic, the fantastic iPad text editor is now available for the Mac. The app packs in support for 80 source code and markup languages, iCloud auto-save and OS X's Versions. Built with the ability to import syntax definitions, themes and templates from TextMate, moving to this text editor should be pretty seamless for many users. It's on sale for just $2.99 on…
I've been a big fan of Calcbot for a long time, but there's always room for new calculator apps. An interesting one I just came across is Llumino, which somehow manages to combine simple calculations with a dance floor aesthetic. Tap the buttons, and the area around them will light up in a psychedelic way. The calculation area is also quite animated,…
The iPad has infiltrated our lives in a ton of unique ways. It is portable, light and has great battery life. One of these ways is in the kitchen. While Safari is fine for searching and reading recipes, there's a better way: Basil. Built for the iPad, Basil can be used to search for, collect, organize and record recipes. With tags and…
Lately I've been addicted to an awesome little game for iOS called Ridiculous Fishing. It's gorgeous, the music is great, and there are no in-app purchases (IAP) to unlock items. Everything is unlocked as you earn in-game money. The basic mechanics are simple: tap the screen to cast your line, tilt your device to move the hook around and avoid hitting any…
There are a ton of great to-do applications out there, but very few of them play nicely with teams. A new app named Kickoff is trying to change that. Built for the Mac and iPhone, Kickoff houses group chats, shared tasks and supports file sharing between team members, all in an iChat-like interface. Messages can be sent to the team or individuals,…
The onboard computer of just about every car made since 1996 contains tons of useful data about the car and its driver's habits. Usually you have to take the car to a mechanic and let them hook up a gizmo that can decipher all of this data, but now you can just get the Automatic Car Link and see it for yourself.…
Being the awesome nerds you are, we're willing to bet that at least some of you guys are members of App.net (ADN). Also, you probably already know about most of the awesome iOS clients like Riposte, Felix, and Netbot, but what about a Mac client? Well, now there's Kiwi, which started as a pretty Twitter client back in the day but has…