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The school season is fast approaching for some – unless you live in Hawaii or go to private school where there are no summer solstices. Nonetheless the 2014 school season is fast approaching. That means pencils, books, teachers dirty looks… Wait. Maybe we don’t need any more pencils or books. Not if you have an iPad. Lets take a look at some great apps you can get to make an iPad purchase more justifiable. The most important apps might just be those office apps you can use to take notes, build presentations and more. For that, I am going with...

If you haven’t used If this than that – otherwise known as IFTTT.com – then you might be surprised as to what it can do. The app creates recipes so you don’t have to repeat building the wheel hundreds of times. Lets step back a quick second to 2007. We had Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. 3rd party apps came out that allowed you to write once and post to all. It was great, but soon other networks came out that didn’t have open APIs to do that. Further, you might want to send information to another channel – such as...

Today, Google announced one of their flagship games is now available for iOS devices. Ingress by Google, Inc. is an augmented reality massively multiplayer online pervasive game created by Niantic Labs, a startup within Google. The game allows you to head to locations and place your marks down to keep the portals within your team. There are two teams – The “Enlightened” Green team and the “Resistance” Blue team. You basically pick a side, then find portals – which are usually landmarks around the city – to place your offensive or defensive items on. You can overtake a portal for...

This week we celebrate the 4th of July – Food, fun, drinks, and of course – fireworks. Your iPad can help in that regard by helping you create your own Fireworks show with 2 apps that I found. The first app is called Fireworks Arcade by Big Duck Games and actually has been around for a couple years now – so it should work on your older iPads. The app simply allows you to tap the screen and display fireworks. Call up a song in your library to choreograph the event. I am a big progressive rock fan, so I took...

Today, we’re taking a look at another Sim game in Megapolis by Social Quantum. This one seems to match a Sim City or Zynga’s CityVille feel. Your task – simply build a virtual city to attract people and control the infrastructure. You start with a decent amount of coins and some megabucks – both with in-app purchase options starting at .99 cents. When you play Megapolis, you start by building some residential areas, adding markets and wind turbines, then collecting on what was built. Alice, who’s your virtual assistant, will help you navigate through those tasks and let you know...

Today we are going to take a look at iOS8. Now last week Apple announced at the WWDC conference the new iOS for iPhone, iPod, and iPad. Those devices not making the list would include your iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4. 5th generation iPod touch and all models of iPad EXCEPT the iPad v.1 will allow for iOS 8 to be installed. First of all, you won’t be seeing the OS until about September when new devices will also be announced. What Apple does is they get the buzz going and let developers get beta copies so they can...

A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced Office365 for the iPad and their first pricing plan which didn’t make sense for the home user. They came back and created a “personal” pricing plan where you could install Office on 2 machines – a computer and a tablet. The $6.95 a month ($70 a year) plan actually made more sense. It comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, and One Note. It also comes with 20 GB of OneDrive storage, Skype with 60 minutes of calls each month to over 60 countries and more. If you need more than 2 machines,...

Family Guy – the Quest for Stuff is a game based on the popular show. In the story, Peter has completely destroyed Quahog after the Epic battle between Peter and Ernie the Giant Chicken. Peter realizes his mistake just a little too late and makes it up by rebuilding the town. In order for him to do that, he will have to enlist the help of his friends and family. Instead of it taking a “Habitat for Humanity” approach, the characters have to do special tasks to clear areas of Quahog and build the city. Get Family Guy: The Quest...

This is the app that Jimmy Fallon used last week to sing “Lion Sleeps Tonight” with Billy Joel on the Tonight Show. Loopy HD by A Tasty Pixel is a looping app that allows you to create small loops or whole songs. You have containers in which you can upload a sample, or record your vocal or instrument. You can record up to 12 samples to work within the song. Once recorded, you can turn on and off the sample. Adjust the sample if you want it to be off-beat. You can also adjust the volume, pan, and even layer...

While at SXSW, I ran into a company that is working on cards that you use with your iPad. Cartamundi has some project cards where you place, tap the sequential numbers, and the “sticker” shows up on the scene. We placed a series of smurfs on the screen, which we could easily remove with a tap. The next type of card was a 3D visor. You move the card around the iPad and it finds hidden items. Once you uncover the items, they show up on the screen. We used Shrek goggles to find the cool items. Finally, we moved...

As a musician, I feel music in the classroom is important. If a child can learn on their own, they might get more opportunities to be a part of something bigger. That is why I really like what Chromatik is doing – they give you the ability to practice your instrument (guitar, drums, clarinet, trumpet, etc) using popular music. Chromatik is part of a bigger project for schools to get sheet music. Whether it’s Rachmaninoff or Royals, musicians can keep their chops up and practice what they want, when they want to. With Chromatik, you get a few songs to work...

Ever since the introduction of the gyroscope on iPads, there have been endless running games that make you tilt your iPads to work. Therefore, it’s nice to get a game every now and then that doesn’t rely on that functionality. Case in point – Mini Ninjas by SQUARE ENIX INC. This game has two basic controls – Jump/scale and attack. Mini Ninjas is also a kid-friendly game – no gratuitous blood or violence beyond the attack. Your job is to avoid obstacles, attack enemies, and gain coins all to retrieve a stolen artifact from the dragon. You can also free trapped...

If you run a website, have a band, do business, or more – you need to run a survey from time to time. SurveyMonkey is a great way to create, run and monitor online surveys. With this iPad app, you can keep tabs on your survey and add or edit a survey on the fly. Survey Monkey works for all iOS devices as well as Android. Make templates for quick surveys. You can also download your results into Excel, PDF, chart or more. Survey Monkey is free, with subscription model options. Important Update Needed Last week an error was found in the...

It’s the 5th installment of iPad Crowdfunds! This is where I look at all the crowdfund platforms out there and let you know what people are working on. These crowdfunds (including Kickstarter and Indiegogo) look for backers to help bring their product to market. In return – you get a great deal on what might be the breakout item of 2014! iTrans4mer for iPad This is an accessory which can not only turn your iPad into a laptop, it can become a stand, a wall mount, under the counter mount and more. This Indiegogo project is ending soon and has...

First of all, I would like to thank Jack and Carol Ellis. They sent me their 1st generation iPad because they knew I could use it on the show. Future episodes will include segments called “Will it Run on iPad 1” – highlighting everything you still can do with the first generation iPad. With this episode, I would like to reintroduce you to the iPad that started it all. Is it worth keeping, or should you get rid of it? What the 1st Gen iPad Can Do The A4 processor is a single core chip running at 800 mHz. It...

I have gone through 4 iPads – the first two I had to take off apps all the time, because they were 16 GB models. Even with the 32 GB iPad Air, I still find myself taking apps off to save space. Best part is I can bring all those apps back. Free or paid. Do I have to Re-Buy an iPad app? No. It’s yours until the app is no longer in the app store. However, in-app purchases may or may not be there, depending on how the app has changed. Will it Remember My Settings? No. If you move...

Jennifer is gluten free. This can be tough when I’m cooking for us. But with this app, I can now filter recipes and find some tasty dishes. The app is Su Chef by Indi, LLC. With Su Chef, you can choose from thousands of recipes in their database. You can filter by ingredients, ethnicity, calories and then by dietary restriction. Gluten free, low sodium, or maybe you need to make a vegan dish. Su chef gives you a list of ingredients, how many calories or grams of fat the dish might have, and more. If you are on a diet, this...

For 2014, I start iPad365 with a bang. Well, a first-person shooter in Call of Duty®: Strike Team by Activision. This is a great game to show off the graphic capabilities of the iPad Air. With Call of Duty, you can use – or turn off – the built-in accelerometer functions to move your character around. You can also swipe to turn for faster movements. The left side of the ipad will allow you to move forward, and the series of options let you chose weapons, call your teammates, switch to your teammates, and more. If you don’t like the first-person mode,...

Lets take a look back at the iPad apps that are not only useful for many, but I find I use everyday. These apps help me do business, play, learn and much more. Honorable Mentions: Not all apps made the list. I also play Clash of Clans and Snoopy’s Street Fair. For Business apps, I also use iMovie, Evernote, and Prezi 10. DuoLingo It’s the app of the year. I found it to be pretty productive in learning a language. Jennifer uses it a lot. You can choose between languages and work at your own pace! 9. GarageBand for iOS7 Whenever I am...

If you are a photographer, this app will really help you for photos on the fly. Facetune by Lightricks is an app that will smooth lines, remove red-eye and make the face look younger and more vibrant. Facetune imports the photo, then allows you to smooth, highlight, color, and remove any lines or blemishes. You can warp the face to give a person a smile, blur the background around the subject and even set color gels to get the right look. As you are fine-tuning the face, you have a before-after button to compare. If something doesn’t work, you can pull...