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Skylum Software have been churning out new versions of their products like there’s a finish line somewhere near. Hot on the heels of Aurora HDR 2019, and a year on from the release of Luminar 2018, Luminar 3 builds out the photo processing features with an initial release of the long awaited (and promised) digital asset manager (DAM). In short – it’s great, but with caveats for my needs. Read on to see what’s what.
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For those who don’t know ProtonMail is a secure, encrypted, open source, email service based in Switzerland and has a variety of free and paid options. It offers mobile apps and a web client for desktops.
Using iOS, it’s very simple to see emails sent and received via the ProtonMail app, but on macOS the only way, until now, was to use a web browser login page. This worked fine on the whole, but it wasn’t as convenient as with most other dedicated mail apps. Now, that has all changed with the release of the ProtonMail Bridge… with one small caveat.
Holiday season is here and yet whilst it might be the season to be chiling out, maxing and being all cool, trying to book your holiday / day break / long weekend travel can be a royal pain in the butt.
Taking public transport, leaves you working out that thorny equation of price vs time vs aggravation. GoEuro aims to take the pain out of this, and it has one feature to make it stand out from other similar apps.
Interface-wise there’s nothing to boast about, practical with enough features to filter results which are initially sorted by cheapest first.
Searches cover trains, coaches and planes with GoEuros differentiator from other similar apps being on flying, getting to and from your chosen airport. More on that in a moment.
Drops – The Rain Alarm is an iOS app to do with one of the United Kingdom’s favourite talking points. the weather. More particularly the rain. Its sole task is to let you know when the rain is about to start, albeit with a bit of warning, in your area. Or anywhere else you’d like to know about. The premise is basic but Drops has a clever trick up it’s sleeve.
The Aftershokz Bluez 2S are a different type of headphones, headphones that will let you run or cycle whilst still being able to hear what’s going on around you. The Aftershockz are wireless but they don’t go in or over the ear.
They actually conduct the sound via your cheekbone which is really weird but the technology is really cool and also really works.
Continue reading → Aftershokz Bluez 2S Review – Cycle And Run Safer With Music In Your Head
Music makes us work out harder and endure that work out longer so obviously your workout headphones are an important purchase.
Things considered in this roundup have been sound quality, Comfort and Fit, Durability, compatibility, Price and any extras all of which have been used to compile this list.
Continue reading → Top 5 Best Workout Headphones (Early 2016)
The myLupo device is a British made Bluetooth tracking device for your iOS or Android device, keys, wallet or whatever else you attach it to. By using a combination of Bluetooth to talk to your smartphone, and GPS for location tracking, you can easily keep tabs on whatever you attach the Lupo to.
Utelly Is perhaps the most comprehensive TV Guide out there. Not only does Utelly let you see now and next listing also integrates nicely with OnDemand/catch up services and you can purchase shows or movies right from your preferred online service via Utelly.
Continue reading → Utelly, A Tv Guide for TV and Online Services.
If you’re into Reddit then theres a fair chance you might be taking a look at some point over the xmas period. Uforio is a native Mac App letting you pursue the wonder of reddit right from your desktop.
Continue reading → Uforio For Reddit. A Reddit Client For Mac.
Since the iPad Pro’s release I’ve been looking at Apple’s new fondle slab with eyes of grabbing one in my next upgrade cycle. Dusting off my original iPad Air I wanted to see if I could do most of my daily computing tasks on the iPad.
Hammering out long form text on the iPad might be ok for the new generations of bloggers whose keyboard experiences have started on glass, not forged in the experience of using mechanical keyboards from yesteryear, but it isn’t really for me.
If you are going to invest in a keyboard then it might as well be a good one, especially if it’s going to be an everyday carry and a main workhorse. Enter the Brydge+ Bluetooth keyboard which has the option of bluetooth speakers built in.
An all aluminium construction, speakers and rechargeable batteries means Brydge+ will add a touch of bulk to your bag as on it own it weighs in at 1.15lbs (0.52kg). Combining with an iPad 2 brings the combined weight up to 2.46lbs (1.12kg), for iPad 3 and 4 2.46lbs (1.17kg). For comparison a Macbook weighs 2lbs, Macbook Air 2.5lbs and a non Retina Macbook Pro 13” 2.06 kg (4.5 pounds).
When the Mac first went to unibody aluminium construction a lot of people weren’t happy with the sharp edges, whilst the Brydge+ does look fairly angular and somewhat unforgiving at first appearances, I have found it comfortable throughout many hours of continuous usage.
Continue reading → Brydge+ with Speakers iPad keyboard Review
For some odd reason Nuance decided to drop Dragon Dictate 5 for Mac on a saturday. Anyways here’s a brief first look at the new speech recognition version for mac.
Continue reading → Dragon Dictate 5 First Look : Technically Impressive
File this app under potentially really handy. Netwatch lets you look at the connection status of your iPhone from your wrist. Read on to find out why this is handy (sorry, pardon the pun)
Continue reading → Review : Netwatch. Check Your Phone Network & Battery From Your Apple Watch
Remember R-Type, a game that really set a new level for the continual scrolling game?. Well I was useless at it for some reason. Always got stuck at the same part over and over, incidentally I have the same issue with Pinball but I digress. Mc Line is sort of like that well only the side scrolling part.
Continue reading → Review : Mc Line – Challenge The Gravity & Master The Path
Those were the days, huddled around the wii playing those brain training games, trying desperately to control my competitive streak and maintaining a level of dexterity using the WiiMote. Math Love brings some of the “fun” of maths based learning and competition to your iOS device.
Continue reading → Math Love Free. Test Your Brain & Learn Maths on iOS
Recently I’ve been a bit of a microsoft convert, Office 2016 is an amazing piece of software, surface tablets are coming along nicely and now hell must have frozen over with the release of the Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard.
Thanks to the small, portable keyboard yours truly is blogging whilst enjoying a sunny day, overlooking a beach and being able to type frustration free on my iPad.
Continue reading → Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard Review.