Soundhound is an absolutely astounding app for iPod, iPhone, iPad (someone really needs to come up with a name for the whole iFamily of products), and Android. It isn't curing cancer or solving the world hunger problem, but it does fill a "need" that has been plaguing mankind since the dawn of the radio age.
Soundhound can identify the name and artist of any song after 'listening' to just a few bars. Contrary to my expectations, it works with any part of the song - not just the hook. We tested Soundhound on both iPhone and iPod
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Microsoft PowerPoint
by Ronald A. Rowe February 25th, 2011 | Software
Microsoft PowerPoint isn’t new. It isn’t flashy or avant garde or bleeding edge. It is, however, the most reliable, versatile, and dependable presentation software on the market today. PowerPoint 2007 is a significant upgrade over previous editions. If you’re only familiar with PowerPoint from an older version, you don’t know what PowerPoint can do for you.
You won’t find me promoting many Microsoft products. Most of the really good stuff comes either from Mac or open source development or some small developer with a great idea and good investors. But credit where credit is due, Microsoft has done it right
You won’t find me promoting many Microsoft products. Most of the really good stuff comes either from Mac or open source development or some small developer with a great idea and good investors. But credit where credit is due, Microsoft has done it right
A Very Memorable Pen
by Chang Song February 11th, 2011 | Computers, Software
Throughout history of mankind, technology has changed and improved our lives for the better. The innovations keep on coming and technology sure has changed how we have do things here on this earth. Technology has changed the very definition of writing. I mean, we hardly use the pen to write letters and papers anymore since we do virtually everything on the computer nowadays. However, the Pentel AirpenPocket is trying to bring back some of the old definition of writing with a creative twist.
Presently, the application of writing has been changed from using a pen or pencil to write letters
Presently, the application of writing has been changed from using a pen or pencil to write letters
Tune Ripper
by Ronald A. Rowe February 9th, 2011 | Audio, Software
Here’s a conundrum that will be familiar to most Mac users out there. You purchase a song from iTunes on your Mac. You copy it to your iPod and listen to it happily ever after. But what if you want to transfer the music to a Windows-based machine or a standard MP3 player? (I know the hoity-toity Mac users are wondering why you’d ever use anything other than an Apple product, but here in the real world it is necessary from time to time.) Here you are with your music that you legally purchased and now you’re unable to use
Software and Society
by Ronald A. Rowe January 26th, 2011 | Apple, Apps, Software
What can we learn about society from the top software downloads from the App Store? A lot, I think. For example, three of the six top grossing apps this week have one thing in common: Zombies.
Maybe it’s the influence of AMC’s hit drama The Walking Dead. (More on that cultural phenomenon here.) Maybe the sudden interest in zombies is a rebellion against the sorry state of vampires in a post-Twilight world. Maybe they’re just good applications. But Call of Duty: Zombies, Zombie Farm, and Plants Vs. Zombies are among the top grossing of all the thousands
Maybe it’s the influence of AMC’s hit drama The Walking Dead. (More on that cultural phenomenon here.) Maybe the sudden interest in zombies is a rebellion against the sorry state of vampires in a post-Twilight world. Maybe they’re just good applications. But Call of Duty: Zombies, Zombie Farm, and Plants Vs. Zombies are among the top grossing of all the thousands
