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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Rage, Rage HD for iPhone and iPad updated with Game Center, gyroscope, 2nd display, more!
John Carmack and id Software’s Rage and Rage HD for iPhone and iPad have been updated to version 1.11 and now boast Game Center integration, gyroscope support, and the ability to play via video-out cables on your TV using your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad as a controller. Full list below:
- Game Center Leaderboards – Compare your daily, weekly and all-time scores with friends as well as global leaders.
- Game Center Achievements – More than 50 achievements to unlock. Career, map and difficulty specific challenges!
- Gyroscope Support (iPhone 4 & iPod touch 4) – Hold and move your iPhone in front of you like a virtual window with full gyroscopic aiming control.
- Museum Mode – Explore the levels at your own pace, eerily void of any mutants. Take-in a taste of the spectacular RAGE universe, powered by id Tech megatexturing technology
- 2nd Display Support – Play on a TV or Monitor using your iDevice as a controller. Output 480p over the official Apple Component cable & 720p over the official Apple VGA cable.
- Mirror Mode – mirrored levels flips the world for a new shooting experience.
- Language Localization – now in French, Italian, German & Spanish.
As before, Rage (standard) is better for iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3, and older devices. Rage HD shines on iPhone 4 Retina Display and iPad. Have you tried out the video-out mode yet? If so, let me know what you think of the controls, same as a console or is multitouch no replacement for an Xbox or PS3 controller?
[Rage - $0.99 - iTunes link]
[Rage HD - $1.99 - iTunes link]
How to invite someone to a Calendar event
Ever wonder how to invite someone else to an iPhone or iPad Calendar event? Whether you’re setting up a meeting for work or a gathering for family or friends, if you have a MobileMe or Exchange account (including Gmail set up as Exchange), you can send an invitation that pretty much anyone can accept. We’ll show you how after the break!
Here’s how to invite someone to a meeting or event via MobileMe or Exchange:
- Tap the Calendar app
- Tap the + button at the top right
- Enter a title and the other information you’d typically add for a meeting or event
- Scroll down and tap Invitees (if you don’t see Invitees, make sure you’re setting the meeting up for a MobileMe or Exchange Calendar)
- Either start typing an email address (it will autocomplete for you) or tap the + button to the right to open you Contacts list
- When you’ve added all the invitees, tap Done
- Tap Done on the Add Event page to finish
That’s it! Now your Invitees will be alerted to your event, even if they’re not MobileMe or Exchange users themselves.
A common misconception is that invites can only be accepted by MobileMe or Exchange users — anyone can accept events to their Calendar and even get email update if the creator of the event changes the time or cancels the event. This is a neat feature for those who need to keep a group of people automatically updated.
Namco, Gameloft games join holiday App Store price war, Discounted apps
Namco and Gameloft have both entered the holiday iPhone and iPad game price war with a bunch of titles now on sale before the big iTunes Connect freeze of ‘10.
Gameloft’s sale starts now and runs for 3 days. Namco’s sale starts tomorrow and runs through January 3. Complete list of sale titles after the break. What are you picking up?
Namco game sale (Dec. 21 – Jan 3)
- House of Glass – in-app purchase lowered to $2.99
- BIT.TRIP BEAT Blitz – in-app purchase levels lowered to $0.99
- BIT.TRIP BEAT – $0.99
- BIT.TRIP BEAT HD – $0.99
- Isaac Newton’s Gravity – $0.99
- Mishap – $1.99
- Mishap for iPad – $1.99
- More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawahsima – $1.99
- More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawahsima HD – $1.99
- Mr. Driller – $0.99
- Ms. PAC-MAN – $1.99
- PAC-MAN – $1.99
- PAC-MAN for iPad – $1.99
- PAC-Match Party – $0.99
- PAC-Match Party HD – $0.99
- Pole Position: Remix – $0.99
- Pool Pro Online 3 – $0.99
- Pool Pro Online 3 for iPad – $0.99
- Star Trigon – $0.99
- Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World – $0.99
Gameloft game sale (Dec. 20 – Dec. 22)
- Iron Man 2 – $0.99
- Hero of Sparta II – $0.99
- UNO – $0.99
- The Settlers – $0.99
- NFL 2011 – $0.99
- Let’s Golf 2 – $0.99
- Shrek Kart – $0.99
- Real Football 2011 – $0.99
- Assassin’s Creed: Altair’s Chronicles – $0.99
- James Cameron’s Avatar – $0.99
- The Oregon Trail – $0.99
- Splinter Cell Conviction – $0.99
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within – $0.99
- Driver – $0.99
- Splinter Cell: Conviction for iPad – $0.99
- Let’s Golf 2 for iPad – $0.99
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within for iPad – $0.99
- NFL 2011 for iPad – $0.99
- Blokus for iPad – $0.99
- James Cameron’s Avatar for iPad – $0.99
- Zombie Infection for iPad – $0.99
How to use SBSettings for iPhone [Jailbreak]
For a quick tutorial on how to use SBSettings, watch the video above. SBSettings is a free utility for Jailbroken iPhones and iPod touchs that allows you to quickly toggle things like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, brightness, and airplane mode. It’ll also allow you to hide icons you don’t want or use. (This is especially useful for hiding Apple apps like Stocks and Weather that you can’t uninstall.)
You’ll can also more closely keep tabs on your memory and running processes. This was extremely useful before multitasking. It’s still useful today for freeing up memory and seeing what may be eating through battery or slowing your phone down.
There are also several plug-ins and themes you can download for SBSettings as well.
For more, check out our Jailbreak Starters Guide. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below or for extra help in getting SBSettings up and running check out ourJailbreak Apps Forum. If you already use SBSettings, let us know your ninja tips!
SharePoint 2010 on Mac + iPhone or iPod + iPad
Hope you enjoyed the beautiful Easter weekend - I did! And so did these folks=) Last week, Joel Oleson had a great post about organizations upgrading to SharePoint 2010 for Mac Users. It reminded me of Michael Gannotti's video blog post Mac Integration with SharePoint.
Since I've been an active member of the "SharePoint + Macbook Pro Happy Together Club" (you know who you are fellow brethren) in the last 3 years, I'd like to carry on the SharePoint-on-a-Mac conversation and show you what you can do with SharePoint 2010 on a Mac, iPhone or iPod and iPad.
SharePoint 2010 on a Mac
We can't deny the fact that there is a steady growth of Mac (desktop or laptops) adoption in the last few years. For example, an interesting Morgan Stanley study back in 2008 found that 40% college students plan to buy Mac.
Along the same lines, there has been a tremendous growth and adoption of SharePoint as well. In fact, during Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2008, Bill Gates touted SharePoint adoption in the education sector is equipping the next generation workforce:
Twynham School is a a great testament of how SharePoint is being leveraged in education as a learning gateway (here's a great FREE ebook of how they did it).
This sounds all good but the problem is, SharePoint 2007 and prior versions is quite limiting on a Mac. A lot of out of the box features relies on ActiveX components found in Internet Explorer which obviously is not compatible with other browsers such as Safari, Firefox or Chrome. Because of this, Mac users find it limiting and frustrating. In addition, there isn't a seamless SharePoint - Office integration experience with a Mac; the closest thing to this is by installing Document Connection Center (DCC).
With SharePoint 2010, the Mac rules have been rewritten! Almost all of the things you can do with SharePoint 2010 using Internet Explorer can be done with other browsers thanks to JavaScript and AJAX. Check out the screencast on how you can maximize SharePoint 2010 on a Mac:
I'm looking forward to what's coming up on the horizon from the Mactopiafolks at Microsoft.
SharePoint 2010 on an iPhone or iPod
With the iPhone or iPod (Touch), SharePoint 2010 can be leveraged from the Safari browser. Once connected, SharePoint automatically displays the site in a mobile optimized format.
In SharePoint 2010, the mobile site capability has been greatly upgraded. You have better control over which SharePoint site list or library you want to
make available on SharePoint mobile. Second, customizing the look and feel of SharePoint mobile is easier compared to the prior version.
From a user perspective, being able to access a SharePoint 2010 site from an iPhone or iPod allows the capability to look up information or documents while mobile. In addition, simple updates to lists can be achieved as well. Check out this screencast on how you can maximize SharePoint 2010 on an iPhone or iPod:
As I demonstrated in the video, you can also use iPhone Apps with SharePoint. I use RDP lite to remotely connect and manage the SharePoint server. And there's also iShare, but I'm not sure if it's compatible with SharePoint 2010 yet.
SharePoint 2010 on an iPad
Just to make sure I've got most of the Apple products covered (I am working on using SharePoint 2010 on the Apple TV), I've played around with SharePoint 2010 on an iPad and biy, it's slick and sweet. Now if you're questioning who would want to do this, did you here about PA University students to get iPads?
Apart from the education sector, I can see it being used in hospitals (doctors/nurses use an iPad with SharePoint 2010 instead of paper-based patient medical charts) or the construction industry (inspectors working with compliance checklists as they do a walkthrough). Check out this screencast on how you can maximize SharePoint 2010 on an iPad:
I got excited today after I saw that there's a SharePoint app for the iPad that supports SharePoint 2010 called SharePlus. I'll let you know what I think of it once I get the chance to test it.
So what do you think? If you ask me, the future looks awesome for SharePoint 2010 whether you're a Mac or a PC.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Hook Worlds
Hook Worlds is the final game in Rocketcat Games’ hook-swinging game trilogy, following Hook Champ and Super QuickHook. This game features 4 endless modes for you to play. There’s “Curse of the Watcher,” which is all about surviving as long as you can while outrunning a cursed creature like the ones from Hook Champ. The mode initially available to early adopters, “Hook Champ 1000″ plays similarly, but features graphics straight out of the early 80′s..and crazy difficulty to match. “Bounty Gunner” is all about coin collection, giving you a gun to shoot enemies that drop health and coins for you. Finally, there’s “Cybergnome 202X,” which is about outrunning the enemy chasing after you, but your special ability in this mode is the ability to switch gravity; hope you get used to running on the ceiling and grappling on the floor.
The game modes present a great variety in the gameplay. Most endless games focus on one set of mechanics – this game mixes them up in each mode, providing gametypes that all feel familiar, yet play differently. “Curse of the Watcher” and “Hook Champ 1000″ focus on pure swinging and survival, while “Bounty Gunner” brings an offensive twist to the series that plays unlike anything the previous Hook games. As well, “Cybergnome 202X” thankfully proves that gravity switching can work in an endless game, it’s just how it’s implemented. This mode can be a real mindscrew the first few times you play it – but as you get used to running on the ceilings and latching to the floor to swing, it becomes incredibly fun. One level design element that helps out especially in “Cybergnome 202X,” but is present in all the modes, are the up and down arrows in the level backgrounds, as they show you which direction you should be heading in.
While the controls for the game are still great, there is a lot more automation in the game – you are constantly running forward, which is a necessary feature for an endless game, although it feels weird at first. As well, the hook controls are now a simple one button press to automatically hook in the optimal direction. The problem is that jumping over small obstacles is also controlled by this button, and it can cause issues where you think you’re making a small jump and you wind up throwing a rope at an odd angle at a latch point you had no clue about. Also, this is the 3rd Hook game in about a year, and not too long after Super QuickHook had been updated with the Avalanche mode. This just doesn’t feel as fresh as Super QuickHook did.But still, while this is Rocketcat Games’ 3rd Hook game, each title stands on its own and is distinctive in its own ways. And the gameplay is still has maniacally addictive as ever, and comes at an unbeatable $0.99 price. If you’ve been looking to get into the series but haven’t tried it yet, or loved Super QuickHook’s endless modes, this is a perfect pickup.
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