AudioBoo is a cute program - I like that I can search things that other people have uploaded for soundbytes. I'm sure there's a way to make my things private, though I didn't check into that, I simply made a test byte.
After hitting the record button, I like how the dots turn colors to indicate decibels of noise - that entertained me while I was making raspberry noises. The quality of the sound when I played it back is actually quite good, so it's an app I would use again to record small bits of sound from my kids.
It's a very simple app - no frills. Something I also appreciate. I hate it when apps are so complicated you can't figure them out right away.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
23 Mobile Things: Thing 15
Infographics Hub was the one that I chose and I wasn't all that impressed. They had some nice graphics, but the ones that I chose to look at had some information that was wrong. How do I know? Because I'm a huge Game of Thrones fan and they had two of the ruling Houses mixed up on their graphic, which was pretty blatant - also two houses you SHOULDN'T mix up, honestly, with one being a dragon and the other a stag. But enough about my nerdiness.
I guess I was disappointed that you couldn't make your own graphics with this one. I could look up graphics by category, which was nice, but I couldn't tweak them or edit them, which made some of them unusable for anything I might need an infographic for. These were cute, but really only useful to send to someone else or post online as a silly thing for friends to comment on.
I'm sure there are some with great information, I just didn't find them. There may be a few hidden gems in here for people to seriously use, but you'd have to wade through a lot to find them.
I guess I was disappointed that you couldn't make your own graphics with this one. I could look up graphics by category, which was nice, but I couldn't tweak them or edit them, which made some of them unusable for anything I might need an infographic for. These were cute, but really only useful to send to someone else or post online as a silly thing for friends to comment on.
I'm sure there are some with great information, I just didn't find them. There may be a few hidden gems in here for people to seriously use, but you'd have to wade through a lot to find them.
23 Mobile Things: Thing 14
I am trying out Magisto because I was actually unable to get Vine, Viddy, or Socialcam through the app store. Not sure why, but NONE of them would come up for me and after about an hour of headaches, I gave up and moved on. I would rather have tried Vine, since I have heard so much about it, but I wasn't really given a choice on this one.
I do not really like the app - it insists on push notifications while it works on your movie. I do not like push notifications, so I had to wander back several times to see if my movie was done. It seemed like it was far more work that six pictures should warrant, so I'm not impressed. Still waiting for the final product twenty minutes later.
Thirty minutes have passed. And forty and still waiting. I am so not blown away by this app and am completely convinced that Vine would have been a better experience.
45 minutes later and the images that came out were acceptable, but not something I would do again. It was neat that they could use my own music for the soundtrack, so I had sledding pictures with "Baby, It's Cold Outside" which was cute, but not worth the wait. Thumbs down from me: I deleted the app.
I do not really like the app - it insists on push notifications while it works on your movie. I do not like push notifications, so I had to wander back several times to see if my movie was done. It seemed like it was far more work that six pictures should warrant, so I'm not impressed. Still waiting for the final product twenty minutes later.
Thirty minutes have passed. And forty and still waiting. I am so not blown away by this app and am completely convinced that Vine would have been a better experience.
45 minutes later and the images that came out were acceptable, but not something I would do again. It was neat that they could use my own music for the soundtrack, so I had sledding pictures with "Baby, It's Cold Outside" which was cute, but not worth the wait. Thumbs down from me: I deleted the app.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
23 Mobile Things: Thing 13
Haiku Deck is pretty fun! At first, I just did the introductory slide show that gets you acquainted with the tools of the app, but then I branched out on my own.
You can change fonts (sort of) and alignment, which is great. You can upload your own pictures from your Ipad or search a rather large selection that's inside the app (I found about 20 pictures of hedgehogs, so you know they've got some weird stuff in there). They have related tag options when searching for pictures that get you more of what you might be looking for and I think that's a nice feature.
You can add as many slides as you want and share it online if you want, or save it to your account. You can go back and edit, which is great. There are all sorts of themes you can use to make your presentation unique.
While it's not as fantastic as powerpoint, it's a good tool that I will keep on my device.
You can change fonts (sort of) and alignment, which is great. You can upload your own pictures from your Ipad or search a rather large selection that's inside the app (I found about 20 pictures of hedgehogs, so you know they've got some weird stuff in there). They have related tag options when searching for pictures that get you more of what you might be looking for and I think that's a nice feature.
You can add as many slides as you want and share it online if you want, or save it to your account. You can go back and edit, which is great. There are all sorts of themes you can use to make your presentation unique.
While it's not as fantastic as powerpoint, it's a good tool that I will keep on my device.
23 Mobile Things: Thing 12
Books, books and more books!
I used the app FreeBooks by Classicly and was quite impressed with it. I like the layout, which allows for browsing by subject across the top and titles along the right, with a description of the subject on the left. The colors and bright and inviting and the titles available aren't too bad - classics mostly, but there's a good selection of Lovecraft, which I find interesting, and the original Grimm Fairy Tales in the horror section.
It's an app that I will keep, though I must admit to using Kindle most often for books. I love how Kindle works on the Ipad, much better than the Nook app.
I used the app FreeBooks by Classicly and was quite impressed with it. I like the layout, which allows for browsing by subject across the top and titles along the right, with a description of the subject on the left. The colors and bright and inviting and the titles available aren't too bad - classics mostly, but there's a good selection of Lovecraft, which I find interesting, and the original Grimm Fairy Tales in the horror section.
It's an app that I will keep, though I must admit to using Kindle most often for books. I love how Kindle works on the Ipad, much better than the Nook app.
Friday, February 21, 2014
23 Mobile Things: Thing 11
I must admit, I am not the best ELM user. I have taken the training class a few times, but since no one ever asks for help with ELM, I rarely get a chance to practice.
That being said, I think the interface is great and I will be recommending it more and more as we slowly move away from having as many print periodicals as we currently have. Not only is the site easy to search, but it provide information that might be difficult to find if you were just searching paper copies. I really like that there are newspaper archives, especially the Argus Leader, which is technically more local for us than the Star Tribune would be.
In addition to ELM, Plum Creek has access to Overdrive for our Ebooks and I am familiar enough with that site to assist patrons in getting the books they are looking for. It's a good site, though I think it could be a little more user friendly and clear - the instructions can get a bit pedantic.
We are going to have Zinio within the year and I am looking forward to playing with it - being able to have patrons check out magazines to their home computers will be a blessing for many of them, especially since they don't really have to return them and will be able to peruse back issues at home or from a mobile device. How cool is that??!!
That being said, I think the interface is great and I will be recommending it more and more as we slowly move away from having as many print periodicals as we currently have. Not only is the site easy to search, but it provide information that might be difficult to find if you were just searching paper copies. I really like that there are newspaper archives, especially the Argus Leader, which is technically more local for us than the Star Tribune would be.
In addition to ELM, Plum Creek has access to Overdrive for our Ebooks and I am familiar enough with that site to assist patrons in getting the books they are looking for. It's a good site, though I think it could be a little more user friendly and clear - the instructions can get a bit pedantic.
We are going to have Zinio within the year and I am looking forward to playing with it - being able to have patrons check out magazines to their home computers will be a blessing for many of them, especially since they don't really have to return them and will be able to peruse back issues at home or from a mobile device. How cool is that??!!
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
23 Mobile Things: Thing 10
I'm trying out Instagram and I must have tried it before, since an account for me already existed. That doesn't bode well, honestly. If I've made an account but didn't like it enough to stick with it, I may delete it in a few weeks without ever having really used it. BUT - my little niece has an instagram account, so that might be enough to keep me active.
I took a picture of my desk as my first post, set up more followers, and changed all my push notifications so I don't get one every three seconds. I hate the push notifications. In fact, I wish NOTHING had push notifications. If I want to know if someone has sent me a message, I'll check when I have time, not when you ping me, you silly thing.
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, but it does take time to get it all under your belt. I'd almost be willing to say that it takes MORE time to learn everything and I bet that's why people get discouraged. If you don't have the time to use it over and over again, it won't become second nature and it will just get in the way.
But I digress. Instagram seems to be entertaining. I will post a few more pictures and see how it goes!
I took a picture of my desk as my first post, set up more followers, and changed all my push notifications so I don't get one every three seconds. I hate the push notifications. In fact, I wish NOTHING had push notifications. If I want to know if someone has sent me a message, I'll check when I have time, not when you ping me, you silly thing.
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, but it does take time to get it all under your belt. I'd almost be willing to say that it takes MORE time to learn everything and I bet that's why people get discouraged. If you don't have the time to use it over and over again, it won't become second nature and it will just get in the way.
But I digress. Instagram seems to be entertaining. I will post a few more pictures and see how it goes!
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