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Posts Tagged ‘Apps’

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Life with iLife on the iPad

In General, Mac, Technology on June 9, 2012 at 12:25 pm

As mentioned in my previous post, some months back, I recently began using some of Apple’s app version of their iLife software suite. I was writing software guides based on GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto, on both the iPhone and iPad.

iPad

New iPad arrives

While I’m not an iPhone user, I own an iPod touch, which is roughly equivalent and certainly filled my needs. The publisher was kind enough to furnish me with a loaner iPad 3, with 64 GB of storage — top of the line. Here’s the view as I excitedly began the unboxing.

I can certainly say that my time with the iPad has made me quite an adherent. I don’t know if I’ll actually purchase one. Most of what I do is writing and the iPad is, honestly, kind of terrible for that. I’d much rather have a generously-sized, tactile keyboard. But some of the media creation and editing tasks it can do are nothing short of awesome.

Now that I’ve had a chance to work with some of these apps, I have a few tips and tricks to share. So I plan to post a few to this blog in the hopes that they can help others, as they become familiar with these apps, on both the iPad and iPhone. Until then, if you’ve already got the apps, have fun!

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GarageBand for iPad, and other apps

In Hardware, Music, Publishing, Technology, Uncategorized on March 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm

My newest gig is writing some beginner-level user guides for Apple’s recently updated GarageBand for iPad app. One of the nice things about this is the client wanted guides for all of Apple’s new iLife apps — GarageBand, iPhoto and iMovie — and wants one version of each for iPhone, and for iPad. Since I haven’t committed to getting an iPad yet, so they’re sending me a loaner for the project. I already have an iPod touch, so that can stand in nicely for the iPhone.

GarageBand icon

GarageBand for iPhone and iPad is quietly revolutionary

I’m already a GarageBand for iPhone user, on my touch, so I decided to start with that one. The more time I spend with that app, the more I become convinced it is truly one of the fines pieces of music software I’ve ever encountered. As both a musician and a programmer, I’m a little picky on this topic.

Don’t have time to go into a lot of detail about the app right now, but I am thinking it’s a topic some readers might enjoy. After I finish the main project, I should probably have some fresh material I can turn into a blog post. So, if you’re a current user of the app, or you’re just curious, keep an eye out for some detailed information in the near future.

Also on deck, some web development adventures with Joomla. That’s a project that has been a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to sharing!