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Royce Hamano

Shazam Encore
Got it free from the Amazon App Store. Useful for identifying the song title and artists of music you hear anywhere.
· $4.99 from Amazon
marisol_reyes This is one of the apps i knew i was gonna get when i finally got a phone with a data plan (didnt have one until recently) and i am a happy camper....im so glad i dont have to try to remember the lyrics of a song and google them when i get home because i would forget a lot of them... DEFINITELY A GREAT APP
beverlynoelle Do you remember how many tags you get for free a month? Oh, wait, you have the paid version. JEALOUS!
marisol_reyes @beverlynoelle It must get a lot because i have the free version and have never reached the limit. But i'd say if you're reaching the limit thats its worth just getting the paid vesion.
DIRECTV App
Easy way to view listings and set recordings from your iPad. Haven't used the remote feature yet.
· app from iTunes
Rovi Mobile Music App
Neat way to browse all the music data from AllRovi.com. Full disclosure: I work here.
Google Books App
Not a lot of selection, but it's available if there's anything I want to read from it on my iPad.
Inception
Downloaded the digital copy with the Blu-ray. Intriguing movie.
gkruis Did he make it back, or was it a dreamworld?
Netflix App
Nice to be able to watch movies streamed from Netflix on the iPad.
lesayoh not if you have comcast
Adobe® Ideas 1.0 for iPad App
Nice, free drawing app for the iPad.
· app from iTunes
awesome (3) · funny · informative (2) · omgwtf
fnoo What sort of options does it have?
roycemh It allows you to do the basics, like select color and pen size, change opacity, erase, rotate, and add a photo layer.
Reeder for iPad App
I use my iPad primarily for reading, and this is my main RSS reader.
· app from iTunes
gkruis And how do you like your Ipad? Why'd you choose it over a kindle or other reader?
fnoo @roycemh Any reason you've settled on this reader in particular?
roycemh I like the iPad alot. I've tried to use the Kindle and Nook in the stores, but it was a little confusing. The nice thing about the iPad is that it's in color, and you can do things other than read books on it.

@fnoo I just liked that it followed a similar UI to the Mail app, which made it easy to flip through posts. Also, at $4.99 it was relatively cheap.
gkruis From what I understand the whole point of Kindle and Nook as readers is that they use e-ink technology, which helps save the eyes and battery life. I totally know what you mean about wanting something like that to do other things, but one of the best things about a book as that you just sit and read it, without distraction.
roycemh True. I tend to use the iPad in that way, but it's nice to have it be able to do other things. I've heard that the battery life on the Kindle is much, much longer because of that technology. However, the iPad battery does seem to last pretty long as well (though not nearly as long) and is good enough for what I do with it.
gkruis I see. Sounds good to me.
· $39.39 from Amazon
riddlefish It's ridiculous how many ink cartridges I go through. Can you usually find a good deal on amazon? Also, any tips on how to conserve ink? (I'm desperate.)
Scanner Pro App
Another very useful app that keeps my documents synced across any computer with it installed.
roycemh Strange - I think this used to be the Dropbox app.
Flipboard App
Very cool looking news reader which includes "news" from your network via Facebook and Twitter.
Scanner Pro App
I really like Evernote. Helps me keep my notes and can be accessed across any of my machines.
Hulu Plus App
Limited selection of free shows.
beverlynoelle I still haven't checked out Hulu Plus. Don't you have to subscribe?
roycemh The free content is limited, so this is only useful if for whatever reason you want to watch the free content. To access the majority of the content, it appears you pay $9.99/month.
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Pointer Remote for PowerPoint and Keynote App
Good for viewing PowerPoint presentations on the iPad.
$40 Groupon to The Buggy Whip Restaurant
Looking forward to trying this place.
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard
Rechargeable wireless mouse is nice. Very smooth keyboard makes it easy to type.
· $119.99 from Amazon
D-Link DUB-H7 High Speed USB 2.0 7-Port Hub
Limited USB ports on my machine, so I needed a few extra. Just plugged this in and everything has worked so far.
· $24.44 from Amazon
Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
My new favorite song, and always great to support a fellow islander.
· $1.29 song from iTunes
impulsebuyer interesting. what island?
roycemh Oahu.
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