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Chrisa | Aug 11, 2009 Utilities
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(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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I don’t text message a lot. While I type 96 words a minute, I still fumble when I only have 140 characters at my disposal. My kids text me all friggin’ day long, but I can’t seem to get my idea across in that small amount of space. I started Twittering though (follow me), to see if I can get the hang of it, and now I hear that teens don’t twitter. I guess I’ll never be able to speak to my teenagers again. I’m all broken up about it…
ImageTouch
Splash Jackson | Dec 16, 2008 Photo & Video
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(7 votes, average: 4.29 out of 5)
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Intellicore has done a fine job at creating a collage program that allows you to be creative with the photos stored on your iPhone or iPod Touch. ImageTouch is a simple, effective, and easy-to-use collaging tool with a built-in tutorial that will have you creating in no time.
When you open ImageTouch, you are greeted with a clean menu interface that gives you the option to see your last collage, start a new collage, view a list of all your collages, or view the video tutorial. Start with the tutorial: Overall, the program is simple to use, but there are some multi-touch actions that differ from what you may be used to (ie. shaking the iPhone removes the menu instead of just waiting for it to disappear like in Apple’s Photo app). Once you become an ImageTouch veteran, it’s time to begin.
As of review time, I got to work with the most recent version of ImageTouch and the previous version. One of the best improvements in the new version is the background color selection option when you start your collage. This seemed to be an issue for some in the original version, but now with its pop-up color menu, choosing a background color is as easy as pie. It would be nice to see more choices such as graphics or even the option to choose an image from your own photo library to use as a background.
When you have your color set, it’s time to lay down some photos. It’s as simple as clicking the “+” icon and flipping through your photo library to choose a picture. From there, you can resize, rotate, and choose a photo border style. Sadly, you cannot change your photo’s color style (ie. sepia, black and white, etc.), though it would be an addition that would be greatly appreciated.
After you have your photos in place, you can then spice up your collage with decorations. This is probably one of the key features to the collage art form. The decorations that exist are well-designed and superior quality; however, the selection of decorations is lacking. As of testing time, you have decorations for “Winter and Summer Hollidays” and “Feelings.” While these are valid and useful categories, I can’t keep pasting palm trees on graduation collages. Simply put: We need more decorations! This to me should be the priority update and would make this app a more commonly used tool and not just a one-time novelty. A close second much needed addition to ImageTouch would be the ability to add text (either by decorations or an actual text tool). Adding words to a collage is such an integral part of the collaging process and should be standard in any collage application.
One of the strongest features of ImageTouch is the export option of your collages. Whether you email your collage as a postcard (with the built-in email client) or export it into your photo library, your end product is a crisp and high 640×960 resolution (roughly 8×13 inches) image of your collage. Some users have complained of blurry images in their photo library after exporting. This is due to the high-end nature of the photo resolution. If you want a photo that displays nicely on your iPhone, shake the iPhone to hide the menu and take a screen snapshot of your collage (by pressing the Home button and Sleep/Lock button at the same time).
To put the finishing touches on your collage, you are given the options to title your masterpiece, add tags, create a location for your collage (either via text input or Google), and enter dates to mark the time of when your collage took place.
All in all, ImageTouch is an excellent collaging program with many useful features. I like being able to combine holiday photos of my kids and email them in one shot to family members that live far away. With its intuitive tools and superior quality, ImageTouch will help you become a collage master in no time!
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- No, please don't squish the poor child's head
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- Color selection is WAY easier!
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- Clean and efficient interface, that's what I like!
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- Don't look now, but that walrus wants his bukkit back
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- If you run for the border, hide in the shadows, it's basic knowledge unless you want to get deleted
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- BRAND NEW Holiday Decorations!
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- My goggles deflect monster flakes
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- Each collage allows you to tag, categorize, and stamp location with Google
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- Yes, that is a cake on the beach - No, I do not have sand in my pants
Quicksend (v1.01)
Michael (Admin) | Jul 30, 2008 Productivity
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When I first downloaded Quicksend a couple weeks ago it was free. The basic idea of this app is that it allows you to send off quick and common messages with one hand and minimal effort by choosing recipient and message from a pair of things I’ll call spinning reels. One reel has email addresses and the reel below it has pre-written messages. Choose one of each, tap on “Email it!” and then once your iPhone’s email pops up you tap on “send”. Naturally, Quicksend inserts its name into both the email subject and body.
These are the canned messages provided with my v1.01 download:
I’m running late
On my way
Be there soon
Working late tonight
Lunch today?
Lunch tomorrow?
Stuck in traffic
Be there in 20 minutes
What’s for dinner?
I love you
It’s a good idea in theory, but there’s one major problem: the canned messages they provide can only be sent via email. Another problem, albeit a lesser one depending on the size of your contact list, is that finding the right person to email could be an all-day adventure since the email addresses seem to appear on the email reel in a pretty random order.
Apparently the latest update allows you to create your own custom messages, but I haven’t downloaded the update because I’m not willing to pay 99 cents for this thing. I got it for free and still don’t use it. If it were based on SMS text messaging instead of email, and if the email reel could be customized to show only certain people, then I’d be all over it.
Absolute Apps, the developer, says that a new update with “major enhancements” is on the way. Will it shift the app from email to SMS? I hope so. When I’m running late or stuck in traffic, the people who want to know are more likely to be standing on a sidewalk than sitting in front of a computer.
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- Spin the reels to send an email they may not see until tomorrow
