Fractals

I recently purchased Fractals by PomApps. com

This app allows you to change formulas using sliders. It would be nice if you could edit the formula manually
See pic below:





The speed at which the Mandelbrot or Julia sets are drawn are excellent regardless of resolution chosen.

It is obvious from the pic above that you
can save your work. You can save it
the Album or photos.

Colour choosing is easy too.
I give this app an 9/10 .


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DropBox Review

This  little app  runs on your iPhone and  PC.   It allows you to transfer files to and cabfrom your PC.   This app is incredibly handy for   displaying   graphic  files.  You can drop your files into folders or the main  view.   You can also create your own folders.  The plus  tab you see in the pic is for   folder  creation.
Next I will show you how to share with other people.
Step 1.  Drop your files into the Public  folder. See  pic below:

Step 2. Check your DropBox  app on your Windows Menu bar.  It  should have notified you that a file has uploaded.  Go to the Public  folder and find your file  .  Click on the file with left mouse and this menu will appear:

Step 3.  In the DropBox menu  click on the Copy Public Link option. You will then get your link. The example file is   test.jpg.   Your link will look something like this:
                                  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3447837/test.jpg
Why is DropBox useful ? You can send pics  to people using the DropBox  URL and people will able to see it even when your computer is off.  The DropBox URL works in most fgrums where photo uploading is allowed.
DropBox is free.

iStatistics

I found this  cool statistics  app  for the iPhone.  It is called   iStatistics.  It allows you to create your own  worksheet, do  combinatorics, statistics and probability  and linear  regression. You can see   screen shots at:

http://www.openstackinc.com/iStatistics/iStatisticsScreenshots.html

This app definately makes statistics  fun !   The only thing it is missing is the ability to graph data points in the modeling section. It would be nice to see correlation between your data.

Croc Review

Well I got my first pair of Crocs ;)
This is what they look like:





Call me fashioned challenged, if
you will.
I purchased them for indoor use.
One thing I dislike about the store is  that thier shoe racks have no markings. You have to go digging for your size. How hard would it be to markings like. men/women size x/y per rack?
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Croc Question

How many people out  there like the Croc   foot wear ?  I find some of them  interesting.  The Crocs  Blitzen  makes an interesting  house slipper.  They have  some interesting  sandals that would be good for the beach and pool

Headphone Amp Comparison (XM5 vs Total AirHead)

Everyone is probably wondering what the heck is a XM5 ?  The XM5 is a headphone amp.   Headphones have portable amps.  They  really improve the sound of any good pair of headphones. This is second headphone amp  I purchased.   The first  amp I  owned was the Total AirHead.  by HeadRoom.  It should be noted these gizmos can get very expensive.

The XM5 cost me $300 US  The Total Air Head wad about $175 US.

Here is the review:

Amps: XM5 and the  Total AirHead
Player: 4G Nano iPod
Headphones: Beyerdynamic Dt 770 PR0  80 OHM
First my ipod is on full as was XM5. The XM5 in the experiment is on cross feed too.
So I will compare different music.

Rock Music
Jimi Hendrix: Axis Bold As Love:EXP                                                                  Jefferson Starship: Blow Against the Empire : Hiijack
At full blast XM5  0 distortion, it could be a bit louder
Jazz
Miles Runs the Voodo Down
On XM5 at full blast, some distortion. At 50% bass strong volume acceptable
Ambient
Mystical Sun
2012
On the  XM5 at full blast some distortion is apparent. At 50%, bass and treble are very good as well as the volume is acceptable.

Pure
On XM5 at full blast- little distortion. At 50% strong bass and good treble at an acceptable volume.
Classical
Mars- The Planets - Conductor Simon Rattle
On the XM5 at full blast I found it wanting.Pushing in the 10+ gain made it better .
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AirHead Results
Classical
Mars-The Planets-Conductor  Simon Rattle
On the AirHead, I found the volume wanting at full blast
Ambient
Same CD ''s  for the  XM5  test
I found on the Air Head  volume on full -wanting... It was more like a 6 or 7.
Jazz.
Miles  Run  the Voodo  Down
I found the volume wanting.   Though  the bass is strong.
Rock
Same  CD's as the  XM5 test.
Strange  enough   the results are  similar to the XM5.
Conclusion
I  would say  the XM5  is better amp than the Air Head.

iPhone 4 update

Here is the url   to video footage  I shot of the   iPhone 4  in a Rogers boutique. As you see , the network bars did not drop to zero as I held it in the "death grip"  in different  positions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl5CYXpEFJc

Apple iPhone 4

I went to Rogers to check out the signal attenuation problem.

I expected signal to drop to zero . I performed the test several times including the key test.

To my amazement, there was no attenuation !

Is it possible Apple produced a defective batch ? If so, there should be a recall and if you
got one, you should get a replacement. I shot a video , but it didn't come out,arrrg .
I will post it at another to prove my case.




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iPhone/iPad/Kindle Issues

I own an iPhone.  I am thinking of getting an iPad.  What bugs me about it is that many of the apps exists for the  iPhone also exist for the  iPad.  Having the same app twice bugs me. It means repurchasing it. More money to spend,yuck. The obvious solution is to delete the iPhone version. Though if I  do this I can kiss all my  files associaited with the  the iPhone version goodbye for certain  programs. This is not good and thus the dilemma...

Having  no Flash does not bother me too much.  The price does bother me since I am not rich.  I read on one site  that it was described as an ambient electronic device. The  author described it like a tv or radio. more than like a laptop computer

Putting Amazon.com  Kindle App on it will be a big  plus 'cause  you can see color on it due to the iPad architechture and a colour Kindle  won't be out for a long time.

Dragon-Send E-mail by speaking it

Dragon is a great application. It is free. It is a speech to text software you do not have to use any typing anymore.


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How To Turn Your 3G iPhone into a 3GS

I have found two apps that turn your iPhone 3G into 3GS

The first app is called VoiceThis.
This app allows you to voice activation for your contact book .

The second app is iVideoPhone.
This app allows you to make
videos with your 3G phone!

So if you are thinkin' of upgrading for these purposes, get these apps instead. The total cost is $2.00 !


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How Obama Can Redeem Himself In My Eyes

I hear Obama wants to get tough on bankers.

If Obama can trace how the bailout was used to help the bankers and get detailed documents and if everything checks out then Obama gets two thumbs up from me.
For instance, if he finds the money goes for personal ends,he should file fraud charges against them, or something along those lines.

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Shocking but true interview with Bjarne Stroustrup

I came across this interview on looking for the creation of  C++. Reading it blew my mind. It is absolutely hilarious and true. So without further ado go to:IEEE 1998 interview with Bjarne Stroustrup

Creativity Booster Software

brainstorning tools
These tools can be broken down into several groups:
[1]  idea generation
[2]  Mind Mapping tools
[3] Other Tools
I have tried a bunch of them over the years. I have even purchased one.
The first catagory of  software are the hardest to come by,but are the  most useful. They do more than just diagram ideas.  One such software is :
Axon Idea processor (http://web.singnet.com.sg)
 This is a unique  software package.  This program can  do  brainstorming . It can do simulation of networks, logic circuits, waiting queues and any situation than can be modeled.  Here is an example of a  cargo queue.(see above photo)  In  this photo, queue  is actually running, you can see partial readout in the graph:

 There are all sorts of other tools. There is a sequencer, analyser and tabulator tools .You can see the dire. Axon  also allows you to do all sorts of mapping.  You can see the types of mapping  it can do at  http://web.singnet.com.sg/~axon2000/showcase.htm
One of the more interesting aspects of this software is that is modeless. This means that you do not have to switch into editing  mode if you want to write etc.  You work in the Axon space a a seemless whole.
Axon comes in a free version called Axon Lite and a paying Version.  The Lite version is a limitted version of the paying version
 I will discuss mind mapping tools   There are a plethora of them out there. The ones I will look at are :
[1] SimpleMind
[2]  Personal Brain
[3]   MindJet Manage
Simple Mind  is  a brainstorming tool for the,iphone and PC.   I have SimpleMindX. It is basically  a diagramming tool.  It 's main advantage is if you purchase it for $8  you can transfer you mindmaps to the desktop version.  SimpleMindX is the free version. Here is a mindmap I made with SimpleMindX :

  You can see what SimpleMind for the PC looks like at   http://www.simpleapps.eu/simplemind/desktop
Personal Brain is a Windows program.  It is much slicker than  Simple Mind.  There is a time limitted trial of 30 days.  The version you get is the PRO.  I am playing  around with the trial version.  Creating mind maps in this software is snap.  There are couple of really neat feautures in this software.  The first feature is called Wander. This feature will animate your mindmap and move through all the nodes and the child nodes.  The next feature I like is called a jump  node.  These are nodes don't fit into the main map but nonetheless are important There are many other neat features. The PRO version is $250.  The Core version is $150
MindJet Manager is a windows program. I find the interface confusing to use. I have seen  this interface in a web editor by  Trillian. For a web-editor it is ok, but not for mind-mapping software. It has the usual features of mind mapping software like allowing you to colapse,expand maps. You can connect maps to databases.  One thing I do like is the ease of connecting links to nodes. It also comes with many templates which is nice. I created a screen shot of Mindjet manger with non-descript mindmap mad from the templates:

iThoughts is for iPhone. I don't own it yet,but it looks like the best of the mindmapping tool for the iPhone  You can see screenshots of it at http://www.ithoughts.co.uk/iThoughts/Screenshots.html
The last item I will discuss is the Creative Whack Pack.  It has now come out for the iphone. I used to have the deck and I have read Whack on the Right Side of your head.   Here is what it more or less looks like I love the Whack of the Day option,  You can email it to a friend or post it to twitter, or but it on Facebook. Each card comes it own sound effect.