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Delan is a tech geek at heart and lives and sleeps with his iPhone. Into computers since Atari days, always fascinated with the productivity and usefulness of software. Currently works in the IT industry and deals with large scale IT projects. Drop me a line via email or find me on Twitter @meshwerk

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Dictate this!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

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Ok, ok I know I don’t have to convince you that the iPhone is the best gadget EVER! But this app certainly helps to make it even more productive if that’s even possible. Dictation apps have been around for years, and most people picture someone wearing a big headset and talking into it. Not with this [...]

Can I scan your business card?

Monday, December 21, 2009

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Lets face it, as much as vcards and iPhone contact swap apps are really cool, we still haven’t eliminated the basic business card. The hard part with business cards is having the info on hand when you need it. This is where the WorldCard Mobile app comes in. A Business card reader/scanner app that is [...]

It’s Showtime!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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Busy much? Then you’re like me and you love a couple tv shows yet have a hard time being able to watch them or keep track of them. Whether you watch tv, record it on your PVR, Hulu, or download – this little iPhone-optimized Web application is very handy – Showtime App. This was developed [...]

Beats taking the bus

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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For those who don’t have a car or choose a lifestyle without one, there is the odd time when you really really need a car. Whether it be taking that important someone around the town or running errands one day, there is a car rental service called Zipcar in many US cities, Vancouver, Toronto and [...]

Need a Drinking Buddy?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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DrinkTracker is the perfect drinking companion when you’re out on the town. Another useful app to save your butt when your having fun and can’t keep BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) stats and drink counts straight. DrinkTracker has the concept of a drinking session and allows you to add drinks immediately or in the past with a [...]

Navigate your Mind, and keep it.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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Do you have lots of ideas? Need a simple and graphical way to organize them? Well then Mind Mapping is for you. A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, [...]

Table’s on us

Monday, September 14, 2009

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The OpenTable iPhone app is the perfect idea for the iPhone. You’re stuck in traffic and can’t get to a phone book to find a restaurant or your girlfriend asked you to reserve dinner at Chez Bernies and you forgot. No you can sneak away and turn it on and get the closest restaurants to [...]

Lazy Cash Flow

Monday, September 14, 2009

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Too busy to download and upload all your banking transactions? No time to login into your online bank, but want to check your balances? Then try the free Quicken Online Mobile iPhone app. Before I get into the details, here are some reasons to get this app: Auto-refresh transactions/balances for checking & savings accounts and credit cards See [...]

Finally! Flickr (Reviewed)

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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Finally! Flickr has released their native iphone app. Took long enough, but it’s here and it’s good. Not only do the team at Yahoo know how to make good iPhone apps, they make them look good too. Pretty much all the functionality you would expect on the Flickr website is in the iPhone app. The [...]

Groceries in your palm

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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Groceries (version 2.0.4) makes grocery shopping high-tech and easy, so you never have to forget the sugar. Out of the box Groceries has a predefined list of groceries with brand names organized by aisle names. Once you make a list, you can take it with you or email it to someone else to take care of the [...]