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HOW TO: Make Animated GIF in iPhone ?

Robin C — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:39:46 +0000

Comparing to all the image formats GIF has got something special because most of us has seen short funny videos in GIF Image format. Google+ is the first social network supported for GIF images. So people started sharing a lot of funny GIF images on their wall. What if you are able to create a moving image from your iPhone ? Sounds cool isn’t it ? Here is an application called Flixel which also came with a unique and simple concept to create funny moving photographs. Flixel is a picture animation iPhone App that is so easy and simple to use.

Flixel gives a new dimension for picture animations. When we think about animation we think it is complex. But Flixel made it simple really simple. It works based on the concept of Cinemagraphs. In this you will capture a short video and convert it as a moving animation picture. Lets see how to give life to your pictures using Flixel.

HOW TO: Use Flixel on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch ?

Flixel is available for iPhone (3GS or later) , iPad (iOS 5.0 or later) and iPod Touch (above 3rd Generation). The same application can be used in all the three devices. The application is available in the app store and you can download it for free. With new iPad’s iSight and iPhone’s 8MP camera you can make gorgeous animated pictures using Flixel. Let’s see the steps to do it.

Step 1: Download Flixel from App store and install in your iPhone (or) iPad (or) iPod Touch.

Step 2: Open the application and tap the camera button to record a short video. It will capture video from 3 to 4 seconds. After doing some stabilizing works it will give you the short video as a single picture with a transparent red mask on the screen.

Step 3: Zoom the picture and rub on the screen to clear the red mask where you need to see the movement. For example, if four of your friends were dancing and if you remove the red mask from one of your friends. So that other three are static only the person whom you have cleared the red mask will be dancing.

Step 4: Either you can forward or backward to control the loop of the animation. Also you can insert a loop delay into your animation for surprise effects.

Step 5: Flixel has got some similar features like Instagram. In Instagram you will share a static image with retro effects. In Flixel you have the same feature to add retro effects to your animated pictures. Also you can share photos, follow people, see their photos, like and comment them as you do on Instagram.

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It will categorize the popular Flixels as weekly and monthly basis. It uses the GPS system to find the Flixels which has shared to your nearby areas. If you need your photographs to be private, either you can change your account completely private or make the selected photographs as private. You have options to send the photos via mail or you can share them to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.

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Now you got the best iPhone picture animation app and start to play with it. Create funny and great animated pictures right away from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Thanks for reading and you may now share this awesome post with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and let them also give this a shot.

Author Bio: This post written by Prakash, Author at DailyTUT.

Best Time Management App for iPhone

Robin C — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:02:15 +0000

The promodoro is a best time management app for iPhone. It works based on Pomodoro technique. There are five basic steps involved in Pomodoro technique which helps to increase productivity and stay focused on your work. The tasks are inbuilt in Promodoro. Either you can choose a task or create one on your own. Each task will last for 25 minutes. At the end of every task you will get a five minutes break. Then by the end of every four Pomodoros you will get a long break.

Pomodoro technique is suggested by most of the professionals to stay focused on your work. The upgraded version 3.0 has fixed many flaws in the previous versions and become more customizable. People who have used this app says this really works. The application is completely customizable so that you can set your own work and break timings. You have to enter into the task mode to set your task and timings for that.

Pomodoro Technique

As I said above you have five simple steps to stay focused on your work. As soon as you get into the application enter into task mode and start assigning the tasks and timings. In task mode you can edit, delete, change timings and do much more for the created task. You can easily prioritize the tasks you assigned. You can set priority based on the task and work according to that. After you assign a task and complete it you can mark it as completed in the task mode. Using this information Promodoro will give you an overall progress.

You have two modes in Promodoro. One is task mode and the other one is start mode. We have the seen options in task mode. Start mode is the welcome screen of the application which provides all the information you need to learn about your progress. You can create a custom pomodoro and set timings to finish the task.

Promodoro completely uses the Technology of iOS 5.1. You can turn on the notifications in settings of your iPhone. It will give you the start and completion of the timings you have assigned. Also it will give you the notifications about your break timings and rings alarm at the end of your break. On the completion of every pomodoro you will get an alarm. You can set your favorite music as alarm tone in the application settings. Use Promodoro, stay focused on your work and increase your productivity.

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Its time to save more time when you are at your work and be more productive using one of the best productivity app for iPhone. Thanks for reading and you may now share this post with your friends and followers across Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

Author Bio: This post written by Prakash, Author at DailyTUT.

Track 8 Reinvents your Music Experience in iPad

Robin C — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:50:37 +0000

Have you bored of the music player which comes with your iPad ? It’s time to try a new one which is completely different from your old music players. It is the application called Track 8 which is recently launched in the app store. This application is available only for iPad. What’s special in this application ? What makes me to use Track 8 instead of the Music app from Apple ? Let us have a look over the features of Track 8 below.

The only thing which makes Track 8 unique is its interface. It is called Windows Metro designed by Microsoft. It is a unique type of interface used in Windows phones and Windows 8. Even it is Microsoft’s design it looks great in Apple’s iPad. The iPad’s touch is a perfect match for Track 8′s metro design.

What’s New in Track 8

You can see the Track 8 home screen in the screenshot below. You have six options at the top of the screen. The first option home which brings back you to the home screen wherever you are. Then second and third one are artists and albums which helps to view your songs as albums and artists who sung them. If you have created a playlist for your songs you can see them in the option “Playlists“.

Then you have settings and search options in the right corner of the screen which helps you to manage and search your Track 8 songs. Also you have the volume slider at the bottom of the screen. In windows phone the slider is too hard to use because of the poor touch sensitivity but in iPad it is so smooth and easy to adjust the volume.

At the right bottom corner of the screen you have three buttons, forward and backward button and Play/Pause button in the middle. Wherever you navigate the volume button, Play/Pause, Backward and Forward buttons will be there at the bottom of the screen. While playing the song it will display the artist’s picture from Last.fm in the background of the music player.

The interface is easily customizable and it has a different type of metro styles which gives an incredible music and visual experience in your iPad. You can change your view according to artists, album and playlists. One more highlight of Track 8 is you can search songs at a lightning speed. The speed of the entire application is incredible. Download Track 8 and enjoy the amazing music experience in your iPad.

Thanks for reading and please do share your views in the comment below and you may share this post with your friends in Facebook, Twitter and Google+ as well.

Author Bio: This post written by Prakash, Author at DailyTUT.

HOW TO: Use Jolicloud on iPhone and iPad ?

Robin C — Sat, 05 May 2012 05:05:24 +0000

Jolicloud is a portable cloud based operating system. Using Jolicloud you can access your applications and data anywhere in the world. You can access data either from your computer or from the cloud storage. The applications which you choose will be automatically stored in the cloud. First it was introduced as a separate operating system for desktop. Later they gave an option to integrate Jolicloud with Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Either you can install Jolicloud on your desktop or you can integrate with your browser.

Jolicloud iOS App

On April 30th Jolicloud was launched in the App Store for iOS devices. It became portable when it was introduced to integrate with browsers. By that time the Jolicloud team has announced that soon it will be available for iPad and Android devices. Now they launched Jolicloud for iPhone and iPad. Soon it will be available in Google Play for android devices. Lets have a look about using Jolicloud in your iPhone and iPad.

How to Use Jolicloud on iPhone and iPad ?

Step #1: Go to the App Store from your iPhone or iPad and search for Jolicloud or Click here to download it. The application is available for free.

Step #2: After installing it in your iPhone or iPad , you have to login using your Facebook account. If you don’t have a Facebook account you can sign up for Jolicloud using your email id.

Step #3: If you login using your Facebook account, Jolicloud will crawl your recent photos from Facebook automatically.
Step #4:Not only the Facebook account you can integrate your Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Picasa and Tumblr accounts with Jolicloud.

Step #5: After integration it will automatically crawl all the images, videos and Audio files from those accounts. You can have a collection of all your stuffs in a single place.

Step #6: Also you can add friends from all the above mentioned sites. So that you can see all the photos and videos shared by your friends in Jolicloud.

Step #7: Not only from iOS devices you can view these stuffs from your browser from www.jolicloud.com/me. All you have to do is use the same Facebook account or mail id to login into this website and access your Jolicloud account from the computer.

Step #8: Also you have a separate folder called collections where you can have your favorite stuffs from all the above mentioned websites. This will help you to access your favorite stuffs from anywhere in the world.

Comparing to other cloud based operating systems, Jolicloud has plenty of unique features. A cloud based operating system for a desktop is a brilliant concept for that Jolicloud is a best choice. Without using your internal memory you can enjoy all the web applications and desktop applications in a single place. We expect soon Jolicloud will introduce the concept of using all the desktop applications on mobile phones too. Give a try with the new Jolicloud in your iPhone and iPad and share your experience with us in the comment box.

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Facebook Messenger for iPad with Video Calling

Robin C — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:44:29 +0000

Facebook to release Messenger App for iPad soon. The leaked facebook messenger for iPad shows the full screen version of iPhone. The social networking giant is continuously working on Apple products to keep their apps updated and give the best features than any other platforms. Facebook Messenger for iPhone is the start that lets you chat with your facebook friends from your iPhone and iPod Touch. Very soon, the iPad version will help us to get the chat and notifications right on our iPad.

This is ofcourse one of the most expected release from Facebook as many iPad users like to chat with friends when they use their Apple Tablet for surfing and reading mails. Facebook messenger for windows downloaded by millions of users when it released under beta. Facebook also working on its messenger app for Mac OS X and we can expect it released officially after Mountain Lion release.

Facebook Messenger Video Calling

Facebook has got 900+ millions of active users and millions of users are updating their status message and pictures from their mobile phone. Facebook chat software is essential to have, as you can stay in touch with your friends all the time. Facebook and Skype brought video calling feature and very soon this service will also be ported to the Facebook Messenger and Facebook App for Android, iPhone and iPad as well. 9to5mac has also released some screenshots along with a confirmation about this news.

It was launched with huge expectation when Skype video calling feature came to facebook. But due to server errors when people tried to use facebook video calling feature, it got ignored by many. People have skype installed separately in their desk and may be the introduction of Facebook Video calling in mobile phone and iPad through this messenger app can make it to give one more try.

Facebook has no info published in its official blog or messenger download area about the iPad version. As the screenshot shows the development build is pretty much good, the beta release can come anytime soon.

Are you ready to Download and use Facebook Messenger on iPad ? You may share your views in the comment below. Thanks for reading and have a great day.

HOW TO: Speed Up Mac OS X Boot Time ?

Robin C — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:22:17 +0000

When the operating system you use boot faster and takes you to the Desktop, then you can start with your work quickly. Fast boot time also shows how clean your computer is, in terms of applications you have installed. Computer maintenance is not a complex task to do, and when you do it at regular intervals, you will see more productivity than struggling to get the system UP and running to do your work. Slow boot time and hang issues are one big reason where people gets frustrated when they sit in front of their computer.

Apple Mac OS X is not an exception and it is must to control what you install on your Mac and how much care you show towards the maintenance.

Fast boot to Mac desktop can be achieved by following 5 effective tips we have shared with you here. Honestly, you wont see an ultimate difference unless you are ready to make some hardware changes, but there will be a difference for sure when you do the software level of change from your previous slow boot time to your desktop.

Tip #1: Disable Startup Programs in Mac

The very first step that you have to concentrate is to disable startup programs running in your Mac OS X. Not all the programs, but when you use this option, you can disable the unused or unwanted programs running during startup which consumes boot time. So give an attention to this feature to enable or disable the applications running in your Mac OS X. Read the simple tutorial given here.

Tip #2: Remove USB Storage Drives and Other Devices

If you connected and using Secondary Storage drive, USB Drive, CD / DVD in Superdrive or any other devices, then do remember to disconnect them when you shutdown your Mac computer. There are chances where the external resources get accessed during the booting session and that can consume some time as well. So simply remove the devices when you Turn OFF your mac.

Tip #3: Clean your Mac to Boost Performance

Manually cleaning up the files and applications is quite a tough process. Removing unwanted or long time unused applications installed in your mac can be uninstalled completely. Cleaning up Temporary Internet Files stored by your web browser and “Trash” folder contains all your deleted files and folders is necessary. This not just free up some space, also matters with your desktop performance and boot time.

Use “Clean up” feature available in desktop to organize your icons and avoid filling up the desktop with hundreds of icons, where it is very obvious when we are so busy with the work.

How about automating the mac os clean up task by installing some third party applications ? yes, you can do it right away by getting a 911 program for your mac, that comes with plenty of useful tools to clean, optimize your mac and boost the performance overall. Mackeeper is what i am talking about, if you have installed it already, then you must give a little time weekly once to let it make your mac using experience always great.

Tip #4: SSD Harddisk for Macbook

Hardware upgrade can speed up your mac very much and this ofcourse not a must one for all mac users. If you can upgrade to see difference in File copying, System boot and other tasks, then give a try upgrading your hard drive to SSD in macbook pro. SSD are very well known for its faster data transfer rates and expensive when we compare to the default SATA hard disk that comes with your Macbook.

I hope the suggested tips will be helpful to make your mac run faster and better than before. Thanks for reading and you may now share this post to let your friends also discover a great difference in speed as well.

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