iApps: Instapaper
Instapaper is a free iApp that allows users to view saved websites - “a tivo for the Internet” as one reviewer put it.
Besides the required (but understandable) account registration, Instapaper is a great tool. After signing up, a “read later” button is added to your browser; simply click whenever you want to save a page.
The ability to access web content offline is very useful, especially on the (sleek) iPod Touch. Hopefully someone will expand this idea to existing feed readers (I’m currently a fan of gReader) - hit a button and bam, a cache of all the latest posts from your favorite sites stored on your pod, ready to read after hoping on a plane or going out of service. Apple should take requests!
I think, therefore iFormat
Searching for a cheap (free) and easy (but not necessarily fast) way to create high quality compressed video for your iDevice? Look no further than freeware, HandBrake!
While there are a plethora of competing solutions floating around the interwebs, HandBrake has been the most reliable and worthwhile software that I’ve come across (thanks WE). Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that its open source and available on all systems (Win, Mac, & Linux).
HandBrake offers users a wide variety of compression options, including built-in presets for iPod Touch/iPhone format (among many others). Simply point to your source video file/folder, select your compression mode, and hit start…its that easy.
iApps: Tap-a-Brick
Forget wasting money at the App Store, Tap-a-Brick is a fun, well-executed, and (most importantly) free web app alternative to paid Tetris games.
Free multi-touch/wireless mouse! (BYOiPhone/Touch)
Another shining example of the amazing free software that is being developed for the iPhone/iPod Touch (and will hopefully be ported to Apple’s official SDK at no cost!).
(via Lifehacker | more info)
It’s time to mobilize
With more and more people accessing the Net via mobile devices, it has become more important than ever to make websites compatible with mobile browsers. Thanks to MoFuse, creating a .mobi site has become a snap.
It’s as simple as signing up for a free account, inputting some info about your site, and pointing readers to your new mobile address. MoFuse generates both generic mobile browser formatting as well as iPhone/iPod Touch friendly versions of your site (i.e. mobile boilr | iboilr).
The free account provides some customization, but limits your mobile URL to their domain: yoursite.mofuse.mobi. However, if you upgrade to their Pro account, you can then specify the domain of your choice.
Ultimately, MoFuse offers an extremely useful and user-friendly service for both amateur and professional web developers alike.
(via TechCrunch)
