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Chicago Bears App Now Available

Chicago Bears app iconThe Chicago Bears just launched their official (and free) mobile app. No more switching back and forth between Tweetbot, and ESPN ScoreCenter on game day. No more fumbling through ChicagoBears.com mobile site. Just one app with all a Bears fan could need on Sunday (or Thursday or Monday or Saturday if it’s preseason).

I’m actually quite surprised by how well the app was designed. And really impressed by its features: game center with real-time scoring and player stats, play-by-play updates, drive charts and a fantasy tracker to keep tabs on your fantasy team (from any team). I can only think of two things the app is lacking: Ditka and the Superbowl Shuffle.

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WPtouch Pro Rocks!

advertisementTake a moment and digest these numbers. WordPress powers 14.7% of the top million websites (TechCrunch), or somewhere in the neighborhood of 64 million sites. WordPress sites get 308 million visitors each month who view more than 2.5 billion WordPress pages (WordPress). And for the icing, there are 5.3 billion mobile subscribers worldwide (mobithinking.com).

If your site is powered by WordPress then you need to get WPtouch Pro by Brave New Code; a plugin that will transform any WordPress blog into a mobile site for visitors using any of a number of mobile devices. Here’s why…

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QR Codes FTW!

qrcode rrollA QR code (short for Quick Response) is a two-dimensional code, readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background, and can be used to encode text, URL or other data (Wikipedia, 2011).

I’ve been using a QR code as a business card for a while (<– it’s over there). No more swapping cardboard or writing down contact info. If you don’t have one you should get one. And if you want one, keep reading and I’ll show you how to generate and decode your own QR code with or without a nerd device.

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The Essential iPhone Apps

Apple's app store iconSo you purchased a new iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Now what? Apps of course. Which ones? Well, the answer can be found on any one of a million posts about the top apps to get. Most of them were written by people who’ve used an app twice, took a bunch of screenshots, wrote a post about their experience, and then deleted the app from their device. That’s not very helpful. You’re right, it isn’t. That’s why my list is different. I actually use the apps I’m promoting.

Over the years I’ve downloaded a poopload of apps. Currently I have 325 apps installed on my iPhone. Do I use them all? No, not regularly. But there are plenty that I use enough to consider essential. Enjoy…

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Top eBook iReaders

Classics app iconTelevision is going to pot. It has been for quite some time (with the exception of SyFy Saturday). As a result I’ve been forcing myself to read more books. Not of the “Save Borders” variety, but of the electronic persuasion. So I headed over to iTunes to preview what’s available. Sweet mother! OK, I don’t need books as apps, I need an ebook reader.

Anyone looking to get an ebook reader can quickly become overwhelmed at the number of options. Most of them are free. But most of them don’t play well together. And Apple’s new approach to subscriptions may prevent the usefulness of most of them. Nonetheless, I’ve whittled the list of options down to a short stack of freebies:  iBooks, Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Lexcyle Stanza, and Google Books.

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