Photography is a hobby of mine, and like many others who enjoy sharing their photos, Flickr has become the common place to upload, share, and view all types of photos.  While the Flickr website displays fine on the iPad, I like the use of apps because it is just focused on making the experience better in my opinion.  While searching for a good Flickr application I came across FlickStackr, and have been using it daily ever since.

This is not an over-complicated app by any means, but it does what it is supposed to well.  That is, displaying images from Flickr in an easy to use format.  While it works in both portrait or landscape mode, landscape will obviously give you the best experience.  This has the so-called standard layout of the menus on the left, and a large viewing area on the right of the iPad.  Whether you are displaying photos from your own gallery, groups you are a member of, or just general browsing, you can view images in either a list or gallery style.

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In Mac OS X, if you need to burn some files or a music CD, it’s not too hard to do the basic things. However, if you need more and ask around for the application to do it, Toast will be the answer you get most of the time. When I had my Mac Mini it didn’t have a DVD burner, so I was limited to what I could burn, but with my new iMac I can burn just about anything, and I was excited that Toast would be my first review on it.

Toast 10, developed by Roxio, comes in two flavors. Toast 10 Titanium and Toast 10 Titanium Pro. You can view the comparison here, but in short Titanium Pro includes additional items like SoundSoap, Sonicfire Pro, and offers HD video burning and more. Some of these functions can also be used in Titanium with the purchase of additional plugins.
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Recently, I needed to find an application that was “similar” to one I use on Windows, which was Microsoft Visio.  After asking around on Twitter, there was only one response from a bunch of people…..OmniGraffle.  Wow, how did I not run across this before?  Needless to say this was an app I had to grab, as just looking briefly at the screenshots on their website, I knew this would work for me.

Just to get you up to speed, OmniGraffle is an application to create diagrams, charts, layouts, mockups, and everything else in between.  My need at the time was to create a detailed network chart of devices, computers, wireless access points, etc.  I was anxious to jump in to Omnigraffle and see what it could do.
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The iPhone is one of the most locked-down devices available today, yet, one software product is opening it up. PhoneView, from Ecamm, is built to give you access to the file system, your media, and more on your iPhone or iPod touch.

First off, PhoneView can serve as a ‘Finder’ for your iPhone. It gives you access to the file and folder hierarchy, allowing you to transfer files as you please. However, your phone must be jailbroken to see the entire disk, otherwise just the media folders will be displayed.

Another unique feature to PhoneView is the ability to view and export Call History and SMS messages. Additionally, the app allows you to view and edit notes, use the iPhone as a storage device, and gain access to the media, without going through iTunes.

The entire set-up is extremely simple, for after installing, the app will instantly open whenever an iPhone or iPod Touch is connected to the computer. From there, navigation is simple to any Mac user. The iTunes-esque sidebar contains all of the locations, and the content is displayed in a fashion that resembles the Finder.

PhoneView is undoubtedly a great tool to have, but is not for every user. Most people don’t need, or want, the access that PhoneView provides. In fact, most of this functionality can now be duplicated with either the 3.0 software, or other free tools via jailbreaking the iPhone software. However, if you’re looking for a way to gain easy access to your content on an iPhone or iPod touch, PhoneView is an elegant and effective solution.

See more on PhoneView and download it from ecamm software.

The iPhone may be capable of doing some pretty powerful and impressive things, but sometimes you only need it for simple tasks. One of these instances is seeing in the dark, which is where Flashlight comes in.

While there are no shortage of flashlight emulators available in the app store, I’m using the free one from John Haney Software aptly titled ‘Flashlight.”

By default, it opens to a blank white screen. However, you can also switch to a variety of colors, and even create a custom shade. The brightness of each color can also be adjusted by swiping up or down. There’s even a series of ‘Special Effects’, that include many pages of blinking colors and boxes.

Flashlight is, as it needs to be, incredibly simple. At free, the price can’t be beat. So, if you’re looking for a flashlight replacement in your iPhone, download “Flashlight” from the iTunes app store.