Archive for the 'Productivity' Category
16 Aug
Crossroad Solutions, a small web development team based in India, has come up with an amazing web-based outliner, LooseStitch, that allows you to easily create and share outliner documents. LooseStitch has recently been adapted for the iPhone, allowing you to outline on the run.
LooseStitch can be used to create outlines for any purpose, including note taking, brainstorming, todo/task lists, project management, paper writing, and presentation notes. Outlines can be created and modified both on the desktop and iPhone. One of LooseStitch’s nicest features is the ability to share your outline with others to collaborate on a project.
Shashwat Parhi, the lead developer, sums up his software best:
“The idea behind LooseStitch is very simple. We wanted to build a “web-based outliner that makes it super easy to work on your own or with others, to bring in your existing work, and to share your ideas and documents with others when you are done.” The iPhone lets you carry the Internet in your pocket. With LooseStitch, even your ideas go for the ride.”
LooseStitch is completely free to use, though the author states that donations are welcome. There is a quick tour of LooseStitch available if you want to find out more. You can access LooseStitch directly using the link below.
LooseStitch (link for iPhone or desktop browser)
6 Aug
If you want to view Word or PDF documents on the iPhone, the easiest way so far has been to email the documents to yourself and open them as attachments. Now, Ukrainian developer Igor Zhadanov brings us a more elegant solution with Readdle. Readdle.com is a service for reading books and other electronic documents on your iPhone. Formats supported include Microsoft Word and Excel files, text and RTF documents, PDF’s, GIF and JPEG images, and HTML pages.
Users upload documents they want to view from a desktop computer to their free Readdle account, which provides up to 50MB of storage space. Documents uploaded can be divided into custom categories, allowing you to create a private “bookshelf.”
On the iPhone itself, Readdle features a native interface to navigate and view your documents on readdle.com. In addition, even if you aren’t interested in creating an account, Readdle offers a public bookshelf with a collection of classic eBooks that is accessible to anyone–though the fonts are a little hard to read. Best of all, once you’ve loaded a book or document, there’s no need for an internet connection (cellular or WiFi) later.
We think that Readdle deserves a spot on your iPhone’s bookmark bookshelf. Check it out at the link below.
Readdle.com (link for iPhone or desktop browser)
9 Jul
The first fruits of iPhoneDevCamp have been posted, and one of the more interesting applications listed is gOffice, the first word processor specifically designed for the iPhone allowing you to create Word-compatible documents.
gOffice offers a simple interface which allows you to create a new document, or copy and edit a number of text templates of letters and correspondance. Though you can’t save the completed document to your iPhone, gOffice gives you the option to email it to multiple recipients for free, or send via snail mail for $3.
gOffice conveniently lets you preview documents before you send them, by converting your .doc file to a PNG image and sending it back to your browser. Support for bold, italics and underline, as well as graphics, appears to be coming in future versions.
You can find out more about gOffice by reading the user’s guide or by clicking the link below.
gOffice (Link for iPhone or desktop browser)
p.s. gOffice founder Kevin Warnock shares his thoughts on the iPhoneDevCamp weekend here.
