iPhone and iPad
Logitech Speaker Stand for iPad Review
Here’s another review from me about something on which I spent my own money. The Logitech speaker stand is something that I bought more for the stand than for the speaker. I’ve seen iPad stands selling for the same price as this speaker stand, so I thought the extra function — even though I thought [...]
Five Geeky Gift Ideas for iPhone Owners
Do you know a geeky iPhone owner? Finding a gift for someone who appears to have everything is a really difficult thing to do. Gift giving is quite possibly one of the most stressful social situations we as a culture put ourselves in, and locating just the right gift for a geek can be even [...]
10 Favorite Music Creation Apps for iPhone and iPad
I like music. There really isn’t much more to it. I have self-taught keyboard, flute, clarinet, and a few other members of the woodwind section. I don’t consider myself great and I certainly don’t consider myself a professional. I play music because I enjoy it and that, in my opinion, is how it should be. [...]
How to Use Your Smartphone to Control Your Dreams
Imagine being able to control the content of your dreams using your smartphone. On the surface, that sounds like a figment of some science fiction writer’s imagination, but the reality is quite different. Daniel J. Nadler, a graduate student at Harvard, came up with an idea for an app that would allow you to optimize [...]
Top Five Free GPS Navigation iPhone Apps
In-car GPS navigation units — while undeniably helpful to the average tourist, delivery driver, commuter, messenger, taxi driver, courier, road-tripper, band on tour, and anyone who’s had to get from one unfamiliar place to another — seem to be a tough sell these days. Blame it on the meteoric rise of the smartphone over the [...]
Five Reasons Not to Buy the New iPad
The time has come once again for fans of iOS and its shiny Apple devices to flood retailers for the latest thing out of Cupertino. The new iPad has arrived and early reports indicate that the screen is currently the biggest advantage to upgrading from previous models. While graphics performance has improved, the camera technology [...]
Can an iPad Really Replace Your Laptop?
Should I buy an iPad? That is a question we get here at LockerGnome almost every week, and have since the iPad first launched over two years ago. The new iPad has just come out, and it appears the question of whether or not an iPad is a good purchase decision has become a hot [...]
Draw Something Tips
I grew up playing games like Pictionary on actual sheets of paper (and enjoyed every minute of it). Over time, I mastered the art of simplicity; why draw some elaborate scene when a stick figure would suffice? Those doodling skills have brought me to a series of successes in “Draw Something.” Unfortunately, many of my [...]
How To Use Your iPhone to Find Cheaper Gas
For the past few years, I have avoided driving as much as possible. After accepting an offer for a 9-5 job in 2010, I decided to move into an apartment in downtown Seattle, barely a mile from the office. Thanks to the safe location of both my apartment and the office, the availability of easy [...]
How to Get a Refund from the App Store
Have you ever downloaded an app for your iPhone or iPad only to be severely disappointed because you found it not to be compatible with your iPhone or iPad (likely because it was designed for the other type of iOS device) or discovered it didn’t even download at all? You may have also accidentally downloaded [...]
