Year: 2010

BookMacster offers cross-browser bookmarks syncer, manager

Sheep Systems says BookMacster (http://sheepsystems.com/bookmacster/) has passed final testing with the release of version 1.2. This version supports automatic cross-browser bookmarks synchronization via the user’s choice of file-syncing services in the cloud.

It also rounds out BookMacster’s web-browser support by adding iCab and Pinboard. The app supports tags, comments, and shortcuts. BookMacster users can add bookmarks directly from within browsers, and access all bookmarks while in any app from the menu bar.

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Peirce College rolls out iPhone apps for students, faculty, staff

In what is described as the first of future steps in the institution’s continual development of mobile communications, Peirce College (http://www.peirce.edu) in Philadelphia has introduced its iPhone and Android phone applications for students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as friends of Peirce and other visitors who want mobile access to resources at the college.

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Five dollar iPad stand raises money for charitable causes

Tim Piazza’s iPad stand is a simple easel that holds the iPad upright on a flat surface. He created this inexpensive iPad stand from corrugated plastic to raise money for charities.

Available in black, silver and white, the stands are sold through his Ezzyl web site (http://ezzyl.com/) and the customer can choose a charity for 20% of the proceeds to be donated to. Piazza selected charities based on their strong ratings and global reach. Selling for under five dollars — US$4.95, to be exact — the iPad stand is stain-resistant, durable, rigid, and weighs less than an ounce.

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