Review – HazeOver for Mac

30 April, 2011 - Paul Dixon
HazeOver

While I’m not sure I will have it enabled all the time, I love the idea of HazeOver. Created by Maxim Ananov, it’s a Mac App designed to help you focus on the task at hand, by dimming out any inactive windows.

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Review – 4oD Catch Up for iPad

29 April, 2011 - Paul Dixon
4oD Catch Up for iPad

Launched yesterday, 4oD Catch Up is an app that allows iPad users based in the UK to watch TV shows previously broadcast on Channel 4 and it’s sister channels. While the 4oD service has been available to view online for a couple of years it requires flash, so has never been accessible on the iPad.

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Review – Flick Golf HD

18 April, 2011 - Paul Dixon
Flick Golf HD

If you’re looking for an ultra-realistic golf game for the iPad then you might want to stop reading now. As it says on one of the loading screens of Flick Golf HD, “this is golf reinvented”. If you like the sound of a faster paced golf game that involves flicking and (sometimes) frantic swiping read on…

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Review – Trickle for Twitter

13 April, 2011 - Paul Dixon
Trickle for Twitter

If you follow macsessed on Twitter, you will probably know I’m not the worlds most active tweeter. Bar a few tweets every couple of days I’m more of a passive user – I tend to use it to keep an eye on what’s going on in the world. So in some ways Trickle for Twitter is the perfect app for me – and that’s because it’s a passive Twitter Client.

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Quick tip – how to use App Store promo codes

11 April, 2011 - Paul Dixon
iTunes Screen Capture

A couple of days ago I received a promo code that allowed me to download an iPhone App for free, but I must admit that having never had one before I wasn’t sure where to enter it. I suspect I’m not alone in this so thought it would be a good idea to write a quick post explaining what you need to do.

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Review – Tiny Wings iPhone

20 March, 2011 - Paul Dixon
Tiny Wings

I don’t know about you, but whenever I see an app featuring cartoon birds I start thinking about Angry Birds, and that’s what I thought when I first saw Tiny Wings in the App Store.

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BBC iPlayer app now available for iPad

12 March, 2011 - Paul Dixon
iPlayer on iPad

For non-UK readers who might not be familiar with iPlayer, it’s a service provided by the BBC that allows users to watch previously broadcast (and some live) BBC TV & Radio programs. It’s currently available through web browsers, many set top boxes and even the Playstation 3 & Nintendo Wii.

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