Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: maddy on December 27, 2011, 09:50:25 pm
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What apps do you recommend?
My recipe box - your recipes, finally organized
$2.99........easy to transfer recipes from the net, and enter your own, add photo's and edit. I spent a good chunk of last night importing recipes :P
Robogourmet - $6?......thermomix recipes, over 400.
Please feel free to add to list.
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Depends on if you are talking kids or cooking etc etc. I love mobile rss for iPad it is free and that is how I read the blogs I subscribe to.
Facebook for iPad ;)
Evernote which will sync between phone iPad and laptop for recipe storage
Gardenate for iPhone - tells you what vegies to plant when
Pages
Numbers
Photobucket
Kids-
play school art maker
Art puzzles
Abc for kids
Bricks for kids
Rocket math free
Word wizard
The fantastic flying books of Mr Morris Lessmore
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I have had so much fun with the free Kindle app, you can download every book and magazine you have ever purchased for free and read them on the iPad. The many image/photo editing apps are great also :) Siri app saves lots of time as it understands what you say, you are able to talk to Siri as you would to a person, it does what you say (without the argument or justification - ha, ha) you can find the information you need and Siri then answers you. It’s like you’re having a conversation with your iPhone and after all this I realised that this thread is apps for iPad not the iPhone - oh well now you have more irrelevant info :D
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Good incentive to buy an iphone Robyn.
I get to play with the ipad today while DD is a work. :D :D :D :D
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Cookie we had fun Christmas eve passing the iPhone with the Siri app around the table to see whether each person's instruction could be understood - hilarious can be Chinese whispers with iPhone
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I've just had a play on the ipad. I think I have a few things to learn about it, it took me ages to try and turn it on, and then DH came to my rescue. :'( I think I love it though.
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Watch out cookie soon you will be as addicted as my two boys ;)
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Do not get angry birds. Be warned. Do not even think about it. Say no to temptation. Repeat after me, I WILL NOT DOWNLOAD ANGRY BIRDS!
;D :D
Gretch
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lol Gretch famous last words!! ;D ;D
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Also, do not download Smurfs! I spent about four months playing Smurfs and would have to stop in the middle of meetings to harvest my crops! People thought I was nuts.
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It sounds as bad as the Tamagotchie craze a few years ago. I had to take DD's to school because she wasn't allowed to. :)
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Ooh, I love Angry Birds - it is the only thing I have done on DD's iPad. My 3 yr old grandson showed me how to play it :-))
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I will have to look into this.
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Don't do it cookie1.
Gert
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You are really convincing Cookie to get it now Gretchen :D :D Even DH managed to get 3 stars a few times ;)
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Well we will see long it takes to buy the Mighty Eagle!
gert
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A confession - downloaded it last night about to have a go while driving back to Ayr after taking DD to Townsville for a flight back. BTW need to clarify I am not the driver ;D
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I had hoped so Robyn. How did your Christmas in Ayr go and when do you return to Townsville?
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Do not get angry birds. Be warned. Do not even think about it. Say no to temptation. Repeat after me, I WILL NOT DOWNLOAD ANGRY BIRDS!
;D :D
Gretch
I have to echo this. My dh downloaded it for ds3 and now I can't get near my iPad without a tantrum from a 3 year old!
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Cookie if you have any sort of obsessive bone in your body don't go there. I have resisted but my DH and my two boys were exposed and they became obsessed with it!! I never started because I knew I wouldnt be able to stop !!
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For those that love angry birds try cut the rope! Just as frustrating!! I have stacks of good iPad apps. I'll make a list and update it tomorrow
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I am using DDs iPad at the moment. For some reason when I look at my posts on here I have Judy's avatar as well as my own. It's funny.
Judy I will pm you when I can get back to the computer. I haven't figured out how to do it here yet.
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for the moment ive been buyinbg and downloading mainly food mags lol.. so AWW, BBC good taste, gourmet traveller, elle à table, super food ideas and cant remember what else...downloaded also the recipe box butstill think you cant go past evernote...its on every ordi type thing i have and syncs between all of them so i can access it anywhere..
epicurious app is good too
jamies recipes
trip advisor
mag shop
need to stop now..oh and hte kindle app, music etc etc etc....
luckily im not a fan of games so no worries with angry birds or any of the others :P
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I am using DDs iPad at the moment. For some reason when I look at my posts on here I have Judy's avatar as well as my own. It's funny.
Judy I will pm you when I can get back to the computer. I haven't figured out how to do it here yet.
Cookie I have had two pictures on my iPad over the last few days as well
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It must be something weird then. I thought I had done something on the ipad. It may have been done by Admin when they were changing a few things. It's ok opn here though.
Will try and stay away from Angry Birds as long as I can. ;) ;)
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Weird stuff on my iPad too so not to worry.
Good decision cookie1.
You having fun down there in Hobart. Must be very exciting.
Gert
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What apps would you all suggest I have on my one third of the ipad please?
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What apps would you all suggest I have on my one third of the ipad please?
Kindle for iPad. It is free.
ABC IView for catching up on ABC TV program's you missed if you watch the ABC.
Flipboard when you are bored.
Gretch
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A couple of hints for new ipad owners :)
Touch the black strip at the very top to get to the top of the page when viewing anything - great for reading the forum.
Double click home button to show recent apps and the scroll to the right in that strip at the ottom to lock orientation, change brightness and volume.
Slide your whole hand at the side of the screen to go back to the previous few apps you were on.
Flick your finger from the top corner of the calendar to move between month views, similar to lifting a page on a calendar
Hit the number key on the key pad to show the undo button if you need to undo typing or deleting.
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Thank you. :-* :-*
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I am using DDs iPad at the moment. For some reason when I look at my posts on here I have Judy's avatar as well as my own. It's funny.
Judy I will pm you when I can get back to the computer. I haven't figured out how to do it here yet.
I have the same on my iPhone pictures of Judy on nearly every post, when I reply on my iPhone there is a icon with a picture of Judy there as well. One very popular lady :D If I new how to take a screen shot on phone I would post it, so you can see what I am talking about.
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Mine is normal haha funny how it's jd popping up ;D
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I have the same on my iPhone pictures of Judy on nearly every post, when I reply on my iPhone there is a icon with a picture of Judy there as well. One very popular lady :D If I new how to take a screen shot on phone I would post it, so you can see what I am talking about.
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Just google how to take a screen shot on iPhone and you will be able to do it in a flash. Dead easy.
Gretch
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Gretchen you are a mine of information. :-*
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How embarrassing, why me ??? ???
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Lol because you are so loved jd everybody secretly wants you popping up :D :D
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You say the nicest things Frozzie :-*
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Well I have maddy showing up on my iPad ;)
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I can highly rec comend "paprika" recipe app
My friends and I have it we have a rule when u add a recipe you email it to every one.
Very easy to add recipes via email or adding your own, you can browse the web and add recipe directly in the the app, I have downloaded heaps of different recipe apps and I think this is the best for storing recipes. I use it daily.
Cheers
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This thread is GREAT! I've found out about Evernote, that I'd never heard of and now paprika!
Brill. I like my ipad more and more every day. I have a Kindle but downloaded Kindle for my ipad too. WOW, all those recipe books that aren't worth getting in black and white on the Kindle - fab on the Kindle reader on the ipad. Also means I can read in the dark as I don't have a light on my Kindle. Of course, come the Summer, (I'm writing from the Northern Hemisphere ....) the Kindle will come into its own again :)
Nik
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I love the Paprika app too. Very easy to use, can create your own or load directly from web. You can Make your own categories and you can menu plan & create shopping lists if you want.
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Ooh thank you another one to check out. Keep 'em coming girls. :-*
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this is what I get when I am on my iphone, one special lady I see every time i am on my iphone :D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/jen1956au/0cb13e92.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/jen1956au/a2caa6e6.jpg)
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Yes it's interesting Judy. You deserve to pop up everywhere the work you do for us all. :P :P :P :P
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I've bought the latest BBC Good Food and I'm having trouble downloading it onto the ipad. I have it hooked into the computer but I'm not having much success. Can anyone help me please? I want to be independant and do it without DD.
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Sorry cookie, I've never had any problems downloading magazines directly to my ipad you shouldn't need to be connected to the computer. Is your wifi connection working? I have once had a problem where the wifi connection was very slow and one magazine took a few hours to download but I just left it running at night and it was there when I woke up.
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You don't need to be connected to the computer to download mags, or did you do it through itunes on your computer?
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Ok cookie1. Are you downloading the app from itunes? If downloading a mag app you then have to download the monthly or weekly mag after. Downloading app does not download the mag necessairly.
I have not had to do this but i would Go to itunes and download the app. If you think you have stuffed up then touch and hold the app until it shakes and shows the X then touch the X to delete and start again.
Say nothing to no one. If that doesn't work then pm me and I will help you. i'll phone you so give me your number.
i feel your pain.
Gertbysea
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I think Wonder has solved the problem for me. The wifi isn't that strong here and I'm sure that's it. I know I have my netbook drop out quite frequently. I'll take it with me and have a coffee out tomorrow and I should be able to download it that way. Our mobiles give better coverage outside too so perhaps I'll go and sit in the caravan. It may have something to do with our tin roof.
Thanks Gretchen I'll try with a better signal, otherwise I'll ask for your much appreciated help. :-* :-*
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No worries. I is here.
G
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You all put a smile on my face - though I still feel your frustration Cookie :) :)
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I'm sure that's it cookie as I ad some trouble with one downloading and it was the wifi connection kept dropping in and out....
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I have had so much fun with the free Kindle app, you can download every book and magazine you have ever purchased for free and read them on the iPad. The many image/photo editing apps are great also :) Siri app saves lots of time as it understands what you say, you are able to talk to Siri as you would to a person, it does what you say (without the argument or justification - ha, ha) you can find the information you need and Siri then answers you. It’s like you’re having a conversation with your iPhone and after all this I realised that this thread is apps for iPad not the iPhone - oh well now you have more irrelevant info :D
I'm curious about this, do you really mean that if you've bought hard copies of books on Amazon that it allows you to download a digital version of that book? I tried searching on Amazon for more info, but no luck. I recently bought a hard copy of the Flavor Bible, and I was about to buy the digital version for my Tab, but read this thread in the interim, and want to investigate more before spending $.
Thanks
Cheryl
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Hello, I got the Living Cookbook as a Xmas present and have downloaded on to my laptop. How can I see the recipes on my ipad? Also, I find that the ipad screens goes dark after a few mins - a damn nuisance when your fingers are full of food and you cannot touch to ipad to find out what to do next? :( :( :(
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You can buy a screen protector that just wipes off or you could get a stylus but then you would be getting that dirty too.
I use the chefs stand for I pad and a protector on the screen. Yes it gets a bit dirty but no problem to wipe clean.
Gretch
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Hello, I got the Living Cookbook as a Xmas present and have downloaded on to my laptop. How can I see the recipes on my ipad? Also, I find that the ipad screens goes dark after a few mins - a damn nuisance when your fingers are full of food and you cannot touch to ipad to find out what to do next? :( :( :(
Courton you can't use LCB with your iPad (or Mac or anything grrr) unfortunately as it is a "windows" program ... I have had to put VM Ware on my Macbook to be able to run it. I wouldn't have bothered but I already had over a 1000 recipes in it when I bought the Macbook and I could just do a data transfer (much easier and quicker than trying to get them into another program :()
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Cookie how did you go downloading the magazine onto your iPad?
Does anyone else have a problem with there iPad wifi connection dropping out all the time?
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Hello, I got the Living Cookbook as a Xmas present and have downloaded on to my laptop. How can I see the recipes on my ipad? Also, I find that the ipad screens goes dark after a few mins - a damn nuisance when your fingers are full of food and you cannot touch to ipad to find out what to do next? :( :( :(
You can alter the time it takes to go dark in your settings.
Nik
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Yippee and much more yelling and carry on. I have downloaded the magazine while I am waiting for DD at the dentist. We're off shopping afterwards. I had to get on here and yell about it. The strength of the signal is poor in the house, we have trouble with the phones too. Sitting here I have full strength and the magazine downloaded no problems and in a very short time too.
I'm amazed at all the extras that are in the magazine for iPads. (BBC Good Food). Off to read it some. I love the keyboard on the iPad too, it is so sensitive. YIPPEE AND WOWEE AND YEAH.
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I'm glad you had an outlet for your excitement Cookie, it may have made onlookers wonder about your sanity if you had let it all out in front of them. Well done, at least you know how easy it is now with a full strength signal.
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Good one cookie1. Love it when things work like they should. If you ever download the Masterchef mags you get a lot of interactive fun stuff.
Gretch
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Pleased to hear that it all went well for you in the end cookie. I have just tethered my iPad and iPhone for some strange reason m y iPad keeps dropping out on our home wifi, have ordered a new one from bigpond. Free of charge since I complained when they wanted to charge me $90.00 for a new one. Love the fact that you don't have to be online to read the magazines once they have been downloaded. Just bought myself an iTunes card. What to spend it on? What are my must have app?
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We don't have wifi through out the house. Just the main broadband. DD is looking for a router to put on it or whatever. Can you get them from bigpond jeninwa?
Our wifi on the ipad and my netbook drops out at home too. The signal just isn't very strong. Even our mobiles have poor signal and you have to go outside sometimes. If DD puts a router onto the broadband then it will be great for the netbook and ipad.
This week Coles has itunes cards at 20% off. DD and I both bought one.
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Its all getting too complicated for me to undrstand.
When ds does his one to on essons, i will ask then
H :)
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Jeninwa we have bought a few games (not Angry Birds yet) such as Sudoku. The weather and ABC. DD has bought a couple that she can use for work. I have the BBC Good Food and of course lots of free ones.
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After my frustration with iphones, ipods and itune cards, I have decided that an ipad is not on the cards.
Everytime I go to use my $30 itunes credit, the stupid iphone asks for my credit card details.
I have given up as I have more pressing issues to deal with atm.
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How much time do you girls spend playing with your iPad - does that mean less time available for the forum? I would like one but there are not enough hours in the day now without having something else to distract me.
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Oh o jd :-)) :-)) :P
Mine is in my hand, beside me, in my handbag. In other words it is connected to me at all times. Pathetic I am but you just NEED to have it to look up things as you see or read them. If I am reading the book section of a mag and I like the sound of it I immediately go to my iPad to check on the Kindle price. If I am watching a movie and cannot remember the actors name I go to my iPad. If I am out and about and I see something unusual or a beautiful tree or a scene I take out my iPad and take a photo or movie of it. I never use my cell phone and in fact do not even remember the number. I can message my daughter to her iPhone for nix. I can answer emails immediately and I can look at this forum more often without having to go to my laptop. I use it when shopping to check on prices at other stores and when food shopping I can check a recipe for ingredients.
I know I know. Everyone thinks I am nuts but I love it and it saves arguments with my DH about who what where or when. I can instantly seek an answer. Hooked I am poor sad me. >:(
When I have to wait anywhere I can whip it out do something or I whip out my Kindle and read a chapter. That too is always by my side even thought I can read my books on the iPad. The Kindle touch is small enough to read with one hand when waiting in a queue.
I love that I can take small movies and send them immediately . I love that I can share it with others as when I was in the middle of the Mekong recently and a Guy's phone broke down, he was able to use my iPad to send an email and check on an emergency at home and was able to see a photo of same sent back right away.
We are certainly an INSTANT society. Not only the kids but I wanna be part of that too. Who knows how much time I have left!!!!!
In any case you know you don't need one but if ya want it and can afford it why not have it. Gee I think that was my argument in flavour of the TMX.
GertbyiPad
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Thanks Gerty, good review of the iPad if ever I read one :D :D
It sounds to me though that you don't even need a computer but then the iPad doesn't print - or does it somehow ???
You are so much more tech savvy than me though and I can understand that if you know exactly what you are doing, it is great. I would probably still only use it for forum use :-)) Still got my thinking cap on about this one. :-*
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As a recent ipad convert I LOVE IT! Everything said about the ipad is all true. However, you do need the computer for typing details... too awkward with ipad. Checked out ability to print but apparently you need a separate app to connect it to our wifi. Won't bother. You will not regret the purchase JD!!!
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Yup it can print as well because we have an air printer but I do a lot less printing than I used to as I can just call up anything any time. I do have to remember what it is I want to look up though. LOL! I have not printed a recipe since I bought the thing. No need as it is always to hand.
I know a real estate agent who runs his business with his iPhone and iPad. He can even get contracts signed instantly with his business applications. Amazing products.
Let me tell you that you would not regret having one and you do not need to be tech savvy to use it as it is very intuitive. I did however buy the iPad for dummies before I got it. And remember that you have come a long way with using the computer in the past two years my friend .
I don't listen to music on it nor do I do any face talking but those are a couple of other things you can do with it.
Gert
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Grechen I think you like your ipad. :P I loved reading about it. One day I hope to be like you in the use of it. I have the use of DD's during the day so at the moment won't be getting my own. That is until it goes to work with her.
I discovered this morning (when it kept going 'bing') that she is playing Words with Friends (scrabble) with a friend from work. It 'bings' when the other person has had their turn.
I love the magazines on it. I discovered the Zinio app with all the magazines. Even TMX ones, although they are in Spanish. (I think)
I will definitely get one when I don't have access to this one. I love sitting playing sudoku or monopoly in front of TV at night. Sad story isn't it?
Oh yes, I love the keyboard on it. So easy to use. Yesterday I carried the ipad and the ereader with me, not heavy at all. ;)
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We all have our secret vices cookie 1. I won' t tell if you don't.
Gretch
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One other thing Judy is that I missed the first episode of Singled Handed on TV last night but I can watch it on my iPad now using the free ABC iView app. And not to change the subject but have you seen Helene's latest?
http://www.superkitchenmachine.com/2012/15926/mock-rice-thermomix-recipes.html#comment-5981
Love it and great for dieters.
Gretchen still playing on iPad"
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Yes, I have Helene's updates come to my inbox Gretchen and this looks very interesting. Probably will try the steamed version first - anyone done it yet?
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Hi Guys. I promised I would do this a couple of weeks ago but I was way too busy having holidays - my apologies, but now I am back at work and have little to do I thought I better get onto this. ;)
First let me say I absolutely love my Ipad. Apart from the TMX it is the best investment we have ever made. I take it everywhere and use it all day long. A bit like Gert. Addicted!!! I got mine when they first came out so paid way way too much (they are now 1/2 the price) and mine doesnt have a camera and is a little bulky. The newer version is much better i'm told. But I still love it nonetheless.
I wont list them all off as I have hundreds, but I have all of my apps in Folders for ease of use.
Eg.
Productivity - Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Maps, Settings, Postcode Search, Calculator
Lifestyle - Ebay, Domain, xe Currency Convertor, Australia Post, All the Deals, Aus TV & Movie Guide
Books - ibooks, Audio Books, Perfect Reader, Free Books, Kindle, itranslate
Games with Friends - Words with Friends, hanging with Friends, Bejewled 2, Romi, Jumbline 2
Social - Facebook, Twitter, Skype, You Tube
Games - lots !
Kid Stuff - for the nieces :)
Cooking - ABC Foodi, All recipes AU, Big Oven, Betty Crocker Cookbook, Poh's Kitchen, Epicurious, Harvey Norman Recipe Organiser, Jamie Oliver
Cookbooks - AWW, Robo Gourmet, Dinner Spinner, Thermomix
etc etc
I also have a folder called healthy cooking with icons to all of my favourite web pages and blogs such as this wonderful forum, Janella Purcell, Full Little Tummies, Real Meals, Steph Berg, My New Roots, etc etc
I pretty much have an app for everything! Love it love it love it!
Ive posted a pic so you can see the folders :)
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Thank you so much for that. I went mad on my one third of an ipad and downloaded a few things related to cooking. Now you have suggested some more I might do the same today. We already have quite a few of your suggestions already. DD is playing Words with Friends with people all over the world. It truly amazed me. Judy this is basically Scrabble.
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Wow :o just a few there lisa!
I finally went to the Telstra shop yesterday and picked up my free sim. It's now activated but when I checked the balance on line it only said 3gig. I rang and the guy I spoke to couldn't apologise enough and gave me an extra gig! I now have 6 gig to use up in 30 days. :o.
Will take it out tomorrow to see what it's like but just playing with it at home it appears to be as fast as our ADSL 2. The real test for me will be when we go down the coast in a couple of weeks.
As for apps, I haven't gone down that road too much yet but I'm sure there will be some that will interest me.
DH got his iPad in just 1 day from Apple and he is completely in love with it too. We put off for so long getting them but don't regret it at all. :)
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At least when I get mine I will only have to pay for 2/3s of it. :D
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lisaarnold, don't worry about the thought that you paid too much, I've bought both the first and second ipad within a day of their release and they were almost exactly the same price. I sold my first one on ebay the day I got my hands on the second one and got 80% of the original price. As far as I've been able to tell the price reduction between the two models was only about 10% which is nothing when you think about how much you have used it.
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Sounds good to me Cookie ;D
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I looked at them in Harvey Norman today but no-one came up to help answer any questions, I should say all my questions :-))
so I didn't hang around. I read somewhere on the net that HN are not that crash hot with after sales service so thought I had better speak with DD and DSIL before going any further.
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JD I have been really disappointed with the service from HN I have walked out a couple of time after standing waiting to be served.
JB Hifi are really good, that's where DD and I bought our ipad's
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Judy if you are anywhere near an Apple store or happy to buy online I would definitely go with that option, try have the bet saes staff and after sales service. If there s any problem they will replace or fix no questions.
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Wonder , we also have used the Apple store and the young people are now like family. Nothing is too much trouble for them, and do we hit them with some funny problems. We have heard that a new one is coming out in April/May. Judy go to the Apple shop and have a good play with the ones that they have available. This is what the kids do. Every time you touch it you learn something new.
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Chookie by the time I get all of my queries answered, the new model is bound to be out ;D I'm in no real hurry, it will happen when it happens.
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;D Judy didn't think anyone else was like me when it comes to technology lol
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ARGH this thread is becoming as bad as the shopping thread!!! :o :o :o :o :o
I am desperately trying to resist an iPad for the moment and you really are not helping :D
JD I recommend going to the Apple store too or if a JB Hi Fi is closer go in there but ask them for their Apple specific staff member - apparently most stores have them. The guy at mine is brilliant :)
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Judy, I think you underestimate abilities, you do an amazing job on the forum and the iPad is so easy once you gve it a try (a bit like first attempts with the TMX) you will be wondering what you were worried about in in time.
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Jd, we only buy from apple, their after service is fantastic.
H :)
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Hardly Normal is just that , appaling service and staff with no knowledge. I wonder that anyone shops there.
I bought my iPad on line from the US and it arrived before my local Apple franchise had a clue it was even available in Australia . Excellent service. If I had a real Apple store in Cairns I would deal with them.
Gert
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Kathryn, I think we have both at our big shopping centre 20 minutes away so will head there as soon as I have a free day. Wonder, I am OK once I get to know a machine but b... hopeless to start with. I mean to say, anyone who can't manage to open an Enjo mop to put the cloth on has a real problem :-))
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OMG Judy don't mention the Enjo. This thread WILL become the shopping thread.
:D :D :D
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We do get a bit side-tracked Gretchen ;)
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Just à little bit ;D
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JD yips shouldn't have any problems with an iPad, you do so much on your computer for this forum. You can't compare iPads to enjo mops . :D :D
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I'm excited, sitting in the car outside the chiro's testing the 3G connection! Really impressed with the speed. I know, little things please little minds... ;D
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Julie, I've had mine for 8 months and still get excited that I can look up the internet where ever I am.
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We got ours at JBs. We have fiddled with them lots of times in lots of places. The guy at JBs couldn't have been more helpful.
I'm now thinking to get mine later in the year. Probably when the pre paid internet on my netbook runs out. I'll see.
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Julie, I've had mine for 8 months and still get excited that I can look up the internet where ever I am.
I think because I don't have internet on my phone it's more of a novelty :D
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Julie, I've had mine for 8 months and still get excited that I can look up the internet where ever I am.
I think because I don't have internet on my phone it's more of a novelty :D
I felt the same way when I got my first iPhone ;)
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Starting to think 3G Is prob à better option...i CAN connect Most places but not everywhere and not in clinic this morning at 7am waiting for dh to get à scan and wait on results for over an hour...luckily i had iPhone which has 3G but iPad would havé been better :)
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I think you can tether your iPhone to you iPad so that you basically end up using your iPhone as a modem if that makes sense Kim. I still haven't worked out how to do it to my laptop as we have a mobile broadband stick that we buy a 12 month credit for ;)
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Ooo that sounds interesting...if you figure it out def let me know pls ;D
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this (http://www.macworld.com/article/159258/2011/04/bluetooth_tethering.html) might help you ;)
I am sure that Andie or Gretch or even Chookie might be able to help lol
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My DH knows how to do it. I have no idea or need to :)
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Thanks kathryn will check out the link
And meagan now just because you have no need to doesnt mean you shouldnt share lol!! Guess ill have to wait for one of the other lovelies to enlighten me then :P
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http://macintoshhowto.com/iphone/how-to-find-the-best-telstra-plan-for-an-iphone.html
I don't know about Vodaphone as it it all but useless up here in Cairns? I don't have an iPHONE but I know others tether successfully with their Telstra accounts. Other countries will depend on their carriers and their plans .
It's as easy as Plugging your phone into your iPad with your USB port and adjusting your settings on your iPhone. You can use it with blue tooth as well.
I am sure others here have already done this and can further enlighten us.
Gretchen
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Frozzie, i've successfully tethered to a friends iphone, he simply sat it close by my ipad and i went into settings and you should then be able to see a list of wifi connections, the phone ones will have a different symbol beside them. you should just be able to select the correct one and then enter the password when asked. Sorry I can't give more detailed instructions but don't have it with me and can't remember exactly what each screen is called or what they looked like.
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Frozzie, I thethered mine by going into settings general, and then blue tooth and turned blue tooth on both machines and connected that way.
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Excellent lovelies thankyou ever so much :-* :-*
Will test it out next time im waiting somewhere and have time to kill :)
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Another thrill; am on here while on the road to Adelaide ;D ;D. Sorry, willl stop now :D
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I hope you weren't driving JulieO. ;) ;)
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HaaHaa Cookie. Must say between the iPad and my Kindle the 4 hour trip went quite quickly. ;D
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hi JulieO - glad you had a good trip . . . must say though I was wondering whether you meant you'd stop posting . . or you'd stop the car! ;D
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HaaHaa Cookie. Must say between the iPad and my Kindle the 4 hour trip went quite quickly. ;D
I hope you weren't driving!
gert
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:D no not driving, taking it easy in the passenger seat ;D
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I recently purchased the Dinner Spinner app and I am very happy with it. There is a good selection of recipes. It is easy to use and the shopping list function is great. I think it will be useful when I call into the shop on the way home from work and I need to pick up soemthing for dinner.
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Thankyou, Thankyou. My Ipad is not 3G but my iphone is, I never knew you could "tether". Now I can use my ipad away from home to acess the net, thru my phone, did it last night very easy :o :o Hooray!
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(http://www.messengerfreak.com/emoticons/chat_symbols/QTrippy.gif) ........for those who may need this bit of trivia - it takes the battery of 2 iphones for the drive Townsville to Rockhampton ;D ;D - mine was used up by Mackay and so I then went on to DH while mine was charging, would have also used the ipad but for it being in a suitcase. Reason = angry birds and lovely birds (apologies to those who feel they don't qualify for this category :D :D) aka forum (http://www.messengerfreak.com/emoticons/chat_symbols/SmileyEx.gif) (http://www.messengerfreak.com/emoticons/chat_symbols/SmileyEx.gif)
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Didn't we tell you not to mention "AB"!!!!!!!!!
Now you have done it.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Gert
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Johnson, where do you get these amazing emoticons ( is that what they are called?) . Love them.
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Johnro, that's because your iPhone would have been searching for networks the whole time. I have that problem when I drive to Busselton and am out of 3G range for a while.
I'm looking at buying an iPad (again) and selling my MacBook (again) but am still uncertain about whether to get just the wi-fi or the wi-fi 3G. If I get the 3G, I'll cancel the contract I have with my iPhone as I won't need to use the internet on the iPhone.
BUT, can I update my iPhone apps through iTunes on the iPad? Can I charge my iPhone through my iPad? I'm searching for these answers online, but can't find any. :-)) You guys who have them are way more helpful! ;D
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AB is fun, a bit over that now. Ds & I ave been playing dragonvale since sept, we love breeding our dargons and making habitats for them :)
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Johnro, that's because your iPhone would have been searching for networks the whole time. I have that problem when I drive to Busselton and am out of 3G range for a while.
I'm looking at buying an iPad (again) and selling my MacBook (again) but am still uncertain about whether to get just the wi-fi or the wi-fi 3G. If I get the 3G, I'll cancel the contract I have with my iPhone as I won't need to use the internet on the iPhone.
BUT, can I update my iPhone apps through iTunes on the iPad? Can I charge my iPhone through my iPad? I'm searching for these answers online, but can't find any. :-)) You guys who have them are way more helpful! ;D
MJ I don't have an iPad (YET :-))) but I am pretty sure they don't have USB connections - so you wouldn't be able to charge and update. Think this may perhaps be one of the reasons the girls said don't get rid of your macbook ??? ??? ???
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Thanks faffa. I've been doing some more research and have spoken to a friend with a iPad. I can't connect iPhone to iPad except through bluetooth, but it doesn't matter as I have iTunes on my PC and can update the iPhone through that.
I'm planning to buy one now. I'm just going to check out covers first. I'll probably get the 32Gb wireless 3G and will organise a plan through BigPond. I think there's a $30 per month with about 10Gb. I'll cancel the plan on the iPhone as I won't need that any more.
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Just bought it! Free delivery and engraving from Apple store, so I went with them. Got a Switch Easy case from techbuy.com,au.
Now will have to wait until it arrives to organise a plan. We're going away tomorrow, but back on weekend, then off away again, then back for an 80th! So hard to fit our holidays in!
So, at least I'll be able to pick it up when I'm home and take it back on holidays!
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Thanks faffa. I've been doing some more research and have spoken to a friend with a iPad. I can't connect iPhone to iPad except through bluetooth, but it doesn't matter as I have iTunes on my PC and can update the iPhone through that.
I'm planning to buy one now. I'm just going to check out covers first. I'll probably get the 32Gb wireless 3G and will organise a plan through BigPond. I think there's a $30 per month with about 10Gb. I'll cancel the plan on the iPhone as I won't need that any more.
MJ be sure to go into a Telstra shop for the good advice remembering that the iPad is not a phone nor is it a computer. You may be wanting to use your phone more on the 3G network and your iPad more on the wifi network. I would think you would still need to have your iPhone on the 3G network.
In any case let us know and maybe I will buy an iPhone. You can get the Telstra data plan for the iPad for $150 for 12 months with 12 GB.
I have three covers, one is the magnetic cover which protects the front which i use at home, one is a cover for travelling which protects all the edges and one which is very thin, protects the edges and means I can fit it I my handbag. The last is an STM. All three make a stand. All of them were around $40.
Gretch
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In addition to all the good advice from Gretchen, have a look at Berlin iPad case with a small typewriter. It looks fab. I would have bought it if I had seen it when I bought my case.
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In addition to all the good advice from Gretchen, have a look at Berlin iPad case with a small typewriter. It looks fab. I would have bought it if I had seen it when I bought my case.
Now that would be handy.
Gert
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iPad spell check goes wrong again! It should say BELKIN
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I knew that! I have a love hate relationship with the spell thingy turning it on and off and on and off.......
Gretch
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Ds & I ave been playing dragonvale since sept, we love breeding our dargons and making habitats for them
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hally I went to get dragonvale for DS but as it requires internet and ours is so slow I decided against it. We love playing Smurfs, Snoopy, Diamond Dash, CavemanLand and Dream Park atm. All free and no internet required after downloading app.
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Thanks for the advice Gretchen! My closest Telstra shop is 200km away, but I'm going to try to get there sometime in the next couple of weeks.
I rarely use the internet on my iPhone, that's why I think I'll can it. I don't want to have 3 plans - $80 p.m. for home, $10 p.m. for iPhone and another $20 or so per month for iPad!
That $150 plan looks excellent.
I looked at the Belkin one with the keyboard, but the reviews said it was too bulky. I may look at it later on once I've had my iPad for a while. I liked the look of the magnetic cover and could have got it from the Apple store, but I ended up with the Switch Easy one because it's also magnetic, but protects the back as well and doesn't make the whole thing too bulky.
Now, I'm going to have to buy a bigger handbag! I use a really small one that also acts as a purse because otherwise I find that my bag is so full of stuff it gets too heavy to cart around. I'll have to find one that's big enough for my iPad and my little bag.
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Yup I get ya. I had to take my iPad and my Kindle to a store to find the right backpack style handbag to fit them in. I never have my iPad out of my sight and is usually on my back leaving my hands free for the real shopping. If I want my iPad in the grocery store no problems. I have always had a backpack style bag. Not elegant or stylish but imminently practical for a 65 year old. I despair when I see women with bags over their shoulders and opened with their purses and phones readily available or left in shopping trolleys while they search up and down for stuff. Sometimes I might even mention it to them if I see a purse creeping out of an unzippered bag. Ok some places are safer than others but I know my excess on insurance is not gunna cover my iPad. I value it so I look after it.
And ki have to say that Cairns is not one of the safest cities I have lived in. Theft in this tourist town is rife.
If you get your iPhone on a plan for $10 a month then you are laughing. Oh how I wish my old phone would DIE!. I would then buy an IPhone and have the sim card cut down to use I the iPhone. Like you I could then use it in my $10 plan with Telstra but mainly use the iPad for stuff as I rarely use or need the phone. JB Hi Fi and others have a device that can take your old sim card and cut it to fit the iPhone therefore negating negotiations with Telstra re the very expensive plans.
I put this idea to a Telstra guy and he said it could not be done but I know it can. I ain't buying one of the "plans".
I hear of some outrageously expensive phone plans that just about take my breath away. All I want is a cheapie but I WOULD buy an iPhone outright on my $10 a month plan just so I could sync it with my iPad. I just love gadgets that work seamlessly.
Having said that I cannot justify getting rid of my rarely used phone for an iPhone..........YET!
Gertbysea😜😜😜
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Lol the Telstra man lies Gretch as you know ... you can even buy the SIM cutters on ebay :-))
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Too true. These 12 year old geeks think they can fool you and me!
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Love the ipad and iphone. Love kindle, ibooks, Evernote, banking and have recently discovered menu_planner (website http://menu-planner.com/ (http://menu-planner.com/)) . I posted some details in another another menu planning topic on this forum. The menu planner allows easy import of recipe from select websites (and soon to be all websites so Thermomix recipe communities as well, and hopefully the forum). It has easy shopping lists, pantry lists, recipes and the menu plan. Finally a menu planning app that's easy to use and syncs between my i products and desktop.
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Sue h is that an imperial pigeon in your photo?
Gert
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Do you mean you are buying an iPhone outright and using an existing phone plan? Surely a 49$ plan plus phone would work out to be about the same as buying a phone outright over a 2 yr period?
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Not sure but my plan is $10 a month. An I phone is maybe $500 so over 24 months it would cost $240 plus $500 so $740 . .@ $49 times 24 is a lot more. In any case I am doing nothing until I need to.
Gert
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If u put iCloud on one of ur apple devices it uploads all the same apps to each device. For example if you download kindle onto ur iPhone it will automatically go to ur iPad, iPod. You cannot as far as I know sync these except to a pc to get ur latest versions of the platform progs that run ur device. Does that make sense. I haven't synced my iPad or iPhone for ages and am dreading the new versions that have come out to update - its going to take ages :-)). I'm pretty sure about the iCloud thing as afta I downloaded it all new apps I acquired appeared on my phone, iPad and ipod ;D. I just would love a MacBook now but got a "regular" laptop to keep the continuity for the kids to work on between school and home. For those obsessed about angry birds you have to download Where's my Water ( a crocodile who lives in the sewers and requires water to shower. - we are all hooked on it. :-*
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A couple of months ago my DS (16) brought a iPhone 3 from a friend for $50 because it had a broken screen, we got the screen replaced for $50 and it was a s good as new again. He sold that iPhone and recently brought a iPhone 4 for $150 from another friend because it has a broken screen and we are about to have the screen fixed for $80. Pretty good buy. I don't think people realize that broken screen on these gadgets don't cost a lot to have replaced if you know where to go.
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A broken screen isn't the end of the phone, that's for sure.
Gretch, I meant the internet part of my phone plan is $10 a month. I actually pay $50 a month which entitles me to unlimited free calls to any Telstra phone. I bought my iPhone outright. This is a business plan as we have three mobiles and two home phones on the account, plus our home internet. I also pay an extra $5 a month for 100 texts.
I can only use Telstra, as they're the only service providers in the bush. When I go to the Telstra shop, I'm planning to get a better deal as I only get 6Gb a month for my $80 on the home computer.
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Since owning iphone and ipad I am now a mac convert.......shame that our PC does not need replacing :o :o
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I would love to be an all Mac house but my PC and Phone (blackberry) are work supplied and paid for so there is no way I can justify having a Mac laptop or iPhone which I really wouldn't use very much.
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A broken screen isn't the end of the phone, that's for sure.
Gretch, I meant the internet part of my phone plan is $10 a month. I actually pay $50 a month which entitles me to unlimited free calls to any Telstra phone. I bought my iPhone outright. This is a business plan as we have three mobiles and two home phones on the account, plus our home internet. I also pay an extra $5 a month for 100 texts.
I can only use Telstra, as they're the only service providers in the bush. When I go to the Telstra shop, I'm planning to get a better deal as I only get 6Gb a month for my $80 on the home computer.
Yup you do the deal with those robbers. For that I would want unlimited everything.
Gretch
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I have ipad and some of the apps i love are:
Soundhound -free-recognizes songs when played and gives you background info
The food network app with all kinds of vids about food - free
Talking tom (and his friends) that will give u hours of fun with the family - free
Unblock me - puzzle game to break time while some one else is doing the dishes - free
There are alot more but as u see just gave u some free ones. Keep me posted !
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There is a new Thermomix app called cooking with the super chef and it's free to download but then you have to pay for more recipe categories. I downloaded it today but found it pretty slow. Not sure if I would bother buying extra recipes or not. I'm pretty stingy lol.
My other favorite apps are
Documents
Coloring (for the kids)
Art maker (ABC play school) for kids
Gum tree
Big oven
Facebook
eBay
Woolworths
Bejeweled
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A couple of months ago my DS (16) brought a iPhone 3 from a friend for $50 because it had a broken screen, we got the screen replaced for $50 and it was a s good as new again. He sold that iPhone and recently brought a iPhone 4 for $150 from another friend because it has a broken screen and we are about to have the screen fixed for $80. Pretty good buy. I don't think people realize that broken screen on these gadgets don't cost a lot to have replaced if you know where to go.
Cost me $150.00 to get my screen replaced here in Perth and I spent a day ringing around for prices to >:( >:(
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Cost me $150.00 to get my screen replaced here in Perth and I spent a day ringing around for prices to >:( >:(
DH just replaced his screen at the apple shop (well they just gave him a new phone) for $175 :( expensive but there was no other option!
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A new phone is a pretty good option though!
We've had screens replace on Nokia phones at those little kiosks in shopping centres - Carousel etc. The Nokia screen only cost $20. Not sure if they do iPhones though.
Can't wait to get my iPad so I can download all those wonderful apps that everyone's talking about!
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Be warned MJ, you can spend a lot of time playing.
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It was the sme type as he had an iphone4 not an upgrade! Just an expense we could do without really!
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Oh bugger Meagan, not a good deal after all.
Hopefully I never have to deal with a broken screen on my iPhone....
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When we upgraded our Iphone recently I paid an extra $99 for extended apple warranty. This extended the warranty to the end of the Telstra contract and includes one free screen replacement. I figured it was worth it since a new screen is at least $150 in Perth.
We have never broken a screen yet but DD the younger has twice.
Dede I like the woolworths app too. It is really well thought out and has the potential to make shopping easy.
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A new phone is a pretty good option though!
We've had screens replace on Nokia phones at those little kiosks in shopping centres - Carousel etc. The Nokia screen only cost $20. Not sure if they do iPhones though.
Can't wait to get my iPad so I can download all those wonderful apps that everyone's talking about!
Yep they do and the one at Rockingham Shopping Centre was one of the cheaper ones ... at least I guess I didn't have to travel ;)
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Ok what is the verdict word aficionados?? Should I buy scrabble app or stick with the free version of words with friends?
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Don't buy scrabble! The computer opponent always comes up with nonexistent words and won't accept a lot of my words, which are actually WORDS!!! Definite waste of money in my books!
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Do you think I should words with friends...do you use it?
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I do use it but my favourite app at the moment is 7 words, a very addictive little game where you get clues and you have to find the answers amongst the given letters. I find it very hard to stop playing it at times!
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DD uses words with friends and she plays with people all over the world. 7 words sounds like fun. I love sudoku and even monopoly. I made my first item from the ipad today. They look good and will post the recipe if they taste as good. I had to make some marzipan and apricot jam to go with them. ;)
I've just downloaded my February edition of BBC Good Food too. I do love the way it is presented.
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I've actually bought the full version of Words with Friends as I play it a lot and got really sick of all the adds. I've been playing it for months now with a couple of friends. I find it really addictive. I've always got a couple of games on the go.
I tried hanging with friends too, but I much prefer Words with Friends.
I also like Word Warp and Boggle.
Mind you, since I joined the forum I've spent all my free time reading the posts here instead of playing word games. However, I've still managed to keep playing Words with Friends,
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Thank you...you have helped make up my mind. I will get the ad free version since I usually have three games on the go.
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Ii used to play words with friends but I just got to busy with everything and just never seemed to have the time. It is an addictive game though.
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7 words should come with a time waster warning. Worse than Angry Birds. I should not have done it!
Gert
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At the moment i am really enjoying ad free words with friends.
One more question ...do you play with people or computer with scrabble app?
Also, i miss bridgebaseonline - which I cannot play easily with ipad. Any other good bridge app where you play with people?
Love to hear people's opinions.
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Gert, I hope you mean by time waster,7 little words is totally addictive! I agree it needs to come with a warning!
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Hi Gretchen, - yes it is a Torres Strait Pigeon. The photo was taken a couple of years ago at The Dome in Cairns.
As for apps. I have deleted all the apps that I can get addicted to. I know I could spend hours on them and so it's best to delete and avoid the tempation.
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I love 7 little words too. Good for short burst of free time as well as being totally addictive.
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Decisions ??? ???.......decisions......do I purchase the next round of 7 little words having completed sunrise!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D Away from games I found a great Big oven with loads of dishes where the number of serves can be added with an immediate quantity amount :) :)
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Robyn, I have almost completed the first round in 7 little words and will definitely be buying the next one. Cant imagine not having it at the moment as I love it.
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I'm a total sucker for 7 little words. I have pretty much bought all the levels so far and whenever the kids go to bed, I do my word games as I don't really watch much TV in the evening at all as there's a huge amount of shows currently on TV that don't interest me. If I'm not doing word games I'm invariably reading cookbooks at night- my bedside table is groaning under the weight of my pile of cookbooks already. Between my cookbooks, this forum and work I'm almost thinking about what to cook or actually cooking food most of the day!!! The power of thermie to alter your mind!!!!
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Yeah I have been playing it while watching the tennis with the sound off.
You can also get the iTV app to watch some shows on the ABc like Whites which I am enjoying very much. A bit of a spoof on Marco Pierre White. All happening in his kitchen and restaurant. Very funny.
Now what is a 9 letter word for super kitchen machine?😌
Gretch
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Fantastic ;)
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Oh you are quick.
Gert
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OMG u r all norti people :D
Just downloading 7 little words ;D
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Friend told me about My fitnesspal. A programme to help count calories. Great help when on a diet. App was free, put it on the iPad.
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7 little words sounds dangerous. Is it like scrabble or a crossword?
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As additive as scrabble Cookie but I find quicker than a crossword!!!! I am staying away form this thread now that I am back at school - don't need any procrastination encouragement :D :D
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Thanks to you lovely ladies, I downloaded 7 words yesterday and can see it's going to be difficult to stop playing it... At least it's more challenging to the brain than Ant Smasher ;D ;D
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Have as much fun with it as I do! Don't say you weren't warned though, although as Hercule Poirot always said, it does stimulate the grey cells!!
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I thought 7 words sounded harmless, boy was I mistaken. DD and I sat there doing them and kept saying 'oh let's do another one.' Tomorrow is supposed to be housework day. I might suggest she takes the ipad to work with her. ;)
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I have downloaded heaps of different apps, all the ones recommended here and a few more besides!
I love tapatalk for this forum and Kindle. I love word games so will download 7 little words. I like Elders Weather App too - very important for us farmers!
Really enjoying my iPad. I must create folders and organise my apps.
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Folders are the only way to maintain any sort of organisaiton on ipad and iphone MJ :) :)
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I downloaded kindle for my iPad and a few free books. I have already read a 366 page book and half way through another one all in less than a week. And I don't usually read books, but I'm really enjoying it.
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I find it easier to pick up my iPad and read a few pages of a book than a real book. My iPad sits on my kitchen bench and I open it up to read while I'm waiting for something to come to boil, or while having a cuppa.
I downloaded Paprika today and that's an excellent app. I guess the only thing I do dislike is having to use Safari. It's slow and clunky compared to Mozilla Firefox.
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Just found this (http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/working-up-an-appetite-20120128-1qmbj.html)list of food related apps this morning.
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Download Atomic Web and see if it is any faster if not you can delete. There are probably other browsers you can download as well. My Safari is really fast so I haven't had to do any research on it.
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Marina, thanks for this link. Lots here of interest.
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Huge thank you Marina
Just downloaded Nigellas app :D :P
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I've just downloaded the taste.com app. I should really be doing the ironing.
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Just downloaded taste too as it was free, yay
I should be sorting out washing while I wait for a lady from the fostering service to come over. Looking at foods apps much more fun ;D
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I agree Hally. I had just turned the iron on and started when the power went off. After much checking I discovered that it was the iron throwing the switch so it went in the bin. I now have a new one with all sorts of lights and things and I hate it.
Dh said there are cheaper ways to get out of doing the ironing. 8)
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Shocking, back to looking at my apps!! Shoud be cooking not looking at cooking!!
Loving Nigella & the taste one is great, loving her nuggets using crackers instead if breadcrumbs. Think cp will love them in his lunch box :)
Downloaded Jamie months ago, it was free then, but you pay for extra recipes, which of course I have downloaded loads!!!
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Ironing????? What is that? I. Ron. Ing. No don't know it! :D ;) ;)
Gert
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No he doesnt live in this house.
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I'm afraid he lives here. BUT he doesn't want any of his relations to come here.
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I don't buy clothes that need ironing any more. Those that still do go in the dryer to be ironed!!
Thanks for that site Marina. I just had to laugh at this one:
The Perfect Egg Timer, $1.99
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
FIRST, measure your goog - place it on your phone and use your fingers to mark the egg's diameter and height. Next, set your altitude. What? Don't worry, the GPS does it for you. Set the slider on a scale from ''fridge'' to ''room temperature'', then choose ''the perfect egg for me'': liquid, soft or hard. The timer is set to go. More instructions say to put eggs in cold water, bring water to a rapid boil and when the water boils, start the timer. The ''egg spy'' camera shows how the inside of the egg changes as it's cooking. Bingo. Perfect eggs every time. This German-made app is everything it's cracked up to be.
Seriously, is it that hard to boil an egg?
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Haha, obviously the answer must be "yes" LOL
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I don't know how I still manage to boil an egg without using an altimeter! Also, how could anyone possibly have time to measure an egg's diameter and height plus enter all the data. Surely in all that time you could have boiled your egg(s) by then. ??? ??? ???
As John McEnroe used to say-"you can't be serious!!!???"
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$1.99 times a lot of idiots puts a lot of eggs in the developers basket. I am thinking of developing an app on how to make toast. Any takers?
Gert
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I'm sure you have a lot more interesting things you could develop for an app Gretchen ;) ;)
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Gert, I was thinking you do an app for making toast and I'll do a matching app teaching people how to butter the toast!! We could be onto something!!!
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Some people have more money than sense.
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Good thinking Merlin. We are on our way to making a fortune.
Gert
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It doesn't get old does it? Being able to be on line wherever you may be. We are in beautiful Pt Lincoln visiting daughter, am currently sitting on a bench facing Boston Bay having a cappo and a catch up, got to love it ;D
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Perfect JulieO.
Gerr
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Boston Bay is lovely. We plan to go back this year when we come over. Enjoy JulieO.
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Thanks girls, it was just perfect there today, had a great day. :D
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Has anyone else noticed recently that on some posts the emoticons are not appearing - they are just the small boxes you see elsewhere where the computer / program cannot accept the original character? I suspect, with my computer, it is for those who use tapatalk.
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Some people can see the emoticons and others can't, and yes it is from those using tapatalk. Not sure why some see it and others don't though 😃
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Ohhhh I thought it was just my Apple computer.
I can only see the little boxes too.
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I think you need the mojo keyboard to see the pics.
I'm excited that I've found Personal Hotspot on my iPhone. Now I don't need to worry about getting a sim for my iPad! I just use the iPhones Internet. 😍
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Emoji! Damn auto correct!
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I use tapatalk and I have the emoji app and I can't see the smileys, only boxes. The only thing I can think of is that I haven't updated my phone. Maybe that's it.
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Hools have you activated the emoji keyboard through your settings? Can you put emoticons in your posts? If not go to settings then to general then to keyboard then add keyboard and the select emoji. Hope that helps. If not then that is as far as my tech brain will go lol.
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By only seeing squares we can guess at the emoticon. ;)
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😜 lol
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When I'm using tapatalk I can't read the symbols for things like knead, reverse, soft speed etc they come up as stars and dots instead. Bit of a fill in the missing symbol sometimes.
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Dede, I went to settings and it doesn't have keyboard for emoji. Think it might if my phone was updated but got to get computer fixed first!!!
Also I can't see the knead etc only dots.
I can do smileys by semi colons and brackets etc.
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You can download the Emoji keyboard through iTunes.
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MJ I have an app with emoji already though.
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Maybe once your phone is updated it will work. Oh well for the moment you will have to fill in the missing bits with your imagination. How long do you have to wait until your computer is fixed?
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Think the computer has s--t itself! Bought laptop from grays online brand new for $170 but it's got no operating system on it. Just got to get round to it!
Yep I'll just have to imagine smiley in the little boxes I see ;)
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New update for Tapatalk now adds up total hours on the forum :(
Oh no now I won't be able to hide the amount of time I spend on here :)
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Dede, I can't see any update for tapatalk, my app store isn't showing any.
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Seems to be only for tapatalk HD on iPad. :(
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The latest app which I have found is Heytell - a voice messenger that allows you to instantly talk — lets you send instant voice messages to other heytell users - a kinder, gentler, warmer alternative to text messaging :) :)
(http://julessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/HeyTell14-250x374.jpg)
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I use Voice Audio for sending voice message on the iPad. A few of my friends use it as well as it is inbuilt on the iPhone. Easy as. Works for sending to any PC as well as I products.
I think you can send easily about 7 minutes at time from the iPhone and endless from the iPad.
Gert
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Heytell certainly does not allow messages of any great length go through Gert - will need to use Voice Audio more then. :) :)
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Gosh, what next.
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Actually cookie 1 voice mail has been around a long time. I think I first used it on my first Gateway computer more than 20 years ago. I had a microphone on a stick and I was amazed.i recorded a song I still use today for my birthday mail. It is the Happy Birthday song from a kiddy program on TV though I cannot remember the name of it. I think it was live on the ABC. Not play school but............
Gert
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I use hey tell as well. It's pretty cool. But I find it hard to talk normally. Ends up sounding Weird lol.
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Dede I think we all sound weird to our self when we hear our own voice recorded. It has something to do with the resonance of our sinuses and the connection to our ears. Anyone else hearing your voice recorded would think it sounds just like you.
Pesonally I hate the sound of my voice when I hear it recorded.
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Dashingten I do not agree as every body who hears me singing thinks I have a great voice which is definitely to the case. LOL!
Gert
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Seems to be only for tapatalk HD on iPad. :(
Thanks Dede was wondering why I couldn't see an update, did realize there was an HD version for iPad I have the other version
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DW and I have found a great app (thanks to our doctor) that helps you track calories. It is called MyFitnessPal. I have never been any good at tracking meals/calories becuase it take too long ot look it up nad write it down. This app is available for Iphone and Android.
Once you load in your details (age, hieght, weight) set a target weight goal and how fast you want to lose it gives you a calorie amount for each day. Exercise deducts calories and food adds them. THe Iphone version even allows you to scan barcodes of products which bringsup the product name servings size and nutritional information.
There is also the abillity to add your own recipes bu adding the ingredients and quantities and telling the app how many servings it makes. The pp then calculates the nutritional informatio for each serving.
I have been struggling to lose about 5 kilos for months and getting nowhere. I have lost a ilo in a week by just tracking what I am eating. Whne you look up some foods and realise how many calories are involved you really start to think if you really want to eat it or not.
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I have that app, its great but I put what I ate in for the day & was horrified, even my porridge was 271 cals!!!!
The exercise is good though.
Its a great app for miontoring,tracking & loosing weight.
H :)
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Good app for those wanting to lose weight but it would send me crazy. It would be like the Wii Fit screaming OBESE OBESE OBESE when you weigh in. ;D
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DD I love that app. Chookie put me onto it a while ago. I've been bad with birthdays etc but I love the way it gives you all the food breakdown. I found that I eat very little fat, but too much sugar which is hidden in all the foods.
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Love this App and it is free. I lost 5 ks using it but went off when the GC were here. Will get back on now it is cold and I can have soup for lunch.
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Ok I know this is a really stupid question but I just downloaded Paprika since so many on the forum use it...but how do you use it. Do you copy the whole recipe from forum and then what...it does not allow you to paste it in a simple way like Evernote. Help!
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If you go to the browser in Paprika and then bring up particular page on the forum that you want. If you look at the bottom of the screen you will see buttons that say photo, ingredients, name, directions, etc...and create recipe. Highlight each section of the recipe that you want to save and then tap the corresponding button. Once you are done, tap create recipe and it will display the completed recipe....tap on the done button in the right top corner and the recipe is saved.
For sites like food.com and taste.com.au, you can just tap on the save recipe button that appears on the top right corner of the original browser screen. Those sites are written in hrecipe markup language and paprika knows exactly what to do with them.
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Thanks stacelee! Will try it. :) :)
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Just thought I'd mention that there is an update for paprika for the iPad now available. Apparently they have also submitted the Mac version update as well.
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I'm going into the city on Monday to get my very own ipad3. It is very exciting. I've been waiting since my birthday (April) and when we were away we found the netbook very slow compared to the ipad.
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Yahoo cookie 1 knew you would do it eventually. We will,have fun at the forumfest.
Good stuff.
Gert
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Wish you well to use it. I'm sure you will love it, they are so handy...I'm actually typing this on mine as we drive up the pacific highway between the gold coast and Brisbane!
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Yay cookie, another iPad owner. I'm still contemplating updating from my iPad 1 to an iPad 3. :)
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I can hardly wait.
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Very exciting . My DS just bought his wife an iPad and my DGD is wanting one for her11th birthday next month and I think she will be able to get it. She has been saving for some time. When they move to India at the end of the year they will be home schooled so will need it. My son is a teacher so life will not be too hard for the grand daughters aged 6 and 11.
The iPad is a great product in so many ways.
Gert
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It'll be hard on you though Gert.
My daughter and her family lived in London for the first 7 years of their marriage. It was tough only seeing them at Christmas time. We missed all of the baby milestones.
Thank goodness they're living in Aus now.
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Yes merrilyn but a great adventure for them and inevitable I guess. They know India quite well as my DI lived in Mayapur for some years and they visit often. They have mny friends and relatives who either live there or visit so they won't be lonely . We have our iPads for some face to face time.
Gert
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Just bought Gordon Ramsays App, Cook with me, $8.49, has some great videos on there. Happy with it.
:)
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Will check it out thx hally 😊