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iPhone Unleased– Freeware to Expand your iPhones Reach

Once you’ve watched your Pirates of the Caribbean and ordered your calamari, you’re going to look longingly towards your desktop or laptop Mac. With this week’s selections, you can use the beauty of your handheld web browser to tap in to your Mac’s files and more.

If you don’t have an iPhone, get the Freeloader alternative here for $150.

telekinesis

telekinesis iPhone Unleased   Freeware to Expand your iPhones Reach

This Tiger application runs on your Mac, and opens up your Mac’s media to your iPhone. You can stream music and video, control iTunes, browse files and even execute AppleScripts and Spotlight searches. From the couch!

SoonR

SoonR is a cool, web-based service that lets you access your Mac without opening/forwarding ports. Connecting from your iPhone is as easy as logging into your SoonR account. Access documents remotely, browse your Microsoft Outlook contacts, calendar and mail and even initiate Skype calls.

soonr iPhone Unleased   Freeware to Expand your iPhones Reach

SoonR is free and supports PCs as well as Macs. It even lets you access files when your machine is offline.

Phone Home

Turn your iPhone into a remote for Keynote, DVD Player and iTunes with Phone Home. The author promises more remotes in the future. In the mean time, the iTunes remote supports playlists and podcasts.

WebShell

webshell iPhone Unleased   Freeware to Expand your iPhones Reach

GUI to fruity for you? Get serious with an iPhone browser-based shell. – web based SSH shell. It is a simple install on your Mac that allows you SSH access to your box and beyond. You do have to start the server from the command line, but that should no bother you if you’re dying to get a command line on your iPhone.

IActivator

Iactivator iPhone Unleased   Freeware to Expand your iPhones Reach

Get this bonus treat while it lasts. This application (registration required for download) takes the ugly hacks out of activating your iPhone. This application does NOT allow you to use your iPhone with another service. It simply allows you to use it as a browser and iPod without activating the AT&T service plan.

Get all that? There’s a ton of fun for you and your iPhone (or analogous, unhyped alternative device).

Brian

Bohemian Coding releases FontCase font management app

Fontcase 20090120 205222 Bohemian Coding releases FontCase font management appI’m a fairly new Linotype FontExplorer X user, but I’m not won over so much that my eye has not been caught by the beauty of Fontcase. This new app made by Pieter Omvlee of Bohemian Coding is a font management application that offers a more Leopard-like interface to help you organize your fonts. Omvlee says it has been designed to be an iTunes for your fonts.

Since Fontcase can preview any font whether it is activated or not from all over your Mac’s filesystem, you can keep all your fonts in Fontcase and preview and activate them when you need them. The app also allows you to print TypeBook-style previews.

As I write this, Fontcase is importing my font data from Linotype FontExplorer X and it has already alerted me to a few damaged fonts. So, it’s not just a pretty face; it’s got your back too.

The one problem I see for my own workflow is the lack of automatic activation. Hopefully, plug-ins for common design applications are in the works, but until such time, I’ll stick with Linotype FontExplorer X. Still, I’m intrigued at some of the features Bohemian Coding has added to this app and I’ll be keeping an eye out for updates.

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Fontcase sells for 42 Euro, but for a limited time it’s going for 35 Euro. The license gets you free updates until the next major update.

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ZAGG InvisibleSHIELD for 2G iPod touch reviewed

FGAPIPTOUCH2FB 20081025 110610 ZAGG InvisibleSHIELD for 2G iPod touch reviewedI have always protected (hidden?) the beauty of the iPod’s industrial design behind bulky silicone or leather cases, but with the introduction of the touch screens on the iPhone and iPod touch, there is only so much bulk you can add without getting in the function. So, how do you protect it?

ZAGG offers a solution in the form of its InvisibleSHIELD product line for iPods and MacBook notebooks. Its a thin, light weight adhesive film that protects your tech against scratches and minor dents. How effective is it? I take the ZAGG InvisibleSHIELD for 2G iPod touch in my review.

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