keystrokes

Aug 18 2010

BlindType offers more coherent drunk texting

As demonstrated in this video, BlindType is some sort of keyboard replacement for the iPad, iPhone and presumably the iPod touch (neither are actually available at the moment but we are told to follow @BlindType on Twitter for updates) that allows flawless gibberish interpretation even when every character is wrong. It can apparently even deduce what you where trying to type even if you miss the keyboard entirely as long as you remain consistent in how far off you are and stick to the proper key layout. They call this adjusting to your “perceived keyboard” and it is some form of black magic.

I can imagine this technology coming in handy for those who might like to drunk text their ex-girlfriends. Finally those unintelligible keystrokes will be properly interpreted!

I’m skeptical that BlindType can really be as good as this video suggests. I’m also curious to see if the folks creating this technology have an equally slick solution for getting my BlindTyped text into the apps that I use every day.

What do you think of this witchcraft? Leave a comment below!

By RickMacMerc • apps, iPhone, productivity • Comments Off • Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Oct 15 2008

Awesome Mail.app add-on Mail Act-On 2 released

ActOnScreenshot1 20081015 191815 Awesome Mail.app add on Mail Act On 2 releasedIndev Software has been working hard (I know because I helped with beta testing) to bring you the latest edition of Mail Act-On. Mail Act-On 2 is a must-have enhancement to Apple’s Mail.app that puts organization at your fingertips by allowing you to program keystrokes to initiate actions on messages. Mail Act-On 2 is a complete rewrite of Mail Act-On version 1 and brings several new features including:

  • Full OS X 10.5 (Leopard) compatibility.

  • A totally new slick interface: The new menu window can be locked open allowing you to attack multiple messages with rapid fire speed.
  • Undo support: Yes!!
  • Outbox Rules: Mail Act-On 2 will now apply your outbox rules when you send messages.
  • Keystroke-based move and copy of messages
  • Easy rule configuration: Mail Act-On tweaks Mail’s rule configuration to add its two new rule types.
  • MailTags support: Act-On 2 now lets you apply simple MailTags to your messages.

Mail Act-On 2 is now shareware with an introductory price of USD$19.95–totally worth it.

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Feb 24 2005

KavaSoft releases Shoebox 1.0, “the world’s smartest photo organizer”

KavaSoft, creator of iConquer and iTunes Catalog, announces Shoebox 1.0, a Mac OS X application for organizing digital photos by content. Shoebox is the sophisticated alternative to iPhoto. It uses Knowledge Base technology to learn what’s in each of your photos. Photos can be organized into categories like dates, people, places and things. Categorizing your photos is easy, fast and fun. It just takes a few keystrokes, so you don’t even need to use the mouse.

You can try out Shoebox for free. Shoebox comes in two versions: Shoebox Express (US$39.99) for home users with up to 10,000 photos, and Shoebox Pro (US$79.99) for digital media professionals. You can purchase Shoebox online using PayPal or Kagi.

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