Problem Solved!

Well, I sorted out what I was doing wrong! I was trying to save the file in a different directory that the directory that I save the program under. So obviously Eclipse is sensitive to where you store things! Just thought I would report that if any of you are facing the same problem!

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Any programmers out there?

Hi Ladies And Gentlemen,

Well in the last day or so, I have been reading about Eclipse which is a programming tool I have even purschased "Eclipse for Dummmies". I havent got very far though this book yet because the first project is to make a Java project and I soon as I click on next this dialog comes up and says "assertion failed: Can't happen" so when this happened I figured that there could be two things wrong. 1. My Java software is out of day and 2. it was the wrong version of Eclipse. So I updated my version of java and loaded another version of Eclipse on, didnt fix anything.

Has anyone got any thoughts?

 

 

 

iPad Stand from Luxa!

 

Hi Ladies and Gentlemen,

Happy Monday morning, I've got one great review to start the week off in the weekend I received a present from my Mum and Dad an iPad stand from Luxa! This thing is a real piece of art taking a similar design as the Cinema displays. The stand itself is fully adjustable allowing the iPad to be in portrait or landscape mode aesthetically I can see what Luxa was trying to do here, I think that they archived it they were trying to copy the look of existing mac products, not just the Cinema displays but their mice and other computer accessories in regards of color, style and functionality. I was also impressed by the packaging that this stand came in somebody had put in a lot of thought to make the stand as nice as possible.....(photos below)

I could really fault this, you can fully adjust it, its made from strong material, it has class, it has feeling (ok, maybe thats going to far.) If I really wanted to pick at it, there would be one tiny thing and that is you cant use this with some cases. I know your not suppose to use this with a case on the iPad but if your like me and find it hard to always have to get it out and put it back in a case it can be time consuming (especially with one hand).

Let me know your thoughts!

Have a technology filled day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zinio For iPad - Be prepared to spend more that you've paid for

Hi Gang,

Today I'm going to talk about the Zinio app for iPad. When I initially loaded Zinio onto my iPad I thought it was great, you're able to puchase and read magazines where ever you are. As for the magazine collection goes you can purchase most magazine you see on bookstand and reading them on the iPad is a rich experience due to external links, interactivity some mags can even talk to you!

However, there are three things that wont make me read magazines anymore, when you first get Zinio it come with some magazines preloaded so you can see what its like before you make a purchase of subscription while I was reading one I  was unaware of how much it was costing me to download. I'm on the Alpha plan which means I get 250 mb for twenty bucks per months so I was reading this free magazine for approx 6 minutes and it used up 95 mb of my quota! Its fair enough to say I wasnt too happy!

The second thing, I tried to sign up to the Zinio website but they didn't have "New Zealand" in the drop down list. Yeah I could of sent them a email but I didn't worry after seeing where my quota had gone.

The third thing, when I loaded it onto my iPad and launched it, the iPad crashed! After sniffing around forums etc... I found out that I actually had to update it to work, this wasn't really a problem but it took up half an hour and 450 mb I did not need.

I do believe (and hope) that Zinio would approve this app, because I think its a fantastic idea reading mags on the iPad, its just so much easier than a physical book!

But dont take my word for it, if you want to try it, go ahead this is just my experience.

So I'm sorry to say but reading electronic magazines is still quite expensive (and a bit sow) on the iPad

 

Have a technology filled weekend!

I'm writing this from my iPhone!


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Two great apps that I got today!

Hey people,

How are we all doing? Today I have been out most of the day but still managed to get 2 new apps onto my iPad! The first one is "Photoshop Express" this is like "Photoshop Mobile" on the iPhone but with a few new features and filters. My favorite filter is "soft focus" which dos a wonderful job, but what I like to most about this app is the splash screen that appears when it first starts up. It is sooo nice!  Oh and it has Facebook connectivity so you can upload your pictures when you have finished editing them, I've actually tried this and works reasonably quickly. This is a free app so I recommend in getting it it takes up 6.5 mb.

The second application I got is called "PasswordWallet" what it is, is a simple password wallet (which you might of guessed from the title) costed $6.49 from the app store but worth it. The thing I like about this is the simple interface it is really easy to put entries in and read entries. Of course it comes with a master password which you have to put in to access your data, this can be anything you want. At a crazy 2.2 mb its a well worth app (if you need it!)

Have fun!

iWayne's Top 10 iPad Apps!

Here are my top ten apps for the iPad!!!

10. XE Currency

XE is a free app, great to have on any iPad, stable and fast can convert to just about any type of currency.

9. Pinball HD

$4.19 from the app store this game will keep you playing for hours. Stunning 3D Graphics add-ons available!

8. WeatherBug

Free app, a little bit slow, but does the job this app allows you to check the weather out from all around the world!

7.Valet Hero

$4.19 from the apps store kind of like a strategy game you have to park the cars into desired places without crashing them! Very additive

6. PocketMoney

$6.49 from the apps store, keep track of your finances Pocket Money is a really simple easy program!

5. PaperDeskLT

$2.59 PaperdeskLT is a simple drawing/writing program. I have used this lots.

4. Busy Harbour

$1.29 Addictive strategy game with boats! The objective is to get the re boat out of the harbour. Very fun, makes time go by very quick!

3. Shazam

Free app! Cant think of that song? Just put Shazam up to you speaker, then it will tell you who sings it etc… Works well!

2. iDraw

$12.99 from the app store a must for graphic designers. iDraw is like illustrator on the iPad. Highly recommended

1.FlightCtrl HD

$6.49 from the app store this has to be the most addictive game I have played. I give this five stars!!!

iPad Review

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Hi Gang!

Well I’ve had an iPad for several weeks now so I figured it about time that I did a review on it already! This thing is incredible, as most of you will know this thing can store photos, music, pictures as well as purchase games and numerous applications for it!

Some people say “it’s just a big ipod touch” well I’ll have to disagree with that it’s so much more with in saying that its not a full blown computer. Using 3G or Wifi you can surf the net, check your email just about anywhere in the world, ok there are some places where 3G is not available yet but most places do!

Now for the apps, there are thousands and thousands of apps on the app store which is amazing and of course I have tried some of them, but there is one that I would stay away from and that’s the “Atomic Web Browser” in my opinion this browser is ok but its not stable and you cant save pictures into your library like you can with Safari. I still think that Safari is the best internet browser for iPad! Another application that I’m not happy with is the new TVNZ app, sure it doe the trick, eventually but the TV listing are unclear as you don’t know precisely whit time a TV show is about to start, the whole application is slow!

iBooks : Here are my thoughts, iBooks is good as a .pdf reader but apart from that I’m sorry to say, its not much good! If you go in to the books store, its all like history and literature, HELLO?? I think that this could be a amazing apps if they had more books on technology and subjects like that……

Battery : I found the battery to be amazing like what Apple said, I got 12 hours of use from it from a single charge, but being a electronics man myself I’m curious to see how long this lasts for, it will be interesting to see how long it lasts in 2 years time……

Screen : The iPad comes with a 9.7inch LCD screen and this thing is clear and responsive when you touch it. As expected you can change the brightness of the screen (which also saves battery life, in a big way) you can even rotate the screen and lock the screen in portrait or landscape. A very small problem that I have found though you can see you fingerprints on the screen at the end of the day, which I find annoying of course you have to be very careful on how you clean it. Myself I use “Monster Screenclean” (http://www.monstercable.com/screenclean/monster_screenclean.asp)

Its expensive but the last thing you’d want to do is to destroy your $1500.00 device due to a cheap alternative. You can pick up “Monster Screenclean” at Magnum Mac. I’d also recommend purchasing a screen protector these can also go for around 30 bucks but once again worth it. Come to think of it I’m surprised that Apple didn’t include one with the iPad. Naughty Steve!!!

Photos : Half of the reason why I brought a iPad in the first place was to show off my photos. Photos on this thing look gorgeous!!! Apple has done it again, you have too see it for yourself to believe it.

Music : Again apart of the reason why I purchased this fantastic device was to play music in my car, yes I could of played my music through my iPhone but hey, why not have a iPad?? I am far from disappointed the sound quality is amazing (that’s if you wire it up properly to you car!)

Maps : Maps were actually better than I expected you can even have street view. Beautiful and clear. You can buy a app through the app store which is called “TomTom GPS” costs around 100 bucks so I’m currently saving for it but according to reviews its meant to be pretty good. Be warned though Maps app eats your data!

In conclusion, yes there are some programs that need a little more work but apart from that, I seriously don’t know how I survived without my iPad before I use it every single day.

Long time coming!

Hi Ladies and Gentlemen!

Ok I know what your thinking, you're probably thinking "what FotoFX?"!!!! It has been a busy year so I have not had the time for club FotoFX unfortunately, but now things have settled down and FotoFx is back up and running. The website has changed once again, nice and simple!

Also this blog isn't going to be just on FotoFX it's also going to have more stuff (reviews etc.....)

As for me, well this year has had it's up's and down's as in my training. Up till now I've been doing a degree in Visual Arts and I have been asking if "is this really for me?" well to make a long story short, it wasn't! So I have dropped it and hoping to do a Bachelor in Computer Systems which starts next year so that involves programming and stuff like that. And that more down my alley.

Keep looking at the website as a FotoFX meet up is going to be arranged very shortly, also Im interested what and where you guys want meet up?

So once again I am sorry that it's taken a long time since I have written a blog post as well as not having time the club FotoFX.

I hope you are all keeping well!

Wayne Frost

Location:Opononi, new Zealand