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The bases are loaded, the pitchers are on the mounds, and Major League Baseball season has begun! So now it’s time to take me — and my iPhone — out to the ballgame!

Ok, the season officially opened the other day, but the Red Sox play their first game today so that makes it the real opening day. Thankfully, baseball fans are never far away from the action if they have their trusty iPad or iPhone by their side. There are apps for watching baseball, scoring baseball, finding food at the ballpark, playing casual games, and managing the ever-important fantasy baseball team.

Here are the home runs…

Following the game

As I write this, the season has just started and the Red Sox and Tigers are scoreless after the top of the second inning. I know this, because today, and most days during the season I have one of my all time favorite apps fired up – MLB.com At Bat.

MLB.com At Bat

MLB.com At Bat is free for the "Lite" version – but if you are a real baseball fan, pony up the $14.95  for the full season pass available as an in-app purchase. The information in this app is really staggering. I can follow every pitch of every game. I get this very cool visual of the batter and can see the pitches (in real time) wiz by his head. I can look at the plays of the game or the box score at the same time on the right hand side of the screen and follow the scores from other games at the top of the screen. Throw in video highlights, MLB TV (if you are a subscriber) and free game-day audio and this is the ultimate baseball app.

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If I am not using MLB.com At Bat, I am usually using Safari loaded on www.redsox.com. I am told that each major league team has their own web site that is formatted beautifully for the iPhone or iPad, but why would anyone go anywhere else?

Local networks

Most cable providers have an app for following local sports teams. In New England we have NESN – the New England Sports Network which has a free app for following local teams.

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At the Ballpark

MLB.com has a new app out this year called At the Ballpark.  When you fire up this app, you can then choose your local ballpark or any of the Major League ballparks and start exploring.  You can see the ballpark map, get directions, look at schedules of events and even order food and drinks if the ballpark supports it.

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Managing your Fantasy Baseball team

Fantasy Baseball may not be as popular as Fantasy Football, but it is still popular and important to many baseball fans.  The original fantasy baseball provider was Yahoo and Yahoo sports is still the most popular fantasy baseball service.

Yahoo Fantasy Baseball ’12

Fortunately, there is a free Yahoo Fantasy Baseball 12 app that allows you to login, adjust your teams and manage the full fantasy baseball experience.

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ESPN Fantasy Baseball 2012

The other huge Fantasy Baseball site is ESPN. Like Yahoo, ESPN has its own Fantasy Baseball app as well.

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It is hard to say which of these is better – it really comes down to which leagues you participate in and who hosts them.

Playing a quick baseball game

This is where iOS seems to strike out –- there are not many real quality baseball games to play on iOS at this point. Hopefully with more powerful devices like the iPhone 4S and the new iPad, we get more in-depth games soon!

Baseball Superstars 2012

Probably the most popular baseball game for iOS is Baseball Superstars 2012 from Gemevil. This has a definite Asian/anime feel to it. Gameplay reminds me of my old Atari, but people seem to love it.

Free – Download Now

Chevy Baseball

New this year is Chevy Baseball from Small Planet Digital. This game is sponsored by Chevy, so it has adds and lots of product placement. The game was developed by Freeverse and the graphics are pretty good. The home team is the Camaros and the visiting team the Silverados, but aside from that, it was fun.

Free – Download Now

Homerun Battle 2

For a quick game to play, I like Homerun Battle 2 from Com2US.  The goal of this game is very simple – just hit home runs. You can play in Arcade or Matchup modes and occasionally you are asked to try to hit the ball in a specific spot – but basically, you try to hit the ball out of the park. It is simple, quick and fun and uses the accelerometer to guide where to swing.

$0.99 – Download Now

Whether you want to follow the Red Sox (or perhaps, some other team) or catch the latest news, score a game at the ballpark or play a casual arcade game – it is a great time to be a baseball fan. There are options for literally countless hours of fun and action on your iOS device.

Download an app or two, follow your favorite team and enjoy springtime with America's favorite pastime.

Game time!

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If you just bought a new iPad and have searched in vain for the built-in Apple Voice Memos app, here's some bad news — there isn't one. Apple chose not to include it on the iPad. Luckily for us, however, App Store developers are here to fill that void. In fact, the developers of Audio Memos for iPhone and iPad know exactly how to do it right.

Multiple versions

There are three different version of Audio Memos, a free version that offers not much more than the ability to record a basic memo, a $0.99 version that give a couple more features and the ability to buy extensions as in-app purchases, and a Pro, $9.99 version that includes all the available extensions.

This chart compares the features of the three versions available and also lists the price of each extension.

Notice that if you choose to purchase all the extensions of the $0.99 version, you get all the features of the Pro version, but ultimately pay $1 more for it. So think carefully about whether or not you’re going to want all the extensions or not before making a purchase.

With that said, the $0.99 version does allow you to try all the extensions for free for 15 days. So if you’re not sure if you want them all, you can think of it as a $1 trial.

Since a lot of the commonly desired extensions are only $0.99 (like trimming and markers), grabbing a few of them still keeps the price of the app at an acceptable amount. It can potentially get rather expensive, though.

Recording audio

The Pro version of Audio Memos and the $0.99 Voice Activation extension gives you have three different options for recording your audio. You can do it by simply pressing a button to start and end your recording (the option that comes free), set a threshold, that when reached, will start your recording, or set a timer for when you want the recording to begin and end.

There are three different quality levels to choose from: 11025 Hz, 22050 Hz and 44100 Hz. You can also adjust the volume of the audio, but be careful with this as it can easily sound very distorted. In my experience, as long as you’re near your iPad or using a headset, you shouldn’t have a problem with the audio level.

If you want to use a bluetooth mic for your recordings, there’s an option that lets you do so.

Trimming audio

Available in the Pro version or as a $0.99 extension, you can trim the beginning and end of your recordings. Doing so is very easy to do and is similar to trimming videos with the Camera and Photos apps. Simply drag the handles at the ends of the clip to the desired location. As you do, the time location will pop up. You can also slide the whole clip around which is great for those times you need a clip that is an exact length.

You can also lower the quality of the clip to reduce the files size and choose to save a .wav or .aac. The saving can be done as a new file or as a replacement for the clip you’ve edited.

Inserting markers

The ability to insert and navigate between markers is available in the Pro version or as a $0.99 extension. It provides four additional buttons to jump between markers, add a new marker, and select a marker from a list. Markers can be added either during the recording or after and a description can be associated with each one. For another $0.99 you can insert photos as well. (The pictures extension is available as a standalone that works like a marker without a description, but the markers extension is required to easy navigate between markers).

The Good

• Free version available that does the basics
• Great UI
• Good quality
• Potential of being fully feature-packed
• Having extensions available as in-app purchases can potentially save you money if you only want a few of them
• Universal for iPhone and iPad

The Bad

• Doesn’t support the new iPad’s Retina display. Yet.
• A bit pricey once you start adding up all the extensions.
• “All extensions” in-app purchase should not be $9.99. It should be $8.99 so that the total cost of the app and extension is the same as if you purchased the pro version.
• Should have more features included in each extension. For example, the markers and photos extensions should be grouped as one extension. Multiple selection and Voice activation shouldn’t even be extensions – they should be included in the $0.99 version.
• Doesn’t support the new iPad’s Retina display, yet

The Conclusion

Although I’m rather annoyed with how many of the features of Audio Memos come at an additional cost, I cant deny how well the app is made. If you’re looking for a powerful voice recorder for your iPad, Audio Memos will not disappoint — often times great software comes at a price.

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Have you recently purchased your first DSLR and feel a bit overwhelmed with all the various settings? CameraSim for iPad will help you overcome your fear of venturing away from the auto mode of your camera by visually explaining how different controls affect your images. CameraSim essentially lets you simulate taking the same photo over and over again, but with different settings, and instantly shows you what you could expect the photo to look like.

At the top of the app’s main screen, you’ll find your viewfinder, and in it you see a little girl swaying back and forth holding a pinwheel that’s being spun by the wind. At the bottom of the viewfinder, you’ll see a light meter and your current settings, just as you would in your DSLR’s viewfinder. The bottom half of the screen gives you access to all your virtual camera settings and the shutter release button.

The settings that CameraSim let you adjust are lighting, distance, focal length, ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. You can also simulate being in Aperture or Shutter Priority modes, or go fully manual. There is also a switch to toggle using a tripod or not.

In Aperture priority, you will have control over all of the settings except for shutter speed. The reason it’s called Aperture priority, is because the main element that you control is the aperture. The camera will then choose the best shutter speed based off the aperture that you want to use. Similarly, Shutter Priority mode gives you control over everything except for aperture. In manual mode, you have full control over all settings. Your DSLR also has all three of these modes and they’re typically labeled as A, S, and M.

If the tripod is turned off, then in addition to the motion of the girl and pinwheel, you will also have to consider motion of the person holding the camera — you. When turned on, you don’t have to think about that element and only need to consider the girl and her pinwheel.

I will not give you a lesson on how all the different settings actually end up affecting the image, except for mentioning that, visually, your settings will determine how much of your photo is in focus and if you are able to freeze the motion of the girl and/or her pinwheel. When you take a photo, CameraSim will show you what your photo would look like with the settings you chose and give you feedback. If it’s great, it will say so, and if could use a little work, CameraSim will give you some pointers for improving your shot.

I think CameraSim has done a great job of accurately demonstrating how different settings will impact your photos. My only complaint is that the lighting slider isn’t very realistic. It accurately affects how you must adjust your settings for different lighting conditions, but the image doesn’t change with the lighting conditions. Even when set to “dim indoors”, there a blast of sunlight hitting the side of the little girl’s face.

Other than that, however, CameraSim is a fantastic tool for learning how the different settings of your DSLR will impact your images. I just wish there was more than one scene to choose from. The photo of the girl is great because you can really get a feel for blurring your background and freezing motion, but I’d like to see at least one scene for each of the 6 lighting options.

The Good

• Great way to learn how different settings affect the final image
• Accurately represents the results you’d expect from a DSLR
• Help screen is very helpful

The Bad

• Only one photo
• Lighting slider isn’t realistic
• Doesn’t keep a log of settings you’ve tried
• Does not support the new iPad’s Retina display, yet

The Conclusion

I think this is a fabulous app for beginner DSLR users who want to learn how to use their camera. The instant feedback and tips are quite helpful. I’d venture to say it’s even a must-have app for beginning photographers who are confused about settings and uncomfortable using their camera in anything but auto mode.

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It’s Google CEO Larry Page in the blue (and red and yellow and blue again and green and red again) corner, and Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson in the correct share of white corner in a battle for the ages — was Steve Jobs genuinely ticked over Google copying the iPhone for Android, or was that just a lot of sound and fury to rally the Apple faithful?

Page kicked it off with comments in a recent Bloomberg interview:

I think the Android differences were actually for show. [...] I think that served their interests. For a lot of companies, it's useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that. I personally believe that it's better to shoot higher. You don't want to be looking at your competitors. You want to be looking at what's possible and how to make the world better.

Using an “enemy” as a way to focus and motivate your troops is an age-old strategy, and it works. Of course, Android had to be looking at its competitors to shift from a BlackBerry and Windows Mobile Standard-style device to an iPhone-style device shortly after January 2007. But Isaacson cries foul on the spin as a whole. Speaking at the Royal Institution, Isaacson said it was a repeat of Microsoft and the Mac UI all over again. And it wasn’t just the copying of ideas but the “promiscuous” licensing of those copied ideas to others.

[The Microsoft Windows situation was] almost copied verbatim by Android. And then they licence it around promiscuously. And then Android starts surpassing Apple in market share, and this totally infuriated him. It wasn’t a matter of money. He said: ‘You can’t pay me off, I’m here to destroy you’.

Steve Jobs passed away last year so can’t set the record straight, if indeed the record on something like this even needs to be set straight. Tim Cook runs Apple now, so he and his board and his executive team now determine Apple’s response to Google and Android. (Hint: He’s often said he’s in favor of competition, but prefers them to come at Apple with their own innovations.)

It is interesting to hear Page’s account, however. If nothing else, it shows what the person currently running Google wants us to think, and maybe that means a better relationship could once again be possible?

Source: Bloomberg, Macworld

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Just like at the first Passover Seder, Jews around the world will gather with their iPads around the traditional festive meal and retell the miracle of our freedom from Egyptian slavery.

OK, maybe they didn't have iPads at the first Seder, but you can be sure that lots of Jews will have their iPads out at this year's Seder. Thankfully, there are plenty of apps this year that can keep you connected to the action and otherwise engaged during some of the "less" interesting parts.

The Passover Seder is the meal that involves the telling of the story of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt.  The narrative of the journey from slavery to freedom is called the Haggadah and it is filled with stories, traditional food and blessings and sometimes regional or familial customs.

Passover: The Journey to Freedom

If you have lots of kids around the Passover table, you might want to download Story Chimes' Passover: The Journey to Freedom – a free interactive book about the Exodus. This app tells the Passover story, has matching games for the kids, had beautiful illustrations and music.

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Ultimate Digital Haggadah

If you want to be "green" this Passover, consider using a digital Haggadah. There are several versions in the App store:

The Ultimate Digital Haggadah, from Downhill Publishing  is really a work of art.  Pages look they came out of a rare illuminated Haggadah (probably because they did) and the Hebrew is magnificent. This one is a bit "traditional" in translations and not exactly "gender neutral" in its God references – but it is beautiful to behold.

$4.99 – Download now

The Haggadah

"The Haggadah" from Melcher Media is a more contemporary Haggadah. Text and illustrations are also beautiful in this edition and there are recipes and activities to engage the kids during the Seder.

$7.99 – Download now

Haggadah for Passover

The "Haggadah for Passover" from Kosher Penguin is much less expensive and is a little more like the bare bones approach found in the old Maxwell House Haggadahs. It can certainly get the job done – without the fancy illustrations and games.

$0.99 – Download now

In my house, I wrote a family Haggadah and update it each year. I then email it to all those in attendance (and those who are far away) as a PDF file. I then encourage everyone to use their favorite PDF viewer on their iPad or other device and follow along – being careful not to spill any of the meal on their iPad!

Sometimes, kids can get a little fidgety at the Seder, so good thing there are some fun Passover apps that can keep kids entertained both before, during and after the Seder and throughout the holiday of Passover.

Passover Matzah Ball Builder

Passover Matzah Ball Builder by Captain Mustache  is sort of like Mr. Potato Head meets Passover. You add arms and legs and ears and stuff and build a Matzah ball character.

$0.99 – Download now

Happy Matza

Now, Matzah is not exactly the tastiest holiday delicacy. If you have ever eaten chalk, cardboard and dirt together – you have a pretty good idea of what matzah tastes like. There is an actual app that lets you digitally "dress up" your matzah – adding chocolate, jam or other tasty spreads.

$0.99 – Download now

The Kosher Cookbook

Food is certainly a big part of the holiday and there is no shortage of Passover related cookbooks and food apps in the App store.

The Kosher Cookbook from Appsolute Media provides great Kosher recipes for Passover and all the holidays. One great review of this app says: "if your grandmother could build iPhone apps, she might produce something like the Kosher Cookbook."

$1.99 – Download now

Passover Food Street

Passover Food Street, by FeelSocial offers a nice interface with lots or recipes and tips and trips. You can also take pictures of your Passover creations and save them for future reference at Seders yet to be.

$0.99 – Download now

Jewish Radio

And What would a Seder be without music? Thankfully, the good folks at Rusty Brick have produced Jewish Radio to help you liven up the meal with some Jewish music streaming from stations around the globe.

$2.99 – Download now

Don’t forget the family and friends!

So, bring your iPads to the table, load them up with these great apps and be prepared for a fun time at the Seder.

At my family Seder, we use our family Haggadah in PDF form (as mentioned above) and we set places for our kids who are grown and out of the house (some traveling the world.)  This year, in those empty places will be iPads and iPhones connected via Skype and FaceTime so our kids can be with us. Since they each have an electronic edition of the Haggadah, I can call on them to participate and we can see their expressions and they can see us around the Passover table.

Do you have any Passover traditions? Are you using digital media or technology in a creative way this Passover? Let us know in this forum thread.

For today only, the iMore Store has the Qmadix Metalix Snap-On Cover for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 on sale for only $14.95! That’s a whopping 50% off! Get them before they’re gone!

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iCloud has been called Apple’s key to the next decade, an online hub in the clouds to replace the outdated Mac hub in your home — but are you using it?

Introduced alongside iOS 5, iCloud was the subject of Steve Jobs’ final keynote appearance and the way Apple finally “cut-the-cord” to iTunes and kicked off their Post-PC era. For the first time, iPhones, iPod touches and iPads could be set up, backed up and restored and updated over-the-air (OTA) without having to be plugged into a Mac or Windows PC. In fact, iCloud solved the age-old problem of getting users to backup and update in an entirely new, and even easier way. I used to be terrible when it came to backups, now they just happen. (I still don’t update, however, due to jailbreak

Along with PC-free, iCloud also formalized the ability to re-download App Store apps and games, and iBookstore iBooks, and added the ability to re-download Music in the Cloud, and now TV in the Cloud and Movies in the Cloud (where they’re available). If you don’t mind spending an additional $24.99 a year, you can even get iTunes Match and have your entire music collection scanned and store on Apple’s servers, with any low-quality songs that are available on the giant iTunes catalog replaced with Apple’s higher-quality versions. Then you can re-download those from up to 10 devices on the same Apple ID as well.

Photo Stream tries to provide a seamless way to have any photo taken on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or in iPhoto or Aperture on your Mac stored on iCloud and pushed down to every other device on your Apple ID. It works much better now that, thanks to iOS 5.1, you can delete individual photos (or photo bombs!).

Documents in the Cloud intends to replace our local files and file systems with a worry-free online repository. There, our Pages, Keynote and Numbers files just kind of hang out until we need them. Unfortunately, Apple hasn’t updated iWork on the Mac to support iCloud, and it looks like we’ll have to wait for OS X Mountain Lion before any of that “just-works”. What I was most excited about — the idea that my Angry Birds levels on iPhone would simply sync to my iPad so I could game interchangeably on either one — hasn’t happened yet either. Hopefully we’re getting there and it’s just taking a little time.

MobileMe’s Mail, Contacts, and Calendars have moved over to iCloud. I don’t use them, but they’re free now and they seem to be quite reliable lately as well so for many people they’re a good option. Find my iPhone, which lets you track down a missing or stolen device, is also part of iCloud now. It is joined by Find my Friends, which may let you track down a missing or stolen friend but is really meant as a way to keep track of family or meet up with friends, if such a thing doesn’t creep you out the way it does me.

iCloud isn’t even 6 months old yet, and Apple has been adding new features like TV Shows and Movies in the Cloud, and if it’s as important to their future as it seems to be, no doubt that will continue. So here’s where I go back to my original question — are you using iCloud? If so, which features? Vote in the poll up top and then tell me how you’re using it — and liking or not liking it — in the comments below. And for more, jump into our iCloud Forum and have at it!

According to a leaked internal AppleCare document, Apple is currently investigating Wi-Fi problems with the new iPad. The issues appear to relate to problems with not only poor Wi-Fi speeds but also connection drops and, in some cases, the inability to even see a particular network.

The internal AppleCare document, leaked to 9to5Mac asks for contact centers and retail stores to "Capture" iPad 3rd generation Wi-Fi only devices if they exhibit any issues relating to Wi-Fi. We assume that capturing means a replacement device for the customer and the problematic device being kept by Apple.

The Wi-Fi only version of the new iPad is the only version affected by these problems according to Apple.  4G LTE models do not seem to be troubled by the same symptoms; many are speculating that this is down to the exposed antenna area at the top of these models. This also marks the 3rd year in a row new iPad models have had reports of Wi-Fi issues.

Have any of you experienced any Wi-Fi related problems with their new iPad? If so, we’re trouble-shooting in the new iPad forum.

Source: 9to5 Mac

Snapguide is a beautiful way to create, share, and find how-to guides, recipes, and other instructionals — straight from your iPhone.

Snapguide for iPhone allows you to create instructional guides (including recipes) straight on your iPhone, complete with pictures, videos, and captions. When you’re done you can publish your guides and share them via Twitter, Facebook, or email, as well as with the Snapguide community.

When you first open Snapguide, you’ll be walked through a quick tutorial and then you’ll be able to create an account. Once you’ve finished the quick sign-up process you can get to creating guides.

Browsing Snapguides

Most users will probably want to spend most of their time viewing existing guides created by others. After you register you’ll be able to do exactly that. Just use explore the tabs along the bottom to view all kinds of guides. You can also use the search feature in the upper right hand corner in order to search for a specific guide you may want to view.

Creating your own Snapguides

Once you’ve started to create a guide you can choose between photos, video, or text. Snap a picture or take a video of the first step to insert them into your guide. If you’ve got a bunch of images or video to shoot, just take them all in one go if you’d like and then go in and edit the steps afterwards.

Snapguide also has Dictation integration so if you’re explaining a particularly lengthy step and have an iPhone 4S you can enjoy adding captions to your steps by speaking them.

Once you’re done snapping pictures or video, just tap them in your main guide window to add captions to them. Move things around or delete steps as needed. Don’t forget to add a list of supplies that users will need as well. (Especially important for recipes!)

Once you’ve got your guide exactly the way you want it, you can publish it with a single tap. From there it’ll be shared with the Snapguide community and other users can comment on it or follow you in order to see all your guides.

You can also choose to email the guide to someone, share it to Facebook, or tweet it out. You’ll have to authorize Facebook but Twitter will just pull from your native Twitter accounts (you can choose which account you’d like to tweet it from if you’ve got more than one). You can also copy the link to share on other sites as too.

If you figure out later on that you forgot a step or want to word something different, no worries. Just open up your profile and tap on the blue pencil next to the guide you want to change to edit it. Tap into the guide without clicking the blue pencil in order to view how many users have liked it or to share it again.

The Good

• Super simple interface to use
• Great layout that allows you to easily navigate and create guides with virtually no learning curve
• Already a pretty good amount of users and guides

The Bad

• Google+ and Pinterest integration would be nice additions

The Conclusion

Snapguide is a beautiful way to create, share, and find how-to guides, recipes, and other instructionals — straight from your iPhone. I’ve yet to find an app that’s as intuitive or easy to use as this one for creating or viewing DIY guides. If you’ve got an iPhone and a spark for creativity, this is the app for you. I’ve already found tons of home DIY guides I want to get around to trying.

If you’ve picked up this app, let us know if you’ve found or created anything particularly interesting! I’ve already found quite a few guides relating to iPhone, iPad, and iPod. I’m excited to contribute to that number in the near future.

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• Where would you go if you couldn’t have an iPhone?
• Clear data and documents in apps?
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