Author: Dave Caolo

I have a mind like a sieve. Checkmark 2 plugs the holes.

The developers at Snowman have released Checkmark 2 (US$2.99 launch price; regular $5.99), a major update to its predecessor, Checkmark. This handy reminders app looks great, improves on old…

While following along with Apple’s press event, I couldn’t help but read between the lines. As Tim Cook and the gang revealed the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, I picked up on a few things they weren’t saying. Some aimed at customers, some at competitors a…

Narrato (US$3.99) is a handy and feature-rich journal app for the iPhone. Not only can you use Narrato to record your thoughts, feelings and photos, but it also connects to many social media tools so you can populate the resulting “lifestream” with you…

Adventures for iPhone is a travel log (currently on sale for US$1.99 in the App Store) that syncs photos with Evernote. The idea is that you create an album, or “adventure,” snapping photos along the way. The app collects meta information like location…

In honor of Autism Awareness Month, the software developers at Kindergarten.com have made all their educational apps free. It’s quite a collection and includes apps focused on speech and language, self-care skills and receptive and expressive identif…

I reviewed Call Bliss by Clarke Hill (US$4.99) in January. It’s an alternative to Apple’s Do Not Disturb feature that extends the service with nice additions such as location awareness, which lets you block or permit incoming calls while you’re at a …

Bloomberg has posted a video of educators learning to use the iPad with blind students. While iPads are becoming more prevalent in schools, many teachers are not familiar with the device’s accessibility features.

To address this issue, Ed Summer…

Electronics manufacturer Foxconn has come under fire again, specifically in the Chinese factory that assembles Apple’s iPhones. The New York Times reports that the company has been accused of “compelling” students to work at its assembly plant, a …