Still looking for a good way to access your Google Docs on your iPhone or iPad? Don't want to keep up the endless sync loop? We've discussed several times on the Convertcast, how you can use Evernote to edit your Gdoc just like you would on the desktop, with real time updates. But that requires that you start on your desktop, copy the link...you know the rest. It's great if you only want to quickly edit that one document. I recently came across GoDocs, and for $4.99 in iTunes, it's a much slicker option. Before I go any further, I must tell you my favorite feature - GoDocs will let you access...


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A Pig in a Poke Helmet Sunday May 20, 2012   Special guest: David Artuso from CellHelmet MISC  Edward: Facebook’s entry to stock market not so good as expected: $38, then $42 and then the day ended at $38 but it will reach over $100 so worth buying now Edward: LTE starts big time in Eurotrashland , now also for smartphones not only USB sticks and routers http://www.cultofmac.com/167907/waterproof-your-iphone-with-this-amazing-japanese-condom/ The Japanese phone condom (?!) Apple  No rumors! Google and Android Edward: already 8 million pre-orders for Samsung...


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Convertcast Episode 118 Sunday May 13, 2012 Apologies for this week's sound - it just wasn't cooperating!   MISC  CTIA - awesome! No Windows phones (Edward: but yes! focus 2 from samsung was there! no window 8 tablets?) Samsung was not represented at the show, only Pepcom Facebook refocuses on mobile but : how to upload higher resolution photos to facebook??? but still no iPad version 2 new great SF movies WITH COOL GADGETS coming end of May: Men in Black 3 (big cellphone from sixties not healthy? ) and Prometheus (with indoor GPS system via laser-scanning) Apple  ios6...


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Convertcast Episode 117 LAME Sunday May 6, 2012 MISC  The Kindle Fire is no longer on fire...sales share drops to 4% Draw Something loses 5M daily users (15M down to 10M) in 30 days.  Are people getting bored with it or is it Zynga? eye controlled user interface coming, among others in windows 8, google glasess, etc, Eurotrash company from Sweden works on it: http://www.tobii.com/ - not science fiction! How many times does your cell phone ring before it goes to voicemail? Why do the carriers now allow consumers to control this? iDrive - http://t.co/61UzR50k 5 GB free for starters,...


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Convertcast Episode 116 Sunday April 29, 2012 MISC  SLR lens attachment for iPad http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/padcaster-lenscaster-ipad-SLR-mount-hands-on/ what is your preferred cloud service? (edward dumped dropbox and uses skydrive and amazon cloud drive) Apple  500 jobs more at Apple Ireland in Cork, Ireland: http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0420/apple-to-create-500-new-jobs-in-cork.html so total there 3300, but rather sales &  support jobs not R&D, funny: French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch etc support jobs also located there as jobs.apple.com shows. Apple has second...


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Convertcast Episode 114 Sunday April 15, 2012 MISC Instagram bought by Facebook for $1 billion B-berry to release a device that will run Android apps? Isn't this old news - Runtime for PlayBook? Kindle Touch 5.1.0 update adds international language support, landscape mode, and more http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200790650 Edward installed it, landscape is great but still no multiple level of zooming of images in ebooks. National database to catch smartphone thieves - the big 4 are all in Edward yesterday was in Amsterdam and scored unique Amsterdam...


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Convertcast Episode 113 Sunday April 8, 2012   MISC  Instagram! EasyBib http://www.easybib.com/ thanks for the amazing info graphic, Mashable. http://mashable.com/2012/04/03/draw-something-is-taking-over-the-world/ DrawSomething! UK 800 numbers free to call from mobile phones http://thenextweb.com/uk/2012/04/04/at-last-uk-0800-numbers-could-soon-be-free-to-call-from-mobile-phones/ iPhone users twice as likely to use WiFi as Android users http://mashable.com/2012/04/03/iphone-android-wifi/ Save Money. Study Faster. Ace the Class. | Boundless http://www.boundless.com/ Can university...


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Convertcast Episode 112 Sunday April 1, 2012 MISC  World Backup Day 3/31 - Did you do a backup? Box.com introduces Box OneCloud http://www.box.com/business/features/onecloud/ "Box OneCloud brings together all your mobile content into the secure Box cloud. Experience productivity from anywhere and accelerate your business with a collection of mobile apps that integrate with Box to simplify and extend your workflow, while keeping content centralized on Box." LG making a new flexible e-ink display that should be available in Europe soon, and in the US shortly after http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/124229-lg-begins-mass-production-of-flexible-plastic-e-ink-displays Apple  http://www.cultofmac.com/156802/this-software-can-extract-your-ios-devices-passcode-contacts-call-logs-and-even-keystrokes-video/...


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Convertcast Episode 111 Sunday March 25, 2012 MISC  Also on NBC Nightly News - http://techland.time.com/2012/03/19/faa-rethinking-airplane-gadget-policy/ Various news sources this week stating that teenagers send an average of 60 text messages/day - girls tend to send way more In-App Ads Drain Up To 75% Of Your Phone’s Battery - http://www.cultofmac.com/154790/in-app-ads-drain-up-to-75-of-your-phones-battery/ iPhone and Android phones! South Carolina Teacher Suspended For Reading 'Ender's Game' To Middle School Students - http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/03/19/south-carolina-teacher-suspended-for-reading-enders-game-to-middle-school-students/ Some...


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Robots and iPads Sunday March 18, 2012   MISC  Khan Academy launches iPad app (http://9to5mac.com/2012/03/12/khan-academy-launches-ipad-app-with-complete-library-of-over-2700-educational-videos/) No ancillaries yet, but they are coming. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57393834-93/go-feds-e-books-are-way-overpriced/ Are e-books overpriced? There is certainly no reason for them to cost the same as a physical book requiring paper, binding, and printing costs. Hexbug  (http://hexbug.com) Little tiny robots - Cat vs Spider https://vimeo.com/38712809 4Square using Open Street Maps,...


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