iPad First

I failed to mention that Basil for iPad got a nice update recently. Added was support for importing and exporting from Dropbox, pictures, notes, and the ability to check off ingredients as you go. A very nice update to an already nice cooking app. If making food is your thing then you need this.

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FlickinAmazing is a gorgeous new Flickr browsing app for iPad with a minimal UI that really puts the focus where it belongs: on the beautiful photography.You can even browse anonymously if you are not on Flickr (or simply prefer to do so). Only $2.99 on the App Store.

I believe, with Marissa Mayer at the helm of Yahoo!, Flickr is about to make a comeback. You will need an app like this to make it a great experience on your present-future computational device.

Originally published on my Minimal Mac site but was reminded by the developer today that it is, in fact, iPad only (and, thus, first).

Permanent is a new and robust spreadsheet app for iPad. Designed with touch in mind with a plan to redefine how we think of spreadsheets in a post-PC world. their motto: The new era of touch spreadsheets. Starting on iPad.

(via Postr — The Best Tumblr Companion for iPad)

Postr is the best Tumblr companion. It has a clean and simple to use interface you will never get lost in or get confused about. It has sharp and large typography for comfortable reading. It has many cool features, but presents them in a way that is easy to comprehend. Postr is surely the best Tumblr client for your iPad — it is simple, beautiful and powerful at the same time.

FEATURE SET:

• Multiple account support with fast switching

• Per account read later support for Instapaper, Pocket and Readability

• Finding and following new blogs through the reblog stack

• Tag search across all Tumblr posts

• Animated GIF display

• Offline browsing support for dashboard, liked posts and user’s blog posts

• Save new posts to offline drafts when there is no Internet connection

• Tap a post to see it’s details, tags and notes

• Like, reblog and quick reblog posts

• Audio player with background support

• Share posts via email, message, Twitter (Facebook and Sina Weibo if you’re using iOS 6)

• Posting text, photo, link, quote, chat, video and audio posts with tags and customized publishing settings

• Private blogs and private posts support

• A clean and simple to use interface

• A truly native Tumblr experience

This really is the best Tumblr app for iPad I have tried and this recent update sends it over the top. Very, Very, impressed.

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Earlier this evening, when Beatrix arrived home from a play date, she bounded enthusiastically through the door as usual and wrapped her arms around me. My wife, having heard the news, told Beatrix “You should give Daddy an extra big hug.”

“Why do you need an extra big hug Daddy? What happened?” 

“I lost a good friend, honey. He died.”

“Why he died?”

“Sometimes people get sick. Too sick to keep living. So sometimes they die.”

She leaned back in my arms. Took a good look at my face. Caressed it on either side with both hands. Then threw her arms around me and squeezed me long and tight. Into my ear she whispered, “I’ll be your friend. I won’t died.”

She is insanely great.

Of all of the possible moments I remember from a year ago today, this is the one that sticks out to me most. Steve is missed for sure, but I’m far more thankful and appreciative of what I have.

Flipboard:

Flipboard is the world’s first social magazine, a single place to see everything you care about. Inspired by the beauty and ease of print media, Flipboard is designed so you can easily flip through news from around the world or stories from right at home, helping people find the one thing that can inform, entertain or even inspire them every day.

Though now available for iPhone and Android, Flipboard was developed for iPad first.

Bloom:

Part instrument, part composition and part artwork, Bloom’s innovative controls allow anyone to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen. A generative music player takes over when Bloom is left idle, creating an infinite selection of compositions and their accompanying visualizations.

Developed, in part, by ambient pioneer Brian Eno. I have a few ambient music apps on my iPad. This one is the most interesting of them all,