Apps with integrated Aviary photo-editor

Journal Notes Multimedia, Diary Notes and the Show And Tell apps have now an integrated Aviary photo editor. The photo editing suite is available by long-pressing the pictures in edit mode. Beautiful effects, frames, stickers and precision color adjustment can be easily added to any image. New tools can be downloaded and installed in the apps directly from Aviary.

Journal Notes Apps - usage tips part 2

The Double Tap - similar to the double click on the mouse, the double tap comes in handy to quickly open a note from the split screen view to the full screen read view. Tap twice anywhere in the Split Screen and the currently displayed note will open in a new Read Screen.

The Swipe - used to navigate to the next or to the previous note. A short horizontal swiping gesture in the Read Screen will display the adjacent note. A swipe to the left will display the next note and a swipe to the right will display the previous note. An "End" message will appear after the first or the last notes in the list.

Show and Tell - new educational Android app released

Show And Tell is a new, simple and fun way to share stories and events using your tablet or phone. Kids, parents and teachers can use it to enhance communication with pictures, video, sounds and text-to-speech. From kindergarten circle to special education, anyone can benefit from this new way of expressing memories and ideas.

The application is particularly useful for teachers, therapists and parents. It allows for quick creation of personalized sequenced stories, with the possibility of introducing own photographs, video, text and audio recording. The application is best suited for young children or children with reduced speech clarity, learning disabilities, autism, behavior difficulties, developmental disabilities and/or emerging language abilities (nonverbal).

Diary Notes Multimedia and the behavioral study of cicadas

The researchers of the behavioral ecology laboratory at Ewha Women's Univerity, located in Republic of Korea,  are using Diary Notes Multimedia to collect data in a new way.

The research they are conducting is about the spacial and temporal distribution of cicadae, an insect commonly seen in South Korea during summer. In the process, they adopted the methods of "citizen science", where nonprofessional citizens participate in the research process. They use Diary Notes Multimedia to record, take pictures, and retrieve GPS data. Currently, over 100 citizen scientists are using the app everyday.

Journal Notes Multimedia now available for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

The Journal Notes Multimedia app is now available for the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 tablet. The app can be downloaded from the BlackBerry App World at:
http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/110217

Companion Windows® software for Journal Notes Multimedia Android™ and BlackBerry® PlayBook app released

Download the free Windows software and synchronize your journal notes with your Android phones, tablets and with the BlackBerry PlayBook. The software can also be used as a stand-alone application for quick note-taking, with features like search and export.

Journal Notes will sync with your phone or tablet via USB cable. It currently supports two USB sync modes: USB mass storage sync and USB driver direct sync.

Stay tuned for new features coming soon...

HotelQuest v1.1 released on the Android Market

The HotelQuest Android app is the companion app for the Wizard Solutions WWW.HOTELQUEST.CA web site.

The free app provides hotel maps for 52 cities in US and Canada with a large map view and links to detailed info and bookings.

Make your hotel search easier and get the best deals trough Expedia and TripAdvisor ratings and reviews.

HotelQuest features options like Sattelite/Map view, My Position and Compass.