Yoodli –  Your AI-Powered Public Speaking Coach

While I may sound old-school, but when it comes to improving our public speaking and literally any form of communication, there’s really nothing like doing it face to face. For me, as those who know me know, I credit the Toastmasters program and those weekly in-person meetings for truly helping to make a difference. Meetings over Zoom has also been helpful for when those face-to-face meetings were not possible. But with technology having come along way, there’s a new kid on the block that can help add value to all of the above. It’s called Yoodli: Your AI Public Speaking Coach. And in a recent podcast episode, I was able to sit down and speak with Yoodli co-founder Varun Puri.

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Netflix Sharing to Instagram Stories for iOS Now Available

If you’re like most people you likely find it’s just as much fun to share your favourite must-see Netflix titles with family and friends as it is to watch them. Now if you’re an Instagram Stories fanatic (I’m not there yet), you may be interested to know that via the latest version iPhone Netflix app, released just last week now supports Instagram Story sharing.

According to Netflix, to do so simply…

      • Navigate to any title on the iPhone Netflix app and tap share.
      • Select “Instagram Stories” from a list of apps, and be taken directly to Instagram Stories where they can have some fun with the title’s background art and text sticker.
      • When ready, they’re able to post directly to their stories or send directly to one or more friends’ DMs.
      • Friends and followers can click on the link in the Instagram Story to view the title on the Netflix iPhone app.

    The app had previously supported sharing to other platforms like What’s App, Messenger, Twitter and others.

Great Clips App adds SIRI Shortcuts Integration & Haircut Reminder

How many times have you said to yourself, “Oh I forgot to get my hair cut,” or “I should have made an appointment with my stylist.” Well if you’re an iPhone or iOS user and a Great Clips customer, you’ll be happy to know there are two new updates and few new features to the Great Clips App  to help easily remind you so you can look your best when you need to. Android users aren’t totally left out, there’s one update for you.

The company announced the first update includes an integration with latest Apple’s iOS 12 mobile operating system which includes the newly introduced ‘Siri Shortcuts’.  With this update, and Apple’s latest update, customers can save themselves a whole lot of time by using Siri to initiate checking in to their usual salon location. They will also receive updated wait time estimates after then check in. Just saying, “Siri, check me into my favourite salon,” online check-in will open the Great Clips App to the customer’s previously selected ‘favourite’ salon. To set a shortcut, customers with the Great Clips App can go to the Settings within their device, select “Siri & Search” and then “All Shortcuts”. [Read more…]

MacGourmet Deluxe – No more searching for recipes

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With Thanksgiving behind us, in Canada anyway, and the holiday season just right around the corner, for many of us our thoughts turn to holiday gadgets, but also to food. And if you’re the cook, chef or preparer of the food, those thoughts may turn to recipes. Many look them up in our cookbooks, have them memorized or simply Google them but there is a better way to keep them organized, keep you focused and save you from pulling your hair out. It’s called MacGourmet Deluxe

With Thanksgiving behind us, in Canada anyway, and the holiday season just right around the corner, for many of us our thoughts turn to holiday gadgets, but also to food. And if you’re the cook, chef or preparer of the food, those thoughts may turn to recipes. Many look them up in our cookbooks, have them memorized or simply Google them but there is a better way to keep them organized, keep you focused and save you from pulling your hair out. It’s called MacGourmet Deluxe.

MacGourmet Deluxe by Mariner Software is more than just a place to keep recipes. Any organizer or database manager can do that. This application, specifically for Mac OS allows you to take the recipes you have and organize them into lists and smart lists. You can categorize them in categories like, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free or “Great Grand Mother’s secret recipes.” The application also allows you to import or “clip” recipes from select sites and allows you to add critical preparation information after the fact. And if pairing your wine, beer and cheese is important to you, you can make notes along those lines. To really make the experience yours, you can also decide how you want to view your recipes by using themes, choosing your desired icon sizes and customizing the overall layout.

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If you need a little help, the app also has Cookbook, Meal plan and Nutrition plugins.

Once you know what’s cooking and you’re ready to head to the store, you can quickly create your shopping list to save you time. Alternately you can sync the items free through the Mariner Cloud to Gournet for iOS($2.79 CAD), an iOS app that offers a number of features found in the full desktop app.

Limited Time Offer

For those who want to make the most of their time in the kitchenMacGourmet Deluxe seems like a great little app to manage your recipes and more. Itretails for US $49.95, but right now, through the company’s eStoreyou can get a 40% discountif you use the discount code MGDHDY.

If you owned a previous version, you might want to consider an upgrade. The latest has a number of added enhancements – better navigation, cloud syncing and newer recipes. The upgrade is only US $24.95, a 50% discount.

Photos courtesy Mariner Software Inc.

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Greg Gazin is the Real Canadian Gadget Guy, Columnist, Speaker, Podcaster & Author.

Technology – Entrepreneurship – Communications

Follow me on Twitter @gadgetgreg

Originally published at Canoe Tech Blog: Sun Media / Postmedia

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Syntronik legendary synth powerhouse now available for iPad – FREE

 

 

 

 

 

September 20, 2017 – IK Multimedia has just rolled out Syntronik, the legendary synth powerhouse, is now available for iPad on the App Store. It offers the largest and best-sounding collection of classic synthesizers in a virtual instrument for iPad to date. This is thanks to a unique combination of the most advanced sampling techniques with a new hybrid sample and modeling synthesis engine, an arsenal of high-quality modeled effects and innovative instrument features that raise the bar for flexibility and sound quality.

Syntronik for iPad includes 17 amazing Synths covering a wide selection from 38 of the most iconic to ultra-rare classic synthesizers of all time:
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Oral-B Genius toothbrush feels and sees what you can’t – Review

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The dental team at Edmonton’s Southgate Dental Centre, is thorough, very thorough, and they care. At each checkup and cleaning visit, I get sage technical and non-technical advice along with the usual words of wisdom but also words of warning about things like regular flossing and proper care of my teeth. And it’s usually my hygienist who’s just a little more scolding than the dentist. The truth is she’s pretty much always right and on my last visit I heard something particularly different.

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Looking good at 30, Happy Birthday Adobe Illustrator

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When we think back to 1987, some may remember it as the year of Black Monday, when we saw the stock market crash and seeing the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping by over 500 points and losing over 22% of its value in just one single day.  For Apple enthusiasts, we saw the unveiling of the Mac SE and the first modular and colour capable Mac, the Macintosh II. For gamers it was the year that we saw The Legend of Zelda released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. And it was 30 years ago this month, Adobe first shipped its flagship design software, Adobe Illustrator, an application that would allow designers to create and publish vector artwork, that would change the landscape of graphic design and the way we draw.
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Leef iBridge 3 Mobile Memory expands iPhone, iPad storage

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If you’re an active iPhone user, chances are you’re likely running low on storage space, particularly if you shoot lots of hi-res pictures and high-def video. We know of course, that iPhone memory is not expandable – no card slots for extra storage. The solution might just be Leef iBridge 3.0 Mobile Memory. It’s a nifty gadget that plugs directly into your iOS device’s Lightning port that allows you to expand your memory and working in conjunction with its companion app gives you in part the functionality of a mini external drive – and more.
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IK Multimedia releases iRig Recorder 3 audio/video recording app for iOS

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IK Multimedia is proud to announce the release of iRig Recorder 3, the new version of the popular audio recording app which now supports video recording plus includes a wider collection of pro audio effects, expanded sharing capabilities via a number of online services and social media as well as professional exporting features. iRig Recorder 3 now allows users to finalize superb sounding audio/video recordings directly on their device, share them with the world or export them for further editing.
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Molson and Sportsnet bring 360 VR to NHL Hockey

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If you can’t get enough hockey, Molson Canadian and Sportsnet have teamed up to bring fans a more immersive experience by offering for the first time, 360° Virtual Reality (VR) to select Canadian NHL broadcasts. This will give us yet another reason to watch Hockey Night in Canada tonight and for the next five Saturday nights.  Read more…at Canoe Tech Blog.