Mr. Reader - Updated

My favorite RSS reader application has been updated today. Mr. Reader brings a new feature for supporting browser bookmarklets.

What's New in Version 1.11.2
NEW FEATURES:

• Browser Bookmarklets support added. More infos: http://www.curioustimes.de/mrreader/bookmarklets/

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Tap on folder behavior can be changed in the Miscellaneous settings: display articles or open folder
• Theme Editor: The color and style (bold + underline) of links in the article view can be set
• Accessibility improved (VoiceOver)
• 'Launch 1Password' added to most login dialogs (only when 1Password v4 is installed)
• Service Templates: New tag/placeholder [AUTHOR] introduced to insert the article author if available
• Added a button to insert the article author in the Twitter, App.net, Buffer and Toodledo dialogs
• Added a button to insert the original URL to the Twitter, App.net and Buffer dialogs. For most users it was unknown that the original URL (instead of the shortened URL) could be inserted with a tap and hold on the 'Link' button.
• Replaced the insert value buttons (Source, Title, ...) in the Twitter, App.net and Buffer dialogs with a keyboard extension. I was running out of space displaying all of this buttons.

FIXES:

• Twitter: Upgraded to the Twitter API v1.1. v1.0 retires in March 2013.
• Twitter: Now I'm updating the t.co link lengths once a day by asking Twitter. Previously it was hard coded. Did not thought that Twitter will change them that often. ;-)
• App.net code migrated. There are some API changes that will take effect on March 20, 2013
• Posterous removed. The Posterous API is broken since December 2012 (500 Internal Error), and it will turn off on April 30, 2013
• Article View: The sharing menu button no longer uses the selected text. Was a relict and responsible for a unwanted behavior when some text was selected but no service configured to process it (opened Safari).
• Article View: Now the header values (title, author) can be selected for example for copy & paste or the text selection actions
• Article View: No more text on the right side of an image if it is larger than 3/4 of the current set article width
• Zoom Image: My Thumbpad could be used while the Zoom Image dialog was in display. It did not show the buttons, but the functionality was executed. :-(
• Articles Table: After a rotation the shadows at top and bottom were occasionally not displayed in full length
• Error message added when the image saving failed due to missing access rights (iOS Settings App -> Privacy -> Photos)
• Portrait mode: A tap on the unused space in the folders/feeds table toggles the articles table position. But it was in an undefined state when you moved the articles table manually at this time.
• Article View (only iOS 5): Tapping a link to open a installed App (via App URL scheme) did not open the App and a error message was shown (e.g. Drafts action import URL's).
• Used the wrong 'return' key description in the multiline message fields of the Twitter, App.net and Tumblr dialogs (was 'Done')
• Articles Table: Fixed the ugly cut off of the last line when you used multiline titles and a small row height

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http://totalipad.com/favoriteapps/
http://totalipad.com/episode37a/

MLB At Bat (updated)

Today the MLB.com At Bat application was updated for the 2013 season. The update brings several new features:

- Batting, pitching, and fielding stats
- Classic games library
- Re-architected navigations
- Universal support for At Bat '13 subscribers
- Multi-platform live audio access for At Bat '13 subscribers

The Batting, pitching, and fielding statistics is a welcomed feature, the At Bat iPhone version had these stats last year and they were absent from the iPad app. I am glad they have finally updated the iPad to includes these stats. In the release notes it says that "additional features are coming Opening Day" so I am not sure what they are going to add but I can't wait to find out.



You can download MLB At Bat for fee in the App Store:
MLB.com At Bat - MLB.com

** Please note, to unlock all the features of the application you must be an MLB.tv subscriber. You can find out more about MLB.tv:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp

Apple releases iOS 6.0.1

If you are an iPad 2 or iPad 3 then a new update is available. Apple released iOS 6.0.1 for iOS devices that are eligible to be upgraded to iOS 6. It is a relatively small update, it is only 51.9MB. It took me less than 5 minutes to download and update my 3rd generation iPad.

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OmniFocus updated

OmniFocus was updated yesterday bringing some great new features to the application. Some of the changes that were made to OmniFocus are listed below.

OmniFocus for iPad 1.6 includes support for iOS 6, adds TextExpander touch support, Reminders Capture for Siri capable devices running iOS, and various other improvements and bug fixes.
OmniFocus for iPad requires iOS 5.1 or later.

TextExpander touch Support

• OmniFocus now includes support for TextExpander touch. TextExpander snippets will be expanded in most text fields, in notes, and in search.

Maps & Location

• Location Reminders in OmniFocus exclusively uses geofencing whenever possible. (In the uncommon case where you’ve exceeded the device’s maximum number of monitored regions, OmniFocus will fall back to using significant location changes as a supplemental mechanism.)
• Fixed a bug where requesting directions to a context’s location in Maps mode didn’t correctly open the directions in the Maps app on iOS 6.
• Fixed a crash which occurred when switching between the Map and List views in Maps mode on iOS 6.
• Fixed a regression where a business search with no results failed to display the no results found indicator.
• This release restores business search.

Privacy on iOS 6

• OmniFocus requires permission to access your Reminders to use the Reminders Capture feature.
• OmniFocus requires permission to access your Calendar to use the Calendar Events feature of Forecast mode.
• OmniFocus requires permission to access your Contacts in order to assign a contact address as a Context’s location.

For a great read and more in-depth review of some of the changes made to OmniFocus head over to MacSparky and read all about the changes from the master of OmniFocus, David Sparks. Be sure to check out David’s OmniFocus videos as well, they are really helpful if you are just getting started with a GTD lifestyle.

If you do not own OmniFocus yet, you should but it. Right now. You can purchase it in the iOS App Store for only $19.99.
Download: OmniFocus for iPad - The Omni Group

Google Drive for iPad was updated

Today Google pushed out an update for their Google Drive for iOS application. Now you can edit and create new documents in the application itself. Why they didn't launch the application with these features to begin with still stumps me, but if you are a Drive user be sure to update your app. If you are like me and deleted the application maybe now is a good time to re-download it and take it for a spin again.

Starting today, if you’re using the Drive app on your iOS device you can now edit Google documents, just as you can with the Android app. From your iPhone or iPad, you can create a new document, edit an existing one, or format text. And just like on your computer, you’ll be able to see other people’s edits instantly as they’re made.

Read more about the update on Google+.