When the segment finished playing, about a hundred voices all said “wow”. Scott Pointon is a contestant for “Find a Star on GMNZ”, and he just nails the song “So Sick” by Ne-Yo. Scott is not imitating the famous artist, he has a natural R&B voice.

To vote for Scott: Txt the letter D to 8687

Check Scott’s Video Entry out at the following links

Official GMNZ Video Link: http://tvnz.co.nz/good-morning/s2011-find-star-scott-pointon-video-4349835

YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccG5qIdkrsg

Little Snapper

Described by MacWorld Magazine as: “LittleSnapper is an indispensable application for all web designers”

We could not agree more! Mac comes with its own Screen Capture function using CMD+Shift+3 or CMD+Shift+4 (select an area to capture), but the annoying thing about this feature, is that your screen shots are placed directly onto your desktop. This may not sound much like an issue, but if you are like us, and need to screen capture client sites, or IT Support, your Desktop can become cluttered quikcly.
This is where LittleSnapper saves the day, or mess! LittleSnapper makes it easy to take Full Screen shots, Selection Area Screen Capture, or a Screen Capture of a website using the URL function. The easy to use interface allows for rapid folder creation, and building your Screen Capture library a breeze. The small cost will save you hours of laborious Folder organisation. Once you use LittleSnapper, you will never use another Screen Capture Application again.

Get it on the Mac App Store

Cost: $39.00 USD

CandyBar

CandyBar 3 brings the best of CandyBar 2 and Pixadex combined into one new application. CandyBar. What CandyBar does is, allows you to easily customize your OSX+ system icons.

Why is this considered a must have app for Designers? Because most designers we know like their Mac Desktop to look as customised and as individual as possible – CandyBar allows you to do this without knowing a single line of Code or knowledge of how to manually change icons on the OSX+. You can import, organize and search huge numbers of icons quickly and easily, making it a breeze to find the right icon.

Get CandyBar

Cost:  $29.00 USD

Pixelmator 2

Our absolute FAVOURITE Designer App. For designers who cannot afford Adobe Photoshop, this amazing app packs a punch for its cost. We originally posted our thoughts on Pixelmator when it was released back in 2010; our impression has not changed – it just got better. We first heard about Pixelmator via the Aduzeebo Website Tutorial on creating a Bokeh background image. We bought a copy direct for the Pixelmator Website if anything to complete the Tutorial, and were so impressed by what it could do, we use it daily to add effects to our client sites and images.

We promise if you buy this App, you will be more than impressed with its capabilities.

Download the Pixelmator App from the Mac App Store

Cost: $31.99

BoxShot 3D

Ever wanted to quickly create a 3D Packaging Image? Or a brochure fold preview? BoxShot 3D is the app for you…and so much more. The time this app saves you from having to create a 3D box or page render for your products is simply “amazing”!

Extremely easy to use, BoxShot 3D comes in both Mac and Windows flavours, each stage of the process of creating your 3D render is supported by “step-by-step” tabs that quickly guide you through the entire creation process. Output image support for most formats, it even supports CMYK output – this to us is one of the strongest feature especially for Print Designers!

Here are just a few samples of what this great app can do:

Visit the BoxShot 3D Website for more details

Cost: $80.00 USD

Motion and Interaction Design for HTML5

Adobe® Edge is a new web motion and interaction design tool that allows designers to bring animated content to websites, using web standards like HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3.

Edge will be updated regularly to add new functionality, stay ahead of evolving web standards, and incorporate user feedback to provide the best functionality and experience possible. This is an early look at Edge with more capabilities to come.

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Chin up, shoulders back. Look at me, now look away…just be natural.  Oh yeah, and don’t forget to smile!

Flipping through magazines I seldom stop to consider photos from a model’s point of view. There always seems to be more pressing matters like looking for key messages and meaning in the image or ad.

Until last Friday, I have taken for granted the fact that the stunning, effortless or otherwise interesting looking models before me had to work hard and need the help of something pretty special to look that good, or that ‘natural’.

At first this Web application was completely built in html5+CSS3+Javascript technology. However, unlike a conventional Web application, the look & feel is like a native app itself. There is no spastic screen transition that is common among the Web page; it looks a same as an application written in Object-C, smoothly and briskly.

You were thinking that it might not work without Internet access environment? No problem. MotionFrame works even in AirPlane mode! You can enjoy it in a place where Wifi and the 3G do not reach.

You only have to register once through the home screen to experience the same identical feeling as the native application.

http://deviceact.com/mf/

Docs to Go (Premium )

Now a Universal app for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch and still the 1st & only Office suite to support viewing & editing of Word, Excel & PowerPoint files.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/documents-to-go-premium-office/id317107309?mt=8

Sheep Launcher

Push the big red button to launch the sheep. Keep tapping him as fast as you can while he’s in the air to boost him higher. On the way up, collect powerup items such as helium tank, rocket pack and flying saucer. Pick up as many stars as you can along the way to increase your final score. The higher you climb, the more challenging it gets! Compete against players worldwide and see if you can grab one of the coveted Top 50 Players spot!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sheep-launcher-free/id324999292?mt=8

Priority Club:

Priority Club® Rewards is now available through your iPhone. Download the FREE Priority Club Rewards app today and you’ll have immediate access to the entire Priority Club Rewards Family of Brands including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/priority-club-rewards/id368217298?mt=8

Australia Post

Australia Post now provides access to our popular services with the new & original mobile website and iPhone application.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/australia-post-mobile/id380897313

Coles Shopmate

Plan your shopping, discover delicious new recipes and stay informed of all the latest weekly specials with Coles Shopmate for iPhone.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/coles-shopmate/id326785080?mt=8

Nikon Learn and Explore

Nikon’s Learn & Explore iPhone application gives you quick, easy and on-the-go access to a world of photography information.

Whether you’re a beginning photographer or an experienced enthusiastic, the Learn & Explore iPhone app has content that will be of interest to you.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nikon-learn-explore-photo/id330046127?mt=8

Converter Plus

Converter Plus is the most extensive unit converter that converts currencies, area, weight, energy, force, length, mass, power, pressure, speed, temperature, volume, bits and bytes and many others.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/converter-plus-currencies/id370146222?mt=8

Action Buggy

Put yourself in the drivers seat of a moon buggy as you MASTER THE ROCKY SURFACES of a distant moon.

How far can you go? And what strategy do your prefer… blowing away the rocks and obstacles with your missile launcher, or simply jumping past them?

Work on your strategies as you try to go as far as possible! Who knows what surprises are ahead?

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/action-buggy/id364025671?mt=8#

Survival WikiHow

The application includes the ‘wikiHow Survival Kit,’ a collection of articles to get you through life’s most difficult situations. Includes articles on first aid such as CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, treating burns and bleeding. It also contains wilderness life-savers like how to build a fire or find North without a compass. And you never know when you might need some of the more “unexpected scenario” articles like how to escape from a bear, how to regain control of a spooked camel, or how to survive a riot. Because you never know when you will need this information , the wikiHow Survival Kit is always available – with or without a cellular connection or a Wi-Fi network

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wikihow-how-to-diy-survival/id309209200?mt=8#

HowTo Tie a Tie

Simple step-by-step instructions illustrated by pictures for those who need to tie a necktie quickly.

How often do you face the challenge of tying a necktie? Most probably, not very often. So many people would agree that making a tie is a big problem. The new application HowTo Tie a Necktie will help you to come through this challenge and easily tie one of the 12 tie knots just in a couple of minutes! And you won’t need any help of your wife or any other person. Just follow these simple instructions and pictures, and you’ll be able to tie a pretty tie knot on your own!

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/howto-tie-a-tie/id378478530?mt=8#

Planet Facts

Welcome to planetFacts!

“planetFacts” has a beautiful interactive user interface that makes learning about the Solar System fun!

“planetFacts” includes tons of facts for the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

In addition to an interactive view of the Solar System, “planetFacts” features “Scale View” and “Size View” maps of the Solar

System that aim to give you a better grasp and sense of the overwhelming size of our Solar System.

“planetFacts” also features a built in Dictionary that defines over 40 terms that are used throughout the application.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planetfacts/id315941101?mt=8#

WebDesigner Magazine

Web Designer is the premier magazine for aspiring online creatives and industry professionals. The monthly title offers cutting-edge practical projects spanning XHTML, CSS, Flash and WordPress as well as hosting features and interviews with the web community’s most influential people. Each issue also has a dedicated Industry section covering news and views from the trade, website showcases featuring the finest design talent. Web Designer: Defining the Internet through beautiful design…

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/web-designer-magazine/id345537427?mt=8#

Twitter

Discover what’s happening right now, anywhere in the world with the official Twitter for iPhone app.

Realtime search, Top Tweets, trending topics and maps show whats happening now everywhere and nearby.

Tweet, send DMs, share photos, videos and links to your friends and the world.

Don’t have an account? Just sign up from the app!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twitter/id333903271?mt=8#

Rollercoaster Extreme

Fasten your seatbelt, you’re in for an exhilarating ride with the new Rollercoaster Extreme game. Brought to you by Barclaycard, makers of the top-rated Waterslide Extreme app. Rollercoaster Extreme sees you riding the rails of eight individual rollercoaster tracks in the suburbs of New York City. Race the clock and unlock new areas in Chinatown, Central Park, Upper West Side and Downtown New York.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rollercoaster-extreme/id377718514?mt=8#

Dominos Pizza

Flick through our turn-style (coverflow) menu, customise your own pizza, design your order, choose pick up or delivery and best of all track exactly when you order is ready in store or when it’s going to arrive at your front door. With the Domino’s pizza tracker, you’ll know where your order is every step of the way.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dominos/id336882722?mt=8#

PayPal

PayPal’s mobile money application is the faster way to send money with your iPhone® to friends and family anytime, anywhere. It’s much easier than going to the ATM to withdraw cash, writing checks, and sending gifts the traditional way. And you can manage your PayPal account right from your mobile device. All of this with the security and protection you get from PayPal.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paypal/id283646709?mt=8#

PS Mobile

Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone lets you quickly and easily edit and share your photos with simple gestures directly on your iPhone. Photoshop.com Mobile is like having your entire photo and video library in your pocket without wasting your phone’s valuable storage space.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photoshop-com-mobile/id331975235?mt=8#

Monkey Flight

Launching monkeys from a palm tree has never been this fun… and harmless!

Use your catapulting skills to become the king of the jungle. Send those JABBERING FELLOWS flying through the air, but watch out for dirty mud pools and ouchy rocks, or you might end up a back scratcher or tree shaker.

This is JUNGLE CATAPULTING at its best!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monkey-flight/id311768443?mt=8#

Domain.com.au

Searching for property on the go just got easier!

Domain.com.au’s free iPhone application allows you to search for properties to buy, rent or share, no matter where you are.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/domain-com-au/id319908646?mt=8#

Paper Toss

Have you ever been bored at work, crumpled up a piece of paper and counted how many times you can make it in a small trash can? Has your boss ever gone out for a quick bite while you and your co-workers see how far you can move the trash can away and still make the paper shot? Have you ever brought in electric fans to make the shot even harder? Backflip Studios is happy to announce that we have brought this amazing and hilarious experience to the iPhone.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paper-toss/id317917431?mt=8#

Shazam

Lovin’ that tune? Shazam gives you instant satisfaction when you want to know what song is playing. Just point your phone towards the music source to identify and buy the track, or share your discovery with friends and family.

If you are a new Shazam user you’ll be limited to 5 Tags a month.  If you’ve been using Shazam on your current iPhone/iPod touch since before 9th November 2009, you still receive unlimited tagging.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shazam/id284993459?mt=8#

Flashlight

Flashlight uses the LED light on iPhone 4 and fills your screen with bright white light to illuminate your world when you find yourself in a dark spot or concert.

Includes fully customizable special effects including: Strobe Light, Trippy, S.O.S., Yin-Yang, Holiday Lights and more!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashlight/id285281827?mt=8#

Best Alarm Clock + Weather and Temperature

Now wake-up to your own favorite songs with iTunes music. See what the local weather and temperature is in your area. Use a text editor to remind yourself why the alarm is ringing! Use multiple alarms, plan appointments, add ‘Alarm’ reminders and never forget your meetings!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/best-alarm-clock-weather-temperature/id353404701?mt=8

Check it out, there is a prelude video, and the announcement of the first Digital Media Artist: Tony Ourlser, a truly incredible Digital Artist, the showcase of his work speaks for itself.

What can we say? Except Finally, a return to the original MK roots! Check out this promo Video for the prelaunch of Mortal Kombat.  The return of Fatalities is just the best news since …well…MK3 showcased on PS1 and Super NES. New feature, X-Ray Damage, totally cool, each character with its own unique damage direction. Cyrax looks off the hook, and Kung Lao’s Hat Rotator Saw Fatality is “sick” (awesome). The Arena’s of old make a welcomed returned, but tuned up to look how they should have looked had the technology been available 15 years ago.

Now, if only Ed Boone would bring back SubZero of MK3 Fame, then I would be one happy Kombatant.

Apple claims that the new operating system will provide more than 100 new features, including iBooks, the new ebook reader and online Apple bookstore that debuted on the Apple iPad. The main feature being “Multitasking”. After attending the online Keynotes today I can’t help but wonder if the lack luster of MAC releases of late, is at the stage where we are no longer impressed and are waiting for something more?

Unlike the original iPhone 3 keynote, the feeling in the room was somewhat lacking the enthusiasm of its predecessor, and Steve Jobs talked on about the apps on iPhone, which is no longer a wow element – it’s now standard vocab, and perhaps we are wanting more? Or maybe it is the fact that you can’t help but notice Mr Job’s physical state which is alarming given what he used to look like, and I find myself more captivated by his stature alone in comparison to what it used to be, and tend to forget what it is we are supposed to be looking at.

Is is worth upgrading?

I believe so, but it is always recommended that you wait till at least three months after its market debut. Other than multi-tasking, the 3 and 3GS is still as good, unless there is something we don’t know.

If that is the case, unfortunately, you are one of the many who will need to upgrade to our New YouTube API approved Flash Video Streamer. This is a decision by Google/YouTube and is beyond our control. The new player installation will vary depending on how your system is programmed into your SiteAdmin. An hourly rate of $120.00 will be charged with an estimated 3 hours Maximum to install.

Most of what you hear about HTML 5 is not entirely clear to the layman as to what it means. If anyone can recall the entire leap from standard html to the Web 2 madness, then brace yourself for the next buzz platform for web development…only, this one has far reaching impact on your web presence if you are not prepared for its overtake.

So what is it?

In the shortest possible term, the way we produce sites today still run elements of code that are at least 10 years old, the basic core structure has not changed all that much. HTML 5 will change that completely and this is why we have paid attention to is rise in the development community popularity over the last 12 months.

The framework is fundamentally the same in many ways, but what is unique to HTML 5 is the difference in structural elements, for example – two of the most common are <header> and <footer> and these remain as standard elements in HTML5.  But what immediately jumps out of the code is elements like <canvas> and <audio>, but as simple as these may appear, these elements perform a far reaching purpose that taps into the API, which gives us as the developer, more freedom to produce applications at the same time giving us entirely new options than having to rely on the traditional data porters like Flash that perform the same tasks at present.

We still have the primary element <nav> which represents a menu element or navigation element, however, we now can break the sections of our layout into more complete separate elements using the new tags <section>, <article>, and <aside>. Most of which are reminiscentof php blocks in applications like WordPress.

So how does this effect us?

Because we have been developing using basic element and lazy syntax for HTML 5 as of June 2009, the majority of the sites we have produced to now have at least some form of HTML 5 readiness. Any site produced prior will have to be overhauled in at least the next 12-24 months, so there is a way to go yet before we can confidently say, we have completely switched and we are not alone.

So why is it important for us to start taking action now?

Like many web trends, HTML 5 is no exception when it comes to time lines and explaining the core of what it really is. But unlike trends, HTML 5 is a dramatic change to the way we actually build sites, and before you know it, it will be firmly in place more rapid than any other code framework we know. The build up to HTML 5 integration is escalating probably because it is what the development community asked the W3 to standardise. So, the main thing is its adoption into everyday development is “now” and not “lets wait and see how it goes” because it is here to stay regardless of its infancy. The promises for this standard are long awaited and welcomed.

Will my site fall apart?

We are not trying to scare anyone, and we certainly do not suggest that this movement toward HTML 5 is a doomsday equivalent of Web Development. Your sites will remain in their current state and in tact and will probably last 2 more years from now. So, if we set the transitional period to HTML 5 for the year 2012, you have at least another couple of years before you should start seriously considering updating your site core structure.

Is there anything we should do to pre-prepare for the change?

Over the next 2 years, existing sites will have elements of HTML 5 to some degree, but not in its entirety, and certainly not enough to take full benefit of its to browser delivery. The bottom line here is, you ither go all the way and have your work completely structured in HTML 5 so that is has the core value in preparation for HTML5 or you wait to the point where we will say we no longer can support your dated framework, and not because we are nasty, but ultimately, phasing out of old structures will be more apparent than ever as things will start to fall apart.

If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.