Okay, well, problem #1, there is no page scrolling on the screen. So you type a few lines, then everything you are typing goes down below the screen and you can’t see it. You can still type, but it is invisible, forcing you to blindly trust the apple spell checker, which often likes to replace what I have typed with phrases like “what the duck.”

I think my dad is coming out now. I’ll upload a quick pic!

p.s. I saw you started a post on shoes. You should definitely finish it, since I am like a 7-month fashion time warp and have no idea what shoes I need to buy with this wad of cash burning a hole in my pocket!

Have you tried this yet?

Well, I selected a photo from my camera, and there was no “add photo” sort of command but when I viewed the preview, it said there would be a picture attached, so I guess the final version is really best viewed online still.

So far, it works okay – I can see posts and comments and view pages, but I can’t see any pictures, all I get is a jumble of code as a placeholder. Maybe I have to play around with it a bit. Overall, I think it will be really useful for reading posts and adding comments when we’re away from the computer!

No, I’m just kidding, that’s the exact same photo edited by the TiltShiftGen app!

I bet you knew that, didn’t you?

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And here’s an adorable picture of my cat, edited with the ColorSplash app. ColorSplash allows you to de-saturate an image to black and white and then color back in just the areas you want.

On that note, should we be concerned about how much time we spend playing with our phones? It’s not even really a phone anymore, it’s a hand-held computer that occasionally takes calls. And to be perfectly honest, I like mine better when it’s not taking calls at all so I can sit quietly and make Bloom and Trope music.

(i did not take this pic btw)

Unlike the myPantone post I did earlier, I have yet to find a clever use for this app, aside from trying to look busy and unapproachable while I wait in line at the grocery store.

Now, you may ask – aside from geeking out with my iPhone, what else would I use this somewhat pricey ($9.99) app for? Ah ha! Here’s what I am going to do! Photograph all my favorite clothes and create custom color palettes based on outfit combinations! Then, anytime I am out shopping, and I am wondering if I should buy something, and if so, what would I wear it with, I can photograph the item in question, pull out some swatches, and see if they match any of my in-heavy-rotation palettes. I will never again have one of those moments where I’m like, this sweater would look awesome with these pants, but I wish I had noticed at the store that they were two completely non-coordinateable* shades of ochre! Also, once you create a color palette, you can email it, and the email includes the ASE files to send your swatches to Photoshop!

* Non-coordinateable may not be a real word. Spell check says it isn’t, but spell-check also says the word geeking should not be used as a verb, and that I am spelling ochre wrong, which I don’t think I am. Or perhaps I am, and I am just stubborn.

This is a pantone swatch palette I created this morning, using the Fashion+Home fabric pantone book and a snapshot of my rockin' Killers concert t-shirt.